Moss grown ruins along old canal and turnpikes endure
A May 14 report from Hollidaysburg Pa recalls moss grown ruins of canal views and enduring old turnpikes. It notes limestone supplies for road repairs and chronicles stagecoach origins and mountain routes from Ebensburg to Hollidaysburg. The piece contrasts decayed lanes with a repaired Martinsburg pike offering smoother travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollidaysburg
Cascades
Deveraux
Summit
Cambria Conty
Washington
Columbia
Johnstown
Nclines
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
The Alleghenies Journey Through Blair County Paths
A travel account recounts climbing the Allegheny Mountains near Blair County, noting views of Ebensburg Carroltown and Johnstown, limestone road building, and the old Portage routes. It recalls nearby reservoirs and the South Fork dam disaster, plus details on historic road maintenance and sequesteration practices along the pike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair County
Reamy Anys
Hammil
Wilson
South Fork
St Nicholas Law Building Portrayed by Steen in Pittsburg
A photo-engraving shows the new St Nicholas Law Building at Fourth avenue and Grant street. The granite Dalzel Building will have 60 feet frontage on Fourth and 70 on Grant with ten rooms per floor and an upper floor devoted to a law club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas Law
Steen
Dalzel
Fourth Avenue
Grant Street
Mr. Steen
St. Nicholas
Pittsburg
Crumbling Viaducts Draw Road Crew Photo Request
L. E. Storren reports crumbling viaducts and a road repairer near Cresson who refused a photograph unless not pictured. He notes the rough road to Claysburg Blair County and hints at future letters about Hedford and Somerset Westmoreland counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresson
Claysburg
Blair County
Hedford
Somerset
Westmoreland
L. E. Storren
Wedding of a Senator in Buffalo Cathedral
Mrs. Frances Metcalfe Bass of Buffalo weds United States Senator Edward Wolcott of Denver in St Paul’s Cathedral. The ceremony featured chimes and a choir while ushers and family attended. The couple plans to travel to New York and Washington after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrao
N. Y
Society World of Buffalo
Frances Metcalfe Bass
United States
Edward Wolcott
Denver
Cal
St Paul’s Cathedral
Slee
Beraneting
George Carey
Thomas Carey
George M. Porter
Carleton Smith
Lyman Metcalfe Hinas
H Enry KE. Wolcott
James Hi. Metcal
Landmark St Nicholas Hotel Demolished in Pittsburgh at Grant and Fourth
The old four story St Nicholas Hotel on Grant street near Fourth Avenue in Pittsburgh was demolished beginning March 10, 1890. Once a favorite gathering place for lawyers doctors preachers surveyors and farmers it stood near rail depots steamboat landings and the courthouse reflecting the city’s bygone era of town taverns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas Hotel
New York
Grant Street
Fourth Avenue
Old Fourth Street
Monongahela River
Grant and
Fourth Streets
California
St. Nicholas
Pittsburg
Fragmentary notice about a child’s use of medicine and drugs
A garbled text fragment discusses a child who has taken a substance and may request it again, mentioning medicine and references to unidentified drugs and places. The readable portions imply concerns over repetition and safety but lack clear facts or identities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haubarg
Shen
Wader
Krause's Hradacha Capsules Remedy Claims
A brief note describes Krause's Hradacha Capsules as a headache remedy claiming to stop any headache without causing harm. It presents the product as a universal cure, noting it avoids injurious substances and offers quick relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krause
Revising the Creed in Presbyterian Church to Modernize
An elligible meeting in Saratoga will decide on revising the Westminster Confession. The debate reflects a broader shift in Protestant thought, with New York leading support for revision and a broad range of presbyteries voting on the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Saratoga
Goodby
Conserva
Weatminster Asnembly of Divines
Calviniatie
Church of England
Ita
New England
Presbytery of
Nassau
L. 1
Newark
Texas
Colorado
Nebraska
Lions
Warrman
Palbeg
Esa Ah Ua
New York
Theocritus Club Opens Its Brick House Lounge
A three week old exclusive college men’s club, Theocritus, invites ex-students from Yale, Harvard, Princeton, and Washington University to enjoy Oriental styled rooms, steam punkhas, and quiet merriment at Kibeworth avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theocritus Club
Kibeworth Avenue
Armstrong
Princeton
Yale
Harvard
Washington
Jefferson
Oscar Wilde
Merry Shakes
Rabelais
Homme
Theocritus
Architect defies plumbers union in Wilmerding building scene
In Wilmerding a Westinghouse building saw architect Peebles confront a plumbers strike by personally completing a pipe connection from a ladder. A delegation pressed for his union card but Peebles declared he is the architect and could act as he sees fit, prompting the march of 100 strikers who then dispersed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westinghouse
Wilmerding
Architect Peebles
Peebles
Louvre Dresses for Ladies and Children on Short Notice
The ad notes ready styles for ladies and children with reasonable prices. Located at Louvres, 24 Sixth Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louvre
Louvres
Dae Cee Me Hg Ea Pane Ae
The readable fragments present limited details. A brief item notes a local matter involving community figures and a forthcoming action. No clear names, dates, or places are discernible in the legible text.
Rational highways reform for farmers and nation
An essay arguing farmers deserve priority in legislation and that public roads must be improved. It praises agriculture as the nation’s base, urges road-building reforms inspired by France and Germany, and compares US efforts with continental systems to promote self-sustaining prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Alliance
America
Tage
Benjamin Frankiln
Reepi
Vennsylvania
United States
Europe
France
Germany
Cumberland
Atlantic Coast
Ohio Valley
Washington
Congress
de Lager Aevie
Oingland
Scotland
Transylvania
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bliar County
OCR
Allegheny Mountains
Studebaker
Concord
Ebensburg
Spring
Gallitsin
Hollidays
Tollgate
Philadelphia Pike
Creawon
Beaver
Bucephalus
le Tette
Carroltown
Astoona
Andrew Carnegie
Sumer
Conemurgh
Carnegie
Pennsylvania
William Linton
Wacon
McClellan
Mardy
William Meyers
Alleghenies
Holy Fount
Rondeide
Gallitzin
Hinee
Eoch
Alec
Eastera
Greveen
Altoona
Daniel K. Reamy
Holidaysburg
Ale
Ramuel Tcott
Hollide
Wes
A Pobstantia Foundation
State Commission
Tale
Robert Hammil
Pennsylvania Canal
Nolo
OLD Portage Railroad Viapouct
ST. Nicholas Law Building
Wolcott
Buffalo
R D. Jayne
Lapres
Huaus & Hacks
Labren
Nicholas
THE
Tosannaun & Co
Wthssu
Usau Hoons & Haerr
Kuavnn
Dispatch
Commonwealth
Rational Highways
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!