29 Dec 1874
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1874
Page
1
A surgeon dentist advertises an office above J F Wells and Company Store in Indeetf Pennsylvania offering dental services. The listing appears in a local directory and notes location details for patient access.
A long document from the Patrons of Husbandry outlines its general and specific objects, championing education, cooperation, government of industry, and opposition to monopolies while promoting nonpartisan, constructive action across agriculture and trade. It notes a pledge to avoid litigation and to foster harmony and mutual protection.
A Philadelphia editor recounts a bizarre harassment by life insurance agent Benjamin P Gunn who stalked a man in offices, churches, and homes with mortality tables and anecdotes. The pursuit escalates to blocking exits, secret garrets, and a dramatic chase to a volcanic crater, ending with Gunn’s apparent death in a Nevada crater, framed as a moral warning to agents.
A new paper board barrel made from straw layers is pressed into a cylindrical shape, saving storage space and weight. Two factories, Winona and Decorah, Iowa, produce 1,600 per day using five tons of paper, promising lower costs and airtight, moisture resistant quality. A Titusville iron ore vein near Hydetown is reported. Millerstown residents form a Vigilance Committee after a spike in crime. Mothers and sisters filled a cave near Minersville used for gaming and drinking by local men.
A very reliable authority reports that chronic disease deaths are more frequent between 8 and 10 AM than any other time, and lowest between 8 and 10 PM. For acute diseases like fevers and pneumonia, the peak occurs in early morning or in the afternoon when illness is most active.
A humorous note recalls how a married man longs for his single days when discovering a baby has been eating crackers in bed, prompting reflections on domestic life.
English physician Setheby reports hard water is clearer colder and more agreeable than soft water and less likely to absorb organic substances sustain life of zymotic organisms and affect iron or lead pipes. Dr Wilson of Edinburgh supports this. mountainous regions show better physical development while city mortality inversely relates to water hardness. Six grains carbonate of lime per gallon suitable for house use.
The McKean Miner reports the Butts well in that county is flowing around seventy barrels of petroleum per day. Past times would have drawn crowds of spectators and speculators to the nearby country as news spread.
The Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company has passed into a receiver. The prospect of reorganization grows as debt is cleared and the line remains in fine working condition and profitable.
The Venango Spectator notes the silliness of townspeople traveling seventy miles to Pittsburg for minor goods like plow-points and muslin. It argues residents should support local merchants to strengthen their own community and economy, acknowledging the right to shop elsewhere but urging home patronage.
Pluck and Patience emerge as a strong firm in handling the daily business of life. The article highlights their decisive approach and reliable service in commerce and community transactions.
The piece argues practical jokes harm more than they help, cites lack of humor when the victim is irritated, and compares attitudes from West Point and Annapolis to civilian life. It notes hazing is prohibited at military academies and praises discipline found in armies as a model for civil behavior.
The great ejectment suit over ninety acres in Allegheny city draws intense interest at the U S Court Rooms in Pittsburg. Plaintiff Mary Cub-Ba-You-Quit, Indian wife of Wm Mowry, claims the Mowry tract valued in millions. She married under Indian rites in 1846 and later sold her claim to Bernard L Meister of Bay City for 50 000. Meister now sues the current holders.
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