14 Dec 1880
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1880
Page
1
Fragmentary timetable lists arrival and departure times for trains through Dunkirk Fredonia Cassadaga Sivelairville and Alabama area with multiple station stops and varied times in the morning and afternoon. Entries include No. 3 30 pm and numerous 9 am to 7 pm slots across several stations.
Rail schedule details list departures and arrivals for Cincinnati, Meadville, Salamanca, Binghamton, Buffalo, Rochester, Jamestown, and New York with connections to Chicago, Pittsburg, Fort Wayne, Cleveland and other routes. Notes indicate transfer points at Mansfield Meadville Corry Jamestown and Salamanca for regional destinations. Officials include passenger agent Gilveland and general superintendent Cooper in Cleveland.
Fragmentary timetable mentions trains numbered 1 2 4 and 12 with connections to Pittsburgh via P T B CO and F and P L E R us e close connections with con ut pabietals. References Youngstown Ohio and superintendent Mare.
The notice lists rail and mail routes linking Corry Erie Meadville and western to eastern Pennsylvania towns including New York and New England connections. It mentions P. & E. mail lanes to western and eastern Pa and N Y city and NE states with stops at Titusville Tidioute and other towns. Services run Fridays Sundays and specific midweek days for several locales and include Sugar Grove daily with time markers 1:00 and 3:00.
The document lists town officials including Burgess S Allen, Clerk George VI. Cornelius, Scriour Directors F Henry to Dr R B Stewart, Assessor J W Benson, Justices D J Hodges and D W C James, Constable John F McPherson Jr, and Notaries Public D J Ball C H Noyes H E Brown O F Hoffman Ozro Nesmith.
A full roster of district and county officials is shown for Warren County. Names include Congressman J H Osmer and State Senator J W Lee of Franklin, Pa, plus Warren based officers like Sheriff Theodore Chase and Prothonotary Jos A Weible. Deputy Geo W Kinnear, Treasurer J K Barnes, Commissioners Benj Ellis and Jas Roy, and County Superintendent N R Thompson are named, with several associates and auditors from towns such as Sugar Grove, Youngsville, and Tidioute.
A listing of churches with pastors and weekly service times. Lutheran Rev G A Wenzel 11 AM 7 PM Sunday school 9:50. Baptist Rev H H Leamy 11 AM 7 PM Sunday school 10. Presbyterian Rev W A Rankin 11 AM 7 PM Sabbath 12:30. Episcopal Rev H S Getz 11 AM 7 PM Sabbath 12:30. Methodist Rev J M Theburn 11 AM 7 PM Sabbath 12:30. Evangelical Rev Wm Houpt 10:30 AM 7 PM Sabbath 9:30. Scandinavian Rev J Mellander first and third Sundays 10:30 AM 7:40 PM. Catholic Rev Father De La Roque assisted by Father Mullen Sundays 8:30 10:30 Vespers 4 PM.
Local fraternal and benevolent organizations list meeting times and halls in Warren No. 29 I O F 3 to Lopan No 339 I O O F Warren County Knights of Honor and Good Templars Hall dates and venues for weekly and monthly gatherings across multiple groups with irregular OCR cleanup highlights.
Classified notice advertises Alco silk velvet frames for sale located opposite Suspension Bridge. Includes brief item description and sale point.
A meditation on how sorrow and storms season life and nurture service. The speaker argues that constant happiness would dull our capacity to render aid and grow, noting heaven preserves night and sorrow yet offers new delight through trials and patient love.
In Warren Pennsylvania 1880 the moral philosopher laments power and corruption, condemning Ponaparty tyranny and social vice. A second piece from Clarinda Iowa recounts a lively Republican celebration with Lou Cake skewering Democrats and a tale of misfortune and satire.
The excerpt recounts Thomas Hood’s satire on dieting maxims remarking that eating should end only when no hunger remains. It contrasts prudence with excess arguing against half measures and endorsing full satisfaction when food is abundant. The piece uses Hood’s voice to critique self denial.
Gen. Chester A. Arthur, while serving as Vice President, will keep his partnership in a New York law firm. He has one son, over six feet tall and 21 years old, and two daughters.
The Average Medical Man notes the American Medical Association meeting crowd. Most doctors are bald and wear black, many appear worn from hard work and sleepless nights, the lifestyle likened to a lawyer handling a tough case at odd hours.
A druggist refunds the money if Guilmette’s French Kidney Pad fails to cure gravel nervous debility or any kidney disease after a fair test. The notice targets customers who purchased the pad and guarantees a return if not cured.
A Batavia Illinois resident reports rapid relief from fever, ague, and liver disease after using Simmons Liver Regulator. The testimonial notes immediate arrest of symptoms and a thrilling sensation through the nervous system.
A Sunday church service ended early after varnish on freshly treated pews made seats sticky. The minister checked for shocked parishioners as the choir reacted with comic noises and the audience rose in a rattling, battlelike chorus before leaving.
The Pittsburg Chronicle notes a sharp growth in petroleum use over the next two years among Chinese Persians Moors and others as fear of kerosene wanes. Consuls in China Persia Barbary and India report rising adoption and demand for cheap lamps and safe simple illumination as exporters should supply lamps with oil.
In Pike County Pennsylvania near Honesdale, Lewis Rockwell aged 102 heads a family of eight living siblings with ages 95 82 79 77 75 73 and 70. The eight members total 643 years combining for an average over 80. Despite wealth among relatives, Lewis is nearly the sole town charge.
Quotations and short anecdotes extend a miscellany of humor and morals from a 19th century press. Jests on hats and umbrellas mingle with reflections on politeness, honesty, and language, while snippets praise modest virtue and warn against vanity. Notable lines reference printers, charity, and the market for honest work.
The passage explains water as the body's grand solvent and carrier. It details saliva and gastric juice, bile and pancreatic juice, blood salts, and bone composition, noting water’s role in digestion, circulation, and maintaining form. It also notes organisms revive after desiccation when rehydrated.
In a Richmond State editorial the paper condemns Republicans for dumping Ben Butler Dan Sickles and John Forney into the Democratic fold. It laments the loss of strong performers while noting the mutual irritation of both parties in the exchange.
A letter from A F Jennings M D of New York extols Dr Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic as superior after twenty years practice. The notice lists cures for jaundice dyspepsia liver complaints and many skin and nerve disorders, plus relief for cough pain and rheumatism. It advertises sample bottles and local retailers in Warren and nearby towns.
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