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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1875
Page
3
The page lists various canned vegetables and goods including green peas, corn, mushrooms, honey, molasses, syrups, and teas with prices and weights. It mentions brands and products such as Sweet Peas, Gans Baltimore Corn, Strimpr Be preserves, and various teas and sugars. The OCR shows multiple item names, prices per can or per pound, and references to stock lines and sales terms.
List appears to be an OCR damaged tally of local county offices and officials. It lists roles such as Attornen and Prothonotary with names like Weller Treader and Ames, plus various offices and incumbents. The fragmentary text indicates a formal roster or ballot slate for county government positions with multiple surnames and titles across departments.
Frost and crop notes from Titusville and Warren. grasshoppers scarce in Kansas. rye ready to harvest next week. Dely paper loss and calls for patronage. Germans leaving Warren for two years. horse loss. ice cream kindness. new saloon fitting. potato bugs increasing. Warren Union School close Friday. Judge Vincent and Court notices. tramp issues and police counts. Rev Merchant sermon on royal option law. critique of licensing and treasury theft by public speakers.
Officers and teachers of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday School extend heavy thanks to the Bridge Company for their generosity and courtesy in passing the school five Sabbath last on the Decoration of graves of a fellow teacher and scholars who have died during the year.
An eclectic Warren narrative includes a poem on life and death, a fire at Bugby’s steam saw mill with $2,000 insured loss, dog and jacket theft notes, a Cadets U.S. Navy exam notice, Barnum show report with sea lion birth and death, local show reviews, a temperance union election notice, and political switch musings.
In the Beatty oil field near Warren, three wells show oil with amber color and higher quality than the lower region. Bell and Verback wells test as paying producers, with Verback not yet tubed, while discussions focus on a potential large reservoir and future testing to confirm extent and duration.
The Youngsville Cornet Band wore new gray and gold uniforms and led a graveside ceremony postponed to Sunday for a large gathering. A Garland hardware store and the Louis Crist house near Youngsville burned last week with $4,000 insured, and an empty Garner Mead house burned. arson is suspected to draw people from homes to enable theft. John G. Howard died May 20 1873 at his son Maj. William C. Howard’s home in Columbus aged 92. funeral May 22 at Universalist Church. The Health Revenner issue highlights health literature and includes Bible Hygiene, Salt Question, Vegetarianism, Homeopathy, and other topics. Published at Battle Creek Michigan, specimens sent free.
The Thorn library meeting featured a Quinette performance and a reading by Mr. Noyes as the Prophet, who described a marble building with halls for books and lectures. Three city founders were praised for plans to fund a Warren Library, with a vision of expanding culture, music, and art in the community.
Derwent May 2 This piece surveys the 1875 grasshopper plague across Colorado Kansas Nebraska western Iowa and Missouri noting methods to destroy hoppers by burning drowning tarpaulins and traps. It questions farming losses and cites political reaction including calls for a plain yes or no on policy and the Ohio Republican stance on a third term.
Rain delayed the observance last Saturday but by afternoon sun returned and veterans under Capt Nleveland stood guard around the graves. A prayer by Mr Graham, remarks by Prof Sutherland and L R Corbin followed. The Warren Band played well as flowers were laid and citizens visited the cemetery.
May 31 1875 letter from Mn Eprron recalls Gary community life. Spring business surges with mills, hardware, and general trade, while a fire destroys Byron Stevens hardware store and prompts sympathy. A garland of serenades, a new hotel outlook, and legal questions about licenses stir local chatter. County judges Wetmore and Vincent face public scrutiny over licensing and costs.
The Portland Maine Press recounts a young woman’s romance with a Boston drummer met on a train. She consented to marriage but repented and asked to be released. He sent a Boston lawyer’s letter warning of breach of promise if the wedding did not occur. Judge Hall ruled pencil signatures invalid, affecting petitions for road or bridge views signed with pencil.
Travelers and emigrants face malaria fever and dysentery from hard climates and brackish water. Mostetter's Stomach Bitters advertised as an absolute preventive, boosting immunity and stomach strength to withstand heat cold and contaminated water on sea voyages and in unfamiliar lands.
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