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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1895
Page
6
Anna H. Fuartz MD warns in a column on narcotics that stimulants and narcotics plague societies from opium in China to tobacco and alcohol in the United States. She argues heredity and environment shape addiction, urges temperance, and calls for maternal guidance and Christian discipline to protect children.
Mercury containing preparations are warned against as they damage smell and disturb the system. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo contains no mercury and works internally. Buy Ball's Catarrh Cure from the same maker. testimonials free. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle.
Thompson Hill hosts Cora B. Phillips from North Warren for a short visit. John G. Fletcher and family spent Friday in Jamestown. Mary J. Raynor visited friends in Warren. Russell Phillips of Ackley was guest of Andrew Phillips. Fred F. Putnam of Wattsburg visited relatives here last week. A F Lyon and M L Phillips visited Fal coner midweek. E Clemens of North Warren stayed with E E Thompson family. Mabel Clark visited Mrs Sam Day in Oil City. William Thompson of Russell spent several days on the hill. Alice Preston of Lander returned from missionary work near St Johnsburg Vermont. Hodges and Mahan opened a feed mill in Lander with grinding on Tue Thu Sat.
An advertisement solicits seven two cent stamps from every smoker to cover postage and packing. Landis & Co. of Kipenpsburg, Pa promises to mail one box of Non-Nicotine Midgets Cigars to each eligible address.
C Rhodes of Columbus visited town last week. Mr and Mrs E Mickle returned to Miller's Station after a week with their parents. Joseph Jordan of Irvington is very sick with typhoid at home. Frank Winchester of Chicago visited C S Norris midweek. A couple from Torpedo tried to ride rail to West Spring Creek but the plan failed. Miss Sadie Jordan visited Spring Creek relatives. Vern Putnam Miss Florence Rockwell and Henry Shereves attended West Spring Creek dance. Rev Dalzell swapped pulpits with Rev Shelly of North Warren. W C T U to host an entertainment at Mrs J Joseph’s home on Wednesday evening Nov 13 for home charity. Miss Anna Burns returned from Sugar Run after three months away. Miss Tillie Steele of Pittsfield spent Monday in town. Torpedo tannery shut for two months, 100 men out of work. ScRIBA.
Relief in six hours for kidney and bladder diseases with a new remedy claimed to quickly ease pain and urinary discomfort. Says it relieves water retention and passing pain almost immediately for both men and women. Sold by H N Richtleid Druggist in Warren, Pa. Lily
Deeds dated 1894 to 1895 record transfers in Watson Limestone Concord South West Pleasant and Brokenstraw townships. Names include Caroline E Watson Nelson Wheeler B A Ralph James C Ryand Geo Steinhausen Phillip Schadell Mary M Woodington Frank Dilo M E J Biddle Jacob Knapp Marcus P Peel Charles J Swanson with varying considerations from 1 to 7500 dollars.
The text touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a preventive measure against malaria seeds in Tangaporous air and rheumatic twinges from cold. It urges use after exposure to snow, sleet, or rain, claiming the stomachic warms circulation, invigorates, and regulates, aiding dyspepsia, pilliousness, nervousness, kidney trouble, sick headache, and debility.
Sabbath companions James Patchit and Herbert Rowley spent the day with parents while Mrs. Thomas Madison improves in health. Rev Spillman delivers engaging sermons with daily pointers. Mrs Ann Johnson visits friends at Tiona. Prayer meeting at U B church well attended. Anna Becker of Warren and Nellie Gercy of Youngsville visited here. Prof Frank Patchin teaches at Chandlers Valley. Mr Paichen leaves the school room to pursue an advanced position with success. Mystic Cure for Rheumatism promises rapid relief. price 75 cents. Sold by H N Richfield, Warren, Pa.
An account from the London Queen describes a visit to the zenana of a Mohammedan nawab. The begum, richly adorned, welcomed guests while her palace guards escorted them through untidy gardens to a sparsely furnished audience room. The wife’s jewels, composed of emeralds, rubies and diamonds, and the infant present, underscore strict seclusion and royal display in this native state.
A crowd recalls astonishing longevity in Georgia through tales from the Atlanta Constitution. One man aged 127 married at 100, had three sons, and saw his eldest vote. Another pioneer lived to 130, slept with a bedhead at a cabin hole, remarried at 128 after riding 30 miles to woo a widow, then lived seven more years.
An Italian paper relays a Russian city case where a man sued for 50 rubles promising repayment on St Henrys day. The judge, puzzled by no saint named Henry, ruled 60 rubles must be paid on All Saints Day, noting the date includes the saint in spirit.
The author argues that a well devised dietary system can avoid frequent changes. People differ in what they eat, with some thriving on fruit and nuts and others on bread and oatmeal. Once the correct diet is found, continual change is unnecessary, likening human practice to animals in nature that sustain themselves on a single food.
A compact exchange from the era highlights a quip about fame and truth. The San Francisco Post asks if a man gains distinction by lying, answered in jest by the New York Sun citing Baron Munchausen as a counterexample.
A vivid scene describes swallows circling around a chimney while wrens search barns and sheds. Oiroles flutter by with straw fragments as sunlight filters through trees, and robins, jays, chickadees join the busy chorus of city and field builders.
A tale from the New York Sun recalls a young artist who offered colored map ideas to a major publishing firm. Rejected at first, the firm later patented the concept after seeing the colored maps in her bundle. The item contrasts enterprise with exploitation and notes the firm profited for years from the idea. The other excerpt describes the Manx shearwater, a large sea bird, its limited British Isles colonies, and its nesting behavior around the Scilly Isles.
An ad contrasts two kinds of goods and stores, arguing the best store sells top goods, offers superior service, and anticipates customer needs. It warns against cheap “other kind” goods like low price Java Coffee and promotes daily delivery of Sweet Cream as a new feature.
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