Crandall House advertises Warren lodging 1879
Physician and Surgeon H. N. Crandall promotes the Crandall House in Warren, located at Market and Short Streets opposite Union School. The 17 room former Davis House offers renovated accommodations with daily rates of one dollar, weekly board, meats at two cents, lodging twenty five cents, and good stabling. notices on May 12, 1879.
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High Street
Court House
G. B. Evans
Warren
Hazeltine & Davis’ Drug Store
Hickory St
Union School
Crandall
Davis House
Corner Market
Short Sts
H. N. Crandall
Prop. Warren
Mail routes and county officials in Warren county issue
Postal and local government notices list mail routes, dates, and places served, followed by a long poem and a historical anecdote about Colonel Scott and President Lincoln. The piece includes wartime remarks on duty, humanity, and the role of women, concluding with a tribute in a New Hampshire churchyard.
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War Department
Stanton
Scott
Navy Yard
Colonel Scott
New Hampshire
City Officials and Public Officers List
Town Council Burgess S Allen Burgess A J Davis A Hertzel S McNett W H Heck F Barnhart A W Morck P Greenland T J Clemons Clerk George O Cornelius School Directors K P King T Keele F Henry Geo Ensworth Chas Dinsmoo J G Marsh Assessor J W Benson Justices of the Peace W J Hodges D W Jamies Constable John F McPherson Jr Notaries Public D I Ball C H Noyes H E Brown OV Hoffman Ozro Nesmith
Church Services List and Times by Denomination
A readable roster of denominations with pastors and service times. Baptist Rev H H Leamy 7:30 PM, Presbyterian Rev W A Rankin 7:30 PM, Episcopalian Rev H S Getz 7:30 PM, Lutheran Rev R M Warren 5:00 PM, Evangelical Rev Wim Houpt 7:30 PM, Scandinavian Rev J Mellander first and third Sundays 10:30 AM 7:30 PM, Catholic Father De La Roque assisted by Father Mullen Mass times 7:30 PM and 10:30 AM with vespers listed.
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Beery Namy
R. M. Warren
Evangelical
Wim, Houpt
J. Mellander
Cathuo.k
Father de la Roque
Father Mullen
Chautauqua Poem on a Silent Night at the Shore
A youth mutters Chautauqua as cinders fly in a palace car. Rain falls and the crowd fears harm while Elmira offers rest. The lone man ends his night by the shore, ice on his head, a bald spot shown, and a contented snore.
Fraternal Lodge Meetings Listed With Schedules
Local notices list meeting nights for Masonic and related orders. R. R. Parmlee and J. J. Taylor sign as senior or presiding officers with venues at Good Templars Hall Johnsons Exchange and Allen Block. Courses cover the Rouse Council No 41 KKK and other lodges with weekly or monthly gatherings.
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Murvual Protective Association
Rouse Council
Good Templars’ Hall
J. J.taylor
C. W. Sersall
Laban Lopge
O. Parmlee
Post, Com
Rost
W. M. F. M. Knapp
Sec’y. Occidental H. R. A. Chapter
R. Henderson
H. P. J. H. Spencer
Sec
Y. Conewango
Sec’y
How to Visit a Sick Room
A guide warns visitors and doctors to show care and restraint in sick rooms. It notes the danger of brusqueness and ill timed advice, and cites a book by Mr. Brickley on caring for the ill. It also points out inconsistency between doctor advice and actions.
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Mr. Brickley
Esculapius
Remarkable Locomotive Bell Callers Highlight Rochester and Utica Feats
Rochester boasts D. P. Hicks who can identify any locomotive by its bell tone on the division of the road, claimed unique by railroad men. Utica features Daniel Buckley Jr who has called every engine on this division for ten years, often from the Herald office doorstep at midnight. He never errs, even after bells are rebuilt, and his friends have won many cigars on his accuracy.
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Rochester
D. P. Hicks
Utica
Hicks
Daniel Buckley, Jr
Central Road
Herald Office
Engineer weeps for children after fatal crossing
In Madison Star reporting, Bluff engineer Jack Mills faces tragedy after a drunken wagon driver crosses into a moving train near Columbus. Mills mourns the lost couple and the sight of a tiny pair of baby shoes stirs memories of the child awaiting at home.
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Bluff
Jack Mills
Columbus
Jack
Bunnell
Charlie Bunnell
Charlie
Madison Star
Mary Ann’s Cooking Defect Sparks Engagement Drama
A letter reveals disappointment at Mary Ann’s bread and pudding skills and a plan to break the engagement. A sympathetic response mocks the groom’s shortcomings and jokes about postponement, divorce, and finding another suitor if lessons aren’t learned.
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Mary Ann
Florida Canal Idea Sparks Debate as Travel Shortens Routes
A proposed canal across Florida to cut travel from New Orleans to New York and Europe by 400 to 500 miles and about three days is receiving wide discussion, likened to the earlier Darien Canal proposal.
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Florida
New Orleans
New York
Europe
Darien
Mean man blocks fly from landing on him
A humorous proverb describes a man so mean that even a fly won’t perch on him, highlighting his harsh demeanor with a sharp, witty image.
Kane Summer Resort Notes With Foggy Mornings
A Harrisburg Telegraph reader from Kane describes morning fog on the mountain crest, cool nights, and bustling hotel life with visitors from Harrisburg Philadelphia Cleveland Youngstown Williamsport New Orleans and more. He recalls General Kane's log cabin, the growth of Kane as a resort, and the nearby spouting well near Wilcox showing gas and water eruption every seven minutes.
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New Hampshire
Hampton Roads
Virginia
Washington
Potomac River
Scott
Colonel Scott
War Department
Peninsula
Col. Scott
Stanton
Mr. Stanton
White House
Mr. Lincoln
Abraham
President
Providence
Abraham Lincoln
President Lincoln
Kane
Kemp
General Kane
Bucktail
Wilcox
Harrisburg
Corn crop seen thriving amid varied 19th century notes
A snapshot of diverse items from Gleanings includes praise for a robust corn crop, social morality critiques, a horse speed report from Bonner’s Edwin Forrest, electric lighting on a Saratoga hotel grounds, a Canadian Niagara Falls viewing idea, and a controversial remark by Ingersoll on divine motherhood. The montage blends agricultural optimism with cultural and technological curiosities.
Never Exaggerate or Question, A Guide to Etiquette
A moralizing list advises restraint in mockery and exaggeration and promotes polite acts. It urges offering seats to ladies, avoiding hostile remarks, and responding to invitations personally or by letter. It notes apologies are rare and should be accepted politely.
Japanese method for preserving meat in heat gains attention
The method places raw meat in porcelain vessels and pours boiling water over it to coagulate surface albumen and form a protective layer. Oil is then added to the surface to seal out air and slow putrefaction, drawing interest from European circles.
Quotable maxims on civility and conduct
A collection of aphorisms on forbearance kindness memory and judgment. It urges cheerful living avoids excess formality urges mild speech with strong argument warns against vanity and harboring resentments in daily conduct. It likens memory to a sepulcher of hopes and critiques harsh critics.
Wesley Dream Sees Sects at Hell Gates Then Heaven’s Door
A dream of John Wesley traverses hell’s gate asking if Roman Catholics Presbyterians Congregationalists and Methodists are present. In heaven the same query yields no sects named and the answer is that those inside are Christians.
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John Wesley
Hell
Wesley
Dancing and faith clash at Indiana college clash
The Rev. Tomlinson of Indiana polis denounces dancing saying it corrupts morals and religion. He argues dancers lack intellect and virtue, claiming dancing drives worship away from the church and that Biblical times separated the sexes in dance. A Boston child jokes about a bald man with whiskers.
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Tomlinson
Indianapolis
Postal Cards and Humorous Vignettes Across Borders
A collage of terse quips and sketches covers jokes about editors, lawyers, entertainers, and a cross border Bristol tale. The piece blends social satire, regional humor, and oddities from newspapers.
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R. B. Stewart
Perry D. Clark
Scofield
Water Street
Postoffice
Wm.swanson
Johnson's Exchange
Warren, Pa
Cable & Knapp
Allen's Block
Eddy & Co
James Cable
F. M. Knapp
Johnson
Lindsey & Parmlee
Warren Pa
S. P. Joanson
W.M. Lindsey
J.D. Parmlee
Brown & Ball
Beatty Block
First National Bank
D. Brown
D. I. Ball
G. H. Leonhart
Carver
Meat Market
FF. A. Cogswell
Front Street
Parmilee & Henry’s
Ijjulyly
P. V. Murray
Corner Water
Hickory Streets
Morck & Co
Carver Louse
William Schnurk
Morck’s Jewelry
Front St
Co. F. Hoffman
Second Street
Warren Savings Bank
Willur & Miles
Merck’s
M. Miles
D. J. Hodges
Sextus Keller
Smith's
WM. W. Hazeltine
Liberty Street
Scofield & Hooker
Tunius R. Clark
Chas
H. Noyes
Clark & Noyes
Allen & Thompson
Tidioute
Warren County
Central Block
A. W. Allen
C. C. Thompson
Brown & Stone
H. E. Brown
Notary Public
R. Brown
W. Stone
Savings'Bank
L. F. Watson
B. Nesmith
A.J. Hazeltine
O. H. Hunter
EF. G. Wood
M. B. Dunham B. Nesmith
Jas. Clark, Jr
Albert Kirberger
H. Hallett & CO
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Tarrytown
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