Ocean encroachment drives coast back across generations
An 19th century survey notes the Atlantic and Gulf shores retreat yearly with rising seas. Long Branch, Cape May, and Carolina rice lands shrink as waves advance and firmer barriers fail. The ocean’s expansion, aided by land subsidence and continental recession, threatens populated coastlines and inland terraces.
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Atlantic Coast Line
Cape Code
Cape Hatteras
Neptune
Ocean Avenue
Long Branch
Broad Road
Gulf Coast
Mobile Bay
Mississippi
Lastisland
New Orleans
Gulf
Atlantic
Garnegat Inlet
Long Beach
Cape May
Carolina
Lafcadio Hearn
Ocean
New Jersey
Great Cedar
Cape Cod
Atlantic Ocean
North American
The Wrong Box Be Turned Out to Be a Stranger’s Brother
A boy recounts an encounter with a stranger who offered a knife and candy to lure him. He kept quiet as the plan unfolded involving Johnny Greene and his sister, ending with a mistaken identity and a near danger. In a separate item, Colonel McBride seeks a clairvoyant in New York who forecasts fortune but learns of his unguarded money.
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Johnny Greene
Jess
Johnny
Sam
Fla
Thas
Mr. Doolittle
Iean
Xino
New York Tribune
Sumpter McBride
Austin
New York
Leeathire
Mer. McClellin
Dres
Cohambis
Ohio
Carrier
Warren
Not Ladylike At The Races A Lively Banter
A light dialogue at the racetrack shows a woman insisting on a gentlemanly bet while others joke about betting and ladylike behavior. A second tale describes a field donated by a contented man drawing a persistent applicant who asks for the field.
A Chip Off the Old Block From Texas Siftings
A brief humorous exchange features a boy named Johnny Smith whose father is a baker on Manhattan avenue. The older speaker jokes about the boy’s small size, comparing him to a loaf of bread.
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Sonny
Johnny Smith
Manhattan Avenue
Blot on the Escutcheon in a Fractured Exchange
Dialogue recounts a social jab about a friend’s dress while noting broader social tensions. The exchange references a grandfather from St. Louis and includes a clothier and furnisher as context for class and status perceptions.
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St. Louis
A Useful Adjunct. A Host and His Palsy Bound Servant
A quip exchanged between a guest and host reveals a servant named Jacob who, despite a terrible palsy, still waits at the table. The host jokes he uses him only to scatter sugar over the strawberries, highlighting social humor and class in a bygone setting.
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Count
Jacob
Supplying a Big Demand in Life Magazine
A Life magazine caption notes a humorous moment where a boy asks if chewing gum is needed for all the cows, reflecting a playful view of daily life and consumer goods in the era. The exchange hints at market abundance and rural curiosity.
Judge James Campbell Remains Busy at Eighty in Philadelphia
Judge James Campbell of Philadelphia, last survivor of President Pierce's cabinet, turned eighty with a morning walk and a visit to Girard College. He witnessed a Delaware County wedding, has long served as postmaster general under Pierce, and still chairs Girard College instruction, leads Jefferson Medical trustees, and engages in local politics and civic boards.
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James Campbell
Philadelphia
Pierce
Girard College
Delaware County
Judge Campbell
District of Southwark
Court of Common Pleas
Philadelphia County
David Porter
Campbell
Bigler
Jefferson Davis
Hibernian Club
Jefferson Medical College
City Trusts
Beneficial Savings Fund
St. Joseph’s Orphan Asylum
Deimocate
The Man Who Defeated Balmaceda in Chile
Colonel Canto, once exiled and briefly jailed by Balmaceda, emerged as the key victor of the Chilean civil war. He led Congressional forces to victory after a dispatch signaled his arrest, fled to join the rebels, and now sits in Santiago as the acknowledged commander while Balmaceda is in flight. At forty, he is a popular, well drilled officer of short stature and dark complexion.
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Balmaced
Chili
Balmazeda
Canto
Balmaceda
Flo
Peru
Tacna
Vanko
Congressional Party
Santiago
Death of Aunt Emily Ward Friend of the Orphans
Emily Ward, known as Aunt Emily, dies at eighty two after a long life caring for and funding education for orphans. Sister of Detroit shipowner Eber Brock Ward, she raised many children, aided six who became millionaires, and ran an academy portion while her brother built her a Fort street home in 1869 after moving to Detroit.
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Emily” Ward
Emily Ward
Eber Brock Ward
Detroit
Emily
Eber Ward
Vermont
Manlius
Onondaga County
N. Y
Canada
Kentucky
Marine City
Captain Ward
Fort Street
Horse and male supply census figures for farms
Census office reports state and territorial totals for horses mules and asses on farms of three or more acres as of June 1 1880 showing 6017 horses 2246036 mules and 3 asses on hand foaling 1814404 horses 157105 mules 7257 asses in 1880 sold 1309557 horses 329005 mules 7 died 211 total deaths across all categories during the period.
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Census Office
Tionesta Valley Railroad Time Table May 1 1591
Train schedule for the Tionesta Valley Railroad lists southward and northward departures from Garfield Tions and Sheffield with stop times to Brookston Barnes and Wolf Run, noting connections at Sheffield with P. and E.R. and P. and W railroads. Sup’t Terry Crary signs the notice.
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Pittsburgh Railroad
O. Leslee
A.M. Amip
MFP
Dunkirk
a.Ril
MNYCE
P Crossing
Fredonia
Ad Laona i Oe
Clair
Falconer
Junction
Jewsburg
Fentonville
It Russel
Vaio
North Warren
Warren
Irvine
OD Ae
Pan
Pittsfield
Ag Garland
Torpedo
Newtar
Grand Valley Mi Bla
Selkirk
Tim Te
An. Timeville
IP. M
A.W, P
Trun
Depot Corner High
Beech Streets
H. Eltcham
O.E. Batcheller
Ticket Agt
Southeward
Garfield
Shefield
Barnes
Brookston
Sheifield Junction
Sheffield
Shefeld
Wolf Run
Shethy
Fhefield
Grookston
Shefle'da Junction
Ars
Wolf Rum
Tiana
Garheld
Wall Run
Sheffield Twanetion
Brooketon
Sheffield Junction
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Boston
Hudson
Potomac
United States
Washington Star
England
India
Europe
New York Weekly
Gail
Chicago
ST. Paul
Cinces
St. Louie
F. H. Garfield
Jamestown
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Isob. Treing
Kinzua
Brad- Salamanca
Tr Nton
Teaoute
Tionesta
OC City
Fittsburgh
Buffalo Expres
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J. A. Fellows
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Nderwood McCalmuoant
Wood's Mill
East Branch
Dunetion
Gartick
Ridgway
Erie
Vanderarift
Field
Dunham's Mill
Garhely
A. BP. Wood
Pennsylvania Railroad
P. & G. Division
Sheffields
Harrisburg
Pullman
Philadelphiz
Shhemeld
Sunbury
Lancaster
Philadelphis Mes Veuk
Baltimore
Washington
Pallsun
Williamsport
Passeger
mTrain
Gary
Haltimore
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Bachefield
Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley
Tionesta Valley Railroad
Iflaad
Boston Shoe Store
Warren, Penn’a
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Berckey & Gay Furniture
Grand Rapids
Nelson Greenland
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