The Musical Wonder Fenimore Meets the Muse
Fenimore, a child prodigy from a village, travels abroad to learn from famed masters. He discovers a lake where a divine Muse teaches him to play the violin and other instruments. After years of training he returns home but is met with doubt, falling ill, and ultimately vanishes with the Muse beneath the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witten
Enimore
Papa
Fenimore
Bute
Iself
Fellimore
David
Palestine
Pete
The Castle of the Muses and the Diamond Lyre
Fenimore Meeks follows a golden crown Muse with a diamond lyre into a lake and is drawn to a ivory castle terrace. He awakens in a conservatory among exotic flora where the Muse of Music greets him and explains he is in the Castle of the Muses. She invites him to stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenimore
Feniwore
Indy
Ager Ray
Mellor and Hoene Pianos and Organs at Fifth Avenue Pittsburg
Mellor & Hoene advertise at the Great Exposition stand and their Warerooms 77 Fifth Avenue Pittsburg offering Hardman Krakauer Kimball pianos and various organs including a self playing 4Zolian in burl walnut case. They claim easy terms and low prices with catalogs by mail for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mellor & Joes
Hardman
Krakauer and Kimball
Fifth Avenue
Palace of Music
Ace
Chase
Chicago
Kimball
Mellor & Hoene’s
Mellor & Hoene
Pittsburg
Excursion to Chicago Offered by P and W Ry
On September 26 the Pittsburg and Western Railway will sell excursion tickets to Chicago from Pittsburg Butler New Castle and intermediate stations good until October 6 for 9 dollars.
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Pittsburg and Western Railway
Chicago
Pittsburg
Butler
New Castle
Exposition display features finest native wood chamber suit
Our richest native wood chamber suit im prima vera complete in every detail will be at the Exposition display in the northwest end of the main building. For a finely adapted suit leave orders with Anderson at 700 Smithfield street and with W. L. Callin of Wheeling who is compiling names of well to do consumers within 40 miles of Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schoen
Liberty Ave
Anderson
Smithfield Street
W. L. Callin
Wheeling
W. Va
Pittsburg
Usss
P. C. Schoeneor
Liberty Age
A Splendid Sewing Machine Giveaway at Exposition
Ladies register at the Singer stand for a chance in the drawing to win a Viegniscent Improved Singer Machine to be awarded at the close of the Exposition.
Cabinet photos and fall wardrobe at 10 and 12 Sixth St
An ad offers cabinet photos and fall settings from Triu Fall Settings and Trouserings, inviting orders for fall suits at Pit cairn's, 434 Wood, with Wan Frexce Drap d'Ete items priced at $250, now $125. Includes mentions of colorings and Hucus & Hacks in a dated, cluttered line of text.
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St. Triu
Pitcairn’s
Hucus & Hacks
Decline of Brownsville and rise of Pittsburg on the river
Brownsville once rivaled Pittsburg as the gateway to the West with steamboats and early navigation feats. The town produced the Enterprise and Washington, challenged Fulton’s monopoly, and hosted figures like Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay. Progress shifted transport to rail and road, leaving Brownsville as a memory with a Blaine gravesite memorial in the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Pittsburg
Ohio
Mississippi
Brownsville
Big City
Metropolis
Ohio Valley
Father of Waters
Robert Fulton
Livingston
Louisiana
Orleans
Fulton
Browneville
Fulton and Livingston
New Orleans
Enterprise
Washington
Shreve
Supreme Bench
United States
Allegheny Mountains
Henry Clay
Congress
White House
Capitol
Conto
Andrew Jackson
Jacob Bowman
Saliene
Nashville
Cumberland River
Teeman
Jackson
Bowman
Monongahela Valley
John Quincy Adams
Episcopal Church
Cincinnati
Tippecanoe” Harrison
Dunlap’s Creek
Clay
Ashington
Patrick Henry
John J. Chittenden
President Polk
Union Depot
Iron City
National Road
Times
James G. Blaine
Halls of Congress
Jacesonian
A Precocious Youth and the Dangers of Early Ambition
A Western farm lad, inspired by Daniel Webster and Lincoln, suffers mental and physical collapse from overwork and public display of youth. The letter urges strict regimen, late hours avoidance, careful diet, and calm reading to restore health and character. Shirley Daze.
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Nenitten
Sveargard
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
Abraham Lincoln
Garfield
Webster
Clay
Lincoln
Old Si Low Makes First Telephone Call
In a vivid scene from Central, Old Si Low uses a telephone for the first time to call his wife at Turniptop. He exclaims during a lightning storm, recognizing her voice as the line flickers with thunder.
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Central
Si Low
Mr. Low
Puck
Mr. Staynor
Old Country
Old Country, and He Advised Me Go To Sea Drs. Logan and Byers
Penn Avenue
Byers
ma =e
Stayner
Arenth Pao
Diamond expert and jeweler M G Cones listed at 533 Smithfield
M G Cones the diamond expert and jeweler formerly of Filthave and Market now appears at 533 Smithfield Avenue. In another note Geo H Bennett & Brother advertise Gibson and Dillinger whisky for sale in large quantities at 135 First Avenue, below Wood Street.
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M. G. Cones
Corner Filthave
Smithfield
Ovver HoLt
Gibson and Dillinger
Geo. H. Bennett & Bro
First Avenue
Wood Street
Pearson Galleries Elevate Pittsburg Portraiture
The Sun notes James R. Pearson’s Pittsburgh galleries set the standard in portrait photography. With skilled workers and a fully equipped plant, the studios at 96 Fifth Avenue and 43 45 Federal Street Albany deliver faithful likenesses and refined finishes, including acclaimed baby pictures, under Pearson’s personal supervision. Prices claimed within reach.
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Pittsburg
James R. Pearson
Pearson
Pearson Galleries
Do You Want A Fine Piano Everett Club Offers Inducements
The Everett Club proposes immediate cash savings of 75 on a piano for paying cash or via 25 cash plus 32 30 weekly payments with no interest. Members compete for weekly piano delivery, with 350 members paying 1 per week and deliveries starting September 21. Address 137 Federal st Allegheny Pa.
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Everett Club
Ming
Alex. Ross
Federal St
Allegheny
Fair at Washington Pa Excursions via Panhandle Route
Excursion tickets from Pittsburg to Washington include fair admission for 150 dollars from September 17 to 20 with return valid until September 21. No special 7:10 A M trains on September 18, 19, 20. Panhandle trains stop at the fair grounds.
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Pittsburg
Washington
St.m. Panhandle
Fair Grounds
Tts
Christy’s Dancing Academy Grand Reopening
The Christy’s Dancing Academy at 1010 and 1012 Penn Avenue announces a grand reopening on Monday. Old pupils and friends are invited and the academy will be open for inspection all next week. Circulars are available at the academy.
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Craskc
Prima Vera Suit in Pea Vera Arises at Liberty
In legal notices from 711 Liberty Street, SCHOENEOR is cited in a suit involving a pea vera matter. The brief filing outlines parties and jurisdiction as part of an ongoing court action.
Haves & Kerevan Furniture Repair and Storage
Local shop at 33 and 34 Water St offers repair refurbishing and upholstery of all furniture. Packing of household goods for storage or shipment is done carefully. Also advertising jackets in various colors now ready and ladies clothing at De Haan's Big 6.
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Haves & Kerevan
Water St
Cate
Ante Ces
de Haan
Big 6
Wylie Ave
Callor
A Social Revolution in Love and Marriage Reform
Mona Caird's The Wing of Azrael is reviewed as a bold novel opposing traditional marriage norms. The article notes growing acceptance of novels in Sunday schools while warning of potential clashes with church ideals and urging independent, informed choices by women and men alike.
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Mona Caird
Thaddeus
Warsaw
Robert Elsmere
Amelis Rives
Laura Jean Libbey
Sir Anthony Absolute
Azrael
England
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Ernest H. Heinrichs
Castle of the Muse
Fenimore Summo
Fenimore Meeks
Huous & Hacker
Great West
General Jackson
Kentucky
Prince's Franchises
Nelson Bowman
Ple
General Lafayette
Andrew Galatin
Crawford
Cein
Ting
Bhirley Dare
Carlyle
Mamma
John
Washington, PA
Christy
Dancing Academy
Hucus & Hace
Gladstone
Rose
Herbert Spencer
Bessiz Bramble
Baker Deen Ny
Go Gohen
Smithfield St
Mack
Halloas
Billy
Switser
Charles A. Staynor
McKeesport
WM. C. Byers, M. D
DRS
Logan & Byers
Penn Ave
America
China
Ges Wa
Gun Wa
GMWA
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