Chestaute to High Prices and City Notices
Irregular notes report rising prices in the city with mentions of a Portland hotel guest and a public interest in logs and potatoes. The piece notes gunman legends, a new iron-jaw performer, and urges caution about street baseball. It also records crossing work at Washington Street and Fifth, new three story brick residences, a local engine incident, and Hamburg’s Washington House tavern being refitted under new managers.
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Washington Street
Fifth
Asaquin Bronte
Franklin
Casas Hiatt Patek Ebadi
Favern
Washington House
Hamburg
William Pillips
Richard W. Scidel
Parrry Expunimine and Officera Note Confusion
A garbled local notice discusses political and organizational errors, including wordy warnings to Democratic friends about mistakes and a county society badge mix up. It references Berka County Bible Gotan and confusion over officer names and publication errors from a 1862 society.
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Brags County
Iets Soviety
Hhe Berka
Bible Gotan
Office Society
Hrough & Migtak
Democratic Meeting in Eighth Ward and Local Property Sales
A Democratic Mexican attended a large gathering at Henry Hiller’s house in the Eighth Ward with a brief address by John Ralston and a subsequent business meeting at the hotel. The piece also notes several property sales in Lenhartaville and warns of chicken thief activity, urging vigilance and measures for punishment.
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Henry Hiller
John Ralston
Eighth Ward
Lehigh and Susquehanna Plan New Valley Railroad
The Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad Company intends to build the Eskehoning Valley Railroad linking Mauch Chunk with a Catawissa Rail line about thirty miles away. The new line would create a direct route between Haston and Williamsport and beyond, intensifying rivalry with the Lehigh Valley Company. Proposals for construction will be received soon at the company office.
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New Ratroan
Lehigh & Susquehanna Railroad Company
Worne Showev Rt
Local Firm Announces Large Stock of Dry Goods
A fragmented notice from a local firm lists a broad assortment of oak and winter dry goods, including dresses and silks, with sparse names and unclear details. The snippet mentions Charles Levan and Onn Street in connection with the inventory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petauree UK
Charles Levan
Enlarge Planing Mill Opens at Third Street Site
Jacob H. Deysher’s large planing mill on Third Street near the Packerack Hotel resumed operations after a long idle period due to a broken fly wheel. The 50-horsepower engine powered six sawing and planing machines on the first floor with numerous labor-saving devices. the building can produce twelve million feet of lumber annually at full capacity and is fully fireproof with a brick engine and boiler house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne Enrterraise Poantxa Mrn1
Jacob H. Deysher
Third Street
Packerack Hotel
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Local market prices for produce and livestock noted
The article lists street cabbage at 4 to 6 cents per head, cider at 13 cents per quart, turnips at 10 cents per half peck, chickens 60 cents to a dollar per pair, with butter and eggs holding. buckwheat flour expected to be plentiful. beef prices stable locally while New York and Philadelphia trend downward. It notes Westward hog and cattle purchases for cheaper supply and predicts fall beef cheaper than last year. in Philadelphia cattle arrivals around 2,600 head with mixed prices from 4 to 7 dollars per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Northwest Extra Family
New York
Texas
Varied October Activities and Church Plans Spotted
A fragmentary notice describes a Washington Hose Company resolution, a night concert, a proposed monument fund, and church plans amid autumn foliage. It notes feet washing and immersion debates, a monument carved from local stone, and community gathering spaces as hillsides shift to scarlet and orange.
Fragmented OCR Text Reflects Damaged Historical Notes
The passage compiles scattered phrases about trees, mariners, and metal ores with references to Nichols and Templin. It reads like a mishmash OCR result from a historical journal, including stray names, dates, and vague observations without a coherent event or narrative.
Street gutter danger on Sixth and Franklin corner
Report notes a seven foot wide gutter two feet deep filled with mud and foul water at the Sixth and Franklin corner. Bricks and a two and a half foot high stone across the gutter create a hazard for pedestrians, especially children, on dark nights risking falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pengstaians
Sixth
Franklin
Stamp duty system described for bonded warehouses
The article explains a new stamp system for the bonded warehouse and tax collection. It outlines the required signatures by the Storekeeper and ganger, the application of the gallon stamps for 40 gallon lots, and the handling of stamps to prevent reuse. The plan takes effect on November 1 and covers all U S parts, with stamps issued in book form and monitored by collectors.
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Sain
Pein
Atenina
United States
Tate
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Seaside fire destroys docks and sheds at Hunter's Point
The British steamer Seaside carrying 900 barrels of oil burned at Hunter's Point. The blaze damaged petroleum sheds belonging to Rockwell, Ansarap and Bros, with losses around 100000 dollars. The crew was found safe, but one bystander was shot by an unknown assailant amid the outbreak. Insurance details unclear. The fire spread along the riverfront toward Second to Fifth streets and Aub Avenue.
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Hunter's Point
Illiam Shang
Water's Edge
Second ‘Atreat
Fifth Street
Aub Avenue
Io Petroleum
Messrs. Rockwell, Ansrapa & Heros K BO
Fenatock
Liverpool
Atom
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Tay Mene
Can Nam
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