Disastrous Day for a Family in Oil City to Pittsburgh
A long reading outlines a day of misfortune from a 1869 family episode. Bridget injures herself, Tom breaks a leg, May breaks a cherished gift, and a double setback with furniture orders amid rain, illness, and a vanishing arrival of Rose. Uncle Tom dies after a telegraph notice, while Tom recovers with a fortune left by Uncle Tom.
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Pet
Mother
Darling
Rose
Papa
Kidderminster
May
Tom
Bridget
Biddy
Aexandria
Toi
Uncle Tom
Joan Wheeler
Tomill
Miss Clarke
Wallace’s
Providence
John
April Fools in the Court Yard and a Trick at Institute Hall
Katy Fitzgerald carries her baby Johnny through a heavy day on April First and follows a lost saison-ticket to Institute Hall where a pretended marvel captivates her. Charlie, Mark, and Jim conspire, Katy’s trust yields joy, and the boys plot to keep the hoax secret.
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Katy Fitzgerald
Johnny
Katy
Kaby
Johany
Mark
Jim
Institute Hall
Johny
Charlie Fisher
Kate Fitzgerald
Charlie
Winslow-street
Sartin
Honor Bright
Het
Mark Flynn
Notice to Owners of Unpatented Lands 1869
Surveyor General informs owners that the County Land List of unpatented lands for Warren County has been sent to the Prothonotary for examination. Liens may be liquidated by paying purchase money interest and fees to receive patents through this department. Jacob M Campbell Surveyor General.
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Surveyor General’s Office
Harrispura
County
Warren County
Jacob M. Campbell
Ljaugom
Witty Antics and Odd Pairings Fill Page Fragments
A collage of punny captions and wordplay pairs like Courtship and no captain, a fish wife wedding, and an ink tax. It links curiosities from New York rents falling to a minister of peace Olivier and jokes about waiters and horses, all in a clipped vintage style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Tompson
Joe
Miss Nancy
Tom Bennett
Tom
Molly
Tom Bennet
Chicago
Far West
Alaska
New York
Olivier
Santa Anna
Sarsaparilla Townsend
Radway
Treasury
Brighamite
Mormons of
Utah
Joseph
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ARK
J. A. Partridge
Warren, Penna
Warren
Rufus B. Smith
Smith & Thompson
Warren Pa
DR. R. Puller
Sheffield Depot
Sheffield
Russel
Italy
J. Loomis
Allen & Reey
Water Street
Hunter
H. Allen
G. W. Allen
J. N. Schnur
Russell House
J. A. Neill
Watson & Davis
Water Streets
Warren, Pa
C. Coburn
M. D
J. W. Potter
Tidioute
White’s Hotel
N. B
Venango
Forest Counties
Stebily
J. E. Ashby, & CO
Wright’s Block
State Street
Erie
J. E. Ashby
Wm. Fleming
Culbertson, Bowman & Wood
Youngsville
Warren Co
J. A. Cutserrson
D. C. Bowman
G. R. Woonydee
George Reig, JR
Second Street
J. B. Brown
P. & W. Martin
Cortland Street
Greenwich
Washington Sts
Peter Martin
WM. Martin
George Ball
J. H. Mitchell & CO
Asalers
Carver House
J. Mitchell
H. A. Jamieson
Brown & Stone
Johnson’s Exchange
R. Brown
C. W. Stone
WM. D. Brown
Liberty Street
Wetmore & Clark,kneys
Johnson & Browns
L. D. Wetshorr
J. R. Clark
Kirberger
Greenland Brothers
Keystone Block
Ie Carver House
Charles Dinsmoor
Justice
the Peace
Hickory and
Wilbur & Allen
Attorneys At Law
Johnson's Exchange
First National Bank
W.W
Philadelphia
Erie Rail Road
Philadelphia & Erie Rail Road
Corry
Eric
Irvineton
Irvineto Creek
Allegheny River
R. R. Alfred L. Tyler
Uperintendent
Avimg
Peter Masterson
Irvington
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dunkirk
Layfalo
Rochester
Cincinnatt DaviTran
Urbana
Marion
Galion
Mansfield
Ashland
Akron
Meadville
Buffalo
Boston
Lakeshore Railway
Ohio & Mississippi
Louisville
Hornellsville
Lake Shore Railway
New Jersey
New England
E& the
Erie Railway Company
Jersey City
Erie Railway
L. D
WM. R. Barr
Gen'l
Ag.t
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Pittsburgi
Oil City
Pittsburgh
Kittaning Accom
Emlentoi
Kittaning
West Penn Junction
Parker Accom
Parker
West Penn
Kvington
Franklin
Jamestown
Franklin R. R
R. R
Blairsville
Pennsylvania R. R
J. J. Lawrence
M. Kina
Creek and
Allegheny River Railway
Titusville
Petroleum Centre
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad
Atlantic and Great Western Railway
Harrisburg
Buffalo, Corry
Pittsburg
Philadelphia and Erie Railway
John Pitcairn, Jr
Gen’l
Paradise
Alice Robbins
The
Jockey Club
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