Newspaper Circulation Rates For Sunday and Daily Editions
The text lists copies per issue and average net circulation for the Sunday edition of Two WisPaTcn over four months ending September, plus postage terms by the United States and subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions. Delivery is by carrier at a rate per week for both Sunday and including Sunday editions.
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Weesraten
United States
Pudy Meraton
Sandsy
Tur
Disratcr
Sirents
Last Week of Exposition Promises Strong Finish
The final week of the Exposition opens with optimism for a strong finish and potential expansion next year. Attendance over the past three weeks suggests solid returns, with crowds likely to grow in the next six days. The effort rewards the workers and could yield a surplus to support broader features and continued public backing. Pittsburg should seize the moment to visit and help spread the exposition’s prestige for local industries.
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Iibors
Abandoning Signal Service Stations Raises River Safety Concerns
The author denounces the discontinuance of Signal Service stations at river headwaters as ignorance of river commerce needs. Warnings of rising water affect freight, coal shipments, and river safety. rivermen may fund this service themselves, questioning government expenditure before year’s end.
Reform in Slot Machines Prompts Honest New Design
The piece praises steps to curb slot machine misuse and highlights an English inventor who created a machine that rejects faulty coins and returns them to the user. It argues for reform to curb commercial immorality and sets a tone urging wider adoption by business sectors.
Abandoned Eastern Farms Explained by Press
The Philadelphia Press outlines causes for New England farm abandonment. It cites easy access to rich Western prairie land, westward emigrant movement, and the tariff boosting New England industry as factors, while noting boarding profitability may deter farming. It argues emigration is driven by higher Western profits rather than independent causes.
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New England
Philadelphia
West
Great Northwest
Vermont
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Dakota
Why Western rails harm New England farming and markets
The author argues railroad freight policies make New England, New York, and Pennsylvania farmers pay higher costs than Northwestern farmers. Despite proximity to factories, long and short haul rules erode local advantages, pushing Eastern farmers away from seaports and undermining profitability and land use.
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New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Seaboard
Kansas
Disparities in loan rates expose a national money market
A Johnstown building loan association charges a 28 percent premium on loans amid high demand, while Pittsburgh and Philadelphia see little premium and 5 percent or lower first class mortgages. The piece argues for modern funding devices to unite borrowers and lenders across regions, lowering rates and increasing security.
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Johnstown
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Building Society
Weakening Influence of Patronage in Indiana Politics
A discussion cites Congressman Thomas Browne of Indiana on patronage, noting 12,000,000 eligible for office and 9,000,000 seeking appointments. He argues disappointments in patronage helped defeat Cleveland and hinting Indianapolis troubles. The piece contemplates strengthening parties by limiting patronage, hinting Mugwump tendencies among true party friends.
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Thomas Browne
Indiana
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Browne
Dangerous wiring blamed for deaths in New York
The Board of Electrical Control warned that white lead taped wire becomes moisture sensitive. as tape rots, exposed naked wire risks death. The question remains whether Pittsburg streets still suspend this class of dangerous conductor according to local electricians.
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New York
Board of Electrical Control
Pittsburg
Officials scoff at African science expedition aims
Government officials resist the African scientific expedition, suggesting science only matters when linked to mapping congressional districts or state boundaries.
White House cook retires amid Mrs Harrison clash
The chief cook at the White House reportedly retires over interference by Mrs Harrison in kitchen matters. The piece notes millions of Americans would back the First Lady on a kitchen independence platform. Police raids on speak easies disrupt profits and reduce appeal of those venues, with the speak easies set to go.
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White House
Harrison
Exposition invites late visitors to witness city effort
The article urges the public to attend the Exposition in the final six days to see what can be accomplished when the city works together for its credit. It notes those who have already visited need no urging.
Last Chances to See Exhibits and Contested Projects
The note mentions Jefferson Davis owning a hundred thousand acres for sale with no Confederate bonds. It discusses Pennsylvania Railroad boasting of capturing a Belt Line committee and suggests political mudslinging after Ohio elections. It also references the U S Supreme Court's term and Talmage’s tabernacle, and praises dynamite tests against the foreigner, claiming national civilization status.
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Jefferson Davis
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Board of Trade
South Penn
Prominence Notes and Moves Across Nation
President Erot of Harvard joins the Democratic camp, Claus Spreckels moves from San Francisco to Philadelphia, and prominent figures such as Mrs. Benjamin Harrison plan New York shopping for winter costumes. A Vienna Schubert statue portrays refinement, while ex Senator Fair aims for New York residence and Miss Tessie Pair attracts West praise. Van Dyck portrait of Cornelis von der Goest in London Gallery shows a famous copy, with a new crack revealing ground. Colonel Franklin Fairbanks donates a bird and curiosities collection to St Johnsbury with a museum building and study rooms.
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Erot
Harvard
Claus Spreckels
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Austin Cornbin
Corbin
White Mountains
Benjamin Harrison
New York
Robert McKee
Vienna
Schubert
Pacific Coast
Fair
Tessie
West
van Dyck
Cornelius von der Goest
National Gallery
London
Franklin Fairbanks
Fairbanks Scale Company
St. Johnsbury
Phantom Child Reported In Pleasantville Roadway Vision
A Broad Daylight ghost sighting near Hillside avenue in Pleasantville, Westchester County triggers local debate. A man riding with his wife claims a child stood in the road and vanished as they passed, with no shelter or obstruction nearby. Multiple similar visions are said to have occurred among longtime residents.
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Pleasantville
Westchester County
Hillside Avenue
Ira Nadine
Canadian Pacific unveils four day mail train plan
The Canadian Pacific plans a record mail train from Vancouver or Port Moody to St. John New Brunswick in four days. No passengers, fourteen locomotives, each about 250 miles per run, red smokestacks and wheels will mark the engines. The train aims to move mail between the Pacific and Atlantic for English and imperial interests during winter routes.
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Indian Ocean
Taking Out Teeth in Texas from the New York Star
Henry Dixey recalls early career days in a small Texan town and a painful toothache leading to a visit to a dentist in a tent. The dentist, a cowboy in disguise as an Indian doctor, threatened to use a wooden mallet for ether, claiming it would be lethal.
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The
New York Star
Henry Dixey
Dixey
Language and Voting Styles Noted in English American Speech
An exchange observes that English men stand for office while Americans run for it. Both sometimes lie fort more or less, broadly more in some cases, reflecting differing idioms in pursuit of public roles.
The Only Persons Excited Prom The Uiteago News
The wild-eyed rumor about Canadian preparations for war will cause subdued excitement among the irrepressible horse marines.
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Prom
Uiteago
Romor
Not Much of a Fall at Bowlaiiger's Downfall
A New York Herald correspondent reports Bowlaiiger fell about 60 feet near the bottom but was not seriously hurt. The incident raises no lasting danger to him despite the fall.
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The
New York Herald
Bowlaiiger
The Critic: Harte and Monopolies and People Examined
The essay reviews Bret Harte as a short story artist and discusses Agnes Repplier on fiction in the pulpit. It then surveys Charles W Baker’s Monopolies and the People arguing that the proper remedy for monopoly is public control rather than abolition.
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Isiret Harte
Moeropolies
Rhelma
Bret Harte
Mr. Harte
Columbia
Harte
Dedlow Marsh
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Foot Hills
Jim
Convent of St. Catherine
Mt. Sinai
Samo
Herbert Bly
Aan Francisco Vigilance Committee
Bly
Johnny
Tom Herbert Bly
Carstone’s Bank
Sol
Mr. Bly
Herbert
Gentleman George
George Dornton
Carstone
Dedlow Marth
Charles W. Baker
G. P. Putnam's Sons
H. Watts & Co
Eureka Gulch
Mr. Baker
Haker
Prof. Bumner
The Jackdaw of Rheims and Wordsworth Notes
A discussion of socialism and nationalism cites Bellamy and Looking Backward. It reviews The Jackdaw of Rheims with graphic pictures and contrasts Wordsworth's Recluse with selections from Wordsworth. The reviewer lauds Wordsworth select coins and critiques Carlton’s Legends for clumsy pictures.
Blane at His New House Supervises Moving Crew
In Cincinnati the Secretary of State Biatoe is seen directing house moving at the old Rodgers-Seward mansion near the Arlington Hotel. A party resembling a state function interrupts a routine task, illustrating republican frugality amid a large interstate excursion and cultural headlines. Eugene Field sails for Europe to monitor a rival publication’s influence on the quadricentennial fair.
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Gath
Cincinnati Enquirer
Biatoe
Pennsylvania Avenue
Arlington Hotel
Rodgers-Seward
James G. Hilaiie
Washington, D.C
Eric
Field
Washington Post
Eugene Fiela
Europe
Old World
Charles A. Dana
Christopher Columbus
Edison Perfects Telephonograph Calling Device
The Baltimore American reports Edison is perfecting a machine to telephonically operate a phonograph. The invention could allow a person to stay home between acts rather than view a performer in person.
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Edison
Odd items from abroad and notable figures in brief
A Paris glove novelty with a pocket for tickets and coins is noted. Walter Scott and Wilkie Collins are linked by literary whimsy. The Rev. Baring Gould forms amateur groups to sing Cornish and Devon ballads. Paris Exposition traveler M. Nanter journeys by dog-drawn phaeton. General Faidherbe is praised for 1870-71 battlefield impact. The Duke of Edinburgh plans limited royal visits amid discord over Princess Louise's marriage. Election day meals reveal vast oyster and fowl consumption. A French statistician estimates lifelong food intake for a 70 year old. Australian court case Jobh Leversha vs Miss Sera Wrangtam ends in damages for the plaintiff.
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Walter Scorr
Wilkie Collins
Baring Gould
M. Nanter
Paris Exposition
Brussels
Faidherbe
Paris
Duke of Edinburgh
England
Prince of Wales
Louise
Duke of Fife
Amax
Jobh Leversha
Sandhn Australis
Sera
Mistakes of Unbelievers Tied to Bible Miracles in W Va Letter
A letter from W. Va. dated October 12 addresses alleged errors in a previous Pittsburgh clergy-authored piece. It defends biblical miracles and resurrection, disputes Hume and Darwin era critiques, and argues that witnesses faced persecution yet testified truthfully. The writer cites philosophers from Thales onward to bolster faith.
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Liepatch
Disrparcom
J. H
Pittaburg
David Hume
Jesus Christ
Suk
Hume
Darwin
Huxley
Spencer
Thales
Greece
Pope
Should Clergymen Read the Newspapers
A letter argues against Bishop Fosa's stance on ministers ignoring daily papers. It praises newspapers as a living classroom showing life’s wit and pathos and cites how regular reading deepens thought comparable to sermons. Townsend from Fonte Unitarian Church signs the piece.
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Dispatch
Fosa
Conference
Theorie
Ssckenmagne
Sentim Agae
Oo Newepener
Townsend
Fonte Unitarian Church
Prrranonxe
Governor Beaver's Four-Year Pennsylvania Term
Letter to the editor notes the governor's four year term and identifies Governor Beaver from Bellefonte, Center County, as the current officeholder. The inquiry comes from Salem Ohio dated October 12.
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Pennsylvania
Salem, O
Beaver
Bellefonte
Center County
Welcome Visitor in Paris Sees Fakir Speak Native Tongue
J C Osborne of the Lafayette Hotel and wife visited Paris and attended the Buffalo Bill Wild West. Lacking English, he heard French everywhere and finally rejoiced to hear a fakir sing in a language he understood. He greeted a performer as a fellow American and asked about the Bowery.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
J.C. Osborne
Lafayette
Paris
Mr. Osborne
William
Cully
Bowery
Pupil’s Sketch Mixes Up Barn and Cow
In a Philadelphia Record item a pupil from a Green Street kindergarten painted a landscape with a barn a brook and two cows. Little Helen Highstrung forgot one animal and replied that the missing cow was in the barn.
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Philadelphia
Green Street
Helen Highstrung
Helen
October Reveries Illuminate Autumn Evening
A poem depicts October’s solemn beauty as leaves blaze with russet diadems and maples flare like torches. The setting sun and Pegasus in the sky frame a peaceful dusk where a cricket chirps, the hearth warms, and a housewife calmly knits the lengthened evening.
A Mammoth Triple Number From Warrenton Indeed
A detailed overview describes a large 20 page issue filled with news and literature from yesterday. It highlights prominent local figures Mrs. Broost and Mr. Br hall, reports on a fatal jump, a costly lumber-yard fire, political shifts, and a broad array of literary and sporting content across multiple parts of the paper.
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Distarcn
Ebers
Joshua
Brenan
Wales
Louise Chandler Moulton
Frank Leatie
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Mary J. Holmes
Kate Field
James B. Morrow
George Hodges
Bessie Bramble
Morton
M. M. Dilke
H.T. McClelland
G. H. Sandison
M. M
Sidney Luska
Ernest H. Heinrichs
Henry Haynie
Grande Chartreuse
Theodore Stanton
Goodby
BR. W. Shioppell
Novellss
Hall Caine
M. 0. Williams
Clara Belle
Maud Howe
Adrien Tenn
Long-Lived Population in Ireland vs England Questioned
The Irish death record for 1868 notes 16 611 deaths of those over 75 and about 208 reputed centenarians, prompting two competing interpretations. Either Ireland has far more centenarians per 75 plus deaths than England, or the reports are unreliable. The discussion cites differing death rates and century counts across Ireland England and Wales as support.
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Ireland
London Lancet
Migiona
Wales
England
Dr Depew Observed By Crowd At Park Place Portrait Scene
A well dressed man paused at Park Place to study a large colored portrait of Dr Charnody Mitchell Depew exhibited by a street agent. The observer studied the image, posed theatrically, then took three cards and moved toward the station as onlookers noted the moment.
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Park Place
Charnody
Mitchell Depew
de Chaps
Dee
Suffragists Limit Boston Exhibit to Personal Recollections
Boston women’s suffragists restrict exhibit scope to matters within their own memories as managers decide not to go back beyond the founding of Home. This decision narrows the display to personal recollections rather than broader historical coverage.
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Chicago News
Boston
Home
Tri State Triples Bears and Oddities In Woolrick and Reading Notes
Two black bears paraded through Woolrick in Clinton county before vanishing into the woods as bystanders gathered. Reports warn bears may be plentiful this fall. A Reading mail-bag incident and liquor-law violations are noted, along with a Jefferson county dog that fatally injured a raccoon. A large bear crossed near Ebensburg while a Brooke county farmer recalls a pocketbook with a vast ancestral stash.
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Woolrick
Clinton County
Curious Condensations From The Squirrels And Other Tales
A Brooklyn resident reels off odd items from a letter of curiosities. Notes include a large 11 pound pickered, a bee colony relocated in Los Angeles yielding 49 pounds of honey, a boat over a wreck off South Elberon, and a steamship voyage tale toward Jamaica. The column stacks misc sightings, odd deaths, discoveries, and improbable happenings with humor.
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Dr. Reed
Brooklyn
Glenn
Los Angeles
South Elberon
N. E
Wahlberg
H. Penis
Jamaica
Clipped Bits of Wit and Quick One Liners
A collage of humorous lines and short exchanges from various jokes. A police miscue about a helmet theft and bright cap appears, followed by quips about long nights, rules, marital digs, and social manners. The snippets showcase era style humor and character sketches.
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United States Supreme Court
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Broad
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Texas
the Critic
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eThis
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Miss Repplier
Coleridge
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Mr. Bellamy
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Toby
Jackdaw
Cardinal
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William Wordsworth
Wordsworth
Minto
Ee Ted Hla
Gar Rave
Poe
Babylon
Sith Ponsones
Carlton
Harper & Brost
BR. Weldin & Co
Blaine
Baltimore American
Pegasus
Aera
Corrax Dowsixa
Sbot
Seee
Warrenton
Grace
G. W. Williams
Biscrarck
Oxir
Grand Opera House
Colonel Danks
League Brotherhood
Allegheny
Wheeling
DR. Depew
Reading Railroad
Tuer
Frep Witsor
Jefferson County
Sota
Wilmore
Ebensburg
Thorsday
Greelay
Brooke County
W. Va
Sreat. Ie
Sheffield
Squirrel Club of
Galway
Saratoga County
Mat. Louis Hospital
Summerside
Prince Edward Island
Fidelity, Mo
Tim
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Eli Palmiter
Harbor Springs
Mich
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Pier 11
East River
Salfimore American
Soterman
Terre Haute
Jones
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Cosputines
Kierney
Freddy
Brown
Soreng
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