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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1885
Page
1
Warren County Agricultural Association meets in Warren at the Court House on the last Saturday of each month at 1 P M. President Char Lott Secretary A B Dalrymple Treasurer W B Acocks All farmers are invited to attend the meetings.
The Board of Trade Warren publishes its officers for the current term led by President Rev. W. A. Rankin and First Vice President Geo. P. Orr. Also listed are Second VP George Ball, Secretary Willis Cowan, Treasurer A Hertzel, and directors including Fred Morck A Mintzer M Cogswell C W Stone A J Davis A Kir berger Jas Nixon P J Bayer and T W McNett. Regular monthly meetings occur on the second Friday at 8 PM in the Council room.
Temperance meetings held on the first and third Thursdays each month at 3 PM in the Presbyterian Church lecture room. A Bible reading occurs on the second Thursday at 3 PM in the Baptist Church. A Mother's meeting takes place on the fourth Thursday at 8 PM in the M E Church.
The record lists Town Council members S. M. Cogswell F. M. Knapp Joseph Walkerman and others, Clerk A. Cogswell Surveyor Geo Hamilton School Directors Rev W A Rankin C C Thompson Charles Dinsmoor M Silk J M Siegfried A J Hazeltine Assessor G H Ames Justices Geo O Cornelius R Schnur Constable S E Walker Fire Chief C H Smith and assistants Notaries Public D I Ball H E Brown Dinsmoor O F Hoffman Ozro Nesmith W D Hinckley.
Enumeration of local government candidates and offices in Warren and surrounding towns including Congressman Erie State Senator J W Lee Assembly Henry Brace and county roles such as Sheriff Prothonotary Register and Recorder Treasurer County Commissioners Clerk Surveyor Coroner District Attorney Auditors and County Supt with listed names and towns.
A damaged OCR shows multiple Erie and Philadelphia rail times with trains like Oil Express Erie Mail and Kane Ex. Listed are arrivals and departures around morning and evening slots, including 7:30 am 9:00 am and 10:08 am 2:52 pm with several 4:10 pm to 8:05 pm entries.
Western and eastern trains listed for Buffalo and Philadelphia arrive and depart. Express times include 1:50 am 9:20 am 6:49 pm and 5:30 pm with stations noted for departures and arrivals.
Northbound service details show arrival and departure times from Dunkirk and Allegheny Valley with express options. Sunday schedule highlights include 8:56 am arrival, 2:00 pm and 4:17 pm express departures, and 8:08 pm final services.
On and after June 14 1884 Eastern standard times listed for multiple routes and towns including Corry Erie Bradford Dunkirk Sheffield Titusville Oil City and Sugar Grove with daily and Monday schedules. All pouches close 25 minutes early and postmaster must not hold pouches. L.8. Alden P M.
The notice lists multiple faiths with pastors and service times. It includes Mr Er HopiisT and Rev W W Painter at 11 AM and 7:30 PM, Sabbath schools at varying times, and venues such as a Court House. Denominations shown include Episcopal Baptist Presbyterian Lutheran Evangelical Scandinavian Catholic with weekly masses and catechism.
A dense list of fraternal and benevolent orders with meeting details in Warren. Laban Lodge No. 52 K of H. Norva Stak Lodge 241 AYM. H R A Chapter 235. Warren Commandery 63 K T. Warren Lodge 339 IOOF. Kossuth Encampment 98 IOOF. Carroll Lopez 102 AO of U W. Warren Lopes No 481 K of P. Emory Lopak 515 K L of H. Conewango Lodge 250 IOOGT. Warren Council R T of T. Robe BlumM Lopes 249 DOH. Meetings span Mondays to Fridays in various halls and buildings with regular weekly or monthly cadence.
The long address argues for tariff reductions focusing on imported necessities, urges silver policy caution, and supports currency stability. It outlines foreign policy, citizenship law reform, naval modernization, and a commission plan to better aid Indians while reducing Bureau of Indian Affairs expenses.
Auction note lists buggies and phaetons built by H J Dreyer using quality materials and workmanship. Details indicate sale by A Jamieson with terms and location not fully legible.
A poem questions who bears responsibility for widespread crime and suffering if the devil has been voted out. It challenges readers to name the force behind social ills haunting home, church, and state, asking who carries the devil’s work in modern times.
Buffalo prepares for a proposed one hundred twenty mile gas line from McKean County Pennsylvania to the city with a price tag near one million dollars. Daniel O Day outlines risks and potential supply issues while noting the National Transit Company as chief stock holder and awaiting council approval to lay street mains. Several theatrical notices follow alongside local business and transport references.
A collage of light verse and anecdotes including a mock marriage tragedy, Beecher and Claflin fortunes, Christmas thrift, a Newcastle jeweler’s studs with watch, and jokes about courting, waltzing, and saloon closing. It shifts to lectures by Canon Farrar, German papers, and a rabbi in a Unitarian pulpit, ending with Civil War casualty figures from Antietam, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania.
Harper brothers urge readers to begin subscriptions for 1886 to Harpers Magazine Weekly Bazar and Harpers Young People. The December 1885 issue marks volume numbers for each title and a Christmas gift of reading is suggested.
The piece argues that a periodical’s worth rests not on wordy writing but on careful selections. It praises editors for guiding tone and consistency, noting labor in choosing content defines quality as much as, or more than, writing speed. It stresses dignity and propriety as hallmarks of strong editorship.
A historic advertisement urges relief from indigestion with Baxter's Mandrake Bitters by Johnson and Siegfried. The brief text promotes the product as a remedy and attributes its sale to the listed firm.
An archival line repeats a Castoria advertising slogan tracing its use from infancy to adulthood. The jingle notes a mother gave Castoria to her sick baby and continued to rely on it as her daughter grew into a mother herself, highlighting lasting brand trust.
Prof Barrett of St Lawrence County New York says pulmonary diseases show no deaths now where twenty died before Downs Elixir became known. The long record of fifty years of constant success places Downs Elixir at the head of cough remedies from Johnson and Siegfried.
Denman Thompson, at Williamsport Pennsylvania, saw a brakeman with a fractured skull and both legs broken while coupling rail cars. He notified Williamsport hospital and offered to pay the medical expenses and removal costs, and the injured man soon received proper care.
Rev W R Coovert in Church of God sermon argues faith cures are not direct acts of God but results of strong mind on body. He cites blood as life medium and warns cures fail without physical medium showing limits of faith healing. He denies faith absence equals cure failure and cites arm amputation as example.
The Harrisburg Telegraph notes Mrs. Hendricks would have led White House social life, rivaling Miss Cleveland in prominence, but her husband’s death shifts the role to Mrs. Logan if Gen. Logan becomes president. Mrs. Logan is portrayed as experienced, tactful, and widely popular.
I suffered chronic catarrh with head congestion and ear discharge, even deafness at times, and nasal blockage. Before finishing a second bottle of Ely's Cream Balm I was cured, says C. J. Corbin of 923 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
A Fort Wayne Road observer recalls emigrants in crowded cars with racks above seats used to store babies. He notes foul air and crowded conditions with twelve men per car and speculates on crop damage claims against the rail line, warning not to trust all reports.
The product is praised for strong healing and soothing properties plus a pleasant odor that is not offensive. Johnson and Siegfrieid note its appeal to women due to these qualities.
The Mart promotes its full service printing shop with presses, type, paper, and skilled printers for all job printing in first class style. Blanks are available or printed to order, with low prices and satisfaction guaranteed. Communications from readers urged. anonymous pieces not published. writer names required.
Mr. Clark notes successful Barnes meetings with earnest pledges and plans for more in Spring Creek. Mrs Weeks highlights the lively WCTU petition drive, recounting over 100000 signatures from Philadelphia, Chester, Allegheny, Indiana and Germantown saloon keepers and upcoming legislative presentation.
The Prohibition Club of Farmington township organized by Prof. H. D. Patton on November 22 has fifty members including prominent local citizens. President J. J. Wheeler leads a thriving group with ten more joining at the second meeting, aiming to promote their cause amid local party prejudices.
An editorial from Savannah notes that over three fourths of Georgia counties have voted out whisky and reports happier, more industrious communities with less crime and pauperism. Richmond County with Augusta as its seat has moved to submit prohibition.
A Main weekly visit makes a pleasant year round reminder with light cost. Recommend trying it for a thoughtful present that won’t burden the budget.
The Mail Office promotes its facilities for all kinds of job printing. It claims premium stock, low prices, and quality work guaranteed, urging business readers to compare prices before placing orders.
New York authorities report children sick from wearing bright red woolen stockings. Dr Cyrus Edson of the Health Department in New York led tests with Professor Waller showing arsenic and antimony in poisonous quantities in the red dye. He urges parents to avoid these fabrics.
A rural guide says to boil water with pepper and coat it with Indian meal to produce a hot thick mush for hens. Include horse radish, boiled apple skins, and potatoes with spice to boost laying, note corn fattening eggs, and add a spoonful of sulphur to feed to deter vermin. John Langdale promotes oysters fruits and vegetables.
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