Fragments On Fame, Follies, Death and Scandal
A mix of social quips and brief notes recounts Sara Bernhardt learning the flute, debates over murder conviction rates, a critic’s nod to Lawrence Barrett, a temperance joke, and a fatal ice cream fountain incident. It notes John Gruber’s unexpected death near Warren and mentions Clarendon Shecord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
John Gruber
Yankee Bush
Warren
Warren Oakland
Gruber
Knights of Honor
Clarendon Shecord
Romance in Real Life Drama of Three Lovers and a Fatal Twist
In a tale of romance and ruin a New York teacher Katie Walworth becomes betrothed to farmer William Emerson but then meets Samuel Hull in Illinois. After a life of ups and downs Hull’s fortunes fail. Emerson, now rich, travels West, attends Hull’s funeral, and at a Dakota ceremony marries Walworth before heading to New York with her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ilinois
Samuel Hull
Fair Maid
Hull
New York
Emerson
Miss Walworth
Illinois
Mr. Hull
Dakota
Jamestown
Macksburg Oil Hype Fades as True Prospects Loom
The piece argues Macksburg’s boom is waning with many predicting a bust. It warns leaseholders and speculators craft sensational forecasts to lure buyers while seasoned operators see little oil and expect the town to die out like Garfield. Poor field prospects and false reports persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macksburg
Bradford
Bradford Basin
Garfield
Baldridge
Anniversary Marked for Odd Fellowship Expansion
The sixty fifth anniversary of Odd Fellowship in the United States was observed on Saturday. Washington lodge No. 1 in Baltimore was the first, founded by five men including Thomas Wildley, now honored as father of the order here. The Duke of York lodge in Dublin granted a dispensation two years after founding, creating Maryland’s grand lodge and empowering it to issue dispensations and establish lodges nationwide. Pennsylvania boasts about 97,000 members, Ohio over 30,000, Indiana about 45,000, and New York 41,000. Total initiations reached 47,540 with relief expenditures of $1,835,443.88.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington Lodge
No. 1
Baltimore
Thomas Wildley
Duke of York Lodge
Droston
England
Grand Lodge
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Unois
New York
Altoona Tribune
Smoking Habits of Civil War Generals Revealed
Washington columnist compares Generals Sherman Grant and Sheridan through smoking habits. Sherman chomps and halves cigars, leaving many stubs. Grant keeps a cigar in his mouth and seldom relights. Sheridan struggles to keep a cigar lit, wasting matches. The piece ends with a reflection on purposeful thought versus aimless wandering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago Inter- Ocean
Sherman
Grant
Sheridan
Vanderbilt
Downs Elixir and Other Remedies Featured in Early Ad Notice
An old advertisement touts Downs Elixir as a top cough remedy after 50 years of reputation and mentions Baxter's Bitters for bilious diseases. It promotes free trials and notes testimonials, including E Springer of Mechanicsburg who recovered from lung illness after using Dr King's New Discovery and gaining weight. The ad invites readers to A W Merek's Drug Store for a free trial and a dollar bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rip van Winkle
Baxter's Bitters
R&l
Johnson & Siegfried
War‘ren, Pa
E. Springer
Mechanicsburg
Dr King
A. W. Merek
Public Benefactor Praised for Blood and Liver Remedy
A testimonial from New York mentions H C Lake at the New York Custom House guiding a patient to Dr M M Fenner’s Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic. The patient reports full recovery after two bottles, praising the remedy as the greatest of its age. The letter notes cures for biliousness headaches skin issues and nervous distress.
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M.M. Fenyex
N. Y
H. Cc. Lake
New York Custom House
NEW York Tribune
New York
M. M. Fenner
Fredonia
C. A. Tragy
Legal notices and attorney listings in Warren area
Sparse OCR shows law firm mentions in Warren with addresses in Law Exchange Block and Seafield Livek NSW. It lists 8.4 percent fee note and references VRE and DUENULE Attorneys at Law in Seafield Livek. The fragmentary text lacks a clear action or deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weill
Warren
Law Exchange
Leonhart Bron
VRE & Duenule
Seafield Livek
Nsw
Onn
William Swanson
Ofice
Johnson's Exchange
Bnoding
Opsteire
Ball & Thompson
Beatty Block
Warren, Pa
D. J. Ball
Notery Puublic
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paris
Sara Bernhardt
Sara
New York City
Wall Street
Lawrence Barrett
Henry Irving
Mr. Barret
Faynch
Odd Fellowship
Wm. A Steiner
The
New York Herald
Ann Bt
Sbs
J. W. Dowele
G. Truneely
Laffice
Usner, Dale & Freeman
Scofield
M. AL Orr
Clarendon
WaxXelbaum
FT. MW. Davies
Liberty Street
Baptist Church
Lele Chone
Fitna
LD Wetmore
Noyes
Winckley
Omrissian Smith
Arte
Bkovs
Laster
Anc
Borthe Dale
First National
Lief Dingdour & Cable
Attorneys At Law
Water Street
Scofield’s
Rip Stats
Ohas
Dinemoor
Exchargh
George of
Variety Hall
Sarren, Pa
JAS. Cable
Richard B. Stewart
A. J. Javis
Second
Liberty Streets
Huropean Hotel
J.B. Vaughn
Main Street
Corry
Eben N. Ford
G. Alr
Armory of Co
Qomradig
Pa. Buratr
WM. A. Greaves
Hall
Episcopal Church
Preston
Svatopathic
M. EB
Mwizh Street
Liberty
Hickory Streets
Houra
Grelockt
P.m
P. Mn
M. Diatch
Gigsselbrecht Block
Knights OF Pithian
Warren Lodge
K. of H. Hall
Geo Hl
Leonhart
C. C
Harry C. Averane
K. of R
Beecher & Copeland
Suspension Bridge
Warren, Penn’a
Walter A. Wood
W. Anson Wood
Chad Taylor & Co
Bes
Oliver
Gowanda, Curtis, Remington and
Pittsonburg
Buford
Tiger Steel Tooth
Buckeye
Jackson
Wetherill
New Hartford
GHO. FP
ORR & CO
Hurren County
GHO, P. Orr & CO
G.I. Mead
Mead
WD Sayt
Re. A
P. Lund
R. Bartlett
C. A. Lund
Glade
Jane H. Statthews
Rey
W. A. Rankin
A.J. Hazeltine
Johnson
Drouggist and
Ste
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