A Day's Ride and a Life's Solitude Tale
Readable fragment contrasts a mountainous dawn with Himalayan peaks and a life lesson on life’s cycles. It shifts to a reminiscence from the St. Louis Republican about an ex-gunner years in solitary confinement. A man describes a 1870 Philadelphia manslaughter trial and ten years in a Cherry Hill Penitentiary cell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cherry If
Tam
Big Frank
James Peterson
Market Street
Frank
Trenton
Pestorious
Montgomery County
Bil McBride
Eivery
The World Within Art and Education Reflections
A compact meditation on wealth morality and how education and art shape souls. It contrasts vice and virtue and argues education draws sweetness from learning. It notes art elevates minds, while skill may falter against chance in life’s complex game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landers
AN ALLEGHANY OIL FIELD VISIT FROM THE TRIBUNE
A New York Tribune correspondent tours the Alleghany oil country traveling on the Wellsville Bolivar and Eldred narrow gauge line to Allentown and Richburg. He describes drilling methods torpedo shooting with nitro glycerine and go devils, the moonlighting glycerine works, burning gas, and a forest of derricks filling the valleys as fields rise and fall along the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Oil Country
Trency Rapids
Wellsville
Bolivar and Eldred
Erie
Allentown
Idburg
Roberts
Richburg
Piles Cure Promised by Dr William Indian Ointment
An advertisement extols Dr William's Indian Ointment as a universal cure for piles including blind, bleeding and itching forms. It claims rapid relief, absorption of tumors, and that other remedies harm. Promoters Henry & Co. of Cleveland sell it for $1, with testimonials from J M Coffinberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
J. M. Coffinberry
Cleveland
L. G. Noyes
Henry & Co
Ohio
Sore Opappock & Co
Race St
Phila
America
United States
Mant'g Co
Washington, D.C
H. James
Arnold Blacksmith Seeks Patronage In Warren PA Shop
An ad shows Arnold the blacksmith operating in a Water Street shop in Warren Pennsylvania. The business offers general blacksmithing services and promotes Pittsburgh plow points priced at forty-five cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Hertzel
Water Street
Warren
Pittsburgh
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U’er Gras
Himalaya
Alleghany
Nixnerre
Manmit
Good Samaritan
A. J. Day
Tulmare
Brooklyn
Austria
Europe
Carson
Lydia E. Pinkham
Arnold
Parmlee & Henry
E Best Assort
Ed Stock
Warren, Pa
Isi
Parmler & Henry
Voluntar
Crookes
Williamsville
Pat
BartTow Seaman
Geo. B. Evene
Perry Davis
Dastry Davis’ PA
Wkiler
Olds
Dickinson
P. Rovrs
Liberty Mille
Wilnington
C. C. Forex
Lowndes
Hanson
Lewis
Waynesboro
Oneida
N.Y
B. W. Deer
T. Willinson
Walton
Coshocton
Mra
Allen B. Mason
Parker
Floreston Cologne
Sotpey
San 750
Hiscox & CO
Emily
Ana Indim
Groy Denis
Bop
Straw Works
WAS. Bb. I. Pero
Warren Ind
Flickory
Dhes Hohense
Delilah Martin
Serena
An. Mendis
Charlie N
Alirtin
D. H. Siggins
Teinrd Strest
Meer
Burgess, Woods
Alexander Wallace
Warren Hotel
Warren, Fenn
Circu- Hare
J. E. Berkstresser
Merek
Carver
Wim
Seventh Street
Washlington
John Ioot
Gaibh
Francis Roots
Aunufacturer
Bulhine
Neiyl
B. Platte
The
Times
Fackory Street
Graiming
Glazing
W. C. Rowland
Hickory St
Schoo
City Music Store
Thos. L. Manville
Penn’s
Ukranich & Bach
Betrssiccaait
L. Manville
Allen Block
Torpedo and
Singer
Ehine
Jacob Heller
Get
Washington
White House
Bradley & Co., Publishers
North 4Th St
Borte
True & CO
Anz Neta Maine
Wm. Fl. Doolittle
B. H. Warner
Robert McMeen
B. HW. Warner &9
Wacawxken Building
Wasmixcrox
Granite Works
Rinsky
Union
Bal
Hannb
K. Krinsky
Warren High School
Wand
Business
Lac High School
W .M. Lindsey
A. I. Miller
Ndyl
Jonh Root
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