14 Aug 1891
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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1891
Page
1
Claren don Gleanings notes a subdued week as crowds tour Buffalo races and Massaugua point picnic plans form. Local social scene features Rev. Hall, weddings, visits, ball games, and a dramatic Dr. Bell lecture comparing England and America with travel anecdotes.
The Bradford Era item recalls a colorful Kin'zoa excursion where Punxsutawney youths courting on a car were splashed by a thrown tomato. The piece also notes local incidents, a rattlesnake bite, a bruised arm, bakery plans, and visiting residents amid festive town events and the Kinzua ox roast attracting thousands.
Youngsville Pa Aug 13 Last week we correct an hotel news error naming Dave Wiggins of New York as Wade House negotiator not Dave Wiggins of Warren. Local items report guests, property changes at Fairmount house reduced to gas heat, new bridge work, residents visiting relatives, illnesses and social events among townsfolk and visitors including Gregory Meads and Meads.
A Monday evening storm in Garland caused significant damage including broken windows at H. F. Andrews' store after a lightning strike on the G.A.R. flag staff. Clerks reported a severe shock. Reports from nearby towns note visits, gatherings, and upcoming meetings, with revival services planned and several residents mentioned visiting or traveling.
A condensed daily summary lists a $20,000 Union City electric plant, Labor Day without Pittsburg celebrations, Berks County potato yield at 123 bushels per acre, a 15 to 25 percent cattle price drop in Pittsburgh, and possible site near Pittsburgh for a state asylum. Also noted are fortunes, curiosities, health opinions, historic acts, a drowning tragedy, a steamboat landing relic, cross-county farming, an agnostic suicide, and local obituaries and notices.
A French inventor proposes electrocuting mosquitoes in a large wire cage with an incandescent lamp at center. Insects attracted to the light receive a fatal shock as sparks fly, promising a swift method for seaside towns to advertise mosquito control.
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