Siberian Wildman Hired by Pittsburgh Museum in 1881
A correspondence chain from 1881 shows J Isman of New York seeking work as a Russian anarchist to join Harris' Dime Museum in Pittsburgh. The museum manager offers a wildman act at $25 weekly for four weeks, but initial letters hint at doubt. A final notice confirms engagement and instructions to report to Sixth Street near Penn Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice B. Kirby
Pittsburgh
Kirby
Bowery
New York
J. Isman
New York City
Pittsurgh
Sixth Street
Penn Avenue
Harry Schwab
Harris’ Dime Museum
May American Boy highlights on seashore front and boy adventures
The May issue features a yacht front cover and stories such as Jimmy Jones Pirate Four Boys on the Mississippi and That Dilling ham Boy. It includes tales like Hanging a Bear For Uncle Jerry's Sake and Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and Management of a Railroad Saved by a Boy plus articles on Hughie the Hittite Cortelyou and Memorial Day history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Jones
Mississippi
Dillingham
Jerry
Major Billy
Uncle Sam
Hughie
Hugh Jennings
Cortelyou
the Treasury
Popular Science Department
Paris
Doctor and departments brim with instructive material
The article notes the medical staff and multiple departments filled with pleasing and instructive information and highlights that 88 illustrations accompany the material.
Local News Snippets From OsKaloosa to Belingham
Otto Dede arrived from Oskaloosa last evening. Miss Lillian Crone returned home from West Chester. Mrs N J Burham arrived from West Chester to spend a short city visit. W A Walker returned to Ainsworth after a city stay. Mr and Mrs Clyde Young left for Cedar Rapids to visit relatives. Judge W S Russel's Scratch Food sold at Marbourg Helwick's. John Miller arrived from Eldon to visit his parents. Mrs John Brown and Thos Brown returned from Iowa City after John Brown's operation. Marsh W Bailey returned from Davenport where federal court sat. Nellie Hohmbraker of Washington IA visited and returned home. Will Chilcote convalesced in Chicago after operation. Marion and Delno Ward left for Belingham WA to start new jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J. Burham
West Chester
W. A. Walker
Ainsworth
Clyde Young
Cedar Rapids
W.S. Russel
Ottumwa Seed Co
Marbourg & Helwick
John Miller
Eldon
James Miller
John Brown
Thos. Brown
Crawfordsville
Iowa City
Marsh W. Bailey
Davenport
Federal Court
Nellie Hohmbraker
Washington
Iowa
Marion
Delno Ward
Burlington
Bellingham
Wash
Delno
Weather forecast for Iowa today's and tomorrow's outlook
Special Weather report from Washington describes Iowa forecast for today and tomorrow. Fair tonight and Thursday with slowly rising temperatures and light frost tonight in places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
the Evening Journal
Iowa
Second United Presbyterian boys lecture on social problem
The Sabbath school boys plan a free illustrated lecture Friday evening May 1 in the church auditorium. The talk titled The Social Problem and World Evangelism will cover major US cities and lumber camps with local relevance. All are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian
Church Auditorium
United States
In the Cycle of Years. A Rural Folktale Poem
A serialized verse by George Thomas Edson traces cycles of economic strain and class shift from 1900 to 1912. It follows a farmer worn by debt and a changing society as merchants and bankers increasingly rely on installment plans while rural livelihoods hinge on mortgage and labor. The poems contrast farmer resilience with urban wealth, suggesting a reconfigured balance of power and hope in a progressing economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Thomas Edson
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Zenoleum
Lemmon
Pharmacy
S. E. Corner Square
Corhiss-Coon
Klein Klothing Ko the Clothiers
Sicily
Lombardo
Feilkinds
A. Lombardo
Frey
the Studio of
The
Harrises Dime Museum
Pittbsury
Padere
Harry Scwab
Pittsburg
I Remaine
Biznes
Ben
Andi
A. W. Chase
Nature
Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N.Y
T. Martin
Sherman Avenue
Troy
Ohio
J. E. Lemmon
Draggist
Lowe
Star Pictorium
Otto Dede
Oskaloosa
Ned Long
Star
Lillian Crone
SOL, Rich & CO
East Side Square
S.S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Kelly
Mason Transfer & Storage CO
Jennie Merrick
Cambridge City
Ind
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