Warren Fire Department Officers and Annual Report 1885
Chief Engineer Charles H. Smith presents Warren borough fire department annual report dated April 1885. Seeks improved apparatus, replacement of failing two wheeled cart, purchase of three new nozzles, and authority for fire committee to buy equipment. Notes losses, hose inventory, and formation of a fire police unit. praises new telephone alarm in city hall and urges an additional line for the Chief Engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Fire Department
Charles H.smith
A. Beleant
W. C. Allen
George Evis
A S. Dalrymple
J. Gagerty
J. W. Kitchen
Puesdeya
Burgess Thompson
Firs
N. Moore
E. Lynn
P. Behlman
James N. Myers
George H. Higgins
F. C. Dalrymple
Mike Walkerman
Henry Rabe
Frank
Smith
Cort
Warren Geyrigurx
Wits
Orty
Warren
Glade
H Ton
Apont
Steuthers Independent Company
West End
Struthers Hose Company
Niagara Hose
W. CG. Allen
L. F. Watson
F. T Howard
Struthers Independent Hose
James W .Craveford
Exchange Hook and Ladder Company
F. B. Windsor
A. Carroll
Albert W. Hertzel
Thomas Clayton
Strathers Hose
Eighth Wonder Appears at the Capitol
A stray fragment notes the popular seven wonders belief and claims an eighth appears at the Capitol. It describes a poor man limping with rheumatism who has never heard of 5S and mentions a bottle sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Wwe
Grand opening sale at Warren shop with deep carpet discounts
A Warren ad details a grand opening next week with carpet prices cut to lure buyers. It touts 10 cent to 50 cent savings, lists Brussels and other fabrics, and promises no price duplication after the sale. The GARVASH AND WAGON SHOP offers carriage and wagon work, urging calls for wagon orders and mentioning Jackson's Patent Harrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyever
Warren
Suehl & Slir
Brussels
Sones
Mitten Vel
Sino Ve
Dietie
Notingham Curtais
Canrii
Warren County
Market Street
Grosen & Laurier
Fustica Cornelius Promotes River Bank Stone Chain Gang
The workingman Fustica Cornelius plans a stone pile along the river bank near the Carver House to attract tramps into forming a chain gang. He aims to organize it once weather warms, claiming it serves true workingman interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fustica Cornelius
Carver
Walking Skeleton Healed by New Discovery for Consumption
Mr E Springer of Mechanicsburg Pa describes severe lung disease and abscesses leaving him a walking skeleton. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption with restoring health and appetite after three bottles, gaining 48 pounds. He advises visiting A W Merck's Drug Store for a trial bottle. large bottles $1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Springer
Mechanicsburg
Dr. King
A. W. Merck
Groceries to be sold below rival prices in Warren
Anthony Mintzer announces a new Diamond block store below Warren Hotel offering groceries provisions crockery at prices far lower than any rival. He claims cash purchases keep costs light and invites friends to test his claim, noting high cash payments to farmers for produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Mintzer
Diamond Block
Warren
Warren Hotel
Salt for Sheep Health and Appetite
Advice urges adding salt to sheep diets twice weekly to regulate digestion and boost appetite, noting salt helps overall health and animal vigor.
Record butter test yields by Jersey Princess 2d cow
The Warren County Agricultural Association notes a remarkable butter test from Jersey Princess 2d owned by Mrs. Shoemaker of Riverside Park near Baltimore. Over seven days ending March 1 she yielded 299 pounds of milk producing about 45 pounds 12 ounces salted butter, with strong daily milk and butter averages and detailed feeding, milking intervals, and lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County Agricultural Association
Shoemaker
Riverside Park
Baltimore
Pegina
Fuhr
A. SL
Ebi
Khedives Comassioi
Princess
Fragmented quip on eucher and politics laced with slurs
An opaque text critiques a speaker with references to progressive eucher,盖 urging political change through crude analogies. It attacks figures like Garfield defamers, Butler, clergy, and Democratic figures, mixing garbled phrases about inheritance of power and public policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eucher
Euchar
Roscoe Defamer
Garfield
Butler
Democratic Party
Lotes Ville
Indus
Acedo
Missionary Society meeting and skating show report
A fragmented US newspaper page describes a Missionary Society meeting with prayers, speeches, and an evening program. It notes attendance, committee reports, and a youth hour led by Miss Mattie Johnson, plus a rink performance by Deckers Charles Ina and others. It also mentions a premature sale of equipment and an agricultural note on coconuts in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varenen
Jechiure
Joan of Lie Presbyterian Clin
Paes Warety
Mirsio
deMeron
Jies
Wo Baery
Max CH
Raesday
Russia
Erecener
der Bartlett
Hong
Os Oluloelk
Mattie Johnson
WEE V Ons
Tienonl Missionary Meeting
Delivand
Lew, Artinr
Deckers
Charles
James
Ina
Piulions
Shen
Double Charles
Ithe
James Ducker
Miss Inn
Tiood
True Merit Speer's Part Grape Wine Endorsed by Physicians
True Merit Speer's Part Grape Wine has been endorsed by the leading physicians of New York Philadelphia and large European cities for sale by A.W. Morck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speer
New York
Philadelphia
Europe
A.W. Morck
Che Fishing Season Opens With New Quarters and Gear
Coln the gunsmith has opened new Diamond block quarters offering a full fishing and hunting outfit. He recently made a six ounce split bamboo rod for a Chicago gentleman. Rods priced from 25 cents to 25 dollars. He stocks fishing tackle guns revolvers knives and ammunition and runs a shooting gallery. Cohn also repairs sewing machines and sharpens tools at low, reasonable prices. Day’s Horse and Cattie Powder is recommended for sheep in winter, and wool wants powder to keep flocks healthy amid rising western corn feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coln
Chicago
Ile
Cohn
New England
Alecto Letter Sparks Tax Ledger Debate On Politics
A reader criticizes a March 20 letter by Alecto in News from Lottsville. The writer labels Alecto as a political hybrid and accuses him of shifting loyalties among Republicans and Democrats, citing Conkling and Garfield era figures. The piece questions motives and party alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tax Ledger
Alecto
Roscoe Conkling
Garfield
Butler
St. John
Gilmore's Aromatic Wine marketed for female health
A vintage advertisement touts Gilmore's Aromatic Wine as a cure for female illnesses and debility over long durations. It quotes Rev. B. J. Wilsey praising its restorative powers. The piece also notes mutton sheep require careful management, with profits tied to attentive farming on well-tended estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore
A. W Morck
B. J. Wilsey
Clarkson, N.Y
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure After Diphtheria
An old advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for lasting diphtheria aftereffects, claiming it purifies blood and restores vitality. It also notes Frank R. Scott expanding his store to the second floor with a new winding stair and added features, while calling beeswax buyers to the Variety Mall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Frank R. Scott
Talks on temperance and local reform in Warren
The Clarendon remonstrance on liquor licenses prompts renewed temperance work. Warren Union and W.C.T.U. groups report meetings at the Presbyterian church and other towns, detailing memberships, officers, charitable distributions, Sabbath school aid, and plans to form a temperance band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tasi
Bupl
Bablxath
Lenperance
Russell
Gable Lollow
Worth Warren
Admitted to the Warren County Bar
Edward Wetmore and W B Rice have been admitted to practice after examination. Both are young and scholarly, with talents promising successful legal careers. The Warren County court records note their admission to the bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Wetmore
W. B. Rice
Warren County Court
Ag Younge
Maris D Johnson Nelson Identity Contract Name Mixup
Fragmentary notice lists Maris D Johnson Nelson 46 from Warren. Court action mentions David Johnson and Miss M Hila Nuon with parsonage in Ping Groven county. Other names Aldbuin Ke Nie ver Moyt Migoalt A Learns Pine faigue appear in unclear relation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maris D. Johnson
Nelson
Luthern Prison
Wee
Law
David Johnson
M. Hila Nuon
Warren
NIVER
Ping Groven County
Ley
J. Pratt
Marcheloth
Psa
Aldbuin Ke Niever
Moyt Migoalt A. Learns
Pine Faigue
Obscure notice from April reports a Pneumonia death
A fragment notices the death of an elderly woman around 70 in Pit mona, with names partially garbled. The readable text references pneumonia and a person identified as Mrs. Ls ses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ts Sss Fist
Pneuac Fonlwin
Pitmona
Lsses
Joseph's Or Take No Other Ear Nose Remedy Ad
An advertisement claims ear nose throat relief with Bly's Cream Balm priced at twenty five cents. A user from Waverly New York reports earache and lost sense of smell improved after one application and credits Bly's Balm with a cure, noting satisfaction and restoration of smell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph’s
Johnson & Bergfried
G Bly
Myer
Waverly, LY
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Sam
Cr. H. Syren
Fire Department
Garvash and Wagon Shop
PRM
England
Hisslun
Ying
PN Wass
van Rie
LasrhEn
Florida
Variety Mall
R. Woodford
G.r
Claren- Gon
Clarendon
le Boner
Oat Howe
Dyern
Iowa
George Ro
Fai
W.C
Eentire
Presbyterian Church
Welkore
Wirren Union
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