Tragedy and rail news from Bradford County
Bradford County Pa reports a midnight house fire at Charles Bartes residence. Three occupants perished including two young sons and a father who appeared to have killed the children then himself. Neighbors worry the father was insane and should have been restrained. The piece also covers railway expansion in the United States noting 6421 miles in operation, with Europe far behind and little public funding, plus a short note on Sunday contracts and marriages in Saxony era Pennsylvania law.
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N. Y. Tribune
Bradford Co
Manning
Charles Bartes
Corben
Owey
H. W
United States
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Ireland
France
Germany
Europe
England
F Horn
Railroad Gazette
Indian Skeleton Found Near Nisga Ra River Excavation
A fossilized Indian woman skeleton was recovered from a sand bank beside the Nisga ra River near Major Itney's residence. The relic lay four feet below the surface with a centuries-old hickory tree above it. roots wrapped around the remains. Rumor links further relics to the find.
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Nisgara
Itney
Niagara Falls
Prospectus for 1849 Petersons Magazine
Petersons Magazine promises 1849 offers new talent and updated content. It highlights original fiction, thrilling nouvellets set in revolutionary times, Mezzotint fashion plates, practical notes for homemakers, and a high moral tone. Subscriptions are two dollars yearly in advance with club rates and premiums offered.
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Martin Rudolph
Lee
France
Marshal Ney
Philadelphia
C. J. Peterson
Trenton
Valley Forge
Trumbull
Bunker Hill
Narrative Mix Up Shakes Old House Dog
A mother tells a child to use narrative instead of tale as he reads in the newspaper. The boy, thinking of a mistake, watches the house dog wagging its tail and then shouts Ma Sancho quit shaking his narrative.
Village on Tuesday of Consumption: Alexander Rogers Dies
In this village on Tuesday, Alexander Rogers aged about 45 formerly of Bernards towns is noted in a death record.
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Alexander Rogers
Bernards
For Sale Good on Horse Wagon and Harness
For sale a good wagon suitable for horse use with three sets of single harness. Priced cheap for cash. Enquire at this office.
Counsellor at Law Master Examiner and Solicitor ad
Plainfield professional listings show a Counsellor at Law Master Examiner and Solicitor operating from Office in Front Street opposite the Railroad Hotel. The notice identifies services offered by this attorney in the Plainfield area.
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Plainfield
Front St
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Maarntaces Ox
Saxony
Pensylvania
California
Charles J. Peterson
Chestnut St
Philadephia
New York
Alfred F. Lagrave
Greenwich
Barclay Street
Ames & Rowland’s
Hells
Dunn's
London
Coopers
Wade & Butcher
Japan
Jersey
Cole
C. M. Saxton
Fulton St
Allen
N. B
M.saxto
Falton St
E. Kirkpatrick
Townsend's
Plainfield, N. J
IPHE
Tifsworth, Dunn & CO
Brandeeth
Jayne
Siaird
Pictorial Publications
Union
Continental
Pic
Great Britain and Ireland
Palestine
New-York
Torial
Pictorial
New Pictorial Monthly
J. B. Gaillard & Son
Ursery
Bloomingnpace
Sons of
Walker Street
WN. B
J. W.S. Martin
Citi
J. W. S. Martin. Ly
Ogether
Doremus & Nixon
Nassau Street
Liberty
The
Post
Homerget
Messenger
Whig
Imo
California Goods
Courtlandt Street
Advertiser
Stephen Way
Finauane
Turday
Courtlandt St
Stephen Vail
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