Warren Ledger Highlights and Local Updates
Large fruit yield anticipated. Great Show arrives. Major Biddle dies. Barnum offers 10000 for Charlie Ross. Dr. Crane to preach. oil news and local industry updates. Sugar Grove church dedication May 27. diverse society notes. Warren incorporated in 1832 with current population around 4000. oil wells active with multiple prospects. temperance, music, and cultural items. local commerce and notices from Variety Hall and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdi
Lampe
wNew
Variety Hall
Presbyterian
Sugar Grove
Rankin
Warren
Corydon
S. B. Morrison
Lepurn
Roy Stone
Elmira
Bradford
Olean
Glade
North Warren
Young Men’s Christian Association
Ponton Assaulted at Warren Depot Over Scandal Item
Journalistic dispute over a Warren scandal item ends with John Ponton of the Herald being attacked at the D A V and P depot in Warren by Wilbur, a Republican leader. The incident, its motive, and ensuing editorials draw in local papers, with Ponton seeking an apology and others urging restraint amid press row and party tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jona
Ponton
Herald
Warren
Wilbur
John
Walbur
Gen
Allen
John Ponton
Tinsville
Mr. Ponton
Musical Association
Truth and Show Business Blend at Grand Hippodrome Show
A lengthy promotional piece extols a grand traveling show featuring a Roman Hippodrome spectacle with gilded chariots and thrilled crowds. It promises an extensive attractions lineup including equestrian riders, gymnasts, a menagerie, a grand street parade, a 26 performer military band, and daily free performances, asserting the company is larger than any rival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arenic Circle
Plan for Oil Producers Reserve Hypothesized to Stabilize Prices
A meeting endorses a committee driven plan to form a ten-member producer panel per district to control one fourth of all oil output held in reserve. The scheme aims to raise prices by retiring 7 1/4 percent daily production, reducing market supply to meet demand and eliminate paper oil deals. Directors named include L. Emery, S P. Boyer, Ll. G. Peck and W. HL. Verback in Bradfort and Warren districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradfort and
Warren
L. Emery
P. Boyer
Ll. G. Peck
W. HL. Verback
Decoration Day Preparations In Fife Veterans Group
Veteran soldiers ready for Decoration Day with Commander J Alexander leading a long committee. Names listed include Rob Denni day A, EL Boao Der ae RES RRie, VE OW Wilbart, Thomas Graham, Joth Rowland, A. Cook, A J Mair, and many members and sustaining ladies. Speakers and muses appointed. salutes planned. outside graves to be decorated with a wide array of local residents among organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fife
J’ Alexander
ComMirrae
Rob’'t Denniaay A
EL Boao
VE OW Wilbart
Thomas Graham
Joth Rowland
A. Cook
A. J. Mair
Henry Brace
F. W. Miller
5. Burgess
F. H
C. E.smith
Hattie Waters
Jennie Davis
Sarah McLeod
Annie Palmer
Alice Clemons
Ellie Scofield
Mary Scofield
Ella Bell
Ida Russell
Mary Amens
Emaggie McCollum
Ellen” Hazeltine
D. W. C. James
Wi J. Alexander
Henry Bracd
W. W.wilbur
P. Begler
O. P. Gordon
J. Sweeting
Geo. McPherson
J. EB. Berkstresser
F. Baltzinger
Lyman Martin
A. E. Goodrich
John Munroe
H. V. McDowell
John Townley
Geo. Krinbiil
Nowhere to go Temperance Song by Jas G Clark
New Temperance song and chorus by Jas G Clark titled Nowhere to go receives publisher attention. The piece follows Clark’s prior hits When the mists have rolled away and Two Villages and offers homeless imagery and urban hardship. Mailed post paid on receipt of 35 cents. address W W Whitney Publisher Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. G. Clark
Addreas
W. W. Whitney
Toledo
Ohio
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery touted for lungs and skin
An old ad extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy for throat and lung ailments and skin conditions, claiming blood cleansing and healing of ulcers. A parable follows on a Catholic penance about scattering and gathering harmful words, warning against gossip.
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Pierce
Free of Cost Dr Kings New Discovery Promises Cures
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs colds asthma bronchitis and more as a free trial offer claiming many hopeless cases cured and urging immediate use. It notes A We Marek & Co of Warren Pa as sellers and asserts no other medicine matches its efficacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kine
Dr. King
A. We Marek & Co
Warren, Pa
The Man and Woman in Conversation Style
The passage contrasts male and female listening habits in storytelling. It notes that men narrate with full detail and sequence, rarely tiring, while women often fear length. The result is a widened life view for the listener and justified confidence in the storyteller. Gail Hamilton is cited.
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Tsok
Gail Hamilton
Medial agents touted for fevers and digestive disorders
Advertorial notes extol Schenck's Mandmake Pills and Green's Aloe Flower as cures for feverish symptoms, liver disorders, headaches, and dyspepsia. Claims of rapid relief, widespread availability via druggists, and seasonal use guidance for families traveling. Also promotes Glenn's Sulphur Soap and Hill's hair dye as beauty aids. Includes dated notice: April 26, 77cow ty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arina
Glenn
Crittenton
N.Y. Hill
How He Got Quit of It Postmaster’s candid note extols a medical remedy
A North Clymer New York postmaster lauds a remedy for cleansing the system and improving health. The letter from J. L. Newell describes dramatic weight gain and renewed vigor after three bottles of Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic, praising its efficacy and urging others to consider it. The page also lists liquor offerings and various stock quotes and railroad notices from 1877.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Clymer
N. Y
M. M. Fenner
Fredonin
Tiet
Lincoln
J. 1. Newell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warren Ledger
Wm. M. Biddle
Irvington
This County
Pittsburgh
P. T. Barnum
Charlie Ross
House of Representatives
Ania
der Freischuts
Warren Musical Association
Dubuque
Jover
Mary
W. A. Greaves
Geo. Reig
R. Brown
Dr. Bull
Geo. Leonhart’s
Jo Brown
Mike Karnes
Ludlow House
Brown
Karnes
Nature
Hunter
Cuba
Oil News
North Glade
Fat & Co
Falconer Dam
Perkins
Atch Run
Crittenden & Co
Kirberger
Waters & Co
MaGee
Warren Oil District
Mitchell & Co
Willoughby Place
Mead Township
Morrison Run
Oil City
Presbyterian Church
Indies
Warren Society
General Allen
Harrison Allen
George Watson
Titusville
Watson
Tur Evreer
Clarion Democrat
V. Davis
Josie Belle
Chautauqua Lake
W. H. Whitney
Mayville
Phillips
Whitney
Lambrequins Ams Comises
Mayor4
Greenland Bros
N. S
Millerson, McVey, and McCallister
McGuire
Millerson
Murphy Temperance Society
K. Thompson
K Thompson
Ladies’ Missionary Society of the
Campore
Lucknow
Roy
A. B. Miller
Liam
C. W. Stone
Llywellyn’ Rogers
James Roy
New Music
Af Exchange
Edenburg
Pennsylvania
Faro
Chicago Times
English Channel
Longfellow
West
Logansport
Ind
Lostetter
Schenck
Duigeiste
M. Mead’s
Stanhart Block
Junelstt
Stock Report
de Haven & Townsend
South Third Street
Philadelphia
Laos
Pennsylvania Railroad
Reading Barlou
Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co
United Companies of New Jersey
Bre
Hatiroad
Northern Central Railroad
Barres Pass
I BR. Co
Moorsey—Taylor
Corry
S. B. Brooks, Esq
F.d. Moorsey
Mary Taylor
A. D
Marilda Webber
Marble & Davis
J. Bit
H. OL. Dennis
E. Akeley
Olney Akeley
A. J. Davis
George R. Moore
W. Allison
Campbell, Rathbun & Co
Brown & Struthers Iron Works
Clinton MecDani
Warren Savings Bank
A. M. Johnson
W. Waters
Meat Market
F A. Cogswell
Fisher's Miock
O. Arnold & Bro
Blag KS Smiths
A. Skertzei
Water Street
apLrazie
Rawan Hippodrome
Hay
Clowns
Menagerie
Charce
Fluest
Emily
Tidiante
Emlenton
Parker City
Opular Cash Clothing House
Hertzel & Mesmith
Opp
Suspension Bridge
Cash Clothing House
Cash Clothing Home
Cash Clothing Hrouse
Michael Ball
O— Warren, Penna
GEO. Ball & CO
A. A. Davis & GO
A. A. Davis & CO
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