Jumonville's Grave The Last Resting Place of Brave General Braddock
Narrative recounts a visit to Jumonville Glen marking the death of French leader Jumonville on May 28 1754. It recalls Washington's rise in the French and Indian War and the ambush that began his military career, with details of the rugged path to the site and the fallen French guards.
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General Braddock
Cfritten
Faverre Strixes
Jumonville
Washington Spring
Washington
Fort Duquesne
Orleans’ School
Dunbar
Tor
Robin Elrod
Fayette County
Andew Jackson
Chalk Hill
Henry Clay
Port Neceanty
Braddock
van Braam
Fort Necessity
National Pike
Josiah King
Pittsburg
Stewart
Washington Spring Road
Ft. Cumberland
Cumberland
Desolate grave sites and mountain roads near Fort Necessity
An October trek recalls Jumonville’s expedition and Braddock’s era along the National Pike and Fort Necessity. The party views timbered ridges, Lincoln-like cairns, and the contested graves of Jumonville and Braddock, while lamenting desecration by local youths and seeking preservation.
Braddock Steeps Likely Railroad Through Fayette Region
In Fayette County the plan for a railroad along Braddock Steeps gains support as owner Shriver Stewart grants 1000 acres of right of way and donates timber for ties. The project promises new coke and iron industry outlets, but preservation of historic shrines and Old Fort boundaries is urged to avoid vandalism by antiquarian and relic seekers.
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Washington
Shriver Stewart
Fayette
Fragmentary 19th Century Ad Text On Confectionery
An OCR fragment references a Sweetmeat and mentions keeping bowels in perfect condition. It includes stray phrases about attacks of constipation and a display of a figure with Mack Drug Co. in the New York area.
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Mack Drug Co
Closing-out sale at F. Schosnthal 612 Penn Ave
Bastien Maat Go advertises a closing-out sale offering any style of bustle for 100 dollars at F Schosnthal located at 612 Penn Avenue.
Club tickets at Elite Gallery return deadline
Tickets held at Elite Gallery 516 Market Street must be returned before November 1. Call the lucky possessors to arrange pickup or return.
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Elite Gallery
Market Street
Watches and jewelry offered at Hauch's store
The notice advertises watches for four dollars with a large assortment of silver and gold pieces. It notes cabinet photos at one dollar and claims an establishment dating back to 1853.
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Hauch’s
What They Would Do If They Were Women
A lengthy, opinionated piece reviews male and female writers responses to the question what they would do if they were the opposite gender. It contrasts ideals of marriage, domestic life, and education with calls for women’s independence and professional achievement, citing figures like Davenport Leslie Depew Porter and debates over dress, manners, and public roles.
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Dispatch
Elia Wheeler Wilcox
Wilcox
Standard Oil Company
Braddock Steel Works
Ilven
Lincoln
Brother Blaine
Fanny Davenport
Prince of Wales
Langtry
Re. Grundly
Custer
Mary J. Holmes
Parkas
Burdette
Brother Burdette
Frances Willard
W. C.T.U
Mrs. Stanton
Kansas
Wyoming
Mary Walker
Mary
John Brown
Edgar Saltus
Madame de Stael
George Eliot
Stowe
Humphrey Ward
Bessie Bramble
Pittsburgers Embrace Cooperative Piano Plan
Residents rally to a piano co operative scheme proposed by Alex Ross of Allegheny. The plan buys 950 pianos in a single contract to secure low cash prices and save about 75 on each piano. Members pay from 1 per week or more, with Ross expanding his workforce to meet demand. Send for circular to Alex Hoss 137 Federal St Allegheny.
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Everett Club
Alex, Ross
Allegheny
Ross
Alex. Hoss
Federal St
Bar gains at closing-out sale and local ads in one notice
Hobbs touts closing-out sale at F Schoenthal 612 Penn Ave with Wainwright beer praised as unmatched. Aufrecht's Elite Gallery offers club tickets through November 7 at 516 Market St. Hauch buys old gold and silver at 95 Fifth Ave. Cabinet photos sold at $1 per dozen at Lies Gallery 10 and 12 Sixth St.
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Hobbs
F. Schoenthal
Penn Ave
Carn
Hauch's
Ular Gallery
Sensations of a Paris Debutante at the Grand Opera
A Paris debutante recounts first stage role as Juliet at the Grand Opera, notes audition hesitations, Gounod’s guidance, and praise from orchestra. Describes stage vastness, slope, shabby dressing rooms, and on site costume work led by Mme Floret. Highlights strict costuming norms and acoustics shaping performance.
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Paris
Gounod
Madam Marchesi
Opers
M. Gounod
Juliet
Madam Ritt
Mademoiszelle
Opera
Vienna
Italy
England
Paris Conservatoire
Eing
Opera Comique
Bizet
M. Halevy
Marguerite
Theo
de Reszke
Jean
Endouard
M. Plaque
Mme
Rose Caron
Bila Russell
Comedie-Francais
Mar
Mme. Floret
Chig
Mademoiselle
Tybalt
Mile. Heilbron
Faust
Ellen Terry
Lyceum
London
Mme. Albani
Covent Garden
Acheem
M. Jean de Reszke
Paria 0
Amusing City Hunter Mistake Cited in New York Tale
A New York resident recalls mistaken hunting in which a wild-appearing animal chased by him turned out to be none of the feared predators. He fired, pursued, and later discovered he had damaged his fishing gear while the commotion drew a stern verbal rebuke from a bystander.
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New York Evening World
Tea Woods
Colombia as an El Dorado rich in natural resources
The article notes Colombia’s vast forests of valuable woods and balsamic plants, extensive mineral wealth including gold, silver, iron and marble, and coastal pearls and coral. It laments that despite these resources the country’s material wealth has been largely neglected.
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Harper’s
Foresta of
Columbia
The
Republic
Bay of Rio Hasha
Dawn Breaks Over Mist Shrouded Sea Scene
A poetic fragment describes a misty dawn over sea and land with smoke lifting gradually. A sudden ray of light breaks through as figures move and a scene of revelry or dreamlike motion unfolds in a lyrical, youthful voice.
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Inma C. Dowd
Weather Bureau and Goethe on Atmosphere in Dispatch
Discussion of weather forecasting’s impact led by reflections on the Great Weather Bureau. Goethe’s ideas on atmosphere are linked to climate, rain, and man’s daily life, with notes on meteorological observations from Mt Washington and the transmission of 24 hour probabilities to newspapers and boards of trade.
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Felicity
John Bull
Atlantic
Pacific
Goethaven
Fowla
Mt. Washington
Washis
Washington
M. M
Queen’s Glove Taste Reveals Royal Spending Habits
The Newcastle Chronicle notes that Queen Victoria favors black kid gloves, wears only two dozen pairs a year, and maintains a strict personal glove budget. The piece contrasts royal frugality with fashionable women spending up to £100 annually on gloves and summaries how the queen’s long-standing customs shape her wardrobe.
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Great Britain
Newcastle
Eng
Acer
Treland
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Great Pike
Bugrr
Jamouville
Facenbaker
Uniontown
Standation Stone Ford Monument
O New York
Wall Street
Latimer
de Hasn
Brother Miller
Joaquin
Chauncey Depew
Brother Depew
Admiral Porter
Dr. Dix
Columbia College
Wainwright
Telephone
Tusu
Aufrecht
Pabe
Mile
Mauri
Colombia
Elty
Body Brussels
Lowell
Hartford
Groetzinger
Penn Avenue
Liberty Street
Eighth
New York
Pitcairn’s
Wood St
Great Weather Bureau
Goethe
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Wefaries
Ap Og
Philadelphia Ledger
Oata
Ayers
Ayer
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell, Mase
Astrachan
Bennett
Senate
Scott
Mulsion
Guy
Gun WA
Pilen Inclese
GUN
Kngland
Ubeque Bank
Ageroy—Makscham Swithfeld & Pitburg
Irelanuv
Scotland
Ibe
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