WeLeage Edinboro toboggan slide and local notes 1888
WeLeage Tarren PA items from October 12 1888 report Good teachers are trained at Edinboro Erie will have a toboggan slide 365 feet long The Glade Run bridge is being newly floored Mrs Harrison Allen ill at her father J Page B Nesmith and son Alonzo rusticating at Cambridgeborough springs Numerous local notices cover church building plans a new Episcopal church at Rinsua a piano tuner visiting Warren and various accidents and society items including weddings Windsor Henry Albrecht Turner Weaver Wells and more
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Edinboro
Erie
Harrison Allen
J. Page
B. Nesmith
Alonzo
Cambridgeborough Springs
Wendlebusheen
Irvine
Lealer
N.Y
Cattaraugus
Salamanca
A.C. McAlpine
Liberty Street
Slags
Sheffield
Bertha Wilson
Corry
Warren
Norman Hall
Congress
Democrats
J. B. Norton
Curydon
Hostilry
B.C. Weugraff
Kinsun
Mt. Gretna
Lorenz Matt
Lorenz Matt, Will Be In Town On the 22d. Leave Your Orders At Mr. C. P. Northrop
Laura Knepp
Glade Township
J. B. Mayer
Arch St. Phila
Janis Masters
St. Petersburg
Clarion County
Geo. Gregg
Brockville
Episcopal Church
Rinsua
Gran Iedge
Ancient York Masons
New Yorks
St. Louis Browns
American Association
New York
Fred Nelson
George Beardsley
John W. Hale
Jamestown
Price
Breckenridge
Kentucky
Henry B. Clifford
Buffalo
Hudson River
New York City
Springfeld
W. d. Schader
Sallie McCallister
Postal Department
E. EB. Higbee
Oregon
Charley
Olean
Bertha Russell
Special Train to Kane and Local Advertisements
A series of local notices include a thirty day sale by A A Davis and Co offering C L 8 C books at five dollars per set. A special Warren to Kane train departs at seven with stops at ticket offices, round trip fares listed. Keystone band to provide music with W A Rankin C H Noyes and Eugene McMullen as speakers. Also piano violin lessons offered by Wu Krauss at 218 Water Street Warren Pa with contact for lesson orders. English Spavin Liniment advertised with claims of cure and a testimonial from John McCain. Sold by L G Noyes Warren Pa with price and provenance details.
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Kane
Warren
Glade Run
Clarendon
Sheffield
Keystone Band
W. A. Rankin
C.H. Noyes
Eugene McMullen
Wu. Krauss
J. K. Weaver
Water Street
John McCain
Darlington
Ind
L. G. Noyes
Obituary of Alfred Thomas Jones and local notices
Alfred Thomas Jones born in Surrey England August 7 1861 moved to the U S in 1867. He worked in a sash and blind factory later with C J Hamilton in Buffalo before a paralytic stroke felled him five weeks ago his condition briefly improved then he died October 2 1888 at his Warren home. He was a member of Struthers base company and the C M BLA. The funeral was at the Catholic church with many friends in attendance. An in memoriam verse accompanies. A notice advertises school books at A A Davis & Co and records a fiftieth wedding anniversary at the Honhart home with many gifts listed. Other items include local ads for floor cloths and wallpaper and notices about Dr Theel a Philadelphia physician offering holistic medical services. Also mentions courses at Edinboro Normal School and a sensational cure claim for consumption from a local rochester ad and a Texas Cowboys piece praising Vanert’s Balsam.
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Alfred Thomas Jones
Surrey
Eng
C. J. Hamilton
Buffalo
Warren
Reeka
Alfred
Struthers Base Company
C. M. Bla
Setting the Bear Trap October Hunting Tale
Benjamin J. Jones of Cortland County explains October as the ideal month to trap bears near Sinnamahoning Creek headwaters in Potter County. He details a V shaped log pen, baiting with fresh meat, pan placement, and the bear’s dramatic struggle before capture.
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Benjamin J. Jones
Cortland County
Potter County
Cortland
Farmer Jones
Feeding a Hungry Berger Topic
A Harlem clergyman, long duped by a hungry beggar, feeds him repeatedly after inviting him to the kitchen. The beggar eats massive dinners until the pastor finally dismisses him, a tale recounted by Miss Justice in the New York Star.
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Berger
Harlem
Miss Justice
New York Star
Bad Promised Driver Tries Ruse on Drayman Trunk Tale
A negro rides a dray with a trunk after a failed offer to pay a quarter for delivery. The trunk remains unused as the driver pretends to haul it, then claims payment. The newcomer argues he carried it all the way, prompting the driver to admit the misunderstanding and walk away amused.
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Darky
Americus
A New York shop girl shows a day of cheerful patience
A New York World account recalls a shopper praising a clerk in a basement furniture aisle. The young woman calmly guides the buyer through a printed list, checks items, assembles a six seventy item basket, and explains costs and where to find each piece. The narrator lauds the clerk's tireless efficiency and good temper.
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Gepr
New York
Across the Mexican Boundary at Tia Juana
Harriet Harper describes crossing into Mexico at Tia Juana on a train stop. She portrays border lines, white marble monuments, and a vivid scene of adobe houses, cattle, and swarthy sombreroed riders. Women in bright costumes wash garments as colors and life frame a picturesque border town.
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Tia Juana
United States
Mexico
Harriet Harper
New Orleans Times-Democrak
Mosby Plan of Campaign Reveals Tactics in Virginia War
Globe-Democrat book review quotes Mosby explaining his approach to harass the Army of the Potomac by striking at its rear and provoking alarm through night raids. He details mobile, campless bands, pursuit by northern cavalry worn by sleep loss, and the allure of a fearless, restless life. A Washington Critic note adds a suburban poet’s take on courtship order.
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Mosby
Virginia
Children of the Mist
Globe-Democrat Book Review
Boston
Washington
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WeLeage
Tarren, PA
George Copp
Sinclairville
Tle
Odd Fellows Home
Meadville
Pennsylvania
J.B. Curtis
N. Y
Grand Central Hotel
Waterford
Erie County
Chestnut Ridge
Franklin News
A. IL. Bartholomew
Oscar Anderson
Citizens National Bank
Prohibition
Enita Heisecker
Bell Brothers
Insurance Ofice
John Silt & Son
Andy Ryan
Jack Berry
Officer Utter
Davanp
Justice 3lePherson
Freeman Shaffer
John Cartman
Creek Street
Cleveland and Thurman
MacCollin Opera Company
Nelson Mead
Corydon
Carrie M. Ostrander
Ithaca
Les
Republican Club
Hasrugari Hall
Erick Erickson
G. N. Patterson
Waterstreet
Sinclairville Commercial
Mercer County Court
Margret Ether
John Stemler
John Burke
Bertha
A. J. Beecher
D. W. C. James
John Sin
Rev. Rankin
P. D. Clark
Grand Valley
Spring Creek
H. Noyes
S. T. Neill
Bear Lake
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Erie Presbytery
Oil City
Kate Bryan
Titusville
Wm. Lindsay
Mare
Eaton
Franklin
BR. Mason
Mercer
Wymeniatl
Weaver
Welle
5. J. Weaver
Rochester
Alice Wells
B. P. Weaver
Norman van der Carr
HE. Windsor
L. ¥. Valentine
Third Street
Miss Wells
Windsor—Henry
Francis Henry
Market Street
Fred E. Windsor
Bella Henry
R. 8
Henry
Ars
Windsor
West
Pacific Coast
Albrecht—Turner
Johan Albrecht
Mary Turner
Hazel Street
Holmes
Albrecht
American Express Company
Miss Turner
Mrs. Albrecht
A. A. Davis & Co
Mount Zion
Yankee Busu
P. Hertazel
Martin Amann
P. Siegrist
Spangler
Reudebush
Snaverly
AM. Sebrick
M. Schuler
G. Hommer
Lewis Honbart
Mary Leonhart
P. Doerr
Rev
Ht. W. Highhouse
Mary Highhouse
Henry Werle
Rena Werle
Katherine Schirck
Schuler
Theel
North Fourth Street
Philadelphia
Anoki
East India
Bat
W.A. Noyer
Power
Texas
Alexander, Speer & Song
Blanco
Vanert
Saason
Brain
New York Sun
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