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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1886
Page
1
Monthly gathering held on the last Saturday of each month at 1 p m at the Warren Court House. President Charles Lott, Secretary Willis Cowan, Treasurer W B Acocks oversee proceedings. All farmers are invited to attend.
President Rev. W A Rankin First Vice President Fred Morck Second Vice President George Ball Secretary Willis Cowan Treasurer A Hertzel Directors Geo P Orr A Mintzer S M Cogswell A J Davis A Kirberger James Nixon Geo O Cornelius Ed J Lesser Geo Co Hamilton Regular monthly meeting day is 5 PM on the second Friday in the Council room.
Temperance meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays each month at 3 PM in the Presbyterian Church lecture room. A Bible reading takes place on the second Thursday at 3 PM in the Baptist Church, and a Mother's meeting is scheduled for the fourth Thursday at 3 PM in the M E Church.
The document lists local government and public service roles including Burgess Albert W Morck, council members M Knapp Joseph Walkerman August Morck Jr Robert MacKay Wm schnur and others, clerk F A Cogswell surveyor Geo C Hamilton school directors Rev W A Rankin C C Thompson and others, assessor G H Ames, justices Geo Schnur constable A S Dalrymple chief fire dept C H Smith assistants Keir and Allen notaries public D I Ball H K Brown Dinsmoor O F Hoffman Ozro Nesmith W D Hinexley O Cornelius and others.
A list of Warren County Pennsylvania officials and candidates is published including Congressman W L Scott Erie state senator J W Lee assembly Henry Brace president judge W D Brown associate judges P W Brown C C Merritt sheriff Robert A Love prothonotary D A Arird register and recorder Ww J Alexander treasurer C H McAuley county commissioners M Crocker T L Putnam Joseph Clinton surveyor D F A Wheelock coroner Dr J L Burroughs district attorney G H Higgins auditors N P Curtis W O Martin F E Fay county supt C D Arird Youngsville.
Poem reflects on service, sacrifice, and faithful endurance for Christ. It urges embracing duty and bearing hardship as a path to spiritual reward, noting loss in earthly ties but gain in heavenly honor through steadfast faith.
A man rehearses a marriage proposal to Miss Laura Marvin who rejects his old fashioned ploy as boring. She demands originality and spontaneity, mocking his effort while hinting she seeks a memorable moment not a routine gesture. He stalks away in mixed feelings, worrying others may already devise unique proposals.
A narrator disguised as Preston joins a burglary at Miss Marvin’s home. He opens the shutter, helps thwart two thieves, and to his surprise declares a proposal to Miss Marvin who, recognizing him, ejects him with a sharp rebuke owner. The tale ends with a coy moral about novelty in proposals.
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt discusses unemployment and poverty in Germany and France, citing 1882 Prussian tax exemptions exceeding 7 million families and that 8 million French landowners appear on pauper rolls. It notes widespread hand cultivation by families and forced land relinquishments for relief, followed by an Amber flour advertisement at Turbo Messner’s.
On a June Arizona day Geronimo’s Apache forces raid Roberts and McGilpin ranches. Mollie Roberts fights off attackers after her husband George is mortally wounded, then McGilpin’s wife defends the cabin alongside him as a second siege unfolds. In the end both men die, and the two widows endure.
Texas Cor. New York Sun praises New Braunfels as a unique German town transplanted to Texas. It notes continental style, mixed race history, Catholic Latin influence, thrifty German merchants, and the state’s only woolen cloth mills. The Comal and Guadalupe rivers provide abundant water in a healthful region.
In Clearfield the late license court judge Krebs outlines key law provisions for liquor licensees. He cautions against selling to minors or intoxicated individuals, Sunday sales, and allowing on Premises drinking. License revocation and strict hours follow noncompliance. removal of air glazing and barred Sunday bars urged.
General Lafayette McLaws, veteran Longstreet corps commander at Gettysburg, writes for the Weekly Press April 21 on possible outcomes of a Meade assault after Pickett’s repulse or at Williamsport. The piece, a strong Meade endorsement, follows Robins’s authentic movements account from Cemetery Hill to the Potomac.
The House approved a bill to fund a Congressional Library with 550000 for site purchase and 500000 to start construction. The plan covers a 400 by 350 foot stone brick iron and glass structure costing about 3000000 excluding site. Senate expected to pass.
An ad-length notice touts Parker's Tonic as a cure for aches and pains of all ages. It claims to purify blood and regulate liver and kidneys while banishing pain and boosting overall health with a proven reputation.
A collage of cultural quotes, social notes, and political bits: Mary Anderson’s wealth and real estate spread in England and America. Mrs. A T Stewart and Mrs. Mark Hopkins cited as wealthiest women. Moody and Sankey’s Southern meetings wrap with planned heads home. widows of soldiers receive increased pensions. Sam Jones campaign draws large crowds and earns substantial pay. Knights of Labor deny link to a Texan tragedy. a horseman coachman remark on race and intelligence. Mexican War pension bill advances to Senate.
A collection of quips and light anecdotes from a bygone era. Jokes touch on courtship, marriage, manners, and everyday life with playful wordplay and social observations. Names and places appear in a collage of humorous vignettes reflecting casual newspaper filler.
The fashion notes describe elegant traveling portfolios and leather goods for travelers, lace fans, revolutionary desk and bookcase designs, satin screens, and an array of jewelry like silver bracelets. Men’s handkerchiefs shift to white, new stationery novelties appear, artificial fruit tops New York hats, and crepe expands beyond mourning to brighten summer attire.
A collection of maxims on thrift, slander, beauty, kindness, alms, study, and coping with misfortune. It urges prudent spending, honest effort, tidy aid to the needy, inner reflection, and keeping a positive outlook, though dark sides may exist.
Washington reports that William A J Sparks Commissioner of the General Land Office was invited to resign by the Secretary of the Interior following a morning controversy. An order by Secretary Lamar rescinded an April 3 1885 order from the Commissioner.
A twenty year catarrh sufferer from Waverly New York reports decisive relief after using Ely s Cream Balm with benefits starting after a few applications and claim of cure from one bottle.
A Western farmer used a keg half full of water with floating cotton seed and meat to lure rats. The next morning he found 109 drowned rats in the keg, demonstrating an effective pest control method for the barn.
An original scientific vegetable compound claims to stop baldness and promote hair and moustache growth. Demand rises without extra advertising. circulars available from Tropical Spray Co in Fredonia New York. Sold by L G Noyes in Warren Pennsylvania and touted by the Oneida shop with quick sales and small profits.
Business men are urged to remember the Mail Office for all kinds of job printing. It uses high quality stock and guarantees low prices for quality work. Readily compares prices before placing orders.
The Mantel Bed is praised as the latest furniture item that occupies only fifteen inches of space when folded and reveals an elegant mantel. See them on display at Peter Greenlund's store.
Tempers corner reports a grand temperance jubilee in Rhode Island praising the amendment victory. Proponents tout a strong campaign while liquor interests used political and monetary forces. observers call it the most significant prohibition win. The Apple Blossom emblem is adopted and religious resolve is noted with the pledge that triumph will come with divine guidance.
Secretary of the YWCTU in Youngsville says membership is increasing and, with God's help, they will extend their influence. The group holds engaging meetings and plans a scrapbook of Christian and Temperance literature to send to Miss Cole of Warren for the railroad boys.
Mrs S P Berry reports the W C T U of North Warren had a productive year raising 74 for temperance work. Funds funded literature lectures and workers, two well attended meetings monthly, winter Services, and growing support for temperance principles.
The Fortnightly event at Mrs S P Johnsons attracted about sixty attendees with a Recep tion Committee of five ladies. Mrs L D eetmore led the literary and musical program featuring piano solos by Mary Turner and Gertie Dalrymle, readings by Will Messner and Charles Person, and a recitation by Josephine Lacy titled Poorhouse Nan. The season closes April 22 with a Gough Memorial Service.
The W C T U of Pennsylvania asks members to support a constitutional amendment campaign with unwearied effort and funds. Immediate printing and petition costs require at least $300, with donations of $1 or more from each organization to the State Treasurer Mrs. W H Woods in Huntingdon. Frances L Swirt, President, urges faithful support and prayerful reliance on divine aid.
Mr N W Lowell of Erie former Lieutenant and Quartermaster writes a graphic historically accurate sketch of the One Hundred and Eleventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers for the Philadelphia Weekly Times to appear May 15. Portraits of principal officers and battle flag cut will be included. Similar histories of the eighty third and One hundred forty fifth regiments are in preparation for future columns.
A severe autumn cold developed into a catarrhal ailment and threatened a chronic relapse. One bottle of Ely's Cream Balm fully eradicated all symptoms, according to E. W. Warner of 165 Hudson Street Rochester.
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