Town News Roundup From Warren Area 1905
The Warren Mail reports on a new Times paper in Oil City, courthouse remodeling in Butler County, Jamestown measles and grip outbreaks, a $10 million Niagara paper company mortgage, Rockefeller gift to Jamestown church, long running subscriptions in Mercer, Cannibal lodge話 emergence in Bradford, Clearfield board actions against tobacco dealers, Judge Kaul of Elk County dies in Philadelphia, and a Bradford Era note on firemen wages and harsh winters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil City
the Times
Butler County
Court House
Jamestown
Niagara County
N. Y
International Paper Co
New York
Epworth Memorial Methodist Church
John D. Rockefeller
Mercer Dispatch
Ancient
Order of Cannibals
Bradford
Clearfield
Andrew Kaul
Elk County
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Timely Tips on Courage and Cheer in Daily Life
A column emphasizes facing hardship with a brave smile. It urges readers to honor others' demands, endure misfortunes, and avoid complaints. Quoting Mabie and a note on honesty in women, it also recalls a subway joke and promotes a cheerful, steadfast attitude.
Golden Gate Special Pullman Tour Leaves Feb 16
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers a special personally conducted California tour from New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington on February 16 returning by March 21. The all Pullman train travels the full route with best hotels at extended stops and a fixed command by the party. Round trip tickets 3375 from most points excluding Pittsburg where 370. Tickets via ticket agents or Geo. W. Boyd Philadelphia general agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
California
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Golden Gate
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
C. Studds
Eastern
Fifth Ave
Hugh Hason, Jr
Geo. W. Boyd
Jacksonville
Florida
Buffalo
Rochester
Elmira
Erie
Williamsport
Wilkesbarre
Goo. W. Boyd
Broad Street Station
Mail Job Printing Establishment Seeks Short Notice Orders
The Mail job printing house advertises rapid execution of all orders with guaranteed quality equal to the best. They employ no solicitors but will send a representative to Texpon to calls by telephone and solicit orders, pledging best efforts and satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texpone
Free Sample Copy Offer From Mail Office Blanks
Seed your name and address on a postal to the New York Tribune Farmer in New York City for a free sample copy. After reading it, forward $150 to the Mail in Warren, Pa, and we will send both papers for a full year. Legal Blanks at Mail Office.
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New York Tribune
New York City
Warren
Local notes and events from Youngsville area
Charley Kinnear returns home from Sheffield for the winter. Earl Freeboro to West Virginia returns to work in the furniture factory. D ve Bowman secures a factory job. Mrs W J Olds and Miss Ethel Olds visit Warren. A Sunday School class on Ford street gifts teacher J W Agrelius a chair. Odd Fellows banquet after initiations. Mr and Mrs McDowell visit Irvine. Mr McDowell falls ill but recovers. Ross McKinney slowly improves at Pittsfield. Rush Siggins travels to New York on business. Morgan Davis improves after illness. George Broughton and Carl Jenks back at work. Mrs A E Coleman visits Chandler's Valley. Miss Ethel Knapp visits Rochester. Mrs Ralph Mead birthday gathering on Sugar Grove street. Mrs John Long of Pittsfield visits. Nellie Knapp hosts Sunday School friends. Y and S G railroad snow delay. service resumes at night. Sugar Grove houses railroad office move. T E K Harrington named manager. Conductor Abbott becomes fireman. Methodist Church petition to deny hotel licenses signed by attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Kinnear
Sheffield
Earl Freeboro
West Virginia
D.ve Bowman
W. J. Olds
Ethel Olds
Warren
J. W. Agrelius
Ford Street
Odd Fellows
McDowell
Irvine
Metzger
Wauy
Ross McKinney
Pittsfield
Rush Siggins
New York City
Morgan Davis
George Broughton
Carl Jenks
A. EK. Coleman
Chandler’s Valley
Ethel Knapp
Rochester
Ralph Mead
Sugar Grove Street
John Long
Youngsville Friends
Nellie Knapp
Y. and
S. G
Sugar Grove
Street Railway
T. EK. Harrington
Abbott
J. P. Burns
Community Social Aids Shape Young Ladies Night Out
A group of young ladies from the M. K. Sunday School hosted by Eddie Honhart on Yankee Bush enjoyed a Friday night sleigh outing led by Guy Knapp. Nelson J. Ault and wife visited Chas. Love and family in our village before returning to Warren. A Republican caucus in Youngsville nominated a full township slate. Democrats followed with officers chosen. J. M. McKean was injured when a sleigh tipped near the railroad tracks on the return trip. Surveyors neared the village exploring a right of way along the Allegheny river, possibly linking Warren Street R R Co with a line from Sugar Grove to Jamestown, N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Honhart
Yankee Bush
Guy Knapp
M. K
Nelson J. Ault
Warren
Chas. Love and Family
Mr. Ault
Edith
M. E
Youngsville
J. M. McKean
Allegheny River
Warren Street
R. R. Co
Sugar Grove
Sheffield
Jamestown
N. Y
Local Notes From The Valley February Updates
E M Lowe transported iron to Corry on Saturday. Carrie Pierce and Mary Pierce visited Jamestown. Margaret Baker, formerly in Warren, stays with her parents. George Hawles remains ill. Jonn Carlson and Helen Robbins wed on January 28. LaMott McDonald buys Lewis Chapman’s farm and plans to move this spring. Paul Rosequist is sick. Mr Hunt attended the Russell Institute. Ladies Aid met with Mrs DeForest Carr last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Lowe
Corry
Carrie Pierce
Mary Pierce
Jamestown
Margaret Baker
Warren
George Hawles
Jonn Carlson
Helen Robbins
LaMott McDonald
Lewis Chapman
Paul Rosequist
Mr. Hunt
Russell
Ladies’ Aid
Obituary for W Alvin Dutton and Mrs Isadore Parkson
W Alvin Dutton died Sunday morning January 29 after a year of declining health aged 75 years. Funeral from his home Thursday at 1 pm and 2 pm service at the M E Church. Mrs Isadore Parkson, long hospitalized in Corry, died Sunday with funeral and burial planned in Columbus Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Alvin Dutton
M. E
Isadore Parkson
Corry
Columbus
Mail Office Motto Promises Promptness and Cheapness
The Warren Mail urges readers to use its printing service at the mail office, highlighting promptness neatness and cheapness as its motto. It promises to publish all the county’s best and latest happenings.
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Warren Mail
Local Knights Install Sheffield Lodge Officers
Sheffield Lodge K of P officers were installed by Chas. P. Young and twenty Warren Knights with ceremonies and addresses. A birth announced from Austin Hill reports a son born January 21. Also notes on local industry and public figures including Rev. R. Smith's paralysis and area construction bids.
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Sheffield
Chas. P. Young
Warren Knights
Sheffield Lodge
K. of P
P. R. Owen
Austin Hill
Postal Cards and Proverbs in Brief
A collection of wry maxims and quips about manners, marriage, vanity, and social observation. The varied lines joke on nerves, pride, nosiness, prayers, reform, and the cost of airs while offering bite sized pointed reflections.
New Hatcheries Urged For Black Bass And Other Fish
State Fish Commissioner Mechan sent Gov Pennypacker a eight month report proposing three new hatcheries for black bass and non brook trout production. Lake trout breeding to reach 5 million eggs at Corry and Wayne hatcheries. carp trade in Philadelphia markets last year totaled 3,490,000 pounds worth 174,700 dollars with more than 100,000 from Pennsylvania catches. A total of 704 illegal fishing convictions yielded 9,600 dollars in fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechan
Pennypacker
Corry
Wayne
Lake Erie
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Legal Notices and Sales at the Mail Office
Public notices and sales items including warrants mortgages leases and deeds advertised for action at the mail office. Names dates and parties vary by notice but all concern legal instruments and property transactions or collections.
For SaLE Fifteen-week Scholarship at Hoff Business College
A short notice advertises a fifteen week scholarship at Hoff Business College in Warren. It instructs readers to write or call at the MAIL Office for particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoff Business College of
Warren
For Rent Desk Room in Second Street Second Story
Classified note offers a desk room for rent on the second floor at 2nd Street with application at the Mail Office. Also available for sale is about 150 pressed brick.
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Second Street
A Merchant’s Woes and the Merchant’s Demands
A reflection on the merchant’s role in the community. The piece argues merchants bear public burdens, face long hours, strict prices, and constant scrutiny. It highlights the need for hustling, innovation, prudent buying, and diligent advertising to stay honorable and efficient amid pressures from farmers and competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exchange
Thieving Policeman Sentenced for Milk Theft
A London police officer with six years on the force has been imprisoned for stealing milk from doorsteps, marking a fall from duty and trust in the city’s law enforcement.
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London
Castor Oil Taken With Orange Juice Eases Use
Castor oil may be most easily taken mingled with orange juice with a touch of sugar if the juice is not sweet. The difference between this method and other ways of taking the medicine is surprising.
St Gall Embroideries and Local Labor Force
The St Gall embroidery district contains about 500000 people with about 100000 men women and children engaged in the industry. Children are used as helpers in the hand industry. Home workers also farm to support themselves.
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St. Gall
Lightning Flashes a Mile Long in Struck Dawn Event
A flash of lightning stretched roughly a mile, described as a striking display during a brief thunderstorm at dawn. Eyewitnesses reported the intense bolt illuminating the sky and briefly lighting nearby landscapes.
Donkeys In Trousers In Peru Mosquito Wear
In Paita Peru the sole water source must be fetched from Piura by donkeys. To shield the animals from country mosquitoes they are compelled to wear trousers.
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Paita
Peru
Piura
Strand traffic in London draws large daily pedestrian flow
About 80,000 people pass along the Strand in the course of every working day, reflecting heavy foot traffic in central London. The figure underscores the strand's role as a busy artery linking major districts and transport hubs.
Queer Town Names Across the West and England
The piece lists unusual place names such as Dirtcar Hangman Hill Deadman's Green Friends' Fell and Hungry Bentley. It contrasts Western nicknames with English locales noted for their striking monikers.
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West
England
Invention of the lathe rooted in nature and necessity
The text notes that the lathe, the first machine tool, arose from natural conditions and practical need. It describes an original model made between two trees near a springy sapling and adds that such lathes are still used in some Asiatic countries.
Burglar Confesses After Tooth Mark Trace Uncovers Break-in
A burglar in Basle Switzerland confessed to breaking into a house after investigators traced the crime to a bite mark impression left in a half eaten apple found at the scene.
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Basle
Switzerland
Batter Steak Recipe Instructions
A simple bake method follows pot roast style. Cut one pound steak into small pieces, season, and bake with a light batter of one egg one cup flour and one pint milk in a buttered dish for about one hour.
Murder in France No Punishment After Fifteen Years
Article states that in France there is no punishment for murder if the killer is not arrested within fifteen years of the crime. The note appears as a legal or criminal justice snippet discussing France’s statute of limitations for homicide.
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France
Women outnumber men seven to one in Paraguay
The passage notes women vastly outnumber men in Paraguay, seven to one, leading to men receiving the best care while women perform hard tasks. It states women handle streets cleaning, ship loading, and driving oxen, leaving many risky duties to them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paraguay
Impatient Philosopher Ends Life After Phaedon Reading
Cleombrotas, moved by Plato's Phaedon, killed himself to immediately enjoy the pleasures of the afterlife as vividly described. This act reflects ancient philosophical tensions over fate and immortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleombrotas
Plato
Phaedon
Salvation Army Wages Bill in Great Britain Reported
The article states that the Salvation Army in Great Britain has a wages bill of 300000 pounds annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Salvation Army
Great Britain
The Burmese Mile Described as Two English Miles
The Burmese mile equals two English miles and is defined by a word meaning to sit, marking the distance a man walks before he feels it proper to sit down.
Animal Perfume Civet Description and Uses
A civet perfume is a greasy strong secretion sold with essential oils. It is yellow like honey and diluted in alcohol for use as a perfume adjunct, similar to musk. Read the Matz.
Low Rates to West and Southwest by Erie Railroad
Erie Railroad offers very low fares to points West Northwest South and Southwest with both one way and round trip tickets on sale. Laneseekers and One-Way Latters tickets available first and third Tuesdays monthly. For details contact F. H. Garfield, D. P. A., Jamestown New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Railroad
F. H. Garfield
Jamestown
N. Y
Monogram Stationery Offered At The Mail Office
The Mail Office showcases latest styles of paper and envelopes with good stock and low prices. Samples available and orders taken for monogram stationery.
Artistic repair work by Mrs Casemere
When you want clothes repaired or cleaned and made to look as good as new take them to Mrs Casemere. Her prices are low and her work first class. She can sew a rip or place a patch so the garment looks better than when first purchased. Residence No 335 Hickory street.
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Millie
Willie
Chicago News
Mrs
Dental Parlors and Canary Birds Ad in Hoffman Block
Dr J E Jordan’s Dental Parlors in Hoffman Block invites appointments via Bell phone 295 B. Fine Imported Canary Birds for sale by Flindt Barber Shop on Penn a Avenue. noted as good singers.
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J. E. Jordan
Hoffman Block
Bell
Flindt
Penn’a Avenue
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Hamilton Wright Mabie
Albany Times Union
New York Press
George
Georgie
Heaven
Earth
Irvington
Lottsville
Buhl
R. Smith
A. A. Horton
Julia Swanson
Elof Sandquist
Tidioute News
Ailinger
Gibraltar
Wheeler
T. E. Harrington
Smith
Harrington
Benjamin Lang
Titusville
Currie
St. Gall Embroideries
London Strand
Warren, PA
Business College
THE
Hoff Business College
Dorothy Doda
Dorothy Dodd
Chas. H. Smith
Second St
Kopf & Henry
Cincinnati
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