London Water Pipes A Droll System Of Frost Prone Warmth
The Boston Herald article criticizes London's water pipes as being too shallow and exposed to frost. It notes recurring winter freezes, careless outdoor routing of supply and drain pipes, and reliance on primitive hydrant spoons by water companies. It contrasts British conservatism with American practicality while condemning years of misfortune.
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London
Jack Frost
Brixton
Hampstead
Boston Herald
New Sign Sparks Laughs as Two Doctors Share Office
A lively note recounts two doctors, one young with a fair practice and an older physician with a good one, who plan to pool resources and rent a single downtown office. The plan hinges on a misread sign that ends up delivering a comical twist.
Doctor's Office Hours Prompt Sign Swap
An elderly man critiques a son and tosses aside an odd business sign. He returns later with a new sign idea, saying the son lacks the business instinct that made the father successful. The scene ends with the father carrying the new sign.
Office Hours and Family Ties in a Doctor’s Trade
In a bustle of early 20th century humor, a doctor asserts practice as business while posting door hours to trap patients for both men. A wheezy scene follows with a street vendor scolding a reader for spending money on papers, a playful jab at literacy and urban life in New York.
Two Strings to His Bow in New York Streets
A street musician with a hand organ and a child collected coins in New York while the child asked for another nickel claiming the father is a professional beggar. The passage captures a curious dime-nickel exchange and social ambiance.
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New York
Texas Siftings
Lawyers and Law Firms in Metropolis Rise as Corporate Counsel
A New York Recorder survey details the growth of large law firms, their multi-clerk payrolls, office rents, and pay scales. It notes how firms for major local corporations employ dozens of staff, changing entry paths for new lawyers and shifting library access to public institutions like the Law Institute and Bar Association.
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New York
Ivolve Willions
Law Institute
Bar Association
Twenty-ninth Street
Fifth Avenue
Library of the
New York Recorder
Pittsburgh and Allegheny Valley Railroad Time Table 1891
The May 1891 time table for the Dunvit Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad shows daily trains with standard eastern time. Details include numbered trains and scheduled departures, indicating morning trips and routine daily service.
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Pittsburgh Railroad
Time Table for Rail Service Aboard Centendent R Ticket Agt
A May 12 1891 timetable lists southbound trains from Garfield to Sheffield Junction and beyond with departure times at Garfield 7:35 a.m. and 60 p.m., and northbound services from Sheffield to Garfield. all trains connect at Sheffield with P. & ER and at Sheffield Junction with P. & W. RR. Jerry Crary supervises as superintendent.
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At. Bell
Clarendon
Carnen
Nderwood
McCalmontod
Mil -East
Branc
ouNerion
Garfield
Ridgway
Erie
Vanderarift
Tiona
Sheffield
Barnes
Rookston
Sheffield Junction
Brookston
Wolf Run
Shefield
Shefield Junction
Jerry Crary
Lithograph Works and Blank Books From The LepcEr Office
The LepcEr office offers lithograph work of kinds blank books and magazine binding of every description for purchase or order.
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LepcEr
Stet
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Willie
Susie Harkins
Sister Mary
Susie
Harper's Bazar
DR. T
White
N. D. White
P. W
Dane Pie
DR. White
Mm. Tolp. M
City Hall Park
Jersey
New York Evening World
Boston Times
New York Weekly
Hoy Polloy
Mr. Houlton
Polloy
Ned
Philadelphia Times
Brown
Mrs. Brown
Stockton
Col
San Francisco
M. Thiers
French Republic
The
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Thiers
New York World
Rue Des Petits Champs
Paris
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Ethel
Stich
Harper’s Bazar
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Cincinnati
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Tidioute
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Outy
Pittsburgh
Topess Oil City Express
W. 5S
Leffard
SU Lie
A. D. Wood
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harrisburg
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Lancaster
Baltimore
Washington
Pullman
Williamsport
Kane
Tain
Chas. E. Pugh
R. Wood
Dunvit
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PML
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Ewton
Grand Valle
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Depot Corner High and
Bee C,h, Ketcham, & CE
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Centendent R. Ticket Agt Railroad
Balune
Kopf & Henry
Warren, PA
Wyman & Davis
Jewelers
Ware
Wyman & David
Water Street
Carver House
Warrer
Myron Waters
Francis Henry
D.L. Gerould
Caatde
H. A. Jamiese
S. V. Davis
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A. Hertze
W.D. Brown
G.n.parmiee
A. T. Scofield
United States
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Austin
Ina
Bonn
Portland
Maine
B. G. Gregory
S. Bba
Mullen
Morris & Mullen
Andere Rand
JO. Finzer & Bros
Louisville
Geo. S. Davis
Second and
Liberty Streets
Wutren
C.&e.bartsch
Thur Street
Diamond Block
Veblen
Aue
A. J. Hazeltine
Prest
W. Beaty
Vice Press
G. B. Ensworth
Cashier
Foreig Exchange
O. W. Beaty
MM. B. Dunhem
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Chas
B. Noyes
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L. R. Freeman
Charles W. Stone
F. H. Rockwell
A. Haseltine
L. D. Wetmore, Pres
M. Beecher, Cash
Warren County
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Ireland
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