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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1891
Page
5
A crowded collage of small-town items. pavement work on Second Street begins, schools loom as mothers hope for open doors, river levels rise, pests threaten crops, and a bustling Boro scene records new locomotives, a dry goods purchase trip, temperance meetings, union city reunion, and brick company activity plus festival notes, garden lore, and lighthearted quips.
The column lists numerous residents and visitors in Warren including D. D. Reed the former Levee publisher in town, Mrs. L. A. Geer visiting Corry friends, Carl Smith ill at E. N. Smith’s home, and Atty. J. H. Muse with Mercer county friends. It mentions Will Copeland at the post office, the Kinnears of Kinzua visiting, the Reeds returning from a Cambridge-Chautauqua trip, Julia Franck of Buffalo visiting Miss Mary Kies, Mrs. Ellen McDowell spending vacation with Warren relatives, Elijah Davis from Cincinnati with his brother D. M. Davis, and trips to Chautauqua. Other notes cover Henry Gross visiting Warren and Chautauqua, G. W. Barber and family from California visiting H. T. Barber on Third Street, Sylvester Norton returning home after visiting his sister, Helen Jones and Elizabeth Beecher visiting M. Beecher, Rev. W. King planning Chautauqua season and Sunday services in Warren, the Bock and Tanner households visiting, R. D. Jones resigning as Mirror job printer for health reasons, John Perry Eckels visiting grandparents in Warren with his mother, Eckels editor of Cambridge News, and local editor quips about subscribers, beer deliveries, and Cousine Bros.
The Warren County Fair Association holds its eighth annual fair in the city on September Sth with four thousand dollars in premiums. Exhibits include pure bred stock, Arlington sisters acts on a half inch cable, Mlle Ravey Slide for Life, Belle Celeste diving from fifty feet, and May Kesler the cornet virtuoso. If weather allows, crowds will exceed prior years. Also features a grand ox roast at Kinzua on August 6 with bands, dancing, and a big entertainment program through the valley with regional sportsmen and communities represented.
Gus Hall of Troy recalls a medical ordeal where doctors treated him for bleeding piles, charging over $100 with no relief. He states he used Sulphur Bitters for two months and then recovered, asserting his current health.
A long list of property transfers and mortgages from Warren and nearby towns appears, including H Tipton to A Morris and various estates with amounts like 900 and 1500. Also shows post office letters and an upcoming D A V excursion to Niagara Falls with prices from 1.25 to 2.25, plus a Rochester and Ontario Beach trip and a Barnum circus offer.
The Century's August issue will publish Poultney Bigelow's article on the first three years of Emperor William I's reign with illustrations of Berlin and Potsdam palaces and frontispieces of the Emperor and Empress. Also notes a new book Vacation Time by I S Drayton on summer living and leisure.
A genuine two week clearing sale advertises sheetings and linens at low cash prices. Unbleached and bleached options, Lonsdale and other brands, with discounts on napkins and crash fabric. Prices claimed as bargains. no duplicates after the sale. Call to verify selections and terms.
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