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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1876
Page
3
A long list of county offices and officials is printed, including President Judge L P Watarere and various judges, clerks, and commissioners. Community notices follow with local business ads, school reports, and brief humorous or moral commentary.
A Presbyterian Missionary Society hosted a Thursday evening event at the home of Wm D Brown Esq. Guests enjoyed ample food to appeal to donors and heard reports on sending a clothing box valued at 175 to a Minnesota Home Missionary. The gathering raised $20 and included poems and reflections on mission work and local Indian history.
Clark Humphrey a Titusville resident about 27 years old died in the Petrolia blast on Saturday evening. He recently loaded 800 pounds of nitro glycerine bound for the Petrolia magazine, married November 30, left a widow. Dan Smith, an old operator from Canada, also perished. The wagon had about 200 pounds of glycerine that did not explode. Large crater formed. remains of two burned bodies found. circumstances unclear.
At a meeting of the oil producers in Warren district held Tuesday evening at the Tilden and Dlendricks club room Orris Nall was elected president and U V P Henry secretary. A six member committee was appointed to confer with transporters, refiners, and buyers to secure fair prices and better moving facilities. Members named included James Roy and others with Orvis Trall added to the committee. Meeting adjourned.
A lamp explosion at the Catholic Parsonage in Berough last Monday evening enveloped Father Pew in flames. He rolled in snow to extinguish the blaze and died about 12:30 Tuesday night. Pew, about 70, his death follows an apparent oil explosion prompting calls to inspect explosive oils. Meanwhile five men in Tidioute, accused of robbing and burning Doughnet’s Store in Farmington Centre, were brought to court with counsel provided.
Local item notes Joseph H Breth of New Washington killing four large hogs weighing 7464 526 498 and 4454 pounds totaling 2216 pounds. Sheriff McPherson could not match the weights. Other items include notices of the New York Observer prospectus a music box display and local trade notes.
A distressed patient described as weak and nervous sought rest and health. He avoided complaints about medicines and, deciding to take action, purchased a bottle or two from a local store. The account hints at a recovery through self-directed remedy.
Lis reports Boserra's German Sync has reached 49,000 dozen per year in the United States. Over six thousand orders have been placed for this medieval remedy at Woodbury, with positive letters about relief from coughs and lung diseases. It advertises to consult A W Morek & Co for analysis, pricing 76 and 75 cents regular and sample sizes, two doses said to relieve.
A scrambled OCR entry lists meats and canned goods with quantities: Corned Beef 2 and 4 pounds, Ham 2 pounds, Beef Tongue 2 pounds, Roast Beef 2 pounds, Salmon 1, 7 and 2 pounds, Tripe 22 pounds, Lobster 1 and 2 pounds, Sardines, Condensed Milk, Guava boxes, Pure Red Currant tumblers and quart jars, Pure Jellies assorted tumblers.
Helford Sance offers French wine vinegar gherkins mixed pickles chow chow horseradish French mustard in bottles and by quarter gallon olives capots olive oils pepper sauce tomato catsup mushroom and walnut catsup Worcestershire sauce club sauces and more
A list of dried fruits including peaches apples raspberries cherries prunes English currants raisins figs citron lemon peel blackberries and prunelles. The note outlines various fruit items processed by Alden.
A compact listing of varied food items including Premium Vanilla and French Vanilla chocolates Cracked Cocoa Dedicated Coconut Gelatine Amortius minced neat Cranberries Lima beans dried sweet corn macaroni vermicilla cracked wheat julienne Farina Nutrina and related pantry ingredients presented as a readable catalog fragment.
Old note market catalog lists He Aan New Crop and New Crop varieties with prices 50c 75c and 1 per pound. Gun Powder New Crop at 50c 75c and 1. Japan New Crop at 45c 50c 75c. Oolong New Crop at 75c and 1. English Breakfast New Crop at 1 per pound. Teas offered with claim of quality matching 75c options.
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