The Clock Stops A Quiet Moment Poem
The speaker notes the sudden stillness when a clock stops and reflects on how people overlook daily blessings until they vanish. He compares the halted clock to a missing pulse in life, suggesting routine companionship goes unheeded until lost, leaving a strange silence in its wake.
Naughty Kiss Reflected in Whimsical Verse
A playful verse recalls a moment of coy romance where lips near, a kiss is shared, and a cheeky exchange follows. The speaker notes the maid’s reproving glance and the embrace grows into a teasing line about being a little naughty for sweetness.
Palace of Truth at Mrs Grey's Ball Ends in Self Realization
Richard Turner returns home in a foul mood after a bolt from a flirty note from Florence Redifer. At Mrs Grey's party he faces insults about dancing and vanity, and confronts a cruel truth when a hidden message reads Palace of Truth. The night ends with Turner humbled by self awareness as his terrier Snip watches.
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Richard Turner
Mr. Turner
Florence Replier
Tom Baker
Snip
Florence Redifer
Solomon
Mrs. Grey
Mozart
Turner
Smith
Florence Red
Ifer
Turper
Mr. Simpson
Simpson
Snap
Aanses Reppwier
Dug-Out Duke: Seneca Canoes and Allegheny River Trade
The Bradford Era recounts how the Seneca people revered the Allegheny and used dug-out canoes carved from pine and cucumber trunks to travel the river. Pioneers soon adopted the dug-out for transport between Warren and Pittsburgh, with keel-boats and later wagon routes replacing water travel. By mid century canoeing waned on the reservation, leaving a faded memory of a rugged river highway.
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Allegheny River
Allegheny
Kittanning
Pittsburg
Warren
Tuna Valley
State Line
Bradford
Buffalo
Olean Point
Olean
Allegheny Reservation
Temperance Work District Convention in Corry
The First District Convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union met at the Corry Presbyterian Church on Tuesday June 14 with Mrs J B Chace presiding. Officers elected include Mrs Richard of Franklin treasurer and Miss L G Sanford Erie secretary. Committees appointed on resolutions and credentials. delegates from Corry Columbus Erie Franklin Girard Northeast Oil City Union City Warren. Afternoon session featured reports, juvenile work papers, and a plan to form county presidents. Resolutions urged active temperance work, juvenile schools, widespread literature, and electing temperance candidates. Secretary and treasurer elected L G Sanford and Mrs Cobham. ten percent of auxiliary dues to be paid in fall. proceedings to be published.
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Corry
Women’s Christian ‘Temperance Union
Presbyterian Church
J. B. Chace
State Society
Lower
Richard
Franklin
L. G. Sanford
Erie
Dale
Thomas
Waterford
Allen
Union City
Bowie
Mesdames Davis
Bliss and
King
Chase
Columbus
Warren Co
Jones Smith
L. L. Spencer
Sanford
Judge Marvin
Franklin, Venango Co
Mesdames Dale and Richards
Girard, Erie Co
Northeast
N. M. Mesier
Oil City
J. N. Freeland
Tidioute
8. Allen
G. Myers
Burnham
Warren
W. H. Cobham
Frank Henry
P. Johnson
Henry
B. Hamilton
Sharon
Cobham
Miss Sanford
W. M. Davis
Jesus
Miss White
Eric
Mosier
Thomas Warren
Jackson
Venango
Mesdames
Dale, Pickard and
Freeland
Neil
White
Pine Grove
Mercer Co
Union
Sloan
Erie County
Bell Hall
North East
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Erie, Warren
Venango Counties
L. G. Sanvorp
Quips and Queries From a Busy Page
A miscellaneous page notes humor about color blindness, sermons, and fishless fishing. It contains anecdotes on children, emigrant women in Europe, and a New Haven Exchange with a ninepounders club boast. It also advertises poultry stock and wedding stationery.
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Germany
France
Classical Suggestions and Poetic Echoes Across Nations
A witty column references poets and writers from Byron to Shakespeare, tracing fame and folly across England Ireland Scotland and America. It hints at national reputations, literary myths, and the peculiar legacies of poets and writers through concise, teasing observations.
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Whitehall Times
Byron
Chaucer
Hood
Goldsmith
Gold
Steele
Bacon
England
America
Whittier
Ireland
Travel Offers Highlighted by Burlington Route
Important travel notice urges readers to view the Burlington Route advertisement in this issue for special inducements and travel incentives.
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Burlington
Ely's Cream Balm Relief for Hay Fever Readers
Advertised testimonials from W P Anprus and J Cottyer praise Ely's Cream Balm for hay fever and rose cold relief. Anprus reports nearly immediate aid after ten years of suffering and urges others to try it. Cottyer notes instant relief after a relapse with exposure to heat dust and draughts at Elizabeth New Jersey.
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Ely
W.P. Anprus
Metuchen
N. J
J. Cottyer
Broad Street
Elizabeth
Birds bury dead thrush after hunter’s shot
A Michigan observer finds a dead female thrush near Goguac Lake and watches brown thrushes cover the body with leaves and grass. The birds chirp softly as they bury their fellow, an act resembling a funeral in nature.
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Michigan
Goguac Lake
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Praised as Throat and Lung Remedy
A brief line touts Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a remarkable time honored medicine for throat and lung diseases. An advertisement notes a spring suitings line described as made up in the best of abeelan for sale.
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Ayer
Abeelan
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