Deaths and crimes swirl in Plymouth and Wilkesbarre area
Obituaries report Louis Boughton of Plymouth dying in Togs Pa and Reuben Strickland seeking a Republican delegate seat. Infanticide suspected after two premature infants found near Freeland. Minnie Lewis found dead by gas in Wilkes-Barre disreputable house. Other items note smallpox, bank cashier resignation, and factory moves with multiple local names and places referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeland
Hzleton
John R. Leisenring
Hazleton
Preeland National Bank
Reuben Strickland
Plymouth
Repub.iean
Mill Creek
Jennesville
Wilkesbarre
Galland
Oppenheim
Minnie Lewis
Andrew Coulter
North Wilkesbarre
William Kemp
Nan
Coke
Scotland
William B. Dow
Wilkes-barre
James Birkbeck
West Hazleton
Eal
Coxe Bros. & Co
Max Rineberger
Ilselty
Wilkes Varve
Atlantic City
Elgar
Man Long
Willesbarre
Bat Ie
Fred. Duckingham
England
Tata
Barre
Mat Moe H
Palmer
Has al
Treessiul, Bore’ Industril Associ
Fiom
Walkesbarre
Inam
Mies Palmer
Philadelphia man sells Lattimer colliery to heirs
Calvin Pardee of Philadelphia has sold the Lattimer colliery which he operated for years to his children who will run the mine henceforth. The court appearance notes a woman who allegedly threw her child into a cot pool and claimed the child was dead. details describe the incident and lack of denial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Pardee
Philadelphia
Lattimer
Matley
Scien
Btn
Gaib
Bony
Cal Aga
Sevian
Atier Vais
Bailey
Moses
Liz Cal Neoles
Elaine
Mr. Malley Bord
Eaved
New York
West Pittston
Zeb White’s Visitor Confrontation Sparks Fight Night
A damaged text fragment depicts Zeb White amid a tense night at a cabin door. A stranger’s threats trigger a dangerous glare as Zeb and Abe Brockford confront danger, with references to strength, prayer, a planned beating, and a dramatic escape plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewin
Abe Brockford
Zeb White
State postmaster named in Jubilee Lackawanna County
Reported notes list Ira Edwards appointed postmaster at Jubilee in Lackawanna County. Other items include land leasing in Bradford County for ore prospecting, a fatal shooting in Wilmot Township, arrests for tree damage in Bayre, and a death in Camptown. Also noted are a Towanda United States recruiting office opening, a nurses organization in Scranton, and a water rise in the Henry Clay mine at Shamokin. A Pennsylvanian university banquet in Scranton, Bar Association plans in Cambridge Springs, and a murder mystery near North Towanda are mentioned alongside various social and regional notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Edwards
Jubilee
Lackawannaounty
Camp
Camptown
Bradford County
Hawins Station
United States
Towanda
Scranton
Henry Clay
Reading Company
Margaret Afarphy
Philadelphi
Scranton Sayer
University of Pennsylvates
Harrison
Universty
F Houston
State Bar Aevociation
Pitsburg
Association
Wille
Cambridge Springs
Bedford County
Sebastian Als
Freck
Ot Kings
Red Ie
Thomas
HG. Ganss
St Patrick's Church
Caste
Washington
D.C
Clark
Beran
Atrikers J Committee
Fragmentary OCR Note Reflects Unclear School Text
A garbled passage describes a waiter, a teacher, and a state run training school for teachers. It questions whether the state will become missionary in education and mentions training, developing, and mind development in flawed wording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normel
Theer
Commonwealth
Tong
Incomplete OCR: Fragmentary inquiry wording
The surviving text fragments reference an inquiry and thinking processes but lack clear subject, action, or context to identify people, places, dates, or events.
Parrot Teaching and the Quality of Instruction
A fragmented meditation on teaching where students repeat words without understanding. It questions whether rote recitation reflects true learning or merely parroting, and whether engaging methods yield better outcomes.
Fragmented OCR Observes Mental Deterioration and Crowd Scene
The garbled passage depicts how excessive mechanical work dulls intellect, with a brief Bowton holiday shopping scene. A man named Philips Brooks instinctively moves through a crowd as a bystander’s gaze follows a tense moment before a parcel is carried away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowton
Philips Brooks
Pronklin
Ancient Whitby ship Lively's fate and strange notes
Fragments recount the 1790 built Whitby sloop Lively wreck at Bad fear Cromer Hagland with claims of its age and lingering planks. The text blends maritime lore with references to era trades, a rural family inspection, and a doctor’s medical cure anecdote amid scattered unrelated advertisements and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Lively
Bad Fear Cromer
Hagland
Jones
de Lively
Re. Spence
Whitby
Eastend
Cromatadt
Saved Life Credit to Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
A letter from H C Chrosten of Hayfield states three years of severe dyspepsia left him bed bound. After reading a Kodol Dyspepsia Cure advertisement he used it and began improving from the first bottle. He credits the remedy with his cure and urges others to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C. Chrosten
Jon
Hayfield
Stina
Farrer, Peck & Roberts
Pitston
West Piston
Pittston Railway 61 Sot Megat Bonga E Le is Raa ole
The fragmentary note references Pittston Railway and Megat Bonga E Le with unclear context or action. Further readable details are insufficient to determine a distinct event, date, or outcome for a concise news card.
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Luzerne
Louis Boughton
Togs
Centremorelan
Mra
Harhara Rocanna
Zach White
Abe
Drager
State
The
Paris
Montrail
Ake
Hostetter
Mise Leia Besley
Wells
Bradford
Tady
Albany
N. Franklin St
Fiagelag
PW. Biers
Wye
Ave
W. Pittston
A.B. Brown
Brown @ Company
A. B. Brown
iisSyiisnel
Pittston Railway
Smith
Sou
Ncranton
Arcade
Cray's Transfer CO
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