The Counterpart of Richard Smith
A clerk Richard Smith flees a furious widow, assumes a new life in New Hampton, and is courted by Helen Smith. At a wedding he meets his exact double, causing a chaotic mix up with a planned marriage to Alice Hereford. A mistaken identity leads to comic peril and eventual reconciliation with Helen.
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Graham
Shear & Prescott
Weston
Lillie Prescott
Richard Smith
Julianna Diggins
Richard
Smith
Alice
Helen Smith
Helen
Alice Hereford
Tam
Archibald Smith
Robert
Mr. Smith
Hereford
Clinging to the rock and saving a child on the rails
A passenger train descending the Alleghenies halts none too soon when a girl and her baby brother play on the track. A sister warns Johnny to cling to the rock as the engine tears past, a rock niche swallowing the infant, while the crowd prays and a father bids his son cling to life.
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Allegheny Mountains
Johnny
Dr. Todd
Store room plan for families to save on staples and build a library
The article urges every family to stock a store room with flour, produce, fuel, and bulk purchases of Indian meal sugar tea coffee and canned fruit to save money. It adds a spice box and suggests investing savings in books to amass a library over ten years, calling books essential for sustenance of the soul.
Widow Remains After Death of Jeweller Siebald Illmaga
Veronique Illmaga, widow of jeweller Siebald Illmaga, announces his death after a funeral set for tomorrow. Daughters Hilda and Emma, with Emma open to offers, mourn at the tomb. business shifts from No 3 Tessi des Tenturies to No 4 Rue de Missionnaire due to rent rise.
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la Vie
Paris
Siebald Illmaga
Hilda
Emma
Veronique Illmaga
P. S
Sual
Tessi Des
Johnny Washes Part of His Dirty Face
A boy returns with the lower half of his face clean but the upper part still dirty and wet after being told to wash. He explains he washed as high as his shirt would go, prompting the teacher to note he did wash it but did not wipe it all over.
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Johnny
Thinning Seedlings and Spacing for Garden Crops
A guidance note on optimal seed quantity and the importance of thinning. It warns against overplanting melons cucumbers and squash and urges giving plants room to mature. The piece emphasizes that crowding leads to poor development and that thinning is a crucial, difficult garden operation.
Education Branches Referenced in School Joke
A student asks what branch of education the school emphasizes and the reply jokes that the master uses a willow branch so extensively that it feels like a whole tree. The exchange reflects a humorous view of strict discipline in schooling.
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Erie Railway
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Atlantic Cities
Cincinnati
New York
Cleveland
Dunkirk
Buffalo
Rochester
Dayton
Urbana
Marion
Galion
Mansfield
Ashland
Akron
Warren
Meadville
Boston
Corry
Pat
Princs
Lake Shore Railway
Ippi
Louisville Railways
Ohio & Missits
Hornellsville
Wil
Ohio & Mississippi
Uisville
West
Connect
North-west
Ting
New
Jersey
Philadelphia
England
Erie Railway Company
Jersey City
231 Street
L. D. Rucker
Gen
G. W
WM. R. Barr
Ag’t
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Fasaias
Pittsburgh
Oil City
Kittaning Accom
Emlento1
Kittaning
West Penn Junction
Parker Accom
Parker
West Penn
Irvington
Franklin
Jamestown
Franklin R. R
R. R
Blairsville
Pennsylvania R. R
Silver Palace
J. J. Lawrence
Tuos
M. Kine
Il Creek
Allegheny River
Titusville
Petroleum Centre
Tidioute
Irvineton
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad
Atlantic and Great Western Railway
Harrisburg
Erie
Pittsburg
ITE
Keystone Block
West End
GEO. Offerlee & Son
DR. Holland
Miss Lillie
R’d Smith
New Hampton
William
WIT and Wisdom
Greece
Joseph
Pharoah
Sluggard
Paddy
Mount Morris
Carver
Hickory and
Water Streets
Warren County
I. F. William
J. A. Partridge
Warren, Penna
Rufus B. Smith
Smith & Thompson
Warren Pa
DR. R. Fuller
Sheffield Depot
Sheffield
Russel
Kulyts J. Loomis
Allen & Reeves
Water Street
Hunter’s
Allen
F.D. Reeves
G. W. Allen
J. N. Sohnur
Russell
J. A. Neill
Offiice
Watson & Davis
Water Kepts Streets
Warren, Pa
Culbertson, Bowman & Wood
Youngsville, Warren Co
J. A. Culbertson
D. C. Bowman
G. R. Woop
George Reig, JR
Second Street
J. B. Brown's
Laugbott
W. Martin
Cortland Street
Greenwich
Washington Sts
Peter Martin
WM. Martin
George Ball
J. H. Mitchell & CO
Aalers
H. Mitchell
H. A. Jamieson
C. W. Stone
WM. D. Brown
Liberty Street
Johnson & Brown's
L. D. Wetmore
J. R. Clare
Kirberger
Greenland Brothers
Carver House
Charles Dinsmoor
Justice
the Peace
Wilbur & Allen
Attorneys At Law
Johnson's Exchange
First National Bank
W.W
Philadelphia and Erie Rail Road
Philadelphia & Erie Rail Road
Reer Express
Creek
Jth
Avimg
Peter Masterson
Arypaeae
Varien Hall
Greenland
BROS
CHOOL
Ehead
Hazeltine & CO
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