Comprehensive Local Business Directory Listing Various Trades
A dense 19th century style listing shows numerous merchants and tradesmen with shop locations in downtown streets. It includes attorneys at law, auctioneers, grocers, insurance agents, and manufacturers alongside specialized shops for hats, dry goods, furniture, and photographic services. The section reads as an extensive directory of city commerce with addresses on Main, 6th, Vine, Walnut, and 4th streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suger
Jenner
Pate de Rete
W. Francs
B. Clobbor, Jr
Boots and Ghoos
Peas Benevolent Ass
Orne Guily
M. C. Associattox
Vine
Asao
Broadway
Anburn
Central
Fritnolf
Court Barina
Une Landing
Weatsoners
Caries Shoes
Avia
MANN
SRASS
Fron Gver
Am Vine
ELL
Manuracr’xe Co
Neers & Tn
Vaneracewa Co
Walnut
Bam
Cnr
Sak Sen
4Th& Vine J. McGill & Co
Sixth Street
Front St
Beerang &0
FPR
Y Bering
Baker At
Ye Ae Cigar Manufacturers
Panwate
St. Bold
Central Sv
Ayeee &P
Reese
George
Groves W. Bivier
Central Avenue
Dental
Srences & Moons
O. D
Pike’s
Vine St
H. Olosteman & Co
Tiw
Joan Holland
RAP' Jno
Leverone & Co
Main St
C. Chas
W. Mackelprese
SEMAN
Eckernorn Brore Eas
Guer
Sd-st. Gincinnati
J. Burnett
St. Washinerton
Wm. Goodman
Eyrexonist
J. W. Hartwell
Ensurayce
LIFE
Union MvTva
S. W. Johnson
D. Narionan
G. M. Riggins
Travelers Acoidert
W. J. Mansfield
W. H. Murphy
J. Frironnen
W. S&h
F. Randolph
Vyupterice
C. H. Fox
Mathematical Instruments
T. F. Rawpers
Main
GEL
Pearl St
TR. & Co
Race
M & Co
Éth
Joann Rpen & Game Depots
MN Durie
Rolison
W. Howlanp
Beh
PLES
Statter
Cusexe & Co
Ofeane
Deen
Aper Wangings
C. Ecits & Measa
Gisson & Co
E. Cor
Tth
Parc Bros
K0gemany
I Mae Ag
Elm St
S. Rogers
M’ger
Mollown
Macuixeto
1. Co
J. Skarden
M'Ger
DouEerto
B. le Harper & Co
Agts
Davies S. M.o
E. A. Weeks
G. J. Maddock
Amertc
Knetsly & Reynolds
Wilcox
E. G. Nines & Son
St Rau & Grerettes
F. Mewes
Adams & “Ritt
Front & Cent’ay Shirt Manufacturers
A. J. Clare
Cor
TIN & Sheet Iron Works
Benjamin Oa
C. A. Vous
Witant
Det
Bub
M. A. McGuirk
M. D. Flynt
Snol
Keen & Co
Walnut Street
TERA
Geuat Atlantioe & Pacific Tes Co
Wourn's Tea Co
Sycamore
Browwkt
Manrraor’ng‘ O
Epwaaen
Paweta
A. F Ben & Co
Pexareon
Shanes, &E. JW
Walnut St
Election Returns Show Republicans Win In Several States
The Republicans carry Pennsylvania Ohio and Nebraska by decisive majorities with Indiana still doubtful. The city and county remain heavily Democratic. The New York Press reports on the election. Cuba. Strike in Havana October 8. Workmen in Havana cigar factories strike for higher wages. Only Fantago's and a few smaller factories operating yesterday morning. No disturbances reported. It is generally believed the strike will lead to bankruptcy of smaller manufactories.
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Havana
Fantago’s
O'Keeffe
Fifth Congressional District
New York
Annapolis
Eet
Johnny
Election Editorials Celebrate Grant Victory Across States
New York papers on October 9 declare a sweeping Republican win. The Times asserts victories in Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Nebraska with Grant poised for a large Empire State margin. The Herald criticizes the Liberal surge and praises Grants administration while noting Greeley as the strongest opposition candidate. The World Tribune Sun and Star project varied outcomes in key states and the day ends with crowded bulletin boards and rising election enthusiasm.
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New York
The
Times
World
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Tribune
Greeley
Herald
the Times
Grant
Ebraska
Empire
Cincinnati
the Herald
the Tribune
Sun and Star
Star
Inn
Hartranft
Philadelphia
Bostons
Mutuals
Nebraska
Cuban forces besiege Puerto Principe with large mobile fleet
From Puerto Principe a letter reports 40 000 to 50 000 Cuban troops under Gen Agramont approaching the city amid frequent skirmishes. A Spanish train guard of 4000 was ambushed near Salado with 18 killed and 23 wounded including Gen Asterez. General Agramont sent the wounded to the outposts under a flag of truce.
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Puerto Principe
New Orleans
Agremont
Puerto
Guayamaro
Salado
San Jacinto
Allan
Desperate Jail Break Attempt in Elkador
Desperate and nearly successful jail break at Elkador Clayton county Sunday night. Prisoners including Dick Arthur and Thompson, plus Mobly and Madder, removed irons and rushed the main room. Jailer and wife alarmed, townspeople rescued as door gave way. violence minimal with talks of lynching. A St Louis runner Milford robbed of $360 in Waterloo Saturday night.
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Dubuque
Elkador
Clayton County
Dick Arthur
Thompson
West Union
Henry Mobly
Ed. Madder
St. Louis
Milford
Waterloo
Hunter declines Clayton bid for Governor in Brooks rally
The Appeal reports a letter from Hunter declining to run on the Clayton ticket for governor. The Brooks Reform party rally in the State-house yard drew about two thousand supporters, signaling Brooks’s likely election.
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Hunter
Clayton
Memphs
Little Rock
Brooks Reform Party
Brooks
Anxiety in Boston Over the Elections
Boston crowds filled streets yesterday evening to learn the election results. Newspaper offices were besieged for extras, and the Central Grant Club room saw intense enthusiasm as the Traveller office illuminated and extras issued until ten o'clock.
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Boston
Grant Club
Theater Hit by Lightning in Baltimore Storm
Baltimore theater on Front Street struck by lightning during Monday afternoon storm. No material damage reported.
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Baltimore
Front Street
Heathing
Indiana Race In Doubt As Townes Likely Postponed
In Indianapolis October 9 the state remains doubtful. Republicans claim Townes has won while Democrats seem prepared to concede by a small margin.
Republicans Claim 16000 Vote Lead in State
Columbus October 9 no new returns since 5 AM. The Republican Central Committee claims the State by a 16000 vote majority.
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Columbus
Republican Central Committee
Nebraska Vote Delivers Republican Victory in Quiet Day
Omaha reports a full vote polled yesterday resulting in a Republican gain of about 5,000, electing the State and Congressional tickets. The election passed off quietly.
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Omaha
Hartranft's Majority Estimated in Philadelphia Race
Philadelphia reports Hartranft's majority estimated this morning between 25 000 and 28 000 as results from the election come in. Authorities note varying figures but a solid win appears likely for Hartranft.
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Hartranfft
Philadelphia
Hartranft
Weather EHReport Conditions Across Regions
On the upper lakes winds veer to northerly and westerly with rising pressure and clearing weather Wednesday. Lower lakes see veering southerly to westerly winds with diminished pressure and clouds. New England and Middle States expect northerly winds veering northeast with clear cool weather. South Atlantic and Gulf States have northerly and easterly winds with high barometer and clear weather. occasional cloudiness on the Gulf. Mississippi and lower Ohio valley partly cloudy with southerly to westerly winds. Gulf region reports missing.
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Washington
Upper Lakes
Lower Lakes
New England
Middle States
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Gulf
Mississippi
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Man’s Duel Ends With Revolver Shot On Sidney Bridge
At Sidney Ohio on Saturday night a youth named Healy and a young woman were accosted by a named Buck Shay. A fist fight followed on Poplar street near the stone bridge. Healy drew a revolver and shot Shay in the arm wounding him seriously.
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Sidney
Ohio
Healy
Stone Bridge
Poplar Street
Buck Shay
Shay
Notable Dying of Gen Hartman Bache and Local Tragedies
Obituary notes Gen Hartman Bache a 75 year old United States Army engineer dies in Philadelphia. A train collision near Bowling Green kills J os Hawke. Baltimore grand jury indicts Charles B Henderson for murder of Dr Merriman Cole.
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Hartman Bache
United States Army
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Charles BR. Henderson
Merriman Cole
Palace Builders and Explosive Alliances Across Ages
The text extols artisanship linking builders to beauty in rich dwellings and spires. It cites Franklin Institute and Henry Wurtz on a potassium sodium alloy as an explosive, noting its liquid state and rapid action with oxygen. A traveler laments drawing-room cars lack novelty and favor a floating, changing social mix during travel.
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The
Journal of the Franklin Institute
Henry Wurtz
A Commonplace Incident Recounts A Horse And A Barrel
Max Adeler notes a humorous Iowa tale about a horse allegedly pulling a plug from a water barrel to drink. The writer argues no remarkable event occurred since the actions are logically inconsistent and the imagined reversals would be even odder.
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Max Adeler
Iowa
Coal Prices Advance Amid Miner Shortage and War News
Reports from London and across Europe note higher coal prices as British mills struggle to secure imports due to a miner shortage in Belgium and Germany. A Birmingham firm agreed to supply 150000 rifles to the Prussian government while war-related dispatches from Lisbon and Constantinople detail fleet arrivals and political moves.
Pig with a human face among Indiana items
The Indianapolis Sentinel reports an odd find in Adams county a pig with a human face described as lusus nature. Other notes mention a failed vote against fighting Earlham College a German Fort Wayne citizen Todhayer and concerns in Elkheart over cemetery resurrectionists.
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Indianapolis Sentinel
Adams County
Earlham College
Ernet Todhayer
Fort Wagen
Canal Basin
Cultivated Ear Detects Insane Operator by Telegraph Touch
West Hartford report tells how Hempstead, a Western Union operator, Identified Mike Sherman once confined in Middletown Asylum by his distinct touch on the telegraph. Sherman was traced to Wallingford and found there Monday, resuming work briefly before detection.
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Hempstead
Western Union Telegraph Company
Mike W. Sherman
Middletown Insane Asylum
Mike
Wallingford
Hartford Post
Home Life To Life The Kiss And The Goodbye
A column discusses how daily affections shape a happy home and cites Dr Spooner on kindness in marriage. It then shifts to a science note about respiration in plants and the lungs, mentioning leaves covering ground and forested areas, with a garbled aside about carpet cleaning and moth prevention.
Loose Watergate of 19th Century Headlines Across Nations
A collage reports diverse topics from England and Ireland to America. Petitions in Commons over punishment methods. a Hartford wedding at age thirty three. fires in Peshtiga and driverless industry in Quebec. Belgian royal infant named Clementine Alberta Marienne. Chicago papers adopt New York Times size. cotton and copper economies face worm damage and rising production. News on weather, crops, and public order. a dangerous shipwreck tale and a Windsor grave digger anecdote.
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Sweden
Indies
Europe
Harriet Martineau
Wis
Chicago
Erie
Gould
Fisk
Department of Agriculture
England
Arreland
Baden
Senorita Senjuan
Hunterstown
Quebec
Omestene
Loas
The
Tribune and Times of Chicago
New York Times
Fall River
Mass
Paris Scenes of Wonder and Dread From Ming’s Tale
The passage recalls a theatrical panorama in Paris with towering architecture, shifting lights, and a floating crowd. Gargoyles, dragons, and a petrified multitude gaze from above while a tall, bearded man in middling garb surveys the scene. The uncanny tableau ends with a startling claim of Paris imagery by Edward Ming in October.
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Goyles
Paris
Edward Ming
Wealth and love beyond wealth in a quiet memory
A speaker recalls wealth not bought with money but found in family love. He remembers earning fifty dollars, buying a cottage, and marrying at his father’s house. The memory centers on his wife’s care, a supper prepared at a shared table, and the joy of their early life together.
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Beaven
Franklin and His Papers and a Defamatory Publication
An 18th century note describes Franklin’s reluctance to publish an insulting piece due to poverty. He questions whether rejecting it serves personal hatred, recalling past pressures from royal figures and the urge for restraint amid criticism.
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Franklin
Philadelphia
Socrates
Thens
Athens
How To Make Yourse In the First Place
Read like a dated advice fragment urging extreme selfishness and possessiveness. It instructs to think only of self, envy the better off, guard possessions fiercely, and never yield a point. The second part shifts to a crude recipe for citron preserve with sugar and spices and notes its use in mince cake. It ends with a cynical remark on fame and immortality.
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Carnpany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ist Edition
Daily Evening Star
New York Press
Cuba
Memphis
Indianapolis
Towne
J.os Hawke
Siqueer
Nashville Road
Bowling Green
Columbia
South Carolina
United States
Robinson
Goldsboro
the Express
Tweed
Oyer and Terminer
Cardozo
Supreme Court
John Traynor
Monarch
Colvocoresses
Beseavett
Connecticut
Traynor
L. W. Crane
George W Williams
Gilbeere
Williams
Justice
Charleston
Bienville
Mechanics
Fomeien
London
Igium
Birmingham
Wrexham
Wales
ADEID
Nein
Lisbon
Steamera Congress
Brooklyn
Plymouth
U. S
Tagus
Elkhart
Presbyterian
Elk
William McCrary
Vanderburg County
Evansville
Dewey Welsh
Muncie
Junction Road
Rushville
Dr. Spooner
Murrayville
McLeane County
Levis Gould
Pennsylvania Hospital
Windsor
Vermont
Ashland
Monster Iron Works
Golden Hind
Cape Gloucester
Charles Island
Sandy Point
Eagle
Falkland Islands
Frederick Wm. Augustus Steuben
Magdeburg
Prussia
Utica
N. Y
Great
Bitain
Louisiana
New York City
Illinois
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