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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1876
Page
1
Transit schedule fragment shows arrivals and departures with multiple times for stops including Pittsburgh Ar and Bradys Bend. Lists connections at KitTanning and R Bk Junction and miscellaneous times such as 8:39 and 10:25 with various am and pm entries.
A wide sale of dry goods and carpets offers deep discounts across departments. Readily available items include Alpacas at 8 cents per yard, Belgian Stripe Poplins at 10 cents, Velvets, Silks, linens, linens, napkins, towels, and table linens at substantial markdowns. Merchandised fashions for ladies and children with low prices, plus heavy yardage on prints and fabrics, all below typical market rates.
Opening sale offers European and American Brussels Carpets with prices from 16c to 100c and reductions of 30 to 40 percent versus other dealers. Full line includes Oil Cloths Mattings Hassocks Rugs and Mats. Great chance to buy carpets and housekeeping goods at lower prices than ever before known.
A reflective piece from the Church of England Magazine comforts mourners with the idea that death does not end love or duty. The speaker urges continuation of a loved one’s work and song, trusting in heavenly reunion and shared sympathy beyond mortal speech.
The Main Exposition building sold Friday morning for 150000 to the International Exhibition Company. Twenty four Board of Finance buildings and twelve private ones were auctioned for 296160. Construction cost reached 2500000. Machinery Hall Memorial Hall and Horticultural Hall were not included. Removal of goods began the 13th and by last Saturday night over 1000 car loads or about 15000 tons had shipped. In two weeks removal may finish if pace remains brisk.
The bronze bust of Horace Greeley was unveiled at Green-Wood Cemetery in New York on Monday December 4. The piece honors a life spent in public service and his role as founder of the Tribune, praised for advancing free principles and enfranchising enslaved people.
A Car-Loap nominally equals 20 000 pounds and includes 70 barrels of salt and lime, 90 of flour, 60 of whiskey, multiple sacks and boards, hundreds of cattle hogs sheep and poultry, extensive timber, and large quantities of grain and produce reflecting a diverse 19th century inventory. The list also notes 1 000 bushels of bran kalway Age.
The Springfield Republican notes a winding parade of curios through a newspaper section. A book agent, a tin cart, a tree man, a patent-medicine seller, two tramps, one or two thieves, a salve man, duplicates, then a cider-barrel buyer, a white wire clothes-line fellow and a lightning-red demon in carnate appear in sequence.
A Sunday-school teacher taught Ruth and Boaz’s kindness by noting Boaz commanded reapers to gather grain and, in a playful moment, one boy answered that Boaz married Ruth. The exchange illustrated old testament charity with a child’s cheerful honesty.
An elderly, impoverished man dies alone in a dreary room. Angels guide his dying heart to forgiveness and a bright afterlife as onlookers ponder his life of hunger, bitterness, and quiet resilience. The piece blends obituary tone with moral reflection.
A Washington Chronicle account recalls a streetcar scene where seven young men vacated seats for a pretty woman carrying a child. The group vied for a handkerchief that fell, while the woman blushed and the crowd whispered that the item was not merely a handkerchief.
The Pennsylvania Railroad reports six months of Centennial operation from May 10 to November 10 with over 3.5 million passengers aboard 22 542 trains using 144 264 cars. Peak day October 24 saw 48 700 travelers and 53 000 dollars in ticket revenue. The system employed 3 000 attendants, borrowed cars, and will discharge 300 train agents, keeping only exceptional staff. Exhibition depot to be removed in winter.
A seven year old youth questions his father about honesty. The boy probes if either parent lied as a boy. The father denies, while the boy quips that two never lying people could have a son who tells many lies.
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