Water question prompts doubt on Warren water plan
Warren PA July 26. The borough council debates a water plan to extend Morrison Run dam and install flushing mains at a cost over 20 000. Aims include better water quality, possible 10 percent rate cuts, and financing via 50 000 bond. Opponents fear no quality gain and warn against monopoly schemes. The piece also cites editorials on ballot reform, trusts, and national issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Water Company
Morrison Run
Ledger
Warren
Erie
The
Interesting to Farmers No Class Should Be So Careful in Provisioning
Farmers are urged to protect health with Van Wert's Balsam for the lungs as a reliable remedy for throat and lung troubles. The advertisement claims it is especially suited for children, safe, harmless, and effective against croup and whooping cough, and offered for sale by Johnenn eR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Jobnenn Er
Protection in the East tariff plea faces New England iron chiefs
An iron working coalition in New England asks Congress to restore prewar duties on pig iron and scrap, and to place iron ore coal and coke on the free list. The reply from press and industry warns that free materials drive free finished goods, threatening regional mills, shipbuilding, and jobs as industry drifts west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Congress
Boston Herald
Maine
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Herald
The
Agriculturalists
the Tribune
Ohio
Pennsylvania
England
Germany
France
Tribune
Butler
Sulphur Bitters Promised To Clear Complexions
An old advertisement claims two bottles of Sulphur Bitters will remove pimples and facial disfigurements, featuring a female editress praise. The item also notes Kingston druggists Cooper & Hardenburgh describing a high demand for Van Wert's Balsam for the Lungs in November 1888 and lists Warren dealers Johnson & Siegfried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Bell
Cooper & Hardenburgh
Kingston
N.Y
van Wert
Dead Man at Hunt's Hotel Found in Room
A man using the name G. Thompson registered at Hunt's Hotel. After failing to wake him, staff entered via the ventilator and found him dead. The coroner ruled heart disease. The body will be sent east. The man advertised as Sulphur Bitters agent with extensive sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. &. Thompson
Hunt’s Hotel
Chicago
Sulphur Bitters
The Shortest and Longest Day in Verse and car manners
A fragmentary verse note contrasts June longest day with December shortest. It recalls one memory of a young lady who gives her seat to an old woman on a crowded park car, only for a fashionable man to reclaim his seat, leaving a quiet social moment with implied meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Birdseye
San Francisco Chronicle
Relative hardness of woods and classification note
The article outlines a hardness ranking from pignut hickory as 100 to white pine at 35, listing species such as white oak 84, red oak 69, black walnut 65, cherry 55, yellow pine 53, and others. It argues woods under about 49 percent of hickory are not hard woods, but they are scarce and nonessential to reclassify, so the trade continues to call most woods hard except white pine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Telegram
The Bosy Beetle Becomes House Resident
A Portland house revealed a curious case of beetle work where two boards joined by a rib were replaced by a porous sawdust mass that mimicked wood. A pen knife uncovered a tunnel filled with dust and a live black beetle at its end, voraciously eating through its way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Lewiston Journal
Not one of Them
In a Central Market exchange a man proposes to a woman who clarifies she is already married. The bemused man apologizes for a mistaken assumption and departs, noting mistakes happen in everyday encounters. The Detroit Free Press quote captures a brief, quaint social misperception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Four Painter's Requirements from Corot's View
The Century recounts Corot's four painter aims Form from drawing color from truth to values sentiment from impressions execution the rendering of the whole. He admits variable mastery claiming sometimes lacking color and drawing and that Liabor is harder than many suppose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corot
Liabor
Simple Remedies Mentioned For Broken Bone Fever
A Yankee colonel recalls a fever from the hot southern lowlands called broken bone fever. A surgeon suggests a simple old fashioned remedy, boneset, as a cure or relief for the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Boneset
A Very Good Cat Aids a City Poultry and Hen Bond
A Memphis Missouri Register item describes a city cat named John B. Mudd and his exceptional behavior with a brood of chickens. The cat helps care for the flock, hunts insects, brings mice the chickens won’t eat, and shares the hens and the old cockerel in close companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Mudd
MaMphis
The Delinquent Subscriber Leaves Weston Owing $6.50
The postmaster in Weston reports L. A. Underwood is unaccounted for after owing $6.50. The Vermont Tribune condemns him as a mean cuss whose reputation will precede him, comparing him to the odor of a skunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Underwood
Weston
Underwood
Ludlow Vt
Tribune
Granger Visits Exchange in Quest for Farm Animals
In a scene at the stock exchange, Granger asks if this is the right place and jokes about selling a calf or a coarse wool sheep. The exchange replies with a curt acknowledgment as a bystander is startled. The moment is captured by the Buarmlington Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stock Exchange
Granger
The
Buarmlington Free Press
Notice to Tax Payers Warrenboro duplicate tax collection
Notice to taxpayers announces Warrenboro duplicate taxes delivered for collection. Discounts apply for pre September 1 1889 payments and penalties for late payers. Taxes collected at Leonhart and Son's harness shop on specified August dates in 1889. Emin A Mans collector Warren Pa July 10 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrenboro
Towit
Leonhart & Son
Emin Amans
Warren
Domestic sewing machines for sale in Warren Pa
I have a good supply of Domestic and Wilson sewing machines offered cheap for cash or on easy payments. Call at 112 East Water Street Warren Pa to save money before buying elsewhere. A Cocaweir, Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
East Water Street
Warren
I. A. Cocaweir
Wind direction shown by sales of Van Wert's Balsam
G McKee of Middletown Connecticut reports strong local demand for Van Wert's Balsam for the lungs. He notes steady sales and requests immediate restocking of four dozen large bottles and eight dozen trial sizes, with free samples available, through Johnson & Siegfried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. McKee
Middletown
Conn
van Wert
Jungs
Johnson & Siegfried
Van Wert Balsam guarantees coughs and lung cures
Public confidence shown in a straightforward guaranty offered by the Van Wert Balsam proprietors who promise to refund the purchase price if the remedy fails to cure coughs hoarseness and all throat and lung diseases trial size free for Hor dt sale by Johnson Siegfried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Johnson & Siegfried
VeniWert’s Cough Balsam Promoted In Local Letter
A.B. Robinson of Lidstone Dakota extols VeniWert’s Cough Balsam noting he has sold his last bottle and urges trying the proprietary cough remedy. Trial size free offered. For sale by Johnzen & Siegfried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dekots
A.B. Robinson
Lidstone
Dakota
Jobnzen & Siegfried
Justice of the Peace Endorses Sulphur Burgers as Medicine
Lars Hon. John Nealey of Meredith New Hampshire, former member of the house of representatives, testifies after twelve years of rheumatic suffering that Sulphur Burgers give him more relief than any other medicine he has tried, calling it the best remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin C. Brown
Meredith Village
N. H
John Nealey
House of Representatives
Meredith, N. H
Kemp's Baladin Promises Quick Cough Cure
Some people let a cough run its course until medicine fails. Kemp's Baladin is advertised as a guaranteed remedy that cures, with noticeable improvement after the first dose. Prices are 50 cents and 1 dollar, trial size free, sold at all druggists.
Masury Pure Colors Ground In Oil Trade Card
Masury's pure colors ground in oil list various pigments and tones including Raw and Burnt Umber Sienna Vandeke Brown Black-Refined Lamp Black Prussian Blue Ultramarine Blue Green Chrome Green Red Indian Red Venetian Red Tuscan Red American Vermilion Yellow Chrome Yellow Yellow Ochre plus lead oil and thinner. Contact for orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masury
Cts
Sienna Vandeke
Bedbug Found on Fido Prompting Remarkable Alarm
Mary explains to Miss Ponsonby that Fido must not get on the bed as a bedbug is discovered. The exchange highlights the maid's efforts to break the habit while the mistress decries the situation as awful in a light Epoch flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Miss Ponsonby
Fido
Ma’an
Table Linens Sale Cuts Prices Across Lineup
Bargain table of linens features Worth 60c items now 49c with other lines reduced in proportion Napkins also discounted making room for new stock and inviting shoppers to save on table coverings and napkins.
Hosiery Lot Prices At 15 Cents And Up
One lot at 15c and guaranteed goods from 25c to 50c and higher offered by Smith & Angell. The listing emphasizes value and durability with a range of stockings and hose options priced for quick sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith & Angell Guaranteed Goods
Towels Value and Pricing Notes at Five and Nine
A brief listing records towel prices with quantities and values. It notes towels at 5e price 10e, at 9e price 124 cents, and at 12 1-2 price 18 cents, reflecting a small catalog entry from a price list.
Summer Silks Prices From 19th Century Catalog
Rare textile listings note items labeled Summer Silks with prices such as 19th century pieces valued at 38 cents and 26 1 2 yards priced at 4 9 cents, and others listed at 35 cents and 50 cents.
Rugs and Carpet Remnants Special Prices
Special prices offered on a selection of rugs and carpet remnants. Limited stock available with discounts applied to large area rugs and odd sizes. Visit the store floor today to see patterns, colors, and quality options at reduced rates. Offers may vary by location and stock levels.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Reed Bros
Ron
Philadelphia Inquirer
the Inquirer
Quay
Delamater
Billingsly
United States
James G. Blaine
Soraking
John Jarrett
Philadelphia Telegraph
Atlantic
Birmingham
Harrison
God
Republican Party
Pease
Cleveland
Harrisburg
Tariff
Sugar Trust
Steel Trust
Oil Trust
Copper Trust
Salt Trust
Leach
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Stone
Wyman
W. F. Wood
Oil City
Presbyterian Church
Wood
W. H. Carleton
Carleton
First Baptist Church
Winchester
Mass
EO. P. Brown
P. M
Warren Mills Co
C.&e.bartsch
Wouter
Walrem
Warren, Penna
Weekly American
Kopf & Henry
Water Street
Gloria
Hunter & Jarvis
Warren, Pa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!