Over a Mile a Minute on the Philadelphia Jersey Line
A Philadelphia Times report details a 80 mile run from West Philadelphia to Jersey City at nearly 50 miles per hour with a 120 pound steam gauge, four cars, one stop, and a return slightly faster. The journey passes Germantown Junction, Bristol, Trenton, Princeton, New Brunswick, Menlo Park, and Lake Tahoe is highlighted among other summer notes.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
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America
West Philadelphia
Jersey City
London
Holyhead
Germantown Junction
Bristol
Delaware
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Philadelphia
Princeton
Monmouth Junction
New Brunswick
Menlo Park
Phila
Quips and Quarrels in an Autumn Postal Card Page
A collection of witticisms and anecdotes from a 19th century postal card page. Jokes run from language quirks and social foibles to humorous exchanges about hay fever, travel, weddings, and theatre mishaps, featuring pithy lines and brief dialogues. Notable entries include jest about language evolution, humor on bathers and water, and humorous misunderstandings in daily life.
Fragmentary OCR Snippet Yields No Clear Event
A damaged text fragment shows scattered numbers and letters 4 40 7 05 9350 1us 10:50 ik L 32h 2 3 LM with no discernible event or names.
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Warren Post Office Schedules Arrivals and Routes
At Warren post office June 20 1878 and until further change notes list mail arrivals and routes. Pittsburg and Dunkirk north arrivals at 9 19 am and 12 66 pm. south 11 30 am. R R west of Warren 7 40 am and 7 10 am eastbound 2 20 pm and 1 40 pm westbound 4 6 pm and 4 15 pm from the west 7 20 pm. No mail east of Warren on Accommodation. O C Allen P M.
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Kaneé
Erie
L.8.&m.s
Corry
P. T. & B. Railways
Oil Creek
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Fredonia
Laona
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Sinclairville
Vermont
Ross Mill
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Youngsville S Dam
Pittsfield
Garland
Newton’s
Grand Valley
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Erie R’y
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Erie Railways
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Falconer
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Thayer
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Warren
Cincinnati
Kent
Jama
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Buffalo
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Galion
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O. C. Allen
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Town Officials and Public Officers Listed
Burgess Miles and councilors plus clerk assessor and school directors named. Justices of the peace constable notaries public auditors and other city officers listed with names and initials.
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D. J. Hodges
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Local Judicial and CivicOfficials Listed for Warren County
The article lists county and state officials for Warren Pennsylvania including Congressman L F Watson State Senator C W Stone Assemblyman W M Lindsey and several county roles such as Sheriff Henry Brace Prothonotary Starling W Waters and County Treasurer T E Barnes. It also names Commission members M Dunham E R Wheelock J B Jennings and others plus district attorney W Schnur and county superintendent N R Thompson.
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L. F. Watson
Warren
C. W. Stone
W. M. Lindsey
Lansing D. Wetmore
W. B. Acocks
Pittsfield
W. W. Conniely
Deerfield
Henry Brace
Starling W. Waters
Register & Recorder
W. J. Alexander
T. E. Barnes
M. Dunham
Enterprise
E.R. Wheelock
Sugar Grove
J.B. Jennings
Tidioute
D. F. A. Wheelock
Lottsville
Sterling Green
Kinzua
W. Schnur
E. A
Church Services and Schedules Across Denominations
The note lists multiple congregations with pastors and service times including Presbyterian Rankin at 7:30 PM, Episcopal Getz at 7:30 PM, Meritopist Warren with 11 AM and 8 PM, Evangelical Miller at 10:30 AM and 7:30 PM, Lutheran Lampe at 11 AM and 7 PM, Scandinavian Mellander with 10:30 AM and 7:30 PM on first and third Sundays, and Carhouse Father De La Roque with 10:30 AM and 8:30 PM services plus evening vespers.
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Presbyterian
W. A. Rankin
Il Aa Mand
Episcopal
Getz
Ilaa Mand
Meritopist
R. M. Warren
B. L. Miller
LuTuEeran
F.C. H. Lampe
J. Mellander
CarHouse
Father de la Roque
Father Mullen
Local lodge meeting schedule and officers listed
A scanned notice lists fraternal lodge meetings across several groups. LABAN LODGE No 52 meets every other Monday in K of H Hall with Nelson Ensworth as Dictator and H R Bartlett as Reporter. CORNELIUS and FALCONER serve as W K and Secy for CONEWANGO Lodge No 250. WARR EN LODGE No 339 meets Tuesdays in Allen Block with W Butler as N G. Other groups include NORVTuH STAR LODGE No 241 and OCCIDENTAL H R A CHAPTER No 285 with typical monthly or weekly meeting patterns and officers named.
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Laban Lodge
H. Hall
Carver House
Nelson Ensworth
H.R. Bartlett
Carroll Lodg E
A. Co
U. W
Hall
Burgess’ Store
W. Lytle
M. W
EF. L. Contess
Recorder
Norvtuh Star Lopae
Johnson’s
Gero. O. Cornelius
W. K. Falconer
Sec’y. Warren
Allen Block
W. Butler
G. H. Ames
C. P
Forest Glade Natura Santorum in a Golden Light
A lyrical scene describes a sunlit forest walk through beech, spruce, hemlock and maple under a verdant canopy. The poet notes forest scents, mossy carpets, and glimpses of wildlife including rabbit, robin, partridge, vole, marmot, bee and butterfly in a vivid, dreamlike woodland setting.
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Dale
Ebon
Bowery
Reform in Oil City Schools Cuts Spell Work Delivers Better Reading
A Venango County superintendent advocates dropping spelling books in early grades and integrating spelling with reading. He argues text books hinder progress, teach crutches, and waste time. students should spell from slate and learn word meaning in context to save two hours daily for other recitation and writing practice.
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Oil City
Supt
Venango Co
Remarkable quintuplets birth near Salesville Ohio
The Camden Post reports Mrs. McCormick near Salesville Ohio gave birth last Monday night to five healthy children four boys and one girl. Such multiple births are rare and usually nonviable but all mother and babies are doing well. The event excites the local community and the father becomes a regional hero attracting visitors from far and wide.
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Salesville
Ohio
United States
Camden Post
Post Office Rule Sparks Dialect Debate
A postal regulation states that the words please for ward on the addressed side of a posta card render it unmailable unless at letter rate postage. The rule has drawn commentary on bureaucratic oddities and language use in mailing rules.
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Post Office Department
American beauty norms and Jersey glamour across cities
The piece contrasts Miss Neilson in Louisville as dull next to Mrs Langtry in London, noting Jersey beauty as the social spark in Cockney society. It mocks American abundance of pretty women and hints at European allure and titles shaping gossip and pride in high society.
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Henry Clay
Lexington
Isle of Jersey
Washington
Europe
Central Park
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America
N. Y. Mercury
Alexander Hamilton Buried At Trinity Churchyard
A New York Times note recalls Hamilton’s burial at Trinity Churchyard and its ironic inscription praising his integrity and wisdom. The reminiscence contrasts his role as a founder with a local misperception labeling him a Tammany thief. Hamilton was born on Nevis to a Scottish father and French Huguenot mother.
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N. Y
Pulpit Announces Benefit Baseball Game in Waterbury
On Sunday Rev. Mr. Pegg of Waterbury’s Methodist Episcopal Church announced a charity baseball match between two clubs to aid Wallingford sufferers. The notice marked an early instance of a church pulpit publicizing a baseball game for relief.
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Methodist Episcopal Church of
Waterbury
Wallingford
Fashion at Saratoga Shows Simpler Yet Colorful Dress
The Washington Post correspondent notes Saratoga ladies favor light fabrics and bright colors over lavish garments. White lace over silk, airy organdies, and bold ribbon bows appear. hats rise eight to ten inches and embellishments cluster at the front. Diamonds are seen but worn modestly compared with earlier seasons. Barus claims a 2.13 record at Buffalo amid turf law results.
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Saratoga
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Grand Union Hotel
Cor
Washington Post
Barus
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Buffalo Association
Button Event Recurs as Small, Imminent Reminder
A recurring, minor event described as a button that is always coming off signals a persistent, small issue. The phrasing suggests a continual reminder of wear or fragility in a component or process.
Where to Spend the Summer at the Pierce Hotel Buffalo
A promotional piece touts the new $500,000 Pierce Hotel in Buffalo New York as the best summer retreat for families and travelers. It highlights accessible location on a bluff above Buffalo and Lake Erie, a cool climate 65 to 75 degrees, and scenic views of Niagara River and the Cataract. Correspondence goes to Manager of Invalids and Tourists Home Buffalo NY.
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McCullough
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R. V. Pierce
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Buffalo Bay
Niagara River
Villa
A Sweet Fish Story of a Burlington Girl’s Pickerel Team
At Clear Lake a young girl uses two pickerel, each three feet long and seven to eight pounds, to ride in a skiff daily. The fish are harnessed and guided by lines, then housed in a glass aquarium after riding. She has even been offered $1000 for the pair.
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Frank Abbott
Burlington
Iowa
Clear Lake
Dr King's New Discovery Claims Cough Cures
An advertisement asserts Dr King’s New Discovery provides immediate relief for coughs colds asthma bronchitis and lung illnesses. It boasts hundreds of cures and offers a free trial bottle or a dollar regular size at A W Merck Co.'s Drug Store.
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Dr. King
A. W. Merck & Co
Subscription policies for continuous delivery and arrears
If subscribers do not protest, they are deemed to want to continue. If they wish to stop, notices may be sent until charges are paid. If recipients neglect or refuse to collect, they are responsible for all arrears and must give notice to discontinue.
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Josh Billings
England
Singer Manufactory Opens Branch Office in Warren
The Singer Manufactory opens a Warren branch opposite Hazeltine and Davis drug store offering machines on monthly payments with satisfaction guaranteed. Agents wanted. E. C. Cook is manager. Warren, Pa. May 1, 1878.
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RK. B. Stewart
Warren
Hazeltine & Davis’ Drug Store
Hickory St
Union School
Singer Manufactory
Hazeltine & Davis
E. C. Cook
Warren, Pa
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