Winter's arrival and town notices in Warren reflect local life
A collage of Warren Pa items reports weather and snow thoughts, upcoming entertainments, sales ads, new businesses, fire news, charitable giving, public notices, gas and utility updates, and community events. Names include Penn a Gas Co, Watson, Freeman, Davidson, J C Duff Opera Co, Library Hall, A A Davis Co, G A S Hall Co, and local clubs and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Davis & Co
Norriror’s
Good Templar’s
J.C. Duff’s
Opera Co
Library Hall
Paola
Watson Hose Co
Penn’a Oil Co
Warren
Harrisburg
Penn’a Gas Co
C. P. Northrop
Burt
Judge Wetmore
Second Street
Ladies’ Guild of
The
Episcopal Church
Waters Block
Farmers’ Club
Judge Acocks
Evans
Otto Marker
Luther Amann
Creek Street
High
John Dunn
Popular Street
George Hertzel
Fox
G. A. S. Hall & Co
Loomis & Hall
M. E
Episcopal
Relief Association
Consumers Gas Co
Messrs
Watson
Freeman
Davidson
Personal Notices Highlight Local Residents and Events
Louie Walkerman returns home from the West. Mrs. E. E. Lynn of Lima Ohio visits sister Mrs. Weeks. Dr. Hill to see patients at Hazeltine’s Friday December 6 practicing eye and ear. War Savings Bank names added for W. B. Stewart and Bert Partride. J L Babbit of Grand Valley dies suddenly in Alabama. former head lawyer for L B Wood & Co. Miss Charlotte Allen appears at Presbyterian church tomorrow delivering a notable quadruple part performance in Rochester Democrat style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Lynn
Lima
Ohio
Weeks
Warren
Alabama
L. B. Wood & Co
H. B. Smith & Co
Olean
Charlotte Allen
Presbyterian Church
Rochester Democrat
Three Fatal Accidents In Warren Area During Thanksgiving
The report details three fatal incidents over Thanksgiving week. James Nesmith, 65, was killed when a dead tree fell on him while working in Fool's Creek near Sheffield. Chester Shaw, 50, died after his legs were crushed by machinery on the Windsor lease near Clarendon. William Schneider, 27, shot when a companion discharged a gun during a hunt near Oil City, with a coroner's verdict ruling accidental death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Nesmith
Warren
Fool’s Creek
Sheffield
Nesmith
Mac
Winger
Otto Nesmith
Market Street
Mr. Nesmith
Chester R. Shaw
Windsor
Clarendon
Frank Dalrymple
Oil City
Wm. G. Schneider
Tiona
Edward Carter
Elegant Carver House Dinner on Thanksgiving Day
Mrs King hosted an elaborate Thanksgiving dinner at Carver House on Nov 25 1889 with a full house of Warrenites taking turkey by installments. The menu featured clam soup oysters roast turkey duck and pigeon along with pies puddings and cheeses. Prof Reig led an orchestra while Colby piano ads offered factory tours and terms with W L Darina advertising Warren visits and free mail correspondence.
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Carver House
Reig
Largest and best wrap assortment in Warren at low prices
Hunter and Jarvis promote a vast range of ladies and children's wraps with prices from two to eighteen dollars for children's cloaks and five to twelve fifty for jackets and plush wraps. They claim top quality English fabrics, a large line of etchings and photos, and cut rate hosiery, promising loyalty after first use.
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Warren
Smith & Angel
Hunver & Jarvis
Furnished rooms for rent with seven rooms in one house
Centrally located premises offer seven furnished rooms for rent with or without furniture. Owner can sell furniture to responsible parties. Inquire at Matt office.
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Matt
Reig's Orchestra Offers First-Class Music For All Occasions
Reig's Orchestra reorganized and ready to furnish first class music for all occasions. Satisfaction guaranteed and prices reasonable. For particulars or address, contact Ree at No 4 Short St Warren Pa.
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Reig
Short St
Warren
Baxter's Mandrake Bitters Advertised Warranted
An advertisement for Baxter's Mandrake Bitters from Morris & Mullen, N.C. Allen promotes its use as a mild cathartic and efficient tonic with a stated bottle warranty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter’s Mandrake
Morris & Mullen
N.C. Allen
Warren Borough Council Minutes Form a Busy Winter Session
Warren Pa December 2 1889 council minutes show line establishment on Water street retaining wall, fire alarm issues and sewerage work progress. Police pay raised to 60 dollars. hours to cover 24 hours. Water washouts explained. sewer connections ordered for Ludlow House Grindley and Bysecker properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuur
Acocks
Amos Gittels
Child
Warren
Warren Borough
Chestnut Street
Chesnut Street
Iberty Street
Wo. B. Merepira
Crawford
Ludlow House
Grindley
Philip Bysecker
Brown & Stone
Adam Shutt
S. G. Ward
Cc. B. Ayers
Lane M. Cribbins
Alson Rogers
Warren Gas Light Co
P.J. Bayer
James Dove
Yer Savings Bank
J.C. Utter
Morris & Mullen Holiday Goods Address Warren Pa
Morris and Mullen announce a long silence ended with a word to the public. They emphasize quality assorted holiday goods from toilet soaps to perfumes leather goods and stationery. The store pledges honest service and continued customer confidence at 332 Main Street Warren Pennsylvania.
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Morris & Mullen
Warren
Main St
Warren, Pa
Fresh Fur Selections in Warren Exposed
Advert shows new furs with bear sets priced 30 to 40 dollars beaver 7 to 15 coon 3 to 15 black hare muffs from 50 cents up. All trims available. Come and see them in Warren.
New Shoes Arrive at C. P. Norrurop Store
The latest styles for ladies and gentlemen have arrived at C. P. Norrurop's, offering a fresh selection of footwear for spring and summer wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Norrurop’s
Davis' Drug Store Cigar Selection Highlighted
Domestic and imported cigars of the finest brands are available at Davis' Drug Store, offering a curated tobacco assortment for discerning customers.
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Davis’ Drug Store
Keystone Novelty Works Opens Home Store at 302 Second
Local home manufacturer Keystone Novelty Works, employing Warren workers and home lumber, opens a retail outlet at 302 Second Street offering sleds rockers carts easels pantographs cradles moulding boards beanbag boards and other items at low prices to promote buying at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Keystone Novelty Works
Second Street
Allen Block
Paola Comic Opera At Library Hall Warren Next Tuesday
J Duff's Comic Opera Co from Fifth Avenue New York presents Paola at Library Hall Warren next Tuesday evening Dec 10. The cast includes Laura Joyce Kate Gilbert Digby Bell Mark Smith and a chorus of fifty with an ample orchestra. The company promises lavish costumes and effects and claims Paola surpasses their previous hit Erminie.
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Warren
Duff
Comic Opera Co
Fifth Avenue Theatre
New York City
Paola
Laura Joyce
Kate Gilbert
Digby Bell
Mark Smith
Erminie
Warren Theatre
Library Hall
Merck Brothers Jewelers Christmas Gifts Ad
Come early for Christmas presents the ad urges choosing gifts now at Merck Brothers Jewelers Warren. It touts an elegant line of gold watches and diamonds, urging customers to select and lay aside items for Christmas to avoid last minute shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merck Bro’s
Subscriptions Offered for The Mai and Express
The Mai offers reduced rates for the Daily Express one year seven fifty, Daily and Sunday nine dollars, Sunday three fifty, Weekly two twenty, and Weekly and Sunday three seventy. Three and six month options at yearly rates. Rates include postage. Also a note on hair loss and Hall's Hair Renewer as a cure claim.
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Mai
Daily Express
Local Exchange Seeks Rags and Old Rubber Shoes
Notice offers cash for rags free from rubbish papers and other junk and old rubber shoes and metals through the season at Johnson's Exchange run by Rost. H. Johnson. Also advertisements for Dr Wilbur's Cough and Consumption Cure at Merch Drug Store with prices 25c and 50c and Arnica and Oil Liniment for horses and people at 25 and 50 cents per bottle Morris and Mullen N. C. Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson’s Exchange
H. Johnson
Merch
Morris & Mullen
N. C. Allen
Invitations and Programs from the Mai Office
A Mai office offers a specialty with a large stock of samples to choose from. The latest and best selections are available for patrons.
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Mai
Wanted Now 500 Cords of Rock and Chestnut Bolt Wood
Advert reads cash on delivery for 500 cords of rock chestnut or oak stave bolts 24 inches long. Contact J. W. Agrelius in Youngsville, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Agrelius
Youngsville
Sewing machines for sale at Warren address
I have a good supply of Domestic and Wilson Sewing Machines for cash or easy payments. Call before buying elsewhere to save money. Office and residence 112 East Water Street, Warren, Pa. F A Conswetu, 29m6m Warren, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
East Water Street
Warren
F. A
Saw Mill for Sale in Youngsville Pa
Saw mill for sale. Mill complete capable of sawing 10000 feet of lumber per day. Apply to J. W. Agrelius Youngsville Pa. 4stf.
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J. W. Agrelius
Youngsville, Pa
Pennsylvania News Briefs From Edinboro To Oil City
Captain Henry Howard of North Clarion may soon sign Postmaster after his name. Edinboro Normal School students praised for diligence. Johnstown relief funds nearly distributed. Tidioute Gas may extend to Corry with 25 miles of pipe. Thompson Bros. dissolves as Archie Thompson sells to Anson R. Thompson. Pennsylvania Railroad awards $10,000 to flood victims. Women’s Relief Corps plans to buy Hotel Longview for Soldiers’ Home. A blunt note on tobacco in opera houses from Oil City Blizzard. Derrick reports November up slight in new work, rising production mainly from Butler and the Southwest. Kinzua Hotel under Adams Cameron. boom with veneer factory. Mausoleum project planned in Erie with granite, bronze, marbles, $35,000 cost. State Board of Agriculture to discuss roads at Harrisburg 1890. Delegates invited. Glycerine explosion near South Oil City kills two, injures buildings. boat 3,400 pounds, torpedo company gear involved. Ed. Hoffman and James Fisher’s bodies found near boat landing. hunters suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Howard
North Clarendon
P. M
Normal School
Edinboro
Johnstown
Tidioute Gas Company
Corry
Thompson Bros
Grand Valley
Archie F. Thompson
Anson R. Thompson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Normal
Clarion
Derrick
Butler
Southwest
Kinzua
Adams Cameron
T. E. Dempsey
Cameron
W. L. Scott
Erie
Mark Twain
Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture
Harrisburg
South Oil City
Torpedo Co
Warren
Wm. Hollister
John Howdart
Ed. Hoffman
James Fisher
Limestone notes and local updates from Nov community
Limestone reports road conditions poor after a freeze and mentions school closure for Institute attendance, faculty return hopes, and local deaths. It notes Mrs Hadlock’s father’s passing in Crawford County, Mrs Garber’s health recovery, Dale Magee’s leg injury recovery, and the mill project of F Garber. Also reports on Limestone township school directors burying the hatchet and local advertising for Dr Hoxsie Disks and A Weiss clothing store in Warren County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadlock
Crawford Co
Tidioute
Frank Garber
Dale Magee
Acomb
Limestone Township
Skip
Lumber and wood prices and a quack elixir ad mix
The notice lists best cash prices for pine cucumber whitewood and basswood logs or bolts with specific length and diameter requirements. It also proclaims ongoing insurance services until the millennium and includes an ad for Kemp's Balsam promising cures for consumption with prices and trial size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Woopsen Ware
Moving to Buffalo Clearing Stock at Reduced Rates
Before moving to Buffalo we announce large reductions to clear stock. 200 Felt Hats priced at 45c 75c and 1.00 with former prices higher. 200 Silk and Plush Hoods 75c 1.25 1.50 down from 1.25 2.00. 10 doz Corsets 75c, 10 doz 5-hook Kid Gloves 75c, 10 doz Children’s Wool Hose 18c. Many other lines at similar reductions. Come early before lines break.
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Buffalo
Real Estate Transfers for Week Ending Nov 30 1889
Summary of property transfers including A W Swift to Lee Phillips in Kinzua and Dinsmoor and Cable to H B Porter in Sheffield. Other deeds involve Susan Hewett Jas E Tuttle John Carlburg Charlotte Briggs Mary A Wiggins Maja Stina Lautz Alex Johnson Ed Rodgers B T Mickey David Crane Fred Beck Anchor Oil Co H E Norris W C Norris S E Gruber Julia B Best A S Langdon N L Rowe Thos Casey John Williams Joshua Douglass Catherine Ruger S T Neill Geo E Foster F J Shuler Louis Shuler with varied locations such as Sugar Grove Glade Pine Grove Mead and Pleasant.
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A. W. Swift
Lee Phillips
Kinzua
Val
Con
Dinsmoor & Cable
H. B. Porter
Sheffield
Susan Hewett
E. Tuttle
Jas. Catlin
John Carlburg
Sugar Grove
Charlotte Briggs
Mary A. Wiggins
Pine Grove
Maja St
Anchor Oil Co
H. E
Mead
Valcon
S. E
G. Gruber
Julia B. Best
Warren
A. S Langdon
N. L. Rowe
Thos
Casey
John Williams
Youngsville
Joshua Douglass
Catherine Ruger
Eldred
S. T. Neill
Geo. E. Foster Pleasant
F. J. Shuler
Louis Shuler Glade
Holiday Gift Suggestions From Geo Ball's Emporium
An advertisement urges shoppers to buy Christmas gifts at Geo Ball's emporium in Warren Pennsylvania. It promotes overcoats for men and a range of fashion items for all ages including suits gloves silk handkerchiefs and mufflers underwear hosiery umbrellas and jewelry. It highlights durability and value and invites early visits to choose from the extensive designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Ball’s Emporium
GEO. Baul
Pennsylvania
Water St
Warren
Letters Remaining in Office Not Called For
A public notice from Warren Pa dated December 4 1889 lists LADIES and GENTLEMEN as letters remaining in office not called for. It warns that all unclaimed letters within two weeks will be sent to the Dead Letter Office and names several individuals by surname and initials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gentlemen. Anderson
Chas. Mauger
W. M. Anderson
E. H. Miller
Walley Burke
WB. Muntz
Nick Burt
W. B. Nelson
J. A. Caspell
Merritt Phelps
A. P. Carver
J. A. Pike
Jonathan Connore
M. Riley
D. B. Fitz Patrick
James Skiner
George Hosack
Samuel G., Simpson
J. L. Leigh
T. Smith
L. H. Liken
E. Tubs
A. K. Welch
Thos
R. A. Loos
P. M. Warren
Hostetter’s Almanac 1896 Free From Hostetter Company
An 1890 1896 medical annual announces free copies through druggists and dealers across the United States and beyond. It touts health advice, light reading, calendar features, and precise astronomical items. The Hostetter Company of Pittsburgh offers mail delivery for two cents if local copies are unavailable. The ad also lists assorted yarns and fabrics from Nonatum Co with various regional prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Medical Annual
Hostetter’s Almanac
United States
Mexico
Western Hemisphere
Hostetter
Hostetter Company
Pittsburg
A Business Built on Fair Dealing and Quality Clothing
A firm declares success rests on solid foundations and fair dealing, not flashy advertising. It touts accessible men’s, boys’ and children’s suits and overcoats, promising continued coverage of quality, quantity, and price through the winter. It vows to keep the story going and aims to read by all customers.
Keystone Clothing Company Ad
The Keystone Clothing Company advertises clothiers and hatters offering tailored garments and furnishings. Located as a historic menswear shop, it promotes ready to wear and custom fittings for customers seeking quality attire.
Fresh Shell Oysters and fruits at Snyder’s Green Grocery
Advertises direct sales from headquarters for fresh Shell Oysters Clams bulk Oysters winter apples and other fruit confectionery cigars and tobacco at G W Snyder’s green grocery. Also notes prudence has many children to shun Incers ion Weakness Fear and Doubt. Concludes with remarks from Mrs Hollyhock and a quip about whipping a boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
G. W. Snyder
Prudence
Texas Siftings
Subscriptions Offer Chen Pak Matix and Philadelphia Weekly Press
A two-paper offer at 1.75 dollars cash in advance invites old and new readers to subscribe to the Matix and the Philadelphia Weekly Press. The Press is a 10 page weekly with stories sermons politics agriculture households and news. Subscribers are urged to send 1.75 to E. Cowan & Co. Warren Pa and urge neighbors to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matix
Philadelphia Weekly Press
Matt
E. Cowan & Co
Warren, Pa
Also Mentioned on This Page
We Warren
Chicago Herald
Home Matters
Harry Keller
Casino
New York
Ministerial Association
M. E. Church
Messner & Kopf
Presbyterian Church Social
American Building and Loan Association
F. P. Hue
A.C. McAlpine
Frank K. Russell
W. E. Rice
A. C. Merck,Jr
Geo
Davis
W. B. Heck
M. Strelitz
C. F. L. Kinnear
M. J. Walkerman
Children’s Aid Society
Warren Co
F. H. Rockwell
Hazelrine
Sec’s
Randolph Register
A. Wirz
Louie Walkerman
Colby
Eric
W. L. Darina
Hunter & Jarvis
Town Council Proceedings
W. Cogswell
Cogswell
J. C. Utter
Merck Brothers
the Jewelers of Warren
Buffalo Express
Hall
Warren County
A. Weiss
A, Wess
Brown- Sequard
Joan Situ & Son
G. N. Patterson
Water Street
Geo. Ball’s Store
Nonatum Co
Saxony
Germantown
Scotch
Lady Grey
Shetland Fioss
Dr. Hall’s Sanitary
Starlight
Geo.s. Davis’ Drug Store
Hollyhock
Betsey Hollyhock
Chicago Tribune
Haines
Golden Specific Co
Race Street
Cincinnati, O
KR Decker Brothers
J. &C. Fischer
Estey, Burdett, Story and Clark Organs
American Express
J. B. Cable
Groof
Ryt
G. A. I. Hall & CO
G. L. Freday Stand
McKain Block
Liberty St
McKain & Son’s
O. BE. Hapgood
Geo. S. Davis
I. W. Worthington
Ermine Boquet
Cologne
SUI
Ted
Atkinson
Wright’s
I. W. Worthington, Ph. G
Second & Liberty Lts
Woodard & Lesser
Warren Savings Bank
L. G. Noyes & CO
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