12 Aug 1879
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1879
Page
1
A detailed picture of Kansas wheat harvests, self binders, headers, and separators in hot June work. Describes crews, gear, and danger from heat, dust, and drought while noting emigration, market struggles, and middlemen. Includes tips on heat, pace, dressing, and drinking wisely.
A mosaic of short items features Berlin telephone use, tobacco trials near Emporium, and tips on preserving ice. Jokes and quips from Josh Billings and Beecher mix with notes on Astor, Jefferson Davis, and Mrs. Seymour taking a household post in Austria.
The clip lists multiple mail routes and stations across Pennsylvania and nearby states, naming cities such as Corry Erie Meadville Titusville Tidioute and towns including Kinzua Cornplanter Corydon Onoville Steamburg Germany and others with weekly or specific day service notes and times referenced. It reads as a fragmented postal schedule notice with emphasis on western and eastern Pa routing and connections to New York New England Ohio and the western states.
Burgess S T Allen leads town council with members Burgess Davis Hertzel McNett Heck Barnhart Morek Greenland Clemons. Clerk George O Cornelius. School directors RK King Keele Henry Ensworth Dinsmore Marsh. Assessor J W Benson. Justices Hodges James. Constable Joan F McPherson Jr. Notaries Ball Noyes Brown Hoffman Nesmith.
The document lists district and county officials including Congressman J H Osmer Franklin Pa state senator J W Lee Franklin Pa assemblyman J B White Youngsville Pa judge Lansing D Wetmore Warren Pa associate judges W K Acocks Pittsfield Pa W W Connely Deerfield Pa sheriff Henry Brace Warren Pa prothonotary Staurling W Waters Warren Pa register and recorder A W Jackson Warren Pa treasurer T K Barnes Warren Pa county commissioners Benj Ellis Sugar Grove Jas Roy Warren W H Maultby Eldred surveyor D F A Wheelock Lottsville Pa coroner Sterling Green Kinzua Pa district attorney C C Thompson Tidioute Pa auditors Critt Marsh Corydon N F Wright Freehold W W Kemble Tidioute Pa county superintendent N R Thompson Sugar Grove Pa
The notice lists weekly worship times for Barrisi Presbyterian Episcopalian Mennonite Evangelical Scandinavian and Catholic congregations led by various pastors. Services range from morning to evening with Sabbath School sessions noted for each denomination.
Poem excerpt by Thomas Moore reflecting sailors leaving home. The verse contrasts leaving a dear isle with memories that glow like fading light. It laments parting, urges hearts to turn back to ties left behind, and imagines future travels evoking remembered joy and bliss.
In Harper's Weekly verse a farmer longs for two children to greet him at night. His daughter Bessie hints at bringing a second person to share the welcoming light, while the farmer muses on two for herself and one for him. The tale unfolds with neighborly gossip and a gentle, affectionate line about love and home.
Regular meetings of Mutual Protective Association House Council No 4 meet on Thursdays in Good Templars Hall. Lab an Lodge No 52 K of H meets every other Monday in K of H Hall. G A R posts meet monthly on Thursdays near the full moon. Other lodges and encampments listed meet weekly or monthly in various halls with officers named.
An Erie antiquarian uncovered wood fragments with brass nails bearing the initials A W linking to General Wayne's detached remains from a 1796 interment at Fort Presque Isle. The bones were later reburied in Chester County with a monument, while the coffin lid carried his age and death date.
An elder warns a young minister not to reference whisky or temperance in church. He is told to preach against the Mormons, claiming they have no friends in town. The exchange highlights social tensions over morality and minority groups in Steubenville.
An evangelist in Chicago markets his sermons as brief and punchy, never exceeding twenty minutes, promising a rapid impact and lively draws for attendees.
A theater scene shows a flirtatious lady and a gentleman in the orchestra. An amused escort traps them by asking if they know each other, then pairs them with others and finally orders the offended man to take the lady home, ending the couple’s contact.
A fifteen year old daughter of Peter G. Kimball of Carmel Maine earns fame for farm feats. She cut wood quickly milked cows load multiple loads hay and even prepared supper for four before dusk. She works at Mr Claysons Hampden near Stanley Bridge and returns home by dark.
A Hannah Moore sermon asserts that neglecting Bible study prayer reflection and almsgiving leads to illness sin death and eternal consequences. The piece notes Minister Welsh resignation and Bayard Taylor's death leaving Pennsylvania without a representative in the nation’s foreign service.
The Sub-Treasury in New York is converted into a fortress with steel bars and shutters, rifle pierced openings, three steel turrets for Gatling guns, and preparations intended to defend against mobs while guarding hundreds of millions in coin. The piece condemns the system forcing large public funds into idle reserve.
An exchange presents quirky maxims warning about cucumbers and the new potato. It likens illness to a thief and adder bites, advising avoidance and noting colic cramps and cholera morbus. The text blends biblical phrasing with culinary caution and health concerns.
In a memoir style anecdote from the Boston Transcript a city dweller recounts attempting to drive oxen with a crude wooden brad tipped stick. The young farmer’s instruction ends in chaos as the team bolts into a flurry of horns and wheels leaving the narrator battered and muddy.
A farmer relates a neighbor’s request to sign a large note, arguing that such an act would counterfeit credit and mislead others. He explains his duty to protect himself, his family, and his community from deception, stressing personal accounts of risk and responsibility.
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