Census asks farmers to list crop and total farm production
Government census officials urge farmers to prepare detailed lists of all farm produce for 1899 for the June 1900 enumeration. The record should include total outputs not sales, such as dozens of eggs. Also notes Christmas goods appear in shop windows and children eagerly await Santa Claus as December brings expected gifts and rising Sunday school attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Nick
Chautauqua Lake
Jamestown Journal
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Oil City
Court Opens for Criminal Trials Under Judge Lindsey
Court opened last Monday with Judge Lindsey presiding. Jurors attended. many cases settled with nol pros. others await trial or set by a justice of the peace. Some defendants pled guilty and await sentence. Grand jury remains busy. civil cases listed for next week. The article notes National Guard reorganization and a cold, snowy spell with sledding and sleighing in Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsey
Socialism Topic Dominates Social Science Club Meeting
The Social Science Club at Dr and Mrs Robertson hosted a Saturday session on Socialism with Rev A R Taylor presenting an engaging paper. Dr M W Ball argued for socialism and its alleged benefits during the discussion that followed. A social period with light refreshments ended the evening. The next meeting will be with Walter W Davis on January 6 as Col Parmlee presents The Colonial Problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Science Club
Col. Parmlee
Our City FATHERS Regular meeting actions and approvals
Regular meeting last Monday evening approved A S Hawley license for a shooting gallery until March 1 1900 for five dollars. Bridge work and street permits authorized. Fire department funds and equipment purchases approved. Contracts on gas electric light and insurance discussed. Borough team discharged for winter and sidewalks ordered. Council adjourned after paying bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Hawley
Penna Avenue
State Department
Burgess and
Chief Fire Department
Watson and
Wetmore Hose
Warren Electrical Light Co
Union Street
John Reeger
Beech
Fifth Streets
Fourth Street
Electric Light Co
Elegant Christ mas slippers at Allen's Shoe Store
Multiple local ads and notices describe holiday goods at Allen's Shoe Store and Geo Ball Clothing Co. with promotions on slippers and wall papers from A A Davis & Co. Casual items include a calendar from Warren National Bank and a variety of local theater, school, and community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen’s Shoe Store
Allen’s Cash Shoe Store
Kertcher
Allen’s
Warren National Bank
Geo. Ball Clothing Co
White
The
Tidioute News
Warren
New York City
Fradenbaugh
Franklin
Anna Watson Syms
Dr. Parker Syms
New York
Warren Institute to Host Mrs Hunt and George Wendling
Mary H Hunt of Boston will join the Warren County Teachers Institute December 18 to 22 as a supervisor and speaker on scientific temperance and hygiene in schools. Mrs Hunt appears Wednesday and Thursday and will address School Directors. George R Wendling will lecture Tuesday evening on Unseen Realities, praised as a top platform orator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary H. Hunt
Boston
W.C.T.U
Department of Scientific Temperance Instruction
Warren County Teachers’ Institute
Library Hall
George R. Wendling
Warren
Corydon Notes On Church Pulpit, Telephones And School Events
Local correspondence from Corydon reports Rev. hae Pits preaching in place of Pastor James Star Jol e, and a Thanksgiving dance at Hotel Griffin. Dr. C C Flatt adds a telephone to his new addition. local telecommunication praised. Upcoming events include free school entertainment in M E church Dec 15 and Xmas exercises for primary rooms. School resumes Jan 1 1900. Miss Leo Reeves and others noted for teaching success. Handle Factory output 60 000 to 70 000 handles daily. several locals mentioned among attendees and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corydon
Derr
J. M. Turney
C. D. Clawson
Sunderlin
Mrs. Mead
M. EK
Leo Reeves
Thanksgiving Guests and Local Visits in Putnamville
Miss Mabel Clark of Warren visited her parents at Putnamville early in the week. Numerous families from Warren Lander Russell Marsh town and nearby areas spent Thanksgiving with friends here and around James town Sugar Grove and Jamestown. Local residents including H A Putnam A L Phillips Cowden Bishop and others were noted at various households and social calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnamville
Mabel Clark
Warren
Mary Sweet
Aygroerg
Hve
Lander
A. Putnam
Putnam
Adelbert Putnam
Asa Stanton
Marshtown
J.J. Wheeler
L. M. Strong
George Bailey
Patrick Murray
Russell
Harmon Kidder
North Warren
H. A. Putnam
L. D. Willson
Alec Marsh
A. H. L. Phillips
Watts Flats
J. J. Mahan
C. D. Hodges
Hay
H. J. Bishop
Clarenon
L. King
Jamestown
Wm. Stevenson
R. C. Parker
Clarence Skinner
Almanzo Skinner
Sugar Grove
E. H. Knapp
Wm. Hartson
Harry Mahan
H. W. Mahan
D. J. Mahan
Calvin Ellis
Bertha M. Lyon
A. M. Thompson
George King
Jackson Row
Dr. Cowden
Herbert Phillips
L. F. Deming
Thanksgiving greetings and local social notes expand
December 5 reports visits from Chas W Metzger in Washington to his child with grandparents, and Thanksgiving gatherings by Mr. and Mrs. Sturdevant Erie, J W Richards Corry, and Rev McCormick North Warren. Local ministers host revival as J C Sibley letter on Roberts Utah stirs politics and Uncle Peter Tomlinson sends Florida pineapples to Metzger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. W. Metzger
Washington, D. C
Sturdevant
Erie
John W. Hughes
J. W. Richards
Corry
J. W. Hughes
Mr. McCormick
North Warren
Tidioute
Love
Dunkirk
N. Y
Wm. Case
Nickle
Ch A
Hamilton
M. E. Church
J.C. Sibley
Washington
Roberts
Utah
Joe
Peter Tomlinson
Allegheny Springs
Metzger
St. Petersburg
Florida
Peter
Sugar Grove Social Notes Mention Local Movements
K D Clark returns to town after months in Westfield New York Misses Lara Mix and Grace McDonald vacationing at Pleasantville New York Fred Noble and Floyd Arters left for Oberlin Ohio for schooling Thanksgiving day saw two large gatherings at the Firth home with about thirty guests and a Stuart family reunion at John Stewart's home Misses Helen Dennison and Carrie Cumming visited Jamestown Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Grove
K. D. Clark
Westfield
N. Y
Lara Mix
Grace McDonald
Pleasantville
Fred Noble
Floyd Arters
Oberlin
Ohio
John Firth
Stuart
John Stewart
Helen Dennison
Carrie Cumming
Jamestown
Pale and Sickly Children Grow Strong After Using Storesweet Worm Powder
An advertisement states pale and sickly children become strong and well after using storesweet Worm Powder, claiming notable health improvements and vitality from the product.
W. C. Rowland & Sons Charters New Stock
W C Rowland and Sons advertise a large stock of charr en and estate items. They emphasize constant additions and invite inspection at their Exchange block location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Rowland & Sons
W.C BowLand
Marriages Recorded in Warren Jamestown and nearby towns 1899
A list of marriage notices from Warren Jamestown and nearby areas for 1899. Entries include Ralph Pierce and Marian Rice in Warren, Charles Nuttall and Emma Jane Saunders in Warren, William Geary and Edna Johnson in Warren, Irvine Stoolfire and Margaret Thorpe in Jamestown, Fred Russell Pickett and Alta Price in Jamestown, Carl Krantz and Stella Messinger in Jamestown.
Rowland Spaulding Jackson Costello Obituaries 1899
In Mannington and Warren West Virginia and nearby towns, notices report the deaths of Mrs Irvine C Rowland aged 34, Marcus Z Spaulding aged 47, Byron J Jackson aged 61, and Thomas Costello aged 37. Burial details note funerals from family homes and churches with fraternal honors and local post offices cited.
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Markley
Spaulding
Warren
Marcus Z. Spaulding
Royal Arcanum
Knights of Pythias
Odd Fellows
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Catarrh
A 19th century advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease. It asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and offers 100 dollars for any failure to cure. Includes testimonials and Toledo Ohio contact, with pills also advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
County Clips and Local Notices Compile Small Town News
Jed Woodard and wife left the John Coleman farm for Ohio. Mrs. Anna Turner died in Pittsfield at 78 after long illness. funeral in Pittsfield, Swedish cemetery in Youngsville. Ed Wade broke a leg. Dr. Blodgett treating. Miss Pluma Alexander to wed Rev. Roscoe Foulke in coming weeks after Chicago studies. H. Evans shipped multiple carloads of registered Jerseys from Tidioute to West Virginia Texas Michigan and others totaling over 150 head, with prices from 25 to 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngsville
Jed Woodard
John Coleman
Ohio
Anna Turner
Charles Turner
Sweden
Augusta Swanson
Pittsfield
Ed Wade
Blodgett
Tidioute
Pluma Alexander
Roscoe L. Foulke
Hickory M. E
Miss Alexander
Chicago University
H. Evans
Grafton
W. Va
West Virginia
Express
Evans
Texas
Michigan
Hunter's Offers Linen Handkerchiefs and Xmas Notions
The shop presents ladies all linen handkerchiefs at 16 cents and 18 cents specials. A line of agent samples in underwear mittens hosiery ties buckles and related notions for Xmas is priced at 25 percent below ordinary prices.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warren Mail
Warren, PA
the Ohio
Ohio Farmer
Agricultural Press of America
National Guard
Spain
E. V. D. Selden
North Pole
China
Miss Sill’s
Smith Business College
A. A. Davis & Co
Allen
Liberty Street
UIL
Tiona
Lakge
Miss Sill
Warren’s Lockup
Rogers Block
Uncle Sam
Charles Walker
Bear Lake
Lavina Slaven
Warren County
Maybank & Co
Sarah King
Buffalo
B. J. Jackson
W. Boyd Heckle
First National Bank of
Wheelock
Co. I
Trinity Guild
Warren Cornet Band
Charles Stricker
J. H. Sandstrom
Fred Barth
Charles Lind
N. Greenland
W. J. Hulings
England
Queen’s Rifles
Hampson
Manross
John Muir
Muir
Magee & Eichenberg
Messrs
C. C. Thompson
H. M. Putnam
Rouseville
Keystone Society
Garland
Spring Creek
McKean County
Kushequa
Bradford Star
Clarion State Normal School
TE Bradford
Denkirk
Lily Dale
Fredonia
Laona
George Leonhart
Irvington
Mckean
Franklin Spectator
Messrs. A. S. Martin
Richard Irwin
H. M. Irwin
Matt
Titusville
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
T. W. McNett
George RB
Wendling
Mat
Thompson
E. K. Thompson & Son
Struthers Hotel
John Stinger
Takenue
Prince — Rice
Bride
J. C. McDonald
Ralph Pierce
Marian Rice
Anna A. Mead
Philip Mead
Gilson L. Jackson
Sarah Davis
G. A. Jackson
Ridgway
Costello
Thos. Costello
St. Joseph’s Church
Hartman
Raymond
John C. Hartman
Anderson
Edith Catherina
August Anderson
Philippines
Our Art Department
Eas
Eberhart & Miller
Water Street
Hunter's
O.H. Hunter &Son
Greenland Exchange
E. W. SeaLy
NEW Variety Store
Eee
MAY Bank & CO
Carver House
Ren
Jarvis & Baker's
Drredtors
Wm. D. Brown
Jerry Crary
D. W. Beaty
A. T. Scofield
Nelson P. Wheeler
G. N. Parmlee
Andrew Hertzel
Charles Chase
C. Schimmelfeng
Christian Smith
H. A. Jamieson
F. E. Hertzel
the Warren Savings Bank
A. J. Hazeltine
C. W. Beaty
Sia Ceasaeen Steel
Geo. H. Jackson
L. B. Wood
James Clark
Charles W. Stone
M. B Dunham
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