A Novel Propeller and Its Inventor Dougherty
Old John Dougherty of Mount Union is profiled as a notable Pennsylvania figure whose long career in transport reform includes portable transshipment boats, eight wheel trucks, and rail ideas. The piece details his life from Levisitedown origins, canal-era ventures, and aviation rail schemes to a current invention: a fish fin like propeller for iron vessels, powered by steam or electricity, aimed at speeds up to fifty mph and enabling cross-land transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dougherty
Mount Union
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Mr. Doxherty
I.veytown
McVeytown
Dougherty
Allegheny Mountain
Pennsylvania Canal
Philalphia
Holidaysburg
Alleghenies
Johnston
Conemaugh Canal
Fitsturgh
Docherty
United Stat
Pittsburgh
Mexico
Rio Grands
Reliance Transportant Company
Mount Unic
Mmn
Philadelphia
South Pennsylvania
Congress
Northern Pacific Railroad
Cred
Mobilier Scher
Thevanalas
Chambeourg
Clearfield
Buffalo
Disberty
Dinsberry Cims
Nember
Doushert
Hen
Diuniata Kerr Motn
Newon Haue Dom
Boi
Wen Y Teat
Weah
Ligher
Woods
Surprised Countess Learns Her Son Stabbed Her Necklace Tale
Vienna reports a scandal as the Countess of L- learns a mysterious pearl necklace one hundred thousand florins price and a forged billet doux, traced to her son. A jeweler’s commission item leads to a fatal truth and a payment to reclaim stolen pearls.
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Vienna
Topaz
Lothain
Lothair
Covilande
Ghostly Missives from a Pension Bureau Tale
The Capital prints a Pension Bureau story about a widow whose husband died in 1864 in Virginia and was honored with a grave and monument. For over twenty years she struggles to prove his death while receiving eerie letters from him postmarked in Colorado Texas New York and sometimes Washington. The letters imply knowledge of her life and suggest a meeting, leaving her and friends certain a crank is behind the haunting, while the mystery remains unsolved.
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Pension Bureau
Washington Capital
Dunas
Gene Sue
Ohio
Virginia
Adjutant-General
Colorado
Texas
New York
Washington
Women Province Duties and Peruna Endorsement
An 19th century column extols a woman’s duties as caregiver and moral guide while promoting Peruna tonic. Read of Mrs. J W Reynolds of New Lisbon Ohio who recovered from lung congestion and cough after using Peruna, and of other testimonials from St Clair Michigan Cockport Indiana County Pa. The ad emphasizes health as enabling women to fulfill their domestic role and cites Peruna at one dollar per bottle with six bottles for five dollars.
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S. B. Hartman
J. W. Reynolds
New Lisbon
Columbiana County
Ohio
Peruna
Bernhardt Seabs
St. Clair
St. Clair County
Mich
Nancy Feterman
Cockport
Indiana County
Grtaan
Alex Earl
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GEO. P.orr & CO
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Warren County
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GEO. P, Orr & CO
H. ©. Thomas
Retwit Dagier In
Soal
Lath and Woon
Mefhoasst Churen
Warnatt’, PA
Warren
Eitizen
Eageles
Roy Tock
Korrley
Aire
Dudley& CO
Iain Chestnut
Philadelia
Py, Dupe & Sans
Sdesinen
Serugs
Justibhslud
Pervimns
Hourger Company
Poahestens N.Y
F.E Carr
Lake Sho
Beecher & Copeland
Warren, Penn.a
Walter A. Wood
W. Anson Wood
Walter A.wood
Gowrie
Curt Remington
Pittsburg
Bafod
Tiger
Buckeye
Jackson Farm
Paris
NEW Hartford
Button
National Finsk
P. J. Bayer
A. B. McKain & Son
Groger
General
Ovision Deaer
Sweitzer
Noy
Wells & Noyes
LYS Sream
Hayfever
Ely
Tals Thesores
Bly Bruthuers
Onega, N
Minnesota
North
Dckota
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Lake Superior
Puget Sound
Taaber Gasture
Setheen P. Rome
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