09 Aug 1881
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1881
Page
1
Dr J M Davies is listed as a homeopathic physician with office and residence on Liberty Street opposite the Baptist Church in Warren Pennsylvania.
Post office service lists mail cutoffs and routes by region and day. Notes include P and E way mail to western and eastern Pennsylvania New York City and New England and schedules for towns such as Corry Erie Meadville Titusville Tidioute and Sugar Grove with specified times.
The article lists borough officials including Burgess S. T. Allen Town Council members R Dennison W H Heck A W Morck C A Waters F Barnhart Dr S McNett A J Hazeltine A Conarro G H Leonhart Clerk George O Cornelius School Directors F Henry Geo Ensworth Charles Dinsmoor W M Lindsey Dr R B Stewart W H Pickett Assessor J W Benson Justice of the Peace Geo O Cornelius Constable G C James Notaries Public D J Ball C H Noyes H E Brown Ozro Nesmith C Dinsmoor
The roster lists district and county officials including Congressman L. F. Watson of Warren, State Senator J. W. Lee of Franklin, Assemblyman W. B. Benedict of Enterprise, President Judge W. D. Brown of Warren, and associates W. B Acocks of Pittsfield and W. W. Connely of Deerfield. Also named are Sheriff Theodore Chase, Prothonotary Jos. A. Weible, Register A. W. Jackson and Deputy, Treasurer M. Knapp, County Commissioners Benj. Ellis, Jas. Roy and W. H. Maultby, Surveyor D. F. A. Wheelock, Coroner H. K. Siggins, District Attorney C. C. Thompson, Auditors Critt Marsh, N. F. Wright and W. W. Kemble, and County Superintendent N. R Thompson.
Church notices list several denominations with pastors and service hours. Lutheran Rev. Pastor offers 11 AM and 7:30 PM services with Sunday school at 9:30 AM. Presbyterian Rev. Rankin holds 11 AM and 7:30 PM services with Sabbath School at 12:30 PM. Episcopal Rev. Getz conducts 11 AM and 7:30 PM services with Sunday School at 12:30 PM. Baptist Rev. James Rea with 11 AM and 7:30 PM services and Sabbath School at 10 AM. Methodist Rev. Theburn 11 AM and 8 PM with Sabbath School at 9:30 AM. Lutheran Evangelical Rev. Bach 11 AM and 7:30 PM with Sabbath School at 11 AM. Scandinavian Rev. Norberg has first and third Sundays at 10:30 AM and 7 PM. Catholic Rev. De La Roque assisted by Rev. Mullen with masses 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM and Vespers at 4 PM.
A mixed selection from a columnist’s page blends a fragment of verse about a child and regret with satirical remarks on weddings from the New Orleans Democrat. It closes with a patriotic prayer by a speaker and a formal House adjournment.
Arthur Gravely, once rising banker on the edge of ruin, battles a drinking curse after warning friends. A turning point comes when his wife Fanny and banker Vanderlain support his recovery. Gravely rebuilds life, secures trust, and vows perpetual abstinence, earning renewed honor and happiness.
A state dinner last summer featured boxes of American sugar coated pills served with the dessert. The African king, then indisposed, appeared wary but not deceived by the offering.
A Yonkers State newspaper item describes a dinner interrupted by Angelica’s seven year old brother who teases about Mr Lighted’s appearance and army clothes. The scene ends with a scolding and explanations about misused fingers as ladles.
Burlington Route offers travel inducements and asks readers to view the advertisement in this issue for details and potential benefits.
A mother near the post office overhears her 4 year old daughter using a telephone to talk to God and Jesus. The child pleads for the sick infant to get well and, after a quiet moment, the baby improves and recovers.
An old sailor veteran at Savage Station on June 29, 1862, was shot in six places and, against dire odds, refused to die. He begged water and rags, then recovered in a hospital two days later. His grit mirrors the President’s own famed perseverance.
Passing ashes through a fine flour sieve yields a dry sifted powder ideal for mixing with London purple Paris green or hellebore. It is lighter than plaster or flour and settles on all plant parts, sticking longer and resisting rain wash-off, aiding pest control on potatoes fruits and berries.
A Presbyterian pastor from Elizabeth New Jersey and a newspaper editor from Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania report dramatic relief from Hay Fever after using Ely's Cream Balm. The testimonials claim immediate benefit and long lasting relief despite exposure to heat dust and draughts. The text also includes a cartoon line about the oyster and jellyfish.
A collage of humorous and historical vignettes is recounted, including Mrs Partington on honesty, a baker’s yeast claim, a Boston street scene, a Northside child’s question about a new sister, and quotes about Gov Bagley and an Adventist predicting election outcomes. The items illustrate daily life and public figures with a playful tone.
A Z'opeka Commonwealth essay notes that stopping a newspaper does not anger editors but proves readership. It argues editors are ordinary people with bills and feelings, and warns the so called stop my paper man not to misuse dues or threaten a quitting. If needed, the editor will sell the business.
A Nebraskan infidel named John Sheppard who railed at Methodist doctrines near an Orion camp meeting was prayed for death by a clergyman and died that evening, sparking belief of divine intervention. A separate incident reports a child mispronouncing bellows as shoveling wind into a fire observed at Aunt Augusta’s house.
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