Prohibition Convention Held in Warren County Hall
The first delegate prohibition convention met in Good Templar Hall on Monday afternoon July 27 1885 with Dr J M Davies as chairman and P J Trashel and Rev G W Smith as vice presidents The meeting praised its equal representation and opened with prayer Rev H G Hall urged stamping out liquor and shared temperance tales Nominations included William Miller for judge G W Brown for sheriff and P J Trushel for Warren academy trustee Delegates to the state convention were Rev H G Hall P J Trushel J White Andrew Hertzel and others The report notes vigor but fewer delegates and highlights vows to fight alcohol while ads promote the LepGur circulation and advertiser reach
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Warren County
Good Templar Hall
J. M. Davies
P. J. Trashel
G. W. Smith
G. W. Brown
H. G. Hall
Youngsville
Lst
Hall
Prohibition
St. John
Springfield
Salisbury
Clarendon
A. Hertzel
Warren
William Miller
Farmington
M. B. Olney
Brokenstraw
P. J. Trushel
Warren Academy
Mr. Rogers
P. Berry
Dr. Davies
Philip Trushel
H. G. Hail
J. White
Andrew Hertzel
Temperance group presses school book reform in Warren
Mrs J H Jackson of Youngsville and Mrs L D Wetmone urge Warren County WCTU members to push for evaluation of physiology and hygiene texts. They cite law requirements and poor adoption of Smith and rival books, urging use of Steele’s hygiene physiology and related titles, with letters to be distributed to school boards and parents.
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Bastor Ledger
Woman’s Christian Temperance Unions
National Department of Scientific Institute
Wanrees
Warren County
Lunt
Smith
Rochester
N. Y
Act of Assembly
Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette
Allegheny School Board
Steele
Barnes & Co
New York City
J. H. Jackson
Youngsville
L. D. WetMone
Pres’t Warren Co. W. C. T. U
Echo From the Summer Land Seance and Potato Warning
A widow seeks to contact her husband’s spirit during a summer seance and is frustrated by a rude medium. Separately, an exchange cautions heads of families about the health risks of eating unripe potatoes, noting ripe potatoes are safer.
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George Henry
Pa Proclamation Honors Grant With Mourning Decree
Governor Pattison proclaims state offices closed and bells tolled as Pennsylvania observes the death of General and ex President Ulysses S Grant. Flags to half mast until burial day and statewide suspension of ordinary business as a mark of respect.
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Harmesome
Executive Department
Commonwealth
Robzert
Parrisos
Diverse notes on education religion and commerce
The column surveys Pennsylvanian naval graduates and university expenditures, church growth in Kansas, Baptist missions receipts, and urban education spending. It notes Teheran school practices, debt cancellations, women’s university access in Europe, and a Garden City organ. Bargains and newspaper offers close the items.
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United States Naval Academy
Bowdoin College
University of Pennsylvania
Gratz
Austria
Kansas
Chicago Times
Board of Foreign Missions of the
Southern Baptist Church
Tribune
Boston
New York
Chicago
Teheran
Persia
Presbyterian Societies
Home Board
Foreign Board
General Assembly
Russia
Germany
France
Belgium
America
Stewart Cathedral
Garden City
Scotch Presbyterian Church
Jersey City
George R. McKenzie
Times
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LepGur
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Warren, Pa
Pattison
W. E. Szenczr
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Co. P. Northrop
Cash Boot and
O. H. Hunter & Son
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Meer Rao
Spragheld
Brown Chemical
BAL Pisore
Lapizs
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Conn
Mica
Erreirz
Keystone Clothing CO
TR Merchant Tailoring Department
Rush D. Bartlet
Carver House
D. Shear
Johnson & Siegfried
Watt Parer
Corner Second and Liberty Sts
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