Frightful scene as bridge damage and relief efforts unfold
Descriptions of a bridge wrecking during flood conditions, spans tearing away, and repairs planned. Reports of Pennsylvania Railroad disruptions to southern connections after the disaster. Charitable drives for Johnstown relief are noted as officials coordinate aid and a naval yard forecast suggests swift reopening. President Harrison receives sanitation society invitation and approves funds for relief. Eyewitness accounts tell of families sheltering and engineers remaining at risk to aid passengers. Beecham’s Pills advertisement concludes.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Harris Dangt
Saturcoat
Johnstown
Captan Folger
Navy Yank
Che Hood
P. McQuade
Jacksonville Auxiliary Sanitary Association
Prrsidentt
Counfermen
Harrison
Deluge Devastates Jouwstown Area In Nightmarish Floods
A chaotic report blends accounts from Jouwstown Chatsworth and Ashtabula as Friday floods sweep valleys, topple structures, and strand residents. Rescue attempts are underway while fear and pity ripple through communities in danger zones along the waterways.
Baseball Roundup from Philadelphia to Baltimore
Fragmented OCR notes report baseball results and travel in a rough sequence. Mentions Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Boston with scattered scores and venues. Data is incomplete but indicates a schedule or game results from early play.
Art of Description and the Masters of Prose
A critical survey of description as an art, praising Bunyan Zola and Flau bert for their vivid scenes and studying how color words and concrete details shape reader images. It weighs Flaubert and Zola against moral reception and notes the enduring power of precise, patient description in literary craft.
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Ferdinando
Mirania
Wenro
Bunyan
Evry
Macaulay
Despond
Werond Bog
Izaak Walton
Daloo
Lesurpuseul
Flaubert Wasinervél
Tian
Hamilcara Palace
France
Zila
Flabert
Dancing Oddities and Epitaphs Captivate Readers
An Earl recounts a wild attempt to mimic a bizarre dance seen among Native tribes, provoking shock and laughter. The piece also notes curious epitaphs from Belgrade Maine and Easton Massachusetts, with readers invited to submit more for publication.
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Bustos
Belgrade
Easton
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