Rail timetable fragment from Pittsburgh area lines
An OCR heavy timetable lists trains eastward and westward with assorted times and stations such as Pittsburg, Kittanning, Emlenton, Franklin, Oil City, Titusville, Corry, and Buffalo. The fragment shows departures and arrivals, station coordinates, and names including David McCargo and J Morton Hall, indicating a mid-19th to early-20th century local rail schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emlenton
Franklin
Oil City
Titusville
Corry Mayiile
Buffalo
Early Spring Blooms and Quiet Family Reflections
The piece celebrates May flowers and early spring buds amid winter, mingling poetic verses with a funeral sermon recounting a mother’s long devotion. A pastor exhorts descendants to honor their mother’s memory and maintain reverent conduct, then shifts to spring fashions from 1876 and notes on commerce and social trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Buffalo Express
New England
New York
The Lost Mother and a Call to Remembrance
A visitor asks for the minister claiming to lay his mother beside her husband. He coldly asserts the mother outlived usefulness and was a burden, while seven children bemoan the cruel verdict. The account ends at the mother's coffin, urging love over utility and urging to remember motherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
How the Ladies Fish
A humorous scene of six women fishing by a river with multiple poles. They stumble into the water, climb down embankments, bicker over bait and hooks, and laugh at misadventures with sunfish. After several near misses, they retreat to lunch, share gossip, and depart at sunset.
Goodbye Old Scrip Ends Era of Fractional Currency
A reflective editorial bids farewell to the era of fractional currency. It recalls the wartime and abolitionist ties, mourns the loss, and urges preserving scrip relics while welcoming silver money and a new regime.
Children in Congress Hover Near Dignified Papas on Floor
A reviewer recalls how small children visit fathers in the House, shy at first then joyful as they climb into chairs and share a moment with their congressman. Reagan of Texas is singled out for the rare smile that softens his stern face when the boy plays with papers. A few daughters brighten the scene, drawing attention from all with their charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Winona
Omaha
Overland
Union Pacific Railroa
Missouri River
Chicago & North- Western Railway
Council Bluffs
California
Pullman Palace
Minneapolis
Green Bay
Lake Superior
Marquette
Sparta
Points
Minnesota
Dubuque
Freeport
la Crosse
Clinton
McGregor
Iowa
Sioux City
Yankton
Missouri Valley Junction
Lake Geneva
Rockford
Sterling
Kenosha
Janesville
New York
Broadway
Boston
State Street
Farnham Street
San Francisco
Montgomery Street
Clark Street
Marvin Hughitt
W.h.stennett
Sup'’t
Gen. Pass
Ag’t
Papa
Reagan
Texas
Dom Pedro
America
Alexander H. Stevens
Tommy
Rockland
Maine
St. Louis
Dobbs
Virginia
Bedad
Ireland
New Mexico
Trenton
Snapper
Lanker
New York Mail
Partizan
Petroleum lights Bagdad in ancient lore of Babylon
Dr Newman's work notes American petroleum, imported from Alexandretta and carried by camels, as the sole U S article in Bagdad bazaars. It illuminates dwellings and temples from Bethlehem to Damascus, and across the ancient world from Egypt to Greece, becoming a marvel of the age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newman
Babylon
Nineveh
United States
Bagdad
Alexandretta
Mediterranean
Levant
Orient
Orfah
Abraham
Mardeen
Marcius
Damascus
Bethlehem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Jerusalem
Pyramids
Egypt
Acropolis
Athens
Troy
Bosphorus
Golden Horn
Bedford County Shows Sound Financial Condition in State
Bedford county shows the soundest financial condition in the state. Oil Regions production is down but prices improve and all but dry-well owners are satisfied. The Pennsylvania Bible Society builds a translation center at Centennial grounds. Scranton’s Black Hills expeditionists return disappointed and many depart as others go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford County
Pennsylvania Bible Society
Centennial Exhibition Grounds
Black Hills
Scranton
Stewart
Yorkville
N. Y
Sam
Bogardus
Cooper
A. & G. W. Railroad
Philadelphia
State National Guard
Perry Township
Ribune and Dispatch
Tattlers and idle gossip ruin lives and friendships
Kate Thorn warns against tattlers who spread others' faults, causing feuds and unhappiness. Do not listen to idle tales, for gossip harms friendships and daily life. better to ignore rumors and focus on constructive matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. A
Mrs. B
Kate Thorn
Boston Women Exhibit At Centennial Collections Of Colonial Relics
The Boston ladies in charge invited contributors and friends to view a Centennial display rich in 100 to 150 year old fashions and artifacts. Notable items include Peregrine White’s cradle, Aunt Jerusha crafted spinning wheel, antique crockery, a 160 year old trunk, a 237 year old settle, a 200 year old chest, and relics from 1676 to 1776 such as a English purse and homespun linen. Mrs E D Southwick and Mrs S C Oliver oversee the display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Rebecca Bates
Scituate
Peregrin White
Jerusha
Paul Rever
E. D. Southwick
8S. C. Oliver
A Wacky Patchwork of Jokes from a Maine Courier
A Rockland Maine humor column compiles quips, punny lines, and sly asides about weddings, fashion, Irish wit, professors and freshmen, with playful references to deacons, peppery editors, and a mix of regional stock characters. The piece strings together quick gags and anecdotes, weaving in satire about writers, actors, and social manners.
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AX Che
EK. Cowan & CO
E. Cowan
J. E
Pittsburg
Warren
lSaprdf
J.W. Agrelius
Empire Shingle Mill
Youngsville
Kaprly
Rk. W. Humphrey
Lome
O. F. Hoffman
Warren, Pa
Second Street
Warren Savings Bank
Wilbur
M. Miles
D.I. Ball
Wim. Messner
Carver House
Hk. B. Stewart
Hazeltine & Allen’s
Third Street
Lutheran Church
J. H.mitchell, & CO
Willis A. Mitchell
D. J. Hodges
Water Street
Messner & Trusher
Sextus Keller
Smith's
Johnson & Lindsey
Johnson’s Exchange
Warren Pa
Johlnson
W. M. Lindsey
WM. V. Hazeltine
Liberty Street
Scofield & Hooker
Junius R. Clark
Chas, H. Noyes
Clark & Noyes
H. Noyes
Allen & Thompson
Tidioute
Warren County
Central Block
W. Allen
C. C. Thompson
Brown & Schnur
Attorneys At Law
W. D. Brown
WM. Schnur
Brown & Stone
First National Bank
H. E. Brown
R Brown
W. Stone
Lake Shore
Michigan
R.Y. Franklin Division
Stoneboro
Andover
Ashtabula
Cleveland
Geo. H. McInti
Hechicago & Northwestern R&y
Great Trunk Railway
West
Northwest
Illinois
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Western Territories
Ilinois
Dakota
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
Oregon
China
Japan
Australia
Madison
Duluth
Great Northwest
St. Peter
Rochester
Owttonna
Mankato
New Ulm
Watertown
Fond du Lac
Oshkosh
Appleton
Escanaba
Negaunee
Houghton
Hancock
Freeport & Dubuque
Elgin
Chicago & Milwaukee
Evanston
Lake Forest
Highland Park
Waukegan
Racine
Pullman Palace Cars
Pennsylvania Rail Road
Philadelphia & Erie R
Philadelphia & Erie Rail Road
Erie Mail
Erie
Phila. Ex
Corry
WM. A. Baldwin
Dunkirk
Allegheny Valley
Tim
Garland
Pittsfield
Irvington
Russelburg
Fentonville
Frewsburg
Falcconer's
Fredonia
Pril
Falconer
Jamestown
R. R
Ime Tale
Erie R
Buffalo Creek
Big Tree
Ibbott
Eden Valley
Eden Centre
North Collin
Lawtons
Collins
Gowanda
Dayton
Markhams
Pine Valley
P. C. Doyle
Allegheny Valley. Railroad
Oil Creek
Allegheny River Railway
Buffalo, Corry, and Pittsburgh Railroad
Kittanning
Bradys Bend
Parkar
Irvineton
Red Bank
New Bethlehem
Brookville
Reynoldsville
Driftwood
David McCargo
J. Morton Hall
Gen’l
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
Cincinnati
Urbana
Marion
Galion
Mansfield
Ashland
Akron
Ravenna Warren
Greenville
Meadville
Union City Corry
Salamanca Buffalo
Hornellsville
Elmira
Binghamton
Aldaan Yo
Essen
Albany
Salamanca
Jamestown Corry
Ravenna
Union City
Wayton
Louisville
Toledo
Palace
Leavittsburg
Fort Wayne
Baltimore & Ohio
Cleveland & Pittsburg
Union and Corry
Niagara Falls
Springfield
Worcester
W. B. Shattuc
Gen. Pass’r Agt
C. P
D. Cooper
Eh. Pitts
B. Ptayer
C. A. Clute
Ass’t
L. T. BisHor
Greenbacks
Fancy Foods
J. F. Wells & CO
Struthers
Iron Works
Struthers, Wells & CO
Citizens Savings Bank
S. P. Johnson
M. Waters
F. Henry
H. A. Jamieson
R. Dennison
J. RB. Clark
E. B. Eldred
A. Hertzel
G. N. Parmlee
Walter B. Kinsky
Union School
New Boot and Shoe Store
P Gruber, JR
Allen Block
P. Gruber, JR
Basil Beechwood
Old Scrip
Silver
Children In Congress
Constable's and
Justice
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