Opposed bill to create a new county from Crawford Venango Warren
Hon J D McJUNKEN objects to a proposed county split that would take territory from Venango and Warren to form a new county. He cites historic proposals since 1848, argues against loss of Venango land, notes remonstrances by thousands, rail access, debt risk, and county records issues, and moves for indefinite postponement.
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House of Representatives
Harrisburg
Crawford
Venango
Warren
Stone
Venango County
Warren County
Crawford County
Titusville
Speaker
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
New County
Senate of
Pennsylvania
Senate
Erie
Nesses
House Committee
Chase
Democratic Party
House
Oil City Times
Co’s
Mercer
The Clockwork Brain and the San Francisco Epigram
A meditation on the brain as a seven decade clock, its relentless gears racing through thoughts until death offers a final pause. The piece laments the longing for silence and asks how to halt the internal machine, noting evasive fixes via opium or alcohol while reflecting on a San Francisco epigram about Annie Dickinson and local girls.
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Holmes
San Francisco
Annie Dickinson
Witty epigrams compare men and women with objects
A column of humorous lines likens men to bugles and women to tulips and watches. The bachelor narrator notes women are pretty and charming but hard to regulate once engaged, reflecting social humor of the era.
Professor mocks students with geological brag
A geology professor challenges his class by labeling collected bricks and minerals. He names a baryta fragment from Cheshire mines and a feldspar from the Portland quarries, then calls the brick an imprudence from a student.
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Cheshire
Portland
Humorous Tale of Yankee and Cork Drawing
A New England Yankee who never visited Cork is teased by an Irishman. The Yankee replies he has never been there but has seen many good drawings of it, delivering a light joke about drawings and travel.
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Warren
Kulyts J. Loomis
New England States
Cork
Vigilance Committee Drives Off Intended Exile
A Montana vigilance committee detained a troublesome man, forced him onto a mule, and gave him fifteen minutes to depart. He allegedly replied with a wry quip about the mule balking and time.
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Montana
Paste Receipt for Long Keeping Adhesive
The recipe instructs dissolving an ounce of alum in a quart of warm water, cooling, adding flour to the consistency of cream, then mixing in powdered rosin and a touch of cloves oil. The paste stores for a year and can be softened with water when dry.
Jubal Early Becomes Noted Newspaper Contributor
Zz Jubal Early is now listed as a regular newspaper contributor. The announcement highlights his shift into column work and reflects a growing role for Early in the publication's pages.
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Zz Jubal Early
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