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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1885
Page
8
Practical guide on rearing young pigs during cold seasons and building straw stacks. Advises on sow size, feeding, warmth, and handling weak piglets, plus detailed straw stacking measurements and methods to maximize storage and minimize spoilage. Recommends strict record keeping and diary entries as year begins.
Decaying vegetable matter can spread disease among livestock. A healthy herd yields better returns than pedigreed stock. Proper care and management trump bloodlines. Warm dry quarters are essential for wintering in the Northern States. Wet weather harms sheep most, as wool holds water and slows evaporation, chilling the animal.
Sheriff Wilcox reports an assault charge inmate escaped from the county jail by posing as a visitor. The man rode the afternoon train to Larrabee then to Olean, while the sheriff counted noses to confirm the discrepancy. Also noted are a novel bear trap design by Earl Crane and a libel suit between Joseph Gules and Enos W. Barnes, plus the last winter run of the Bradford Eldred Cuba railroad branch between Cuba and Genesec.
A Corry dispatch reports Mrs. George McChesney nee Ella Colegrove died after being separated from friends at the Exposition. She was found dying in an out of the way place and died shortly after, with police and family noting her as a cultured, long-time resident of Corry who later lived in Fullerton Nebraska. The account includes travels to New Orleans and Columbus Station.
The sale of Bucklen's Arnica Salve claims to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers and more with guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Priced at 25 cents per box and sold by AW Merck. Also notes Dr Theodotus Garlich of Ohio kept educated trout in his aquarium entertaining visitors.
An old health advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for diphtheria and post illness weakness. It claims the medicine purifies blood, restores vitality, and strengthens the system after infection.
Advertises Warner's Safe Remedies as cures for kidney liver and related disorders. Claims strict scientific standards and guarantees including permanent cures and $5,000 for counterfeit testimonials. Lists numerous personal testimonials from 1880s patients and a preacher George C. Miln.
In a testimonial from Williamson, New York, a mother reports her daughter, about sixteen, improved after using Gilmore’s Aromatic Wine. The ad claims the product restores health when physicians fail, and it is sold by A. W. Moxck.
Mayor Latrobe showcases the original copper plate from Audubon’s Birds of North America. The three feet square plate is in perfect order and depicts the oriole nest with three birds and surrounding foliage.
A forthcoming Warren County Directory will publish 10 000 names with addresses and voters heads of families in alphabetical order. It will run about 250 pages, be printed on first class paper, and bound. Two thousand five hundred copies printed. distribution planned in major cities and hotels for travelers. J N Lacy authorized to quote estimates contracts and subscriptions.
Warren County advertises a hair restorer promising growth, dandruff removal, and darkening of gray hair from a “New Vegetable Discovery” from the American Butter nut Tree. It claims to be harmless, unlike other formulas, priced at $1.00 per bottle with wholesaler and local retailer listings in Philadelphia New York Warren PA.
James McCollum offers a ninety acre Warren County farm near Rue seleburg. Sixty acres are well improved under fence and cultivated. The property includes a new $1000 house, two barns, an old house, about 100 fruit trees, and an accessible stone quarry with building stone ready to work. Sold at a bargain with half down and the rest by mortgage security. inquiries directed to J F Allen Warren Pa or James McCollum on site Warren October 1883.
Letters testamentary issued for D N Walker of Brokenstraw township Warren County Pa to C E V Leer executor. Creditors urged to pay debts immediately and claimants to present authentic claims for settlement at Bear Lake Pa dated January 2 1965.
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