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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1886
Page
8
Notice informs subscribers of subscription terms and payment deadlines. It lists agents and towns and mentions visits to towns by Reed to collect payments. The text includes names and locations and warnings about nonpayment and profitability, with a firm rule not to crowd or rush subscribers.
Miss Etta Evans visits, Arthur McKinney feared dead, and many local notes. The paper reports waterworks agitation at Sinclairville, deaths including Mrs. Manuel Young and H. Slade, a Barn fire at Sugar Grove, and a murder inquiry in Forest County. Local society, church changes, and fairs dates across Venango and Warren counties are listed.
Fragmentary notes describe a library project for Sugar Grove Seminary with purchase details and pricing. The aim is to furnish volumes at low cost, adding many works across subjects for students and faculty to access.
Obituary notes the death of Wru A Lanning born May 4, 1868 after typhoid fever. He is described as promising and beloved, with a mother who had died prior. the family mourns while accepting the divine will.
Charles Tanner, four year old son of Mr and Mrs Martin Tanner, resident near the soldiers' camp in Pleasant, drowned in a barrel of water near their house last Monday afternoon. Parents had been away. upon return, they searched and found the child. The funeral was held Tuesday with Rev Doere officiating.
A denouncement letter dated July expresses denial by D. Be Cons alleging a Cobb from Glade was among roughs. The author, identifying as the sole Cobb in Glade, asserts innocence related to a sprinkling wagon incident and clarifies non-involvement with the alleged act.
The War County Directory is widely distributed with hundreds of copies in business houses and merchants offices. Limited supply, order by card. Also advertised are hardware, musical instruments, sheet music, wall paper, ready made clothing, bird cages, and low price goods. Prohibition club to meet July 24 at Glade Run school house to elect delegates for Warren county convention.
Printer’s notice advertises nearly 300 pounds of brevier and 490 pounds of nonpareil type for sale with or without cases. Includes borders and rules, all in copy condition. Cabinet lots with or without cases offered at discounted prices. send for samples and prices.
Shoppers seek best place to buy suits with best fit, fine material, and low price. Ridelsperger's is praised as top for good goods and value, with a large stock and trustworthy dealings. Located a few doors below the Carver House at 416 Water Street.
Ist That from and after the passage of this ordinance it shall be unlawful for any sale by public voters in any manner or place not specified in section 2 to proceed without license. 2nd The license fee is three dollars for the first day or night and one dollar for each subsequent day or night. 4th Violators face a fine of five to ten dollars and costs. G M Hitt Burgess North Clarendon Pa July 9 1886.
Hunter and Son announce their annual clearance sale in July with a ladies’ event for Wurret vicinity. The rear showroom will display curtains and jobs in stock, with first come first served access to the best pieces. Sale runs July 12 to July 27 and includes bargains from a Philadelphia auction. Also an advertisement for a Dr Butterfield offering free diagnosis for various chronic diseases.
A Cleveland Plaindealer report describes a factory process that turns a gum base into chewing blocks for sale in Columbia. It recounts melting resin, extracting kerosene and naphtha, and refining tar and specialized substances before forming 100 pound blocks used weekly in the era.
Advertises Dr. Mary A. Gregg English physician offering a free one month trial of a remedy for diseases common to women. Remittance required 13 2 dt and CLC stamps, with full directions and future price. free trials end Aug 1, 1836. Gregg Remedy Company Palmyra New York. Also notes variety store offerings and telephonic office connectivity for the Ledger.
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