Democratic County Committee Members Named in Erie County
The Democratic County Committee lists selected members and chairmen across towns including Conewango Columbus Cherry Grove Deerfield Eldred Elk Farmington Glade Kinzua Mead Pine Grove Pittsfield Pleasant Sheffield South West Enterprise Sugar Grove Spring Creek Triumph Watson North Clarendon Columbus Boro Tidioute Boro Youngsville Boro Bear Lake Boro Warren Boro East precinct West precinct and more. Also notes Cleveland tariff stance and Democratic state committee meeting in Harrisburg to nominate auditor general, plus health reassurance for William L. Scott and league activity backing tariff reform with Chicago businessmen and various groups aiding the Democratic campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rokenstraw
John Cooney
Conewango
L. Mack
Columbus
H. Mead
Cherry Grove
John Miller
Deerfield
Fred Bartsch
Eldred
Geo. M. Wilson
Elk— W
McMahan
Freehold
Charles Wynn
Farmington
Lorenzo Preston
Glade
Wesley George
Kinzua
J. C. Fuller
Limestone
J. P. Houser, Jr
Mead
Roger Mooney
Pine Grove
J- H. Frey
Pittsfield
Gua Anderson
Or West
D.J. McMillan
N. Deitch
Sheffield
Geo
R. Dickinson
South West
Enterprise
Geo. Wales
Sugar Grove
Wm. Dalton
Spring Creek
Archie Eldred
Triumph To
Dale Thompson
Watson
W. S. Comarro
North Clarendon
R. I. Shugert
Columbus Boro
W. R. Rhodes
Chicago
Cleveland
Thurman
Organized League
League
Engineer Brotherhood
Illinois
Senators Mislead People Over Tariff Bill Tactics
The Philadelphia Evening Herald denounces senators for delaying a tariff bill, accusing them of deceiving the public. It argues eight months in session with no real plan and claims the Mills bill stalled, while insisting the move is a mockery of public demand for relief from tariffs. The piece asserts senators see no authority to enact revenue reform and underestimates voter intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
John J. Ingalls
D.— Phila. Evening Herald
Log cabin politics and the 1890s party heat
A column notes the log cabin revival as a hollow gesture by modern Republicans to honor a grandfatherly image, while Harrison the candidate is seen as distant from that legacy. The piece mocks efforts to energize the base and predicts failure as public interest fades amid Democratic cheers for Cleveland. It also reports Gen. Philip Sheridan’s death, honors his wartime service, and references political alignments ahead of the March 4 inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Minnesota
G.o. P. Harrison
Harrison
Cleveland Star
Harrigan
Morckrug Store Moves to New Quarters at 82 Water Street
The Morckrug Store unveils its relocated quarters in Scofield block Warren Pennsylvania. The new store showcases a complete stock of fresh goods including an unmatched brush selection and high quality medicines. The Merck drug department is led by experienced staff. English Spavin Liniment is advertised with wide coverage and a $50 saving offer. C P Northrop features a premier footwear line with ladies walking shoes offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morckrug
Scofield
Water Street
Merck
L. G. Noyes
Warren
C. P. Northrop
Epidemic tolls in Berry family and townwide notes
Neighbors report a broad sickness in the Berry family and a general health lull in Warren area, with drinkers from Leonhart’s brewery seen on streets. Oil prospects near Conewango loom as McLaughlin digs deeper, while crops mostly prosper though rot hints appear. Several accidents and deaths occur including Geo Barber’s illness and Mr Fletcher’s fatal bull attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oath Warren
Berry
Cowden
McLaughlin
Sanford
Leonhart
King
Thompson Hill
Ma’ams
Bhut
Jackson Run
Reed Brothers
Conewango Township
Geo. Hintin
Glade
Geo. Barber
Stephen Chrislow
North Warren
Mr. Fletcher
John Fletcher
Thompson Till
Fletcher
Stui Pes
Abner Pless
Fletchers
Caw-ton
Notice of Application of Charter for Swedish Evangelic Lutheran Saron Church
Notice is given that an application will be made to the Court of Common Pleas of Warren county on the 5th day of September at two o'clock in the afternoon under an act to incorporate and regulate certain corporations. A. Krist, John William Gusv Peterson and Peter Turner seek a charter for the Swedish Evangelic Lutheran Saron Church of Youngsville, Pa to support public worship and enjoy all rights provided by the act and supplements. Ball & Thompson, solicitors, Warren, August 8th, 1888. William Laird, druggist of Springfield, Oregon, endorses Van Wert's Lough Balsam as effective and well-liked, with trial sizes free from Geo. S. Davis, Col. Dibert and Second Sts. Dexter ND and Warren, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Common Pleas
Wairén County
Act of Assembly
Apri
A. Klyst
John William Gusv Peteson
Peter Turner
Wedish Evangelic Lutheran Saron Church
Youngsville
Penn
William Laird
Springfield
Oregon
van Wert
Geo. S. Davis
Col. Dibert
Warren Underwood
Dexter
Corner Second
Liberty LS
Ren
Pia
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Cornplauter Refining Co
Glade
Warren
Pennsylvania
M. Waters
W. D. Todd
H. B. Taxlor
John Gill
W. F. Messner
Van Wert's Balsam Ad For Montana Miners
Montana miners endure great hardships and throat troubles are common. Every miner carries a bottle of Van Wert's Balsam as a reliable cure. Thompson and Trainard of Maiden Montana praise the product. Trial sizes are free and Geo. S. Davis at Liberty and Second streets sells it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
van Wert
Thompson & Trainard
Maiden
Geo. 8
Davis Corner
Liberty
Second Stree
Vaon Wert's Balsam Praised By Hlanco Drugstore
Alexander Speer & Sons, leading Hlanco, Texas druggists, declare Vaon Wert's Balsam the best selling remedy due to general satisfaction. They note strong demand for cough remedies amid cold-prone Texan climate. Trial size offered free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Alexander, Speer & Sons
Hlanco
Ehas
Vaon Wert
Hawthorn, Robin, and the Dummy Engine Tale
A faded verse recalls a hawthorn blossom and a robin scenting youth and unrequited love. It then shifts to Henry Waterman of Hudson New York, who died in 1884 aged eighty, credited with inventing the locomotive double driving wheels and the famed engine named The Dummy Origins trace to his boyhood jackknife models and a father’s mocking label that spurred a lifelong breakthrough The note cites a Fishkill to New York run reaching sixty miles per hour with the new drive system credited to Waterman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Waterman
Hudson, N. Y
Fishkill
New York
Waterman
Henry
Not Successful as a Flatterer
A friend of the firm boasting no humor bungles a compliment to a mother and daughter. He tells Mass L- the mother looks younger than the daughter, then tries to fix it with a mathy remark about time and aging. Mother and daughter cut him dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mass
Buffalo Express
Back District Mail Carriers Across Kentucky Distances
A Kentucky back district paper describes mail carriers walking up to 35 miles daily. It cites Mr. Daugherty as accommodating, willing to carry various odd items and even ride a horse for a fee, delivering mail along the line per New York Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Daugherty
New York Tribune
Mamma Was Not Forgotten at Morning Breakfast
Lewiston Journal notes a domestic moment where a Lewiston mother questions her daughter about a package left by George. Ethel replies with a blush and evasive explanation, recalling his parting remark about a lace lambrequin pattern for his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
Ethel
Lewiston
George
Lewiston Journal
The English Sailor's Grog Law Summary
The New York Sun describes English law on sailors grog, requiring ships to carry lime or lemon juice as anti-scorbutic, 15 percent rust spirits or brandy as specified, and a grog mix of one ounce lime juice, one ounce sugar, and at least half a pint of water, served at dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trace
New York Sun
Baby Swallowed a Cent in an Odd Household Moment
Little Isabella's brother had swallowed a cent and her sister, practicing thrift with an iron bank, had secretly saved pennies. Isabella rushed to her mother in alarm, asking for help to hold the baby upside down and shake him to recover the cent, a scene captured by the Merchant Traveler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella
In a Bad Way The Orphaned Boy Speaks To A Kind Citizen
A line from The Epoch portrays a boy seeking identity amid family chaos. He reveals his mother and father have both divorced and remarried, leaving him unsure of his own name or parentage. The exchange highlights themes of belonging and memory amid disrupted family ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sonny
To Make Our Flag Rule of Navy on Flag Proportions
The Chicago Herald notes the flag rule: thirteen stripes wide and twenty one stripes long. The union blue is seven stripes square with one star for each state in the Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Chicago Herald
Dearth of Witnesses in Magistrates Hearing
A magistrate questions the prisoner about witnesses to vouch for his character. The prisoner replies he has no witnesses, only friends who would not serve as credible witnesses. The exchange underscores the lack of corroboration in the case as reported by the New York Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Brigg
Henry
B. Haywood
Dr. Brown
H. T. Russell
E. Weatherby
Rastus
New York Sun
The Fortunate Three Franked by Government Privilege
Three American women enjoy the franking privilege as Mrs. Polk, Mrs. Garfield, and Mrs. Grant, spared from trips to the post office for stamps. The New York World notes these illustrious households benefit from mail efficiency due to official privilege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Polk
Garfield
Grant
New York World
He Was Sober Enough
A quip from a Western judge to a prisoner in the gutter sets a scene of intoxication and defiance. The prisoner retorts sober as a judge, while editorials note how indignation often cools into regret. The piece reflects on self-made fortune and the consequences of temper.
Executrix Notice for Wm G Hutt Estate Pittsfield PA
Letters testamentary on the estate of Wm G Hutt of Pittsfield County Pa have been granted to Cordelia F Strutt Executrix. All indebted persons must pay immediately and those with claims must present them for settlement with proper documentation. Pittsfield Pa July 12 1888.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Kirstetler
Warren
Warren County
Wm G.hutt
Pittsfield
Cordelia F. Strutt
Restored Voice and Open Nostril Due to Cream Balm
A Brooklyn resident praises Fly's Cream Balm after two months of use reopening a permanently blocked nostril and restoring voice. The testimonial warns against imitations of Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and offers a free trial bottle at Merck Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R Va
Cressenham
18Th St
Brooklyn
Oliver Baptist Church
Philadelphia
Pam
Ely
B. F. Liepsner
Dr. King
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Grover Cleveland
Allen G. Thurman
Ohio
J.B. McCollum
R. Nilt
David W. Sellers
Michael Magee
A. H. Ladner
John Taylor
Franklin Walden
George W. Paulin
Jenes Smith
Daniel Schweyer
W. B. Given
Charles Robinson
John B. Reynold
Edward J. Gayne
Simon P. Light
Susquehanna County
Tors. Speer
A. F. Keating
Alvin Day
William Dent
Russell Karns
Henry H. Woodal
Herman Bosler
William A. Garman
William Maher
John H. Bailey
John Hackenstein
William P. Lantz
David S. Morris
James H. Caldwell
Samuel T. Neill
J. L. Brown
Charles J. Ellis
Harry Jennings
Tidioute
Warren Academy
James W. Jenkins
E. A. Weastaff
Rinzna
Democratic County Committee
Vigilance Committee
Democratic State Committee
Harrisburg
Bolton House
Benj
M.neap
P. Kisser
William L. Scott
Scott
Phil. Sheridan
Sheridan
N N Jvitt
Soldiers Home
Washington
B. Farquhar
York
Washinington
Morck Dive Stors
the Ledger
Tuvwrton Hill
Herbert Putnam
Putman
Abner Plosses
Johnnie Fletcher
H. A. Braley
James Devine
Sam Miller
Grace Sweeting
Carr
L. D. Wilson
Arters
Cyrus
S. A. Arters
Ed Smith
H. L. Davis
Chautauqua
Davis
Douglass
Ed Coleman
Fairmont House
Noxru
Clarkspon
Henry Weber
Olean
M. Jackson & Bro
Kane
Danksun
Stilwell
Painter
Hattie Miller
Jessie Bruce
Hattie Peterson
Niagara Falls
U Mc Durmet
Bradford
Patrick Black
Keefer
Barry
L. Hershfield
New York City
Arnet
Sam Meday
Zaney
Beeley
Tiuna
Nell
Lemmer
John Grand Success
Lillie Wick
Ementon
Lillie Phelps
Agnes Chambers
Casadaga
Calhoun
the Episcopal Church
Waterford
Williamson
J. K. Parker
Western Union Telegraph Office
Anderson
Warren. Pr
August Éth
MLVER
Cisluburg
Avia
United States
Luburg Mfc. CO
North Eighth Street
Charles Noble Gregory
Rocherter
Post-Express
L. Kinsterren
W. A. Noyes
Power's Block
Rochester
N.Y
Oldshue
Grant Street
Pittsburg
Castoria
Brainvridge Monday
County Att'y Clay Go
D. J. Wilcoxson
Horse Cave
Merck Drug Store
Barton & Stark
Plains
Liberty and
Second Streets
GEO P. Rowell & CO
Newspaper Advertising Bureau
Rice Street
Tarrant
Tarrant & Co
Druggiste Everywhere
Maple Shade Hotel
U. G. Shope
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