Water and tales fill Warren Ledger column
Old reprobate cites water with gin humor while Tidioute News chief visits Warren Ledger offices. Notices cover a hardware break in with $15 stolen, a Sugar Grove musical convention, Whitestown and Limestone school reports, local photography and clothing ads, and a new AOUW lodge at Cold Brook with officers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Long
Sugar Grove
C. C. Case
Cleveland
Jamestown Piano Co
Whitestown School
Whitestown Actiors
Carrie Mead
Jennie Mead
Lora Mead
Maud Mead
Jennie More
Theda Hartwell
Goat Cross
Clyde Joslin
Willard Madison
Emma Benron
Borough Election Calls for Four Councilmen and Two Directors
The borough votes next Tuesday to elect four Councilmen two School Directors and a Burgess. Incumbents Rowland Clark Wood expire while Lewis resigns. The piece urges selecting four solid businessmen and hints at cross party balance with Republicans and Democrats. Also to choose a Constable Assessor and Auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Spaulding
A. J. Davis
G. L. Friday
P. Greenland
P. Falconer
E. G. Wood
W. A. Rowland
James Clark, Jr
Wm. Lewis
Rowland
Clark
Wood
Lewis
C. H. Noyes
Pictures as club incentives entice new subscribers
We offer chromes to people who form a five member club and persuade neighbors to subscribe. The pictures are described as artful and valuable, not cheap gifts. Recipients may choose from a variety of pictures worth several dollars each. Present subscribers paying a year in advance are included, but new names are preferred.
Ingersoll Doubts Immortality in Orthodox Verse
A poetic critique disputes Christian doctrines of immortality and the afterlife. It contrasts Ingersoll’s skepticism with faith in heaven and hell, asserting belief in eternal life as a source of comfort against death. The piece condemns atheistic doubt and upholds gospel truths as vital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Ingersoll
Lucifer
Bradford Letier completion of railroad division in Bradford Pa
Bradford, Pa February 13 1878 news from Ep Lupest reports the eastern division of the Olean Bradford & Warren Railroad is completed and trains are running. Chief Engineer Wm J Smith arrived October 2 followed by P H Towell grading and track work toward the State Line. The Elevated R R Co contested Towell but he pressed on and cars ran to Gillmor and Red Rock. The New York division finished to the State Line February 9 1878 with cheers as the last spike was driven and Towell rewarded his workers with a demijohn and oyster supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. J. Smith
Bradford
P. H. ‘Towell
State Line
Elevated
R. R. Co
Gillmor
Red Rock
New York Division
Olean
Smoith
Towell
Toward Titusville the Great Railroad Craze Reviewed
An outsider recalls the Buffalo Titusville railroad folly and the ensuing debt. The piece contrasts Buffalo, Warren, and Titusville, noting Warren as a future rail hub and oil town with growing coal ties. It urges closer Buffalo–Warren ties, highlights oil output and real estate prospects, and warns towns rely on diversified economies to endure.
Weather notes and society items from Warren
The Erie market area reports warm weather in the West and a city social scene with lectures notes. Reverend Beecher slated to speak in Jamestown on the 20th about Wastes and Burdens of Society. A Williamsport wedding mixup leads to a bridesmaid wedding. Various local notices include a factory sale at Warren Wood en Ware, a protest over wearing pants, and quirky anecdotes about Miss Swisshelm. The issue also covers temperance poetry, household shopping, local transport mishaps, and a church fundraising reading by Prof. F. C. H. Lampe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
Jamestown
Williamsport
Police Notes Report on Insanity and Thefts
Police notes outline multiple arrests from the prior week. Harrison Morton, of Farmington, committed as insane, was escorted to Rouse Hospital. James Griffin and George Rogers, 16 and 13, bound over for stealing lead pipe and rabbits from Beecher Cope and a local property. William Stanly arrested for stealing a span of horses. Wm Wagner and Nat Thompson, Irvington, bound over for assault and placed in jail. Acquittal in Commonwealth vs A W McCullough for forging a bank check. the paper lauds the verdict and vindication of McCullough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rogers
James Griffin
Conewango Township
James
Beecher & Copeland
Bernard
Harrison Morton
Farmington
Rouse Hospital
Esq. James
William Borne
Wm. Stanly
Bradford
Crittenden
Wmn. Wagner
Nat. Thompson
Irvington
McPherson
McCullough
Beaver Argus
Dr King’s New Medical Discovery Offered Free Trial
A drug store advertises Dr King’s New Medical Discovery for coughs colds asthma bronchitis consumption voice loss and throat or lung issues. It claims over one million bottles used last year with strong cures and invites readers to call and get a free trial bottle or a regular size for sale. War ren Pa company name appears with Judge Westbreck remark on lottery illegality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Gt. A.W. Merek & Co
Warren, Pa
Boschee
Zarman
Bprez
Voice from Randolph on silver remonetization and Democrats
ENFIELD LEACH writes from Randolph in February 1878 praising Ohio Senate remonetization of silver and repeal of the resumption act. He argues national policy favors the rich, urges publishing Senator Voorhees’ speech, and urges Democrats to act for laboring classes and farmers pushing westward. He adds a note to check the January 24 issue for a synopsis of Voorhees’ speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph
Morgis
Ohio
Congress
Prairies
Senator Voorhees
Col
Watson
Matthews
Tilden
Thurman
Hendricks
Enfield Leach
Voorhees
Teachers Local Institute meets in Tidioute Feb 8 1878
Teachers of Tidioute and vicinity hold a local institute in Union School room No 6 with Prof L Arnold presiding. Nellie E Robinson chosen secretary. Essays by Lydia Evans and C F Amidon. Prof A B Miller of Warren lectures, followed by music and discussion on tardiness. Twenty six teachers attend including Arnold, Amidon, Miller and Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidioute Union School
C. L. Arnold
C. I. Amidon
Lydia Evans
Anna M. Porter
Nellie BE. Robinson
Juliette S. Hill
A. Carrol
G. O
G. L
J. T. Davies
Sugar Grove
Cold Brook
J. P. Miller
D. W. Buel
M. W
N. R. Thompson
G. F
A. McDonald
C. J. Phillips
James Hamilton
Jos. Guignon
H. Marsh
Robert Barrett
I. W
A. C. Stillson
O. W. Benj. Ellis
Geo. Veness
8. Jagger
Busti
Youngsville
Russellsburg
Warren
Tidioute
L. Arnold
Nellie E. Robinson
Gilleland
Arnold
C.F. Amidon
M. E
Taggart
A. B. Miller
Tidicute Borough
Deerfield Township
Amed
Misses Rona M. Porter
Emma Clark
Juliettes. Hill
Julia Fuellhart
Fida Edson
Georgia Doe
Ollie Steen
Bessie Blocher
Dora Sherman
Mary Anderson
Estella Houser
Jessie Crecroft
Libbie Goldswith
Mattie Thorpe
Mary Bowen
Florentine Paddon
Emma Grove
Maggie Thorpe
Maggie Horn
UC. L. Arnold
W.C. Gorman
C. F. Amidon
George H. Jackson
Near-disaster on the Dunkirk Warren and Pittsburgh Railroad
A freight train descending from Lagna into Fredonia at night faced fatal risk as the engine reversed to slow the icy fifty-car train. One brakeman leapt between cars saving twenty-three brakes, keeping the train from plunging into Dunkirk depot. Conductor and crew feared for companions until a Fredonia dispatch reassured them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkirk, Warren & Pittsburgh
Jamestown Democrat
Lagna
Fredonia
Cassadaga
Dunkirk
Debates Over Hayes Title Prompt Strong Press Response
The piece argues that Hayes’ claim rests on the Electoral Commission’s action, not the Louisiana Returning Board’s fraud. It notes Tilden’s majority in Louisiana was overridden by the board, a point contested by the New York Sun, and discusses church-state tensions tied to the pope’s death and Protestant concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Returning Board
Hayes
Electoral Commission
Louisiana
Tilden
Chandler
Washington
Returning Board
New York Sun
Impartial Review of Anderson Conviction Urged
The piece argues that if the Anderson verdict lacks support the public should reexamine with disinterested judgment. It notes Gov Nicholls may pardon on tenable grounds, and mocks Secretary Sherman’s actions while sharing brief news bites on hydrophobia from a Boston rabbit bite and light quips about Bristow and a Detroit song joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Gov. Nicholls
Sherman
N. ¥. Herald
Remarkable catarrh cure tale from Borrom readers
In Rockport Massachusetts on April 2 1877 S D Kemick recounts enduring catarrh for 26 years with blocked nasal passages and near total sensory loss. After trying snuffs inhalers and remedies he attributes relief to Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy and Dr Pierce's nasal douche with later continued improvement and a sixteen month cure. He also credits Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purative Pellets for blood purification and digestion while praising Dr Bull's Baby Syrup as safe opium free for infants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockort
Mass
Borrom
Linney
Wall
Dr. Pierce
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Promises Sound Sleep
The article argues insomnia stems from poor digestion and that restoring stomach function brings quiet nerves. It recommends Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a reliable remedy, contrasting it with mineral sedatives and narcotics that harm stomach tone, and notes improved sleep and bowel function.
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Warren Ledger
Ceo White
Tidioute News
Ile
Ledger
W. A. Barstow
Fisher’s Block
Front Street
Limestone Township
H. Lucy McFarland
Walter Rapp
Emma Rapp
Eva Traxler
Wilson Morris
Mary O. Kine
Gro, Ball & Co
the Ledger
Bradford Letier
Olean and
Olean, Bradford & Warren Railroad
Titusville
Buffalo
Enw County
Tonto Titusville
Buffalo Courier
Ehezpress
Courier
Warren & Dunkirk Railroad
Warren & Dunkark
Vitusville
Pallel
Warren & Dunkirk
Sahumanta
Rochester & State Line
Warren & Jefferson
Bradford Road
Kinzua
Buffalo & Janestown
Warren & Dunkinn
Pennsylvania
Mat
Olia Pedria
Episcopal Church
Chicago
the Herald
Warren Wooden Ware Works
Sheritt
H. A. Jamieson
Oue
Swisshelm
John
New Democratic
A. J. Carney
Central Hotel
York
Bishop Carney
Senate
Standard Company
Rutland
Athens
Wm. F. Mason
Mitson
Messrs.o H. Hunter & Son
Eric Gazette
Henry Souther
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Tampa
F.C. H. Lampe
Roscoe Hall
North Warren
Musical Association
Waters
Stranahian
Wells
Henry
A.D. Wood
Liupe
Shakespeare
Longfellow
Lampe
Greenville
Phiel Colege
American Express
Third Street
John Sill
McCabe
Expressman
Davis’ News Depot
Old Mose
Samuelsen
Westbreck
Utica
New York
Teachers’ Local Institute
Nellie E. Ronrson
M. E. Bell
Courtland 86
Imore
Tar Lake Shore
Eric
Christendom
Christ
Boston
Detroit Free Press
Schenck
J. H. Schenck
Philadelphia
Sixth
Arch Streets
Philadelphi
Fies
Jeb H. Gifford
Mayville
N.Y
All Druggiata
Tebline Pike
Nulia
Winster
H. Hunter & Son
C.H. Hunter & Son
Wm. Messness
Water Street
Duff
Offic
East
Swan Street
N. Y
Catlin—Rogers
W. A. Rankin
Henry Catlin
Pittsburg
Misa Mary L. Rogers
Warren, Ih
J. E. Mail
Branch
Big Rapids
Mich
Nathan J. Branch
Nathan
Mary A. Branch
Glade
Warren Co
Thoas
Ager
W. B. Kinsky
Hickory Satrest
Union School House
Jante Warren
C. Caspar
Hanhart’s Block
Nsw
John Grindley
Andre
D. F. Andreon
Mollow House
Monett & Son
Hersh
Magnetic Healing Institute
Jamestown, N. J
Emanuel Hersh
Birsh
Dr. Hirsh
A. B. Bartram
Gideetay
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co
H. R
Notry i
Giroee
Poll Cios
Weesesesseen Essersen
Samuel C. Huey
Laws E. Brones
H.S. Sterners
V. P. Jm
Wein Mason
Henry Austin
Bec’y
Henay C. Brown
Daw
Sec'y
Junius BR. Clare
Jen
Echanic
Wescott, Cross & Co
Wang Jong
Arnom & Bro
A. Mintzer
Trusux L.& Minrzee
Beatty
Warres
Ololotes
McDowell &Zorr
F. H. Wyman
Orris Hall
Bealer
Sterling
Carver
Mnoviitl
Hull
Keystone Brock
Ana
Citig
AIRIS
Andeewe
Enuine
John Kropp. Warren
J. N.schnur & Son
Merchant Tailors
London
Mr. J. Keller
Cutter
Adn
J.N. Schnur
Bon. Warren
March
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