15 Apr 1884
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1884
Page
1
A poem laments how a single cruel whisper destroys a good name and shatters friendships. The speaker notes a venomed word, whispered cowardly, yet widely heard, poisoning a life and crushing a human spirit in a brief moment.
A reflective sketch from Thomas B. Merry details a Portland writer’s days at a Wilson River camp. He recalls forest splendor, health, and gratitude for nature, family camaraderie, and the solitary Sunday, as he contemplates leaving the grove for Portland.
The Jamestown Journal urges farmers to fertilize in old or new ways and underdrain wet lands. It cites widespread rural impoverishment in the eastern and middle states, calls for composting and saving refuse, and praises California Chinese garden practices as a model. It closes with a medical ad for Acker's English Remedy from Johnson and Siegfried.
The advertisement touts Dr Frazier's Magic Ointment as a universal cure for boils burns sores cuts flesh wounds sore nipples corns chapped lips and hands pimples and blotches. Sold by Johnson and Siegfried with price 50 cents from FRAZIER MEDICINE CO Cleveland Ohio.
In Irvington, residents favoring a separate school district sign a petition after a public meeting. Local updates note fishing prospects, carpentry moves, and a murder of Daniel Keating in Warren, with law enforcement actions and community events including a temperance lecture and a charity concert.
April 7 items report on D F A Wheelock returning to his farm, Miss Platt visiting, W D Whitney moving stock to the Grange store, and rising business activity. Nellie S Murray to teach the coming term. Morris Johnson buys a blooded colt. Rev W K Crosby heads to conference with hopes of return to Lottsville. Mrs Fulton plans to move to Monroe County NY. Various property sales and moves noted along with church improvements and local faction dynamics.
John Loyd died of heart disease while returning home from the Postoffice after collecting his mail. George Bates was injured when a three year old colt kicked him in the face. A temperance drama Ten Nights in Bar-room will be performed at Garcelon's Hall for church benefit. Mrs. Thad Perkins is very sick. Advent of school-marm's in two weeks. FE. A. U. is flourishing with frequent applications.
Auction sales dominate area chatter as A Hollenbeck lists stock and farm tools for April 17 before planning a move to Michigan. Geo Livermore retires to Bear Lake to enter the harness trade. F F Putman to pound iron in Busti New York. Jamestown migration swells, W S Marsh returns improved from hospital. Population trends show decline as Grant Putman and Mary McKain unite.
April items report Mattie Little gravely ill, bids awarded for the new school house to Robt. Love at 1875, accidents to Henry Sanborn at the stave mill, and social events like a Marion Wright sugar party. School vacation announced. new blacksmith shop planned by L. D. Briggs. various moves, rents, and purchases around Russell. Also notes on oil drilling, Gettysburg memorial prep, and planetary positions for April.
The Damon family travels to Cambridge Pennsylvania for music study. Mark and Mertie Messenger also take lessons there. N F Wright reports good butter with ready sale. P Wright’s store undergoes a thorough upgrade and will be more convenient. Mrs Boardman will rent P Young's house. Miss Jennie Irvine visits at M V Irvine's. Richard Barlow plans to move to Tennessee and rents his farm to Ed Sweetland for $25 plus taxes. Warren Chipman works Mrs Boardman's farm on shares. Miss Green from Munroe Hill to teach summer school. Ephraim Wright plans to move here to work at T B Fancher's place. Additionally, quassia vinegar mixture promoted for alcohol craving and Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets advertised by Johnson & Siegfried.
The Mail Job Office markets a complete assortment of type and paper with skilled printers for all kinds of job printing in first class style. Legal blanks are on hand or printed to order at low prices. circulation details and submission rules for communications are outlined.
An 19th century ad claims Williams Indian Pile Ointment cures bleeding and itching piles. One box cures cases up to twenty years and provides instant relief by absorbing tumors and acting as poultice. Sold by Johnson & Siegfried, mailed on receipt of $1 from Cleveland Ohio.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company prosecutes conductors for embezzlement revealing scalpers profit by buying tickets from passengers via rail staff and reselling them at discounts. The piece urges states to criminalize scalping and require cash redemption of unused tickets, urging travelers to avoid aiding scalpers and riding on stolen tickets.
A letter from William H Steiner of the New York Herald praises Dr M M Fenner Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic after two bottles restore health. Tracy and Mrs Tracy report improvement. the advert claims cleansing blood easing biliousness and nervous issues with kidney and backache tonics also offered.
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