Washington’s vast wealth and Palouse fertile plains tour
The account extols Washington state as a future wealth hub likened to a Pacific Pennsylvania. It surveys the coast and inland regions from Puget Sound to the Palouse, detailing soils, climate, timber, coal, agriculture, and irrigation. It notes Cheney and Medical Lake, Sprague fire devastation, and the Columbia Snake river system as pivotal trade arteries. It emphasizes wheat yields, cattle and mining, and transport links via Northern Pacific routes toward Spokane and Pasco Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Washington
Union
Pennsylvania
Pacific Coast
Cascade Range
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Spokane River
Walla-Walla
Spokane
Yakima
Puget Sound
Cascades
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Great Columbia Basin
Cascade Mountains
Great Basin
Columbia River
Columbia
Snake Rivers
Puget Sound District
Mississippi Basin
Columbia Basin
Weaterm
Japan
Puyallup
White River
valleya_on
Pugét Sound
Yakalley
Blue Mountain Ranges
State of
Marshall Junction
Palousé
Bitter Root Mountains
Idaho
Blue Mountains
Walla- Walla
Cheney
Irgad
Central
Boston
Northern Pacific
Sprague
Northern Pacific Railroad
Palouse
Pasco Junction
UmatiNe
Union Pacific
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Snake Rivera
Ainsworth
Snake River
Bramarck
Missouri River
Musical matters and looming concerts in Scranton
The Scranton Wilkes-Barre Symphony aims to announce a concert date soon. Lilian Russell may visit Scranton this season, with both the Academy of Music and Frothingham pursuing her, while Alfred Wooler remains engaged at Elm Park church. The week promises notable events including Beethoven’s trio and a leading vocalist, with jottings on various European opera plans and prominent musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes- Barre
Scranton
Lilian Russell
Lillian
Academy of Music
The
Frothingham
Alfred Wooler
Elm Park Church
New York
Bfe
Ees Ontion
Willi
Beethoven
Woofy
Fraly
Minnie Maddern Fiske
Mrs. Fis
Journeys Across the American West by J B Richmond
J B Richmond recalls travels spanning hundreds of miles through Oregon to Shoshone Falls in Idaho and near the Great Salt Lake, describing scenes of beauty grandeur and rugged wildness unseen before on the American continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Shoshone Falls
American Falls
Idaho
Great Salt Lake
Ameri Dead Sea
J. BE. Richmond
Firsts and Origins From Early America and Europe
A collage of historical firsts including early printing in America, the first Atlantic steamship voyage in 1623, the establishment of free Sunday schools, early signs and windows, the first swinging sign on Manhattan Island, early clock imports, Williamsburg theatre of 1782, the first negro song on stage by Herbert, Hobson's choice origin, early coal use and Newcastle charters, and Royal Tyler's The Contrast at John Street Theatre in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Bran
Williamsburg
America
Harvest Boo
Troy
Cape Robert Grey
Columbia
Atlantic
New-York
England
Ethies Borromeo
Amuel
Wenbartas
van Geraart
Charlemagne
Abdella
Persia
Jerusalem
Herbert
New England
Tobias Hobson
Cambridge
Mass
Hobson
Henry Lr
Newcastle-on-Tyne
New York
Royal Tyler
Jayed
John Street
Reclaiming a Brigand in Naples Mausoleum Tale
The last survivor of a wealthy Greek family in Naples builds a mausoleum and recovers a brigand by offering him honest work and a guaranteed future for his wife and children. The brigand, moved by the promise, agrees, and the two part after surrendering to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skillss
Naples
Skilize
Rudolph Lehmann
Skilizsl
Skilizz
Tomorn
Skilizal
Ee Leroi
Jon
Iecaptor
Paris stage star shines in varied roles this season
The article traces a Paris actress lauded for dual Miss Pygmalion and Pierrot in Daly's New York, with long success at Palais Royal and theaters like Varietes and Ambigu. It notes Salvini’s The Three Guardsmen engagement and praises the Silver King at Academy of Music, plus various tours and gossip on performers and productions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frothingham
Paris
Genevieve
Jonathan
Coralia
Nounou
New York
Salvini
Salvinia D'Artagnan
Alexander Salvini
The
Academy
Academy of Music
Wilfred Denver
Carl A. Haswin
Grand Opera House
Henry Pettitt
Heeves
Irving
Fe Opath
M + Cline
Broadway
Beatrice Moreland
Dion Boucicault
Hamerstein
Olympia
Marshalltown
Oscar Well
Hostonians
Edmond Audran
Geneva
Joseph Jefferson
Frank Mayo
America
Pudd
Taffy
Kentucky
Ellen Terry
Mrs. Craigie
John Oliver Hobbes
England
E. G. Willard
London
Jerome K. Jerome
Dick Halyard
Garnee Peete
John Re
Richard Mansfield
Germany
Russia
Mr. Mansfell
the Sparrow
Otto Kiton
Howard P. Taylor
Philadelphia
Ireland
Ulsiana
Sothern
Irving, Jefferson, Goodwin
Beerbohm Tree
Daniel Frohman
Hoyt
Chinatown
Hoyt's
Adonis
Bijou
Robert Downing
Athens
Militus
T. T. Timayae
Mr. Jacoba
Henry
Arthur Sullivan
Carmencita
Wiliam A. Brady
James J. Cort
McKee Rankin
Annapolis
Mr. Corbett
Taillade
Pierre
Bas i
Langtry
Mme. Ne
Mme, Sans- Gene
Champs Elysees
Green Ridge Wheelmen's Racing Team
The Green Ridge Wheelmen attract attention in northeastern Pennsylvania. Team members include Ben Keller Robert White and J Orman Cox with trainer Richard Wambold. Projections for next season promise better results as Spaulding racers are contracted and a tandem unit is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Ridge
White
Ehtira
Spaulding
Paing Foods
Beton
Wambold
Seate
Threw Away the Best Mr William Thornton Explains
Elmira Gazette recounts how Mr William Thornton of 127 Market Street found relief from long standing kidney disease using Deans Kidney Pills. He describes wearing a belt to press the kidneys, then stopping that painful practice after starting the remedy and reports significant improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Thornton
W. Market Street
Elmira
Wm. Thornton
Weat Market Street
Dean
Scranton Directory of Local Merchants and Services
A catalog of Scranton area businesses listing categories and addresses. Banks and trust companies include Lackawanna Bank and Scranton Savings. Manufacturers and retailers cover bedding, china, toys, flour, paints, milk, engines, dry goods, plumbing, groceries, hardware, fruits, leather, shoes, wallpaper, candy, and more with specific firm names and street locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackawanna Trust and Safe Ait Ce
Merchants’ and Mechanics
Traders
National
Lackawanna
West Side Bank
N. Main
Scranton Savings
Wyoming
Directory of Scranton and Suburban Representtive Firms
A historical directory listing athletic goods and bicycles, hardware and plumbing, watches and jewelry, shoes, furniture, carpets and wallpaper, general merchandise, paints and wallpaper, tea and coffee, floral designs, groceries, undertaker and liver, druggists, carriages and harness, pawnshop, crockery and glassware with many firms named by owners and street addresses in Scranton and nearby towns. The list includes Florey C M 222 Wyoming, Gunater Forsyth 27 Penn, Rogers A E 215 Lackawanna, Goodman’s Shoe 422 Lackawanna, Osterhout N P 110 W Market, J Jordan Olyphant, Clark G R & Co 201 Washington, Grand Union Tea 108 Main, and others such as Raub 425 Spruce, Davies 1068 Main, Brimweill V A 615 Linden, Harding J L 215 Lackawanna.
Also Mentioned on This Page
North America
Northwestern Travel
Medical Lake
Snake
Hudson River
Missouri Valley
Atlantic Ocean
Musical Matters
J. Davies
Mus. Bac
Plymouth
H. E. Jones
Am Mesara
Farrar
Kiple
Imperiale
Quartette
Ingham
Binging Society of
Brooklyn
Italy
Switzerland
Lord Lonsdale
Wagner
Nibelung
Beyreuth
Ysaye
Ercole
Stradivarius
Louléa Pyne
Chopin
la Ja
Milan
Georges Sand
Mile
Calve Verdi
Macbeth
Berlin
Paria
Hi Henry
Washington Times
Hia
Henry Yeager
Davis
New York Herald
Green Ridge Wheelmen’s Racing Team
Robert White
Richard Wambeold
J. Orman Cox
Elmira Gazette
the Scranton
Lacka
Brewers
Robinson, E. Sons
Robinson, Mina
Cedar, Cor
China
Rupprecht, Louis
Penn
Toys and Confectionery Williams, J. D. & Bro
Matthews
C. P. Bons & Co
Weston Mill Co
Jiencke & McKee
Spruce
Monumental Works
Owens Bros
Adams Avenue
Scranton Dairy Co
Penn and Linden
Dickson Manufacturing Co
Lackawanna Avenues
Howley, P. F
M. T
Wyoming and
Kelly, T. J. & Co
Megargel & Connell
Franklin Avenue
Porter
John T
Rice, Levy & Co
Connell, W. P. & Sons
Penn. Foote & Shear Co
N. Washington
Hunt & Connell Co
Dale & Stevens
Cleveland, A. 8
Kelly & Healey
Finley
P. B
Keller
Luther
Harness & Saddlery Hardwars
Fritz G. W
Keller & Harris
Walsh, Edward J
Williams, Samuel
Goldsmith Brow
Wall Paper
ETG
Ford
W. M
Scranton Candy Co
T. H. Watts Co
W. Lacks
Scranton Supply and Mach. Co
Hill & Connell
Blume, Wm. & Son
Scranton House
Near Depot
Brown's Bee Hive
Florey
C. M
Gunater & Forsyth
Cowles
W. C
Rogers, A. E
Boots and Shoes
Goodman's Shoe Store
Barbour
Home Credit House
Inglis
J. Soott
Snook
8. M
Olyphant
Winke
J. C
Grand Union Tea Co
Main
Clark, G. R. & Co
Caterra
Huntington, D. C
Pirle
J. J
Raub, A. R
Brimweill, V. A
Linden
Crockery and Glassware
Harding, J. L
Radin Bros
Kresky, BE. H. & Co
Creamery Stone Bros
Parker, E. R
Daryl
Benjamin & Benjamin, Franklin & Spruce
Roberts
J. W
Stelle
J. Lawrence
SHOES
Mulley
Ambrone
Triple Stores
Providence
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