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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1886
Page
1
Warren County Agricultural Association meets in Warren at Court House on the last Saturday of each month at 1 p m. President Chas Lott Secretary Willis Cowan Treasurer W B Acocks. All farmers are cordially invited to attend.
A collage of quips on wealth honesty and manners plus temperance society news. Read like a late 19th century miscellany with jokes about money religion and social scenes. Reports cover W C T U meetings Youngsville union efforts and upcoming fund drives for temperance literature and Sabbath observance campaigns.
The document lists president Rev W A Rankin first vice president Fred Morck second vice president George Ball secretary Willis Cowan treasurer A Hertzel and directors Geo P Orr A Mintzer S M Cogswell A J Davis A Kirberger James Nixon Geo O Cornelius Ed J Lesser Geo C Hamilton. Regular monthly meeting on the second Friday of each month at 8 PM in the Council room.
Temperance sessions are held on the first and third Thursdays at 3 PM in the Presbyterian Church Lecture Room. A Bible reading occurs on the second Thursday at 3 PM in the Baptist Church. A Mother's meeting takes place on the fourth Thursday at 3 PM in the M E B Church.
The article itemizes town government roles including burgess and aldermen Morck Knapp Walkerman and August Morck Jr. clerks surveyor school directors assessors justices of the peace constables and fire department leadership. It also lists notaries public and various names such as Geo Hamilton Rev W A Rankin G H Ames and Ozro Nesmith among others.
A list of county offices and officials for Warren County Pennsylvania is announced including Congressman W. L. Scott Erie. State Senator J. W. Lee Franklin. Assembly Henry Brace Warren. President Judge W. W. Brown Warren. Associate Judges P. W. Brown Farmington and C. C. Merritt Grand Valley. Sheriff Robert A. Love Warren. Prothonotary D. A. Arird Warren. Register and Recorder W. F. Alexander Warren. Treasurer C. H. McAuley Warren. County Commissioners M. Creecker Youngstown and Putnam Russell. Surveyor D. A. Wheelock Lottsville. Coroner Dr. J. L. Burroughs Sugar Grove. District Attorney G. H. Higgins Warren. Co. Auditors N. P. Curtis Conewango, W. Martin Elk, F. Fay Farmington. County Sept. C. D. Arird Youngsville.
On and after June 14 1884 the Eastern standard schedules show multiple daily pouches with times from 7 45 A M to 5 25 P M and routes via P E road D A V W P, Kane Titusville Sugar Grove Lander and Kinzua to various towns. Postmaster S Alden warns pouches close 25 minutes early and cannot be held. Corry and Eric Bradford provide accommodation to Oil City.
A local parish notice lists multiple denominations with their pastors and weekly service times. Methodist Rev W W Painter in Court House holds 11 AM and 7 PM services with Sabbath school at 12:45 PM. Catholic Father De La Roque assists Father Berbigier with daily masses and Sunday devotions.
A journey seeking the Kingdom of Love yields the Kingdom of Dreams and Sense, ending with a cottage and the home as true reward. Shaitan the elephant escapes with Afghan rider Bax Khan and is tamed, impressing Captain Eaton who commends the taming and proposes Bax Khan to remain in charge. Eaton drafts a report to government urging humane handling over shooting the escaped elephant.
Captain Eaton surveys the government elephant kheddah at Jahanabad where the deadly elephant Shaitan waits in chains. An Afghan elephant tamer named Bux Khan offers to test his skill against the captured creature as the Sahib plans to shoot it at eight o'clock with men ready to remove tusks and feet.
Bax Khan, elephant tamer of Shaitan, earns respect through steady care and restraint. He shelters a young son amid quiet devotion, fending off rumors of murder and jealousy while maintaining detachment from others in the kheddah. Captain Eaton plans to replace the troubled jemadar with the reliable Bux Khan to restore order.
Captain Eaton elevates Bax Khan to jemadar amid efforts to curb disturbances in the kheddah. Shaitan the elephant damages a child and is later slain. Bax Khan admits the act, is lightly punished, and retained for his proven loyalty and usefulness.
The narrative shows Bux Khan clinging to his dying child after Shaitan’s outbreak. The boy’s health deteriorates daily despite Bax Khan’s stubborn refusal to seek a doctor. Eaton removes duties to allow Bax Khan to stay by the boy, while others offer help. Concluded on 4th page.
A New York letter praises spring styles with tucked gowns, cotton goods like silk, and light full skirts gone from fashion. It highlights home spun fabrics, striped dresses, feather trims for bonnets, and new fabrics such as Toile du Nord and Arcienne crinkled seersucker in subdued bright tones.
A Conneautville Courier editorial argues that arbitration beats legal action for farmers and others alike. It condemns widespread court litigation among Christians and cites Mohammedan restraint as a contrast, urging adherence to brotherly love over lawsuits.
In Reading, Pennsylvania, Christian Glauser trades in dog meat by fattening and slaughtering dogs for sale to local families who deem it palatable. He also sells extracted fat to treat colds and chest ailments, claiming dog meat is superior to lamb or beef and that a two to three year old fat dog yields excellent meat.
The Indianapolis Journal notes railroads allocate about one third of U S earnings to labor, roughly 250 million dollars yearly, while under 100 million goes to stockholders. Many miles yield no stockholder payout, who cannot strike or threaten public disruption. Wages are usually promptly paid and are the first earnings charge.
When strangers promise enormous future profits in exchange for money or notes, treat them as criminal. History shows farmers are routinely trapped by schemes such as the Bohemian oats racket last year and the current red line wheat ploy.
The article argues labor and capital are two wings of a bird, each vital to the other. It references a Buffalo Express remark on Buffalo herds disappearing over twenty years and quotes Theodore Roosevelt on Buffalo numbers in America. It notes a U S District Court ruling in Dubuque Iowa and calls the decision sound law.
An original scientific vegetable compound claims to stimulate hair and moustache growth. Sold with minimal advertising, its demand purportedly rises as users seek a safe, certain remedy. Circulars available from Tropical Spray Co. in Fredonia, New York. distributed by L. G. Noyes, Druggist, Warren, Pennsylvania.
Justices of the Peace may obtain the proper blanks for scalp and pelt bounty applications under the New State law. All other legal blanks of the latest approved forms are kept on hand at the office.
A preacher reflects on the proverb you reap what you sow. He explains life as seed sowing, noting every action word and glance seeds moral outcomes in children and society. A parable shows a father and son tracing footsteps in deep snow, illustrating how parental conduct shapes a child's path.
An American social trend reaches London as surprise parties gain traction. Guests descend unannounced to host rooms, bring their own supper, and the event continues even if the hosts are away. A skilled organizer is highly valued in this fashionable social practice.
A Maine newspaper man who suffered a serious fire loss received condolence letters including a one dollar gift. The donor explains that an aged aunt once sent a similar dollar after a storm loss. The man, who died, prompted his widow to continue the tradition, saying the aunt’s dollar never diminished.
Butler county concluded its last term with forty four license applications. The session saw strong interest and remonstrances. Thirty applications were refused and six of the remaining were continued to the next term.
Mrs. Frank Rrxrorp of Sugar Grove named County Superintendent of work among foreigners. Mrs. M. C. Reeser of Tidioute named County Superintendent of Sabbath Observance. Also notes on temperance exercises in Kinzua Sabbath schools last Sabbath.
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