Holiday notices and lectures enliven Warren town
The Warren Mail reports a busy slate of events and notices including Dr J Jay Villers lectures at Union School Hall next Friday, a library course, Holiday goods promotions at Variety Hall, and local shop ads. Frosty weather, slush ice, and a Dec 21 Sabbath of entertainment are noted, with civic and social updates from Rowland Hose Co offices and local merchants. Oysters served daily at Eli Dunn’s Restaurant opposite Carver House.
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Eli Dunn’s
Carver House
Court sessions yield mixed verdicts in quarter terms
Judge Wetmore and associates presided last week as Ira Root of Freehold was found not guilty of murder after a self defence plea. Others, James Watson and four others, were convicted of larceny and arson at Farmington store. Henry Konitz paid a $15 fine and 40 days for selling liquor to drunken patrons. Several Warren liquor indictments were quashed due to a defective return. Joseph Evans was convicted on nuisance charges.
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Wetmore
Hiller and Kinnear
Ira Root
Freehold
Schnur
Sutliff
W. D. Brown
Clark & Noyes
James Watson
Charles Smith
James Williams
Braj. Lewis
Doolittle
Joseph Evans
McHenry
Meadville
J. M Clark
Houghnot
Farmington
Thompson
Sugar Grove Journal
Sugar Grove Union School
Jennie M. Alan
Maggie Thorpe
Anna Brookmire
McClintock
Brokenstraw Creek
Youngsville
Pittsfield
W. G. Shutt
Irvineton
Jamestown Alpaca Mills
Conneautville Courier
J. E
W. A. Rupert
Benson
Craig
Vincent and
J. C. Marshall
C. B. Curtis
Harry Abbott
Kennedy
N. Y
Clifton Plantation
Mississippi
South
G. A. Jackson
John A. Day
Corry
Erie
Erie Observer
Chautauqua Lake
Lake Pleasant
Lake LeBeoeuff
Conneaut Lake
Jamestown Journal
Thed. Grandin
Capt. Grandin
First Public Library Lecture On Funny People We Meet
The first lecture for the Public Library will be given Friday evening December 15 at Union School Hall by Dr. J. Jay Villers on Funny people we meet. Miss Phebe Cozens will lecture in January and W Francis Mason of Warren will read. Tickets are 25 cents at noted stores or at the door. season tickets cost 1.50 or 2.00.
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Union School Hall
J. Jay Villers
Phebe Cozzens
W. Francis Mason
Warren
A. W. Merck & Co’s
J. F. Wells & Co
J. E. Lattimer
Boston University
A. J. Johnson
Tam
Johnson
Appleton
Knight’s Chambers
Britannica
Kant
Fitche
Hegel
Hamilton
Ersch
Gruber
Darousse
Oil producers urged to form combinations for pricing power
The Oil City Times argues that producers must unite to negotiate with others and steer markets. It contends combinations gain respect, allow price setting, and enable management of their own business, warning that current prices undersell oil by fifty cents to a dollar per barrel amid regional declines and seasonal demand. It also promotes local holiday goods and entertainments in Warren.
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The
Oil City Times
Butler
Armstrong
Clarion
Warren
Morning Glory Churn touted to extract more butter
Call and inspect the Morning Glory Churn at McNett and Son's furniture rooms. It claims to produce more butter from the same cream than competing churns. Also notes the best assortment of Holiday Goods at Variety Hall in Warren.
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Variety Hall
McNett & Son
Warren
Will Smiths Mouldings and DeForest Weld’s Bargains
The notice praises Will Smiths Mouldings for fine stock and promotes DeForest Weld of the Peoples Store in Jamestown New York. It claims Weld sells dry goods at exceptionally low prices, promising customers save money by shopping there and noting readers should read Weld’s advertisement in the paper.
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Jamestown
Youngsville School closes with praised sessions
The Youngsville Union School ends a successful term with praise for Miss Mary E. Axtell and Miss Ella F. Eldred, noting strong work across primary, intermediate, and principal departments. Other items cover local industry, schools, and community notices in Franklin and Jamestown regions.
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Eps. Mart
Youngsville
Union School
Mary E. Axtell
Axtell
Ella F. Eldred
U. S
Civss
Praise for Erie County journalists and editors in 1876 note
In a letter from Eris Pennsylvania dated December 7 1876 the writer lauds Hon W W Reed for his active support of honest government and commends several Erie County editors and publishers including Willard and Brewer of the Dispatch Crandall of the Gazette Pain of the Corry Telegraph Whitman of the Observer B F McCarthy of the Lake Shore Visitor E E Stuerzenickle of the German Republican paper the Light House Otto Ludick editor of the Democratic Light House and the Spectator noting their circulation figures and roles.
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Eris, Pa
Erie County
W. W. Reed
Willard
Brewer
Dispatch
Brother Whitman
The
Observer
Pennsylvania
Lake Shore
B. F. McCarthy
McCarthy
E. E. Stuerzenickle
Otto Ludick
Spectator
Lighthouse
Refutation of a Canard About a Marriage in Kinzua
A letter from Kinzua Pennsylvnia dated December 6 1876 rebutts a false marriage notice. It calls the Titusville Courier story a senseless fabrication and criticizes the reporter for lacking truthfulness. The note also advertises Hazeltine Orr Co for holiday goods in original packages.
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Kinzua
Bertha Strong
G. M. Gilson
Titusville
Matt
The
Mar
Siege
le Roy Strona
Hazeltine, Orr & Co
Shoppers Offered Sewing Machines and Watches at Local Stores
First class Shuttle Sewing Machines for $30 at A. J. Fouch & Co. The largest and most elegant stock of Ladies Watches and Chains ever shown in Warren at Fred Morck's.
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Warren
Fred Morck
A. J. Fouch & Co’s
Fred Morck’s
Geo Ball & Co Expands Retail to Jobbing Trade
Geo Ball & Co adds jobbing trade to retail department offering Clothing Furnishing Goods Hats Caps Gloves Hosiery and neckwear to dealers at wholesale like prices in New York with reasonable terms for responsible buyers.
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Geo. Ball & Co
New York
Canned Goods Offerings Highlight Regional Fruits and Vegetables
A catalog lists Bartlett pears three pounds apricots three pounds ox heart cherries two pounds yellow peaches three pounds white peaches three pounds green gages two pounds apples three pounds strawberries two pounds raspberries and currants in glass quarts pine apples glass quarts and other items including green peas mountain sugar corn Oneida sugar corn lima beans strawberry pumpkin quinton tomatoes and French mushrooms two pounds Each jar states best quality from top packing houses and packed in extra heavy white sugar syrup into cans.
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California
Oneida
Market Offerings Featured Meats and Seafood
A catalog lists corned beef in 2 and 4 pound portions ham in 2 pounds beef tongue 2 pounds roast beef 2 pounds salmon in 1 2 and 24 pound lots tripe 24 pounds lobster 1 and 2 pounds plus sardines and condensed milk available for purchase.
Local Produce Listings Highlight Jars and Tumblers
The notice lists merchandise including Guava boxes Pure Red Currant in tumblers Pure Red Currant in quart jars Pure Jellies and assorted tumblers.
Local Condiment Variety Listing Bottled Goods
A catalog style listing shows Helford Sauce French wine vinegar gherkins mixed pickles chow chow horse radish and French mustard in bottles and by quarter gallon. Also olives capots olive oils pepper sauce tomato catsup mushroom and walnut catsup Worcestershire sauce club sauces and related items.
Alden Dried Fruits Processed Including Peaches and Currants
A local processing line handles dried fruits such as peaches apples raspberries cherries prunes English currants raisins figs citron lemon peel blackberries prunelles and related items under a regional processing program. The operation supports preservation and packaging activities for multiple fruit varieties.
Premium and assorted food items listing
A list of goods including Premium Vanilla and French Vanilla chocolates Cracked Cocoa Dedicated Cocoanut Gelatine Atmore's Minced Meat Cranberries Lima Beans Dried Sweet Corn Micaroni Vermicilla Cracked Wheat Julienne Farina Nutrina
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Atmore
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Coleman
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C. H. Smith
C. F. Spencer
F. R. Scott
Emory C. Cook
Fred Marck
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Hazeltine & Davis
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Warren, Pa
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Youngsville School
Franklin
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Erie County Teachers’ Institute
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Marsh Hammond
Conneautville
Teachers’ Institute of
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Tionesta
Nell
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Geo. Ball & Co’s
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Johnson’s Cyclopedia
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A. M
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Mina Deiderich
Harry M. Engle
Almira Gordon
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Benson Hoffman
James Morton
Mikel Byron
A. Spero
J. C. Stone
Morris Sommer
W. L. Stewart
James Willard
R. Dennison
P. M
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Southeast Cor
Second
Liberty
G. L. Friday’s
Warren County
O. H. Hunter & Son
Carver House Drug Store
Zack Gemmill & CO
Coal and Coke
Warren Gas Works
Fred Merck
Jenltes
Drica
Young Hyson
Japan
Johnson’s Exchange
North Warren
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