Monument Dream Tied To Drake Oil Legend In Tarentum Tales
The Cord of stories from Tarentum recounts how Samuel Kier and others tapped tar oil from salt wells in Allegheny county and how early lamps lit with crude oil preceded medical uses. It notes Drake’s oil well near Timsville and preserves local memories of the canal fire that sparked lamp use and a push for a Drake monument.
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Lower
Allegheny
Pitte
Springdale
Allegheny County
Ney
Samuel M. Kier
Pittsburg
Louis Peterson
Varentum
Thomas Donnelly
E IL. Drake
Thusville
Sam
Drake
Timsville
Sam Kier
Tarentum
Kier
K. L. Drake
Ally County
Ensus
Pittspurg
Asheft
Tarentam
Joan V. Homes
Staley & Donnell
Peterson
Jorx W. Staley
Kiers
Guanpratars Ekunsyepr
Pita
Joan W. StaLer
Jimmy Kier
Canal
Joux V. Humes
James Kennedy
Humes
Thomas Kier
Pittsburg Place Glass Company
Creighton
Fourth Nationaliege
Kiskiminetas River
Great Salt Basin
Allegheny City
Kennedy
Kier Sait
William Kennedy
Tarentom
Dennis Martin
Samuel Kier
Martin
Eisr
Tarentum Salt Wells and the Birth of Petroleum Lights
In Tarentum the Kier and Peterson salt wells yielded crude petroleum. The oil, called rock oil, salted the canal, lit lamps, and spurred medical uses. Prominent locals like Samuel Kier and Louis Peterson Jr. pushed a new oil economy, with fires from canal spills prompting lamp experiments and legal battles over royalties.
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Eastwell
Keess
Ae Athey
Tarentum
Cerree
James
Pennsylvenia
Louis Peterson, Jr
S. M. Kier
Kier
United States
Sia
William Kennedy
Louis Peterson
F. N. Humes
George P. Wilton
A. W. Loomis
Peterson
Jonsx V. Humes
Staley & Donnell
Thomas Donnelly
Donnelly
L. E Storren
Trade in Presidential Years Reveals No Firm Causation
An old time belief that presidential elections drive business proves unfounded. New York Clearing House data shows mixed results across years, with exports and exchanges rising in some presidential years and falling in others. The article argues other forces more strongly influence business than election cycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American Review
New York Clearing House
United States
Wall Street
Peene Sea
Bowser Lawn Mower Misadventure in Comic Tale
A humorous domestic vignette follows Mr Bowser’s plan to build muscle with a lawn mower. The device jams, injures, and entangles posts and wire, provoking slapstick chaos. Mrs Bowser remains calm as Bowser vows an amicable talk and a ride to visit his mother.
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Mr. Bowser
Mrs. Bowser
Chance
Youro Ador
Bowser
Mra. Bowser
Carl Dunders Fly Boy Jake and the Sharp Torn Virtue
Carl Dunders visits a station house seeking advice about his son Jake known as Shake. The tale unfolds with his observations on Shake s behavior and a reference to his desire for guidance from the police sergeant. The exchange hints at a family concern over Jake s conduct and dreams of reforms.
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Shake
Tod
Jake
H’m
Morerate
Brudder
Chicago
Tom Sherman
Mr. Dunder
Local Gun Incident Sparks Readying Defense
A town column recounts a tense confrontation with Colonel Dick White after he confronts a group of lawyers over damages. The scene includes the Colonel delaying action, his guns undergoing repairs, and a spontaneous exchange as witnesses observe a sudden shot near a grocery, ending with the narrator mentioning cucumbers and a near fatal outcome.
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The
Arizona Hicker
Dick White
Hemanona Grocery
End of the 11 Second Shot Sparks Town Auction
Miriam schemes to save Ferrars after a gunfight ends in eleven seconds as General Conray presses for the truth about Robert Conray and Miriam's past. She mails funds to Ferrars and faces her husband James as the plot thickens in Newbrough-on-the-Sea.
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Coun
Eceepeet
Montana
M. Quap
Miriam
Jess
Conray
Scotland
Joan
Robert Conray
Peetie Apasey
General Conray
Hugh Ferrars
Ferrari
Josn
Ferrars
Newbrough-on-the-Sea
Ro Conray
Sean
Ferrara
Robert
Robert Couroy
James
Robert Couray
Newbrough
Tyeford
MacKennon
Aethan
Ford
Newby-on-the-Sea
Rome
James MacKennon
Kintore
Sir James
Preservation of Insects and Humane Killing Methods
A passage advocates humane insect handling for entomologists, suggesting a small vial with ether to instantly kill worms moths and beetles. It argues this reduces suffering and facilitates mounting specimens. The text reflects historical attitudes toward collection and specimen preparation.
The Indebtedness of Missouri
Missouri shows strong finances with forty eight counties free of bonded debt and thirty seven with only county indebtedness while seven have township debt only. For a state of its size this is a favorable position and compares well with other states capable of higher payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Romance of a secret affair and a fatal duel at the castle
Seashore betrothal nears as Miriam saves a wounded soldier and a secret romance unfolds. A hurried wedding in London follows, jealousy and mistaken identity spark a fatal duel, and Miriam shields Joan while facing a cold reception at Sir James's ancestral Scottish estate.
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Pennsylvania
Allegheny River
I. E. Stoffer
Part
E. L. Drake
Colonel Drake
John Kennedy
William Donnell
Jacobd Staley
Iear
Thomas Kler
Samuel M
Wonderhal
Legheny
Amber
Salt Works
John V. Humes
Touts Peterson
Kier East
M. Ki¢r
Iim
Hier
Farentum
Eier
Ular
Kline
Arcist
Phils
Lrea
Joe Eaaivean
Joana i Hinth
Siresk
Carl Dander
Arizona
M. Quads
Carl Dunder
Dora Russell
Bart
Miriam Clyde
Era
Reed
Tae
Clyde
Dave
London
Hoch Ferrars
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