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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1877
Page
3
A dense page itemizes local society notes, meetings, and public notices. It lists officers and contacts for Warren area chapters, school and court figures, and town council members. The column includes community updates on building, events, and charitable activities, plus brief local glimpses and advertisements.
The week brings few new features in Warren oil fields, but planned output rises as more than double the usual rigs may be erected in North Warren and Glade within ten days. Older wells show steady but diminished throughput, with several names and sites referenced as producers and pending improvements. A Prohibition well near the Post Office tests a large saltwater vein, while plans to drill new rigs on the Kibberger and Bell lands proceed. reports anticipate stronger production next week as cleaning and deeper drilling continue.
A historical note recounts early use of crude oil as medicine in Oil Creek, describing a Seneca liniment, patient experiences, and claims of curing dyspepsia coughs and even tumors. It mentions amber oil use, internal dosing, and hair growth, plus regional news items and short notices from St. Petersburg to Buffalo.
Ann Eliza Young, Brigham Young's former wife, lectures for the Library Association of Warren on her life in bondage. She critiques Mormonism and promises an evening of insight, in Roscoe hall on Tuesday evening May 1. The piece mixes local notices, opinions, and brief political notes.
An advertisement proclaims Dr King's New Discovery the world's great cough medicine that cures coughs, hoarseness, bronchitis, and throat and lung ailments faster than others. It claims healing of the causes and irritation, is harmless to children, offers trial bottles, and lists A. W. Morck & Co. in Warren, Pennsylvania as sellers.
A New York chemist warns enamelled ironware including tea pots and milk pans contains lead and arsenic in dangerous amounts. Local readers are urged to limit use and press presses to curb sales as households report sickness linked to these wares.
The text touts Lostetters Stomach Litters as a strengthener and claims it restores vigor, with references to liver disease dyspepsia and nervous ailments. It promotes Glenn's Sulphur Soap for joints, and lists Schenck remedies Pulmonic Syrup Mandrake Pills Sea Weed Tonic with claims of lung healing and digestion improvement. Dr. J H Schenck’s Philadelphia clinic is given for consultations.
An 1872 Fredonia item touts Green's August Flower as a universal cure for dyspepsia and liver complaints with claims of 60,000 bottles sold and letters from druggists supporting it. It also profiles Rev. A N Craft, pastor of the M B church, noting his transfer to Titusville and his camp meeting influence, and includes a testimonial from Dr Penner-Devar praising a Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic in Fredonia.
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