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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1890
Page
8
Local listings show John Sill and Son advertising. Harper's Periodicals and Pittsburg Post ads appear. Warren and Farnsworth Railway and Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway announce changes in time. Harvest Home advertisement noted.
A compact update from Warren with listings of local events, sales ads, weather, ferry and rail changes, births and deaths, society notices, and community announcements. Mentions the Wetmore hose fair, Odd Fellows, a new Bradford glass factory, a Warren ministerial association, and the Waton and Lepper papers with subscription appeals. Includes trains timetable changes and a murder-suicide in Glade related to a family quarrel.
A long town column details a Harvest Home event running from December 1, 1890, offering dinners through May 1 at 25 cents daily, plus lists farm goods and quantities. It also covers a lecture by Field Haseltine on South American travels, attire, and missionary ties, plus numerous real estate transfers and a local arts dealer’s promotion at Greaves studio. The item ends with classifieds on pianos, organs, sewing machines, and local clothing ads.
An aggressive sales letter claims versatile dry goods and shoe lines, underscoring price discipline and quick turnover. The seller touts cash pricing, no two prices, and seasonal reductions to clear stock, noting no seconds or job lots and reliance on first-class suppliers.
A detailed listing of ladies and children's undergarments including seven styles of underwear, hosiery, corsets, veiling, ruching, gloves, hoods, knitting yarns, table linens, towels, laces, ribbons, handkerchiefs and related items offered by the Ladies Department.
A concise catalog note lists cotton and woolen hosiery, laundered and unlaundered shirts, flannel shirts, work shirts, wool pants, suspenders, collars and cuffs, neckties, mufflers, handkerchiefs, dress and driving gloves, working gloves, mittens and related items.
The store proclaims its best and fullest range of shoes for ladies, misses and children, men and boys urging customers to come in and view the selection.
A historical catalog lists plush albums plush cases and an array of toy items including silk hand painted throws lap writing desks books cups and saucers doll babies children's tea sets toy trunks chairs cradles tables tool chests iron and tin toys reflecting diverse toy merchandise of the period.
In this department we offer good goods as well as cheap items, every article guaranteed. Customers are invited to inspect and compare selections for value and quality.
Miscellaneous goods listed including hair and tooth brushes pocket books hand bags combs stationery pens pencils perfumery toilet soap pocket knives scissors shears and umbrellas. The ad notes the business is not on front street but around the corner from Davis' drug store between it and the post office. The owner thanks patrons and pledges to merit a larger trade in the future.
For inspection the largest line of Ladies' and Childrens' Cloaks Capes and Jackets ever shown in Warren. All the new things come.
The firm reflects on its first year, noting higher than expected sales and resolve to expand. It pledges a complete, well‑chosen stock and daily shipments of new goods, offered at small profit with guaranteed satisfaction. It invites any dissatisfied customers to call and resolve claims.
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