Red Bank: History of a Pennsylvanian rail terminus
The article traces Red Bank's rise as the western terminus of the Allegheny Valley Railroad and its earlier Guernsey River trade, from Watersons Ferry to Red Bank Furnace. It describes key figures, routes, and the shift from river freight to rail, noting Col. Phillips choice of the low grade line and the town’s later revival as a river oil hub. A final anecdote recalls a man who fell fifty feet with minor injuries.
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Mr. Borror
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Ed Bank Station
Clarion County
Iere
Allegheny River
Red Bank Creek
Ciasion
Red Bank
Great Western Iron Works
Brady’s Bend
Freeport
Kittanning
Great Western
Waterson’s
Clarion Town
Pompila
Ballefonte
Meadville
Clarion
Waterson’s Ferry
Clarion River
Waterson
Mahoning Creek
Mahoning
New Bethlehem
Col. Phillips
Pittsburgh
Pla
Ius Nave
Hunny Baxter
Odd musings and railroad debates fill the 1876 letter page
A long letter from Heart's Content discusses proposed railroad routes from DuBois to Buffalo, weighing Warren and Jefferson against alternative lines via Falls Creek and St Mary's. It includes detailed distance estimates, ascent figures, and cost considerations, arguing for thorough examination and noting sharp contrasts in route viability. The writer also comments on sermons, clerical morals, and social quips amid the railway discourse.
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Foxbury
Jefferson
Clearfield
DuBois
Little Toby
St. Mary’s
Clermont
Larrabee’s
Buffalo
Brockway
Portland
Bear Creek
Lumout
Tomates
Sheffield
Warren
Dunkirk
Warren and Jeiferson
Guilesville
Bradford
Hiie
Salamanca
DaBois
Salamanea
Ary’s
Gilesville
Warren and Jefferson
Corydon
Salmanca
New York
Uatfish
Allegheny Valley
Unough
Dunkirk Road
Warren and
Falls Creek
Duftwood
Emporium
Olean
Portage Sam- Wives
Portage Summit
Port Allegheny
Allegheny River
Mporium
Shefliahl
Clarion
Clarion River
Hideway
Kane
Highlands
West Creek
Bln
D& BP
Brookville
Henry Baxton
BACHELOE BOBBLES A New York clerks tale of vanity
Julius Bobbles, a longtime confidential clerk at Messia Sellem Co., is described as fat and meticulous, with a wishful longing to marry. He imagines changing his blue coat, grows a mustache, studies dancing, and attends a grand school ball where his social missteps and vanity are on full display.
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Holloway
Stone & Grave
Sumners
United States
Holloway & Co
New York
Pp Raste
Julius Bobbles
Suchia
Messia, Sellem & Co
Boobles
Bobbles
Iam
Julius
Rascal
Rod Bubbles
Fanny
Babbles
Val
Mrs. Wigley
Prudence
Mr. Snipen
Saipem
Bobbies
Warirgury
M. EB
Tus City
Trev
S. GC
Willian
Annie Clark
Peeting
Cowell
Jewela Washington
Crown
Williams
Mr. Williams
Brother Cowell
Brother William
Grant
Washington
Congress
A Wild Ballroom Tale Ends in a Shocking Elopement
A ballroom romance in Mrs Gleeson’s circle collapses when Bobbles proposes amid a supper laid for two. A red faced stranger claiming to be Gleeson reveals himself as her husband, and Bobbles retreats, leaving Gleeson’s scandalous marriage laid bare as Bobbles returns to bachelor life. A separate note tells of a 17 year old abducted by a Bourbon County negro and found deranged after a weeklong march to a deserted Tate County church. The victim remains unable to recognize her father or speak.
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Wu Paul
Bobbles
Mrs. Gleeson
Babbles
Bobbies
Boquet
Sid
Julia
Mira
Gleeson
Julius
Bubbles
Colorado
Mr. Bobbles
Perkins
Batesville
Panola County
Miss
Wasmington, Dre
Wnth
Florida
Tilden
Coblay
Portia
Louisiana
Inlothelorida
Hin
Li Plouda
Hayes
Lowsana
Muita
Longians
Mr. Tilden
Asges
Blouidd
Louishna
Lu Toe
Iris
Loslike
Alebaua
Alississippi
Georga
Liiv
Gauthern
Mae
Piulden
Ag Hinyerds
A Baby, a Blind Couple, and a Hobby Horse
A baby brings pleasure to a household while a blind couple regret not seeing it. The passage muses on the nature of horses as expensive to keep and prone to stumbling into difficulties, calling it a person’s hobby horse.
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