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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1887
Page
8
Local notices describe tax discounts through August 20 and rising rates after December 22. Multiple social visits, travels, and gatherings are listed, including Miss Booth from Erie, Mrs. Geer from Corry, and D. Gross with Miss Ames traveling to Franklin. Community events cover reunions, plays, picnics, and charity donations with names, places, and dates.
Keystone clothing company pledges to donate five percent of cash sales weekly to Clarendon relief fund before moving to the Beecher Copeland building. Entire stock of men’s boys’ and children’s clothing priced to cost or below to close out prior to removal. Warren, July 11, 1887.
Auction style notice lists multiple parcels including 100 acre farm near Youngsville with half cleared house and outbuildings, 144 acre tract in Pittsfield along Mead Run, 60 acre undeveloped oil land with timber, seven acres near Warren outlets running to Yankee Bush road, all in Warren County with address for Chas. A. Livermore at 882 Hickory Street Warren PA.
An old newspaper page promotes Green's August Flower for dyspepsia and Green Specific for liquor addiction, touting health benefits and easy dosing. It includes price, contact address, and notes about a Mrs. Sterling Green offering Monday consultations at the Carver house.
Lewis R. Geer died at age 69 after a three week illness ending with paralysis. Born February 25, 1818 in Warren, Pa, he worked in harness and dry goods, farmed, then settled in Corry in 1883 engaging in harness making and cigar work. He married Nancy Nesmith, had two children, then Lara A. Cogswell his second wife with two more children. Funeral from the family home at 9 tomorrow and service at Warren M E Church at 10:80 pm conducted by Rev. R N Stubbs.
Mrs C W Stone, chair of the library committee, has arranged a lawn party on Liberty Street grounds this Friday evening. The illuminated grounds offer cream and water ice and refreshments, aiming to be an attractive, enjoyable event for the public library fundraiser. A special committee joins the regular one for the library entertainment: Hiram G. Eddy, Mrs Nat Falconer, Mrs W H Pickett, Mrs Geo B Smith, Mrs Geo Yates, Mrs C C Allen, Miss Maud Grail.
To Our Patrons. An appeal extols life and fire insurance as protection for families, with reference to major insurers and the idea that insurance shelters widows and orphans, plus notes office location and a signatory, Joan Sinz. Frep E, SINL. Youxp. Also brief notices about livestock, millinery, tailoring, and local services follow.
Real estate transfers list multiple deeds from Moses Ruslander to Phoebe Ruslander in Mead for 2200 and several others including Mary E. Cummings to Sarah Ann Newbery in Pleasant for 800 and James Upton to Joseph Platt in Pittsfield for 300. Also Triumph Oil Co. to Geo P. McBride trustee in Triumph for 1100, Johnson to Celestia Scott in Triumph for 770, Strance to Robert Emerson in Eldred for 1100, Earnest Law to R. Wood in Columbus for 2500, Lacy E Carpenter to same in Freehold for 160, H R Stanton to Olof Erickson in Pine Grove for 300, Robertson to Leroy Strong in Kigzun for 1500, Woodin to Harmon in Pittsfield for 2000, George L Tome to Juliet Wilcox in Corydon for 500, Christopher Moll to Mrs Whaley in Pine Grove for 310. Information Wanted about Patrick Harrahan last heard of fourteen years ago in Warren. Also a local advertisement for ladies and children's garments on Third Street near the post office. Marriages listed: Sweetland and Wright in Lottsville July 20, Samuelson and Brodeen in Warren July 13, Lindgren and Johnson in Warren July 16, Carlson and Erickson in Warren July 16 1857.
Dramatic sale note promises invoices with 30 percent off ordinary prices. Offers include lawns at 4 cents per yard and remnants of lawns at 7 cents.
The ad proclaims a continuing clearance at Bell Brothers Dry Goods Store with heavy discounts. It touts no outdated stock, urges customers to cut out ads, highlights remnants and patterns, and promises bargains across silk and dress goods including Sarahs at 55 cents and Cheney Brothers Gros Grain Silk at 85 cents.
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