09 Apr 1890
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1890
Page
1
Rich Spring novelties in dry goods carpets and dress goods blaze in countywide display at D Shears. shelves brim with carpets fabrics wraps cloaks and embroideries while poetry quotes and moral verses accompany the sale.
Eastern Standard times show arrivals and departures for the Erie and Philadelphia routes. Notable trains include the Shef Ex, Warren Exp, Oil Express, and Erie Mail with multiple daily runs to Buffalo and Pittsburgh areas. Sunday schedules listed for Erie Mail and various express services.
The document lists local government roles including Burgess A D Wood, Town Council members P J Bayer A J Hazeltine S Keller H P Hunter Wm Hegerty Jr Edd Donnell, Clerk J A Schofield, Constable A B Dalrymple, Surveyor Asa n Rogers, School Directors Chas Dinsmoor F M Knapp James Clark W J Alexander W D Hinckley Wm D McLaren, Justices Geo O Cornelius J F McPherson.
A printed slate lists local officials for Warren and surrounding towns. Names include Congressman L F Watson State Senator O C Allen Assembly C C Thompson President Judge W D Brown Associate Judges J T Barker C C Merritt Shervif Henry Fuelihart Prothonotary D A Arird Recorder S H Briggs Treasurer W P Nutting County Commissioners Phil N Robinson Joseph Clinton H T Russell Clerk C H Meacham Surveyor Leroy 8 Strong Coroner Dr W S Peirce District Attorney J W Dunkle Auditors O J Gunning A E Pelton Thomas Mooney Sept H M Putnam.
On and after June 14 1888 timetable details list eastern standard 745am to 515pm accommodations and routes including Corry Erie Bradford Dunkirk Ridgway Titusville Oil City Weston Lander Sugar Grove Kinzua Corydon Onoville Steamburg Salamanca and Germany Pa with pouches closing 25 minutes early and postmaster prohibited from delaying.
A Bermuda rifle club forms with the Governor's wife as president, while a Canton paper cites 75 000 annual Chinese deaths from fire and flood. England marks penny postage's 50th anniversary with a commemorative medal. Italian railways gain 84 million in value in two years. Leprosy spreads through China but reportedly fades in four generations. A sparrow-head bounty fund starts in Northamptonshire. Coronel Victoria Guelph orders a Prussian regiment painting from a German artist. Russia plans a Siberian railway to shorten world travel to fifty days. The Pope thanks Persia for Catholic protections and sends the Order of Pius IX insignia. War graves memorials rise on Crimea battlefields. Russia’s memorials dwarf theirs. An Algiers theater closes amid wage disputes, with a court citing divine will as reason for closure. Paris schools overcrowded. foreign children educated free in large numbers. Mahometan bans on Indian stage performances under fines and excommunication. Paris baroque gambling board on a billiard table attracts patrons. Florence announces a Psychological Museum for human passions with Mantegazza directing courses in experimental psychology. Nordhausen bans require disinfection of barber and hair tools after use.
A quirky fragment presents two maxims about language and perception. It hints that a chambermaid bears a hint of industry though rarely named, and that a squeaky door tempts a small boy to choose the side that makes noise, a playful inversion of choice.
Captain George McKay recalls a West Virginia Civil War episode where the Seventh Ohio, outnumbered eight to one, retreats across the Kanawha with twenty men. They shelter in a hill cave, endure a night of rattlers crawling over them, and escape at dawn. The tale includes Squire Bauder’s snake tale and a Nebraska traveler who survives a rattlesnake bite with cattle, whisky, and a wild ride. The reminiscence ends noting possible embellishment by Private Sutherland and the storyteller W. P. Reed.
Private Sutherland of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry chases Confederate General Toombs near Washington, Georgia. A roll of papers drops from Toombs, hinting at crucial papers, but the General escapes as the pursuit ends with a bitter realization that killing him would be murder, marking a failed arrest.
A black ebony cane once owned by Major Robbins records a deed of valor by James M. Crozer, saved by Magoffin Jr. in a prewar cavalry raid. The cane, given to Crozer after the war and later entrusted to Stewart, is now promised to Crozer’s presumed Owensboro, Kentucky sister. The piece sits amid a broader column on local literary critique and church news.
Calvin S. Brier of Ohio, newly elected U S Senator, is a veteran of the late war and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and Loyal Legion. Pennsylvania remains the banner department with about 48 000 members. A monument for the Andrews raiders has been contracted to be built by Ohio in blue Westerly granite with emblems and a bronze locomotive replica to crown it, to be placed at Chattanooga National Cemetery.
The piece traces umbrella adoption from elite women in Queen Anne’s era to gradual male usage by the late 18th century. It notes early scorn from hackney coaches and crowds, with references to Wolfe in Paris, Dr. Foé, Jamison in Glasgow, and John McDonald who popularized the practice after 1778.
Ross H. Johnson offers cash for rags free from rubbish papers and old rubber shoes and metals during the season. Item pickups available at his room, Johnson's Exchange.
A Chicago News excerpt recalls St Distaff's Day on January 7 and the historic craft of spinning. It notes 1745 records in Norfolk and Norwich where a pound of wool yielded 84 000 yards and 168 000 yards respectively, with a later cotton thread reaching about 203 000 yards.
A Detroit real estate dealer posted a sharp sign listing many refusals to attract customers. An elderly man read the sign, offered $40,000 in land for sale, and left memoranda with another dealer, remarking the exclusive approach would bar access to the public.
A dialogue between Miss Kajones and Mr Hankinson mentions a dining-room reception and Bridget napping in the parlor. The Tribune adds a note that real charity lies in giving work rather than feeding four idle people.
A collection of maxims and reflections by Atchison Globe Madam Neskar Coleridge Archbishop Tillotson Thorean and S. 8. Times. The excerpts explore prevention trust virtue contentment self respect and striving for a higher life. It contrasts easy thoughts with hard deeds and the value of health truth and neighborly duty.
The article notes a historic custom of presenting white gloves to judges at Maiden Assizes when no executions occur. It cites Clarell the highwayman’s pardon in 1627 and mentions Fuller’s 1660 reference to sheriffs presenting gloves to judges in such cases, reflecting lenient judicial rewards in yesteryear.
The era presents wide-ranging notes on technology and industry. Topics include Long Island cod fishing, submarine cables, Bedloe Island’s ownership shift to New Jersey, global telegraph traffic, a Pan-American panorama for Stanley’s Africa journeys, and Java thunderstorm frequency. It also covers electrical investment, a Colorado River cantilever bridge, Pike’s Peak cog railway illumination, a new lawn mower invention from Philadelphia, the Bear River Canal irrigation project in Utah, Bear Lake and reservoir details, a note on cowcatcher history, and the adoption of red rear lights following a accident prompted by Mrs. Swisshelm.
A miscellany of whimsical thoughts and observations from a late 19th or early 20th century page. Topics include love, weather lore, taxes in Wyoming, housing and profanity, aging, cemetery tales, jokes about poetry and youth, meteors and gold, a newlywed couple’s morning debates, and reflections on wedding trips.
An archaic advertising motto highlights Castoria as a remedy used for infants and children across generations, from babyhood to motherhood, promising soothing relief for various ailments and pains. The slogan emphasizes lasting brand loyalty and family trust in Castoria’s products.
The railroad announces reduced two day ticket sales from April 1 1890 between all stations on the Western and Middle divisions Erie to Renovo and Eastern division Williamsport to Renovo. Tickets are valid on issue day or next day and Saturday sales return valid to Monday. Crystalized fruits and produce advertised at Goodrich Fehlman store. Shoes sold at B G Gregory's Bargain Store.
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