Condensed railway timetable and route listings 1874
A dense excerpt presents the Brown and Schnur law notice and a detailed condensed time table for multiple rail lines including Allegheny Valley Oil Creek and Allegheny River Railways. It lists departures arrivals through towns like Warren Dunkirk Fredonia Falconer Frewsburg Fentonville Russelburg Warren Irvington Youngsville Pittsfield Garland Titusville and Boston with schedule notes and locomotive express details. The document references station names, time entries, and railway officials names such as A Clute Ayers and L T Bishop and notes trains run on Erie and Philadelphia time with some cars avoiding changes at certain hubs.
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Titusville
Garland
Pittsfield
Youngsville
Irvington
Warren
Russelburg
Fentonville
Frewsburg
A&g WC
Falconer
Fredonia
Dunkirk
Buffalo
Batavia
Rochester
Syracuse
Utica
Albany
New York
Boston
Falconer’s
A & G W Cross
Russelburg Jilliam
Sus
Wagner
Atlantic Express
War a yen Ac ee Ws ArT
Office notice from WM A Baldwin General Superintendent about arrangements on LS MSR W OC ARRW routes. Mentions through freight east and west between Erie Outer Depot and Kane and notes Erie departure time follows Philadelphia time, twenty minutes faster than Erie time.
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Warren
Ls& Msr
Oc&arrw
Erie
Outer Depot
Kane
Philadelphia
WM. A. Baldwin
Gen
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Timetable Summary
The notice outlines train No. 2 3 and 12 on the main line running daily with specific departure times and palace sleeping coaches on several trains between Cincinnati and New York. It lists connections at Mansfield Ravenna Meadville Corry and other points, no stop over on local tickets, and ticketing rules for locals. Officials W. K. Shattagc and D. Cooper are named as agents.
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Palace
Cincinnati
New York
Louisville
Mansfield
Pittsburg
Ft. Wayne
Ohio
D. Cooper
Cleveland
The Quiet Life of Robert and His Wife
A Victorian tale follows Robert and his wife as they sustain a modest, principled life in a brown house. Her charity, frugal wit, and leadership in benevolence draw neighbors, ministers, and a rising literary circle, while their children prosper musically and socially without excess.
Gilded nights at Robert’s stir Will Seely’s yearnings
In a tale from Arthur’s Home Magazine, Will Seely laments the gilded gaiety of Robert’s gatherings. He worries his family’s plain life cannot match the neighbors, acknowledging Robert’s unusual, queer kin as an exception while clinging to the idea that honest work might refine them.
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Going to the Dentist and the Toothache Tale
A personal reminiscence recounts the torment of dental pain and the relief when a dentist finally removes a troublesome tooth. The narrator describes numb fear, failed remedies, and transformed joy after the procedure, including promises and celebrations at the moment of relief.
Stoves in Summer Heating Advice for Country Homes
A summer guide argues to keep a fire ready in rural living rooms and explains stove removal, pipe labeling, and maintenance. It covers marking joints, thorough cleaning of ash deposits, lime-wash interior to prevent corrosion, and blackening stoves and pipe to prevent rust over the off season.
Mining Mania Grips Peterborough NH Town
A fever for mining sweeps Peterborough New Hampshire as fifty pounds of ore from near the town yield about $20.67 in gold per ton and locals grow excited over the find.
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New England
Peterborough
New Hampshire
Doctor of Limited Skill and the Cold Water Plan Legend
A verse narrative recalls a doctor famed for cures on the “cold water plan” with no pills. His pine portal bears a sign showing a rill and a lake where a sprite sports in deshabille, evoking a charming, humorous tale.
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Good
Beast
Moan
Nice Girl Idealized in Domestic Ideal
A lengthy piece extols the virtues of a “nice girl” linked to home life, diligence, tidiness, and selfless care. ItContrast with vanity, praising her quiet public presence, cheerful work in the kitchen, and patient nursing. It cites examples and observations to illustrate this ideal within social norms.
Spelling Bee Ends With Stunner At Home
A man left a spelling bee at 10 pm, stopped at a saloon, met friends, moved home around midnight with a drunken state. He argued with his wife who lamp in hand labeled him drunk and attempted a playful stunner with a poker ending the bee.
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Givus
Thaz
Norristown Herald
A Spring Poet and Banking Convention News
A Norristown Herald notice reviews a spring poem with rustic imagery and jokes about summer holidays. It also reports an upcoming National Convention of bank cashiers and bankers on July 20 at Saratoga, hosting national state and private institutions to discuss banking practice. Chicago port grain prospects are poor due to low harbor water.
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California
Mark Twain
Sellers
Henry Wilson
Ohio
Norristown Herald
Saratoga
New York
America
Chicago
Washington boots in Philadelphia give no sass
A Philadelphia gentleman holds a pair of boots once owned by George Washington. The size clearly shows why no one dared to defy the father of his country.
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George Washington
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