Local Notes From Warren and Vicinity in October 1888
Names of visitors and residents in Warren Pennsylvania and nearby towns recount travel, funerals, marriages, and business notices. Highlights include David Maban visiting B Nesmith, Mrs Furgeson visiting Parker City, a short note on education at Edinboro Normal School, a short sale of thoroughbred cattle by Jerome Babcock, and regional business and civic notices. The item also covers a drilling report for September, a WCTU annual meeting in Pittsburgh, and local election sentiments for Grover Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Maban
Lander
B. Nesmith
S. W. Furgeson
Parker City
Q. 8. Brown
Russell
Normal School
Edinboro
Lida Reeves
Franklin
J. M. Siegfried
Louis Dryer
Buffalo
Warren
Alfred Jones
E. G. Reig
L. G. Noyes’ Drug Store
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Jas. Keiner Lefe
Cincinnati
Pulte Medical College
Baily
Library
New York City
Vent
Woman's Relief Corps
Jerome Babcock
Busti
N. Y
August Hutter
Walter @naverly
Wichita
Kun
W. H. Sandborn
North East
Laura Krapp
Glade Township
Morck Ding
Mullen
GCL VanDusen Nursery Co
Geneva
N. VY
Canvansers
Daniel L. Titus
North Clarendon
Ware Bailey
Sussell
W. A. Rankin
J. W. Leonard
C. C. Noble
Waterford
Geo. B. Clark
Pittsburgh
W. D. McCandlass
Warres
C.S. McCandlass
William H. Bell
Galbraith Hall
Bell
G. N. Patterson
Philadelphia
Rochester
Peter Holt
Elk Township
The
Ledger
Erie
Holt
Andrew Jackson
Grover Cleveland
Jackson
Venango
Clarion Counties
Pithole
Pleasantville
Clarion Borough
Frances L. Swift
Pennsylvania
First Presbyterian Church
Pittsburg
J. Ellen Foster
Clinton
Jaws
J. K. Barney
Providence
B. I
Jerusalem
Jerich
W.O.T. U
Prohibition
Special train to Clarendon with Democratic address
A special train leaves Warren Saturday at 7 1 for Clarendon where W A Rana H Noyes and others address Democrats and citizens. Glade club airs meet at headquarters at 7 head to Warren club headquarters and to its depot led by the Keystone. Round trip 25 cents. All invited to go. Also notice of wallpaper ad from Luleboe's with large variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Clarendon
W. A. Rana
H. Noyes
Airs of the Glade Club
Warren Club
Keystone
Council Proceedings Report on Nominations and water works
At a council meeting last Monday A D Wood and Robert McKay were nominated to fill a vacancy from C Smith resignation. McKay won four votes Wood three. Discussion covered Hazel street lines and a survey by Hamilton. Water committee notes receipt of a water analysis from Buffalo chemist. Estimated water works costs: $46804.35 with wrought iron pipes or $47500.35 with cast iron pipes. Committee given another month to finish report. Minor items include police counts and fines paid. Burgess Rankin received congress news and celebrations followed by adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Wood
Robert McKay
C. Smith
McKay
Mr. Wood
Hazel Street
Hamilton
Moore
Buffalo
Burgess Rankin
Congress
Death of Friend Curtis in Farmington
Curtis, a longtime Farmington resident and wealthiest local figure, died at his home on Wednesday September 26 1888 after a three day illness. He moved from Camden New York circa 1831 and lived near his original homestead except for a few years in Warren. Survived by wife Sarah who died May 20 1888 and son William, with brother Hl Curtis of Busti New York. The funeral at his residence was led by Rev E C Hall of Jamestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
Farmington
Camden
N. Y
Farmington Township
Warren
Parmington
Sarah Curtis
Hlg Curtis
Busti
William
E.C. Hall
Jamestown
Thieves Arrested Over Robes Belonging to Traveling Man
Detectives arrested G G Thompson and Barney Snow Jr of Brokenshaw township last Wednesday on charges of stealing robes from the Warren house Just Saturday evening that belonged to Abr Bovee a traveling man. They will have a hearing before Squire McPherson near Monday at 2 o clock. Local ads urge purchases from A L A Davis Co and Warren merchants including Johnson Steerrier druggists and L G Noyes druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dimmick
Corry
Dimmick
Brocy
Mary Jane Yarrington
Pine Grove Township
Warren County
Squire McPherson
G. G. Thompson
Barney Snow, Jr
Brokenshaw Township
Magee
Warren House
Abr Bovee
Fall of 1888 era store offerings and local ads in Warren
The page touts George Ball established 1838 with a large stocked Warren store offering clothing, furnishing goods and hats for fall and winter, plus tailored suits, low prices, and customer service. It also promotes The MacCallin Opera Company at Library Hall October 12–13, Moreck Drug Store improvements, new management, and holiday goods. Other items include C S C books sale, medicinal ads for Hall’s Catarrh Cure, a brown work horse for sale, and various local services and footwear offerings from merchants in Warren, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ball
Warren
Pennsylvania
MacCallin Opera Company
Library Hall
Physical Culture Air Breathing Exercises for Lung Health
Mary EB. Allen explains how to improve breathing and lung function with pure air and simple exercises. Emphasizes continuous clean air intake, proper diaphragmatic breathing, and a sequence of movements to enhance oxygenation, circulation, and leg development.
Metropolis Reconsidered By 19th Century Observer
A Victorian-era reflection notes that modern transport and telegraphy foster multiple growing centers rather than a single urban hub. The writer compares New York’s diminishing dominance to rising regional cities such as Omaha, Kansas City, Edinburgh, Manchester, and Birmingham, highlighting shifting political and informational currents beyond London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Telegraph
Omaha
Kansas City
England
London
Edinburgh
Manchester
Birmingham
Garper
My Love and Flattery in a Morning Mirror
A domestic vignette shows a husband returning home tipsy while his wife preens at a mirror. She mirrors his flattery with wry humor as she fixes his collar and baits him for a scolding. The scene, quoted from Louise Phillips and attributed to the New Orleans Times-Democrat and Boston Courier, blends romantic catalog and sharp domestic wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Phillips
New Orleans Times
W. Govingiyi
John
Boston Courier
Man in Denver Gathers Seven Hundred Varied Pens
Lynn of Denver collects over seven hundred pen varieties from twelve metals, wood, and edu quills. Specimens span England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Europe, America, and Canada. Some pens yield microscopic lines while others suit frequent pronoun use in letters. Shapes include shovels and stovepipe sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Lynn
England
Ireland
Scotland
Germany
America
Canada
Chicago Herald
The Women of Utah In Two Classes
The Albany Express remarks on Utah women forming two classes, poorer rustlers able to farm and work like men, and a cultured, beautiful group rivaling Boston in refinement though western in character. It notes Salt Lake Logan Ogden streets show women with healthy color and neat tasteful dress and public propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Boston
Salt Lake
Logan
Ogden
Albany Express
Different Newsroom Gossip At Post Office Corridor
A young man fainted in a post office corridor drawing a crowd. Onlookers debated his condition with bold guesses while someone claimed the man wore two watch chains and could not suffer severe harm. The scene resembled a typical urban rumor moment in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Forgetful Farewell Truce in Chicago Tribune Style
In a brief Chicago Tribune fragment a husband at the door asks for a farewell kiss. The wife teases a moment ago they shared a kiss, playful and affectionate. The couple exchanges light, teasing lines as the husband departs with his hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria
John
Chicago Tribune
Value of Sunflower Seed Uses and Oil Extraction
Report summarized notes on sunflower seed value and uses including as animal feed and medicine for horses. It cites oil extraction as a sought result and links growth to malaria prevention, noting western adoption. Also references earthquake movement observations by J A Ewing with ground wobble details and Japan measurements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maleria
New York Tribunal
Valuable Stamp Collection Valued Near $100,000 in Boston Exhibit
A Boston stamp exhibit features a near hundred thousand dollar collection with stamps valued at up to 100 dollars each. Groups of six reach about one thousand dollars while a blue envelope bearing a Bremen stamp drew an eighty dollar bid. One lot of four obsolete government stamped envelopes is appraised at four hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bremen
New York Sun
Not a Good Example Enthusiastic Native Here schoolin
A short debate on education, noting that schooling should be free and comparing it to extortion if charged. The dialogue references Strepger-Well and Tr ongh, with Boston Budget as a backdrop. The tone echoes a newspaper comment on public education costs and philosophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strepger
Boston
Halo of Ease in a Barouche Morning Motto
The Rochester Post-Express quotes Thoreau on efficiency. A truly efficient person avoids crowding the day with work and moves with leisure, embodying a wide halo of ease as they proceed with tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thoreau
Rochester Post-Express
A Caricature and a Fallen Enemy Quote
A caricature can never be finished drawing because caricatures are rude sketches. A merely fallen enemy may rise again but reconciled tone is truly vanquished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Bazar
Climbing Pike's Peak Old Trail From Manitou
Story describes ascent of Pike's Peak by the old Manitou trail, noting the popularity of summer climbs, the elevation near 8000 feet, timber line details, wildlife like the North American pika, and the panoramic summit views with a signal station and a zigzag carriage road. It also covers summit geology, water from snow banks, and the abandonment plan for the signal service in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitou
Pike's Peak
Pike’s Peak
America
Great Plains
Persoms
Denver
Where They Are Made in Travelers' Record style
Where They Are Made. French lace is woven in New York Marseille linen is produced in Massachusetts and English cassimere in New Hampshire. Parisian art comes from a shop in Boston. Persian rugs rarely reach the east. Spanish mackerel along New Jersey coast and Mediterranean sardines off Maine. Olive oil from cotton seed. Saddle Rock oysters wiped out forty years ago. Orange County butter from the middle states and margarine sold as butter, churned in with cream by honest farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Boston
New Jersey
Maine
Saddle Rock
Orange County
Middle States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Giese
Warren, PA
Keenkin
Woyes
Sik
We Luleboe
Council Proceedings
A. A. Davis & Co
C.L
AL A. Davis
Johnson & Steerrier
Jacob Keller
Keller
L. G. Noyes
John McCain
Darlington
Ind
A.A. Davis & Co
Moreck
T. B. Mullen
Morek
Scofield
Morris & Murrey
Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Ohio
Walding, Kinnan & Marino
E. H. van Hoesen
Toledo National Bank
Obie
C. Powxp
Art Busti
Chautauqua Co
Dr. Hoxsie
Old Reliable Companies
John Sill & Son
Exchange Block
Water Street
Northrop
Orsi
Mary EB. Allen
MY Love
J. A Ewing
Japan
Arkansaw Traveler
Stockholm
Madrid
Rome
New England
San Francisco Chronicle
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