Weekly Chronicle notes Warren sales rise despite license loss
The Ledger reports Warren residents claim increased illicit liquor sales and more drunkards since license denial. Other items note late potato yields, upcoming county convention delegates, a charity chair gift to Mrs. Steritt, social events in Jackson Run and Younesville, a birthday for E M Dupree, local weather and crops, and community improvements in Garland.
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Neats
Warrecs
Warren
North Warren
Glade
P. Berry
Prohibition County Committee
H. F. Andrews
John M. Davies
Court House
Conenango
Jackson Run
Steritt
Cenewango Township
Advertising and Industry Drive Local Prosperity in Warren
The article highlights George Ball, a veteran Warren clothing merchant, praising his aggressive newspaper advertising and strong stock. It notes rising consumer demand, higher wages, and growing manufacturing orders in New England and the mid states, with railroads purchasing locomotives and cars as fall production heats up.
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George Ball
Ball
Warren
New England
Middle States
Railroad
Elevated
Information Wanted Patrick Hanrahan search ends long overdue
Information is wanted of Patrick Hanrahan last heard of working for a Warren building contractor about fourteen years ago. Born in Ballyhannon Parish of Quinn County Clare Ireland. Any information leading to his present whereabouts should be sent to the Ledger office or James McDonald Daguscohanda Elk County Pa. 89-200s.
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Patrick Hanrahan
Warren
Ballyhannon
Quinn
County Clare
Ireland
James McDonald
Daguscohanda
Elk County
Clairvoyant Examination Free for Chronic Diseases
Public notice offering medical diagnosis by Dr. BE. Burrerrip of Syracuse New York. Claims thirty years experience, promises candid prospects for a radical cure at no cost. Targets kidney liver bladder and heart conditions and female weakness.
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BE. F. Burrerrip
Syracuse
N.Y
Familiar Americanisms Highlight Dialect Gaps Across Seas
An English observer notes differences between American and English speech, citing terms like yeah and gee, phrases such as to get left and to pull through, and contrasts in vocabulary from bump to fun. He contrasts schooling, slang, and titles, from boss to janitor, lift to elevator, and pie to tart, with lively examples from New York World.
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America
New York
England
Peppa
Inen Draper’s
London
New York World
Poets and Patrons in Chicago and Poland Progress
A Chicago reader mocks Sappho while praising Shakespeare and Charlotta Perry. The piece cites a leading linseed oil dealer boasting poetry taste. A Detroit Free Press summary notes Polish industrial growth with 6,500 factories by 1884 employing 105,300, Lodz as a manufacturing hub, and German/nationalities dynamics.
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Chicago
Sappho
West
Charlotta Perry
Will Carleton
Tve
Illinois
Coleridge
Paris
Chicago News
Poland
Grant
Warsaw
Kingdom
Lodz
Manchester
Detroit Free Press
The Peddler Who Bawled and Trimmed Whiskers
A brief Hartford Times piece describes a quirky English peddler who balks at small buys, bawls and kicks until a 25 cent sale is forced. A second fragment from Harper's reveals a playful exchange about trimming whiskers with pink ribbon in a cousinly dialogue.
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Fair Haven
Peddier
Hartford Times
Bed Quilt Variety In Will In Kingston Surrogate Court
In a Kingston surrogate court will, a large variety of bed quilts were devised to a family member. Listed items include a beggar quilt nine block quilt sixteen block quilt long cabin quilt red and white star quilt brick red quilt and a blue and white old fashioned coverlid as part of the estate.
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Kingston
Kingstom Freeman
Drunkenness Cure by Golden Specific Promises Quick Results
An advertisement extols Haines Golden Specific as a proven cure for drunkenness and alcohol dependence. It claims painless administration in coffee or tea without consent, asserting permanent relief and near total guarantee, with contact for full details at 185 Race Street, Cincinnati Ohio.
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Haines
Golden Specific Co
Race Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
White & Co closes out business with 30 day farm implement bargains
Farmers can secure great bargains by purchasing their agricultural implements during the next thirty days at White & Co s. They are closing out their business.
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White & Co’s
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E. M. Dupree Esq
Matthew’s Row
Hila Ball
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Keystone Clothing Company
Clarendon
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Clarendon Relief Fund
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