Boy saves 200 oncoming riders earned life job on railroad
John Gregg, 14, saved 200 lives by signaling a Washington to Philadelphia express stalled near Principio Md after spotting a 90 foot washout. He earned a permanent position with the Pennsylvania Railroad, with college or trade options and monthly pay while he decides. He dreams of becoming a fireman and engineer someday.
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John Gregg
Pennsylvania Railroad
John
Principio
Washington
Philadelphia
Knickerbockers
Limited
John Brown's Fort fire station relic tale at Harper's Ferry
National and local history recounts John Brown’s Fort at Harper’s Ferry and the fire station engines used during the 1859 raid. The piece traces the fate of the Liberty and Rough and Ready engines, the bell’s travels to Marlboro and Williamsport, and a narrative of Ossawatomie Brown’s raid tied to early fire service lore and Civil War era memory.
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Jefferson County Mutua Fire Insurance Company
Emerson Conny
Dingcroks
Jon
Trappell
Henry B
Davenor
Loa Agests
Middlewas
John G. Shirley
Harper A Ferry
Chas
J. Teall
Shepertataws
Js. Fleming
Charlestown
Wararington & Alexander
Gibson Biliding
Court House Yard
KA Alexander
Seay
F Barrison
Harison Schley
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
W. Watt
U. S
Brown
Winchester
U. S. Arsenal
Chicago
Harper's Perry
Ossawatomie Brown
Jstia Mavy Miveawey
Marlboro
Mars
7Th Massachesetts Volunteer Regiments
Ths
James M. Gleason
Torrent Hand Engine Company No
Charles Town, Mars, Veteran Association
Torrent of
Enowzl
Washington, D.C
Gleason
Williamsport
Ihs
A. R
Tassminger
Ilethe Gienys Sweet Powders Promoted for Children
An obscure ad style notice touts Ilethe Gienys Sweet Powders for children claimed as remedy aid for feverishness. It mentions usage in a Children's Home in New York and references various nonsensical terms and miswritten phrases.
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Ilethe Gieny
Greiners
Childen
New York
Bam Bes
Law Bay
Bigamy Mishap Sparks Quarrel in Misfit Group
Disjointed dialogue follows Enpeck’s quip on arrest for bigamy as an acting head challenges the claim. A meek speaker asserts he married not only the man but his mother and kin, while a street hair pin letter omen and a domestic mix up provoke further confusion.
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A.T. Headley
Tilden
Ind
Relohart's
Enpeck
Misfit
Dix
Do You Get Up With A Lame Back
Lame back kidney trouble and Bright's Disease promoted as cure by Kilmer's Swamp Root. A free sample offer via mail from Dr Kilmer and Co, with a sales pitch aimed at readers of the paper.
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Niss “Rose Peterson
Parkdale Tennis Club
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fannie Kumpe
Fanste Knapf
Chester St
Little Rock
Ark
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Kilmer
Kumar
Bright
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
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Miller Bros
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H.C. Marten
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Ustown
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Gorman St
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CW Ferrell
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