Allen Girls and a Choice Between Love and Money
Leah and Kitty Allen, poor sisters in a New England village, weigh love against wealth as George Holland and Dick Mason court them. Leah's quiet, dutiful nature contrasts with Kitty's warmer ambitions, until a seaside picnic and a moonlit ride test their hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty
Fanny Gorham
Leah
Allen
Anne
Charley Morse
Charley
George Holland
Holland
New England
Mason
Mrs. Mason
High Rock
Knightly
Facts for Farmers on Sheep Housing and Health
The American Agriculturist argues that sheep suffer in damp housing due to foul ammonia, and rain penetration is slow to reach the skin. Cold and damp cause pneumonia and fevers, while dry, warm air and dry footing keep sheep healthier. Tar on noses is ineffective. better bedding and ventilation are needed.
Winter hen feeding for profits and cautions on liquor
Advice from an agricultural column on keeping hens laying through winter with a warm breakfast of vegetables corn meal and bran, plus salt and pepper, and ensuring water and gravel. The piece also includes humorous items and social notes about advertising legacies, railroads, and liquor debates highlighting hornet’s nest imagery and warnings for girls and boys about drinking dangers.
New Novel Leads Lippincotts February Issue
A new novel by Miss M. G. McClelland tops Lippincotts Magazine for February. Included: Rothenburg Felicity translated by Mrs. A. L. Wister from Paul Heyse. Wingate reviews Our Actors and their Preferences. William Curtis profiles A Day with the President. Poetry by A. W. R. and C. H. Crandall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. McClelland
Lippincott’s Magazine
Favorite Prescription Promoted for Women’s Health
The advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription from the World's Dispensary in Buffalo New York as a mild and effective remedy to support women's delicate organization. It claims long use and many happy results in aiding nature and repairing diseases of special organs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pillsbury's Best Meats At Warren City Market
Gooprich and FEHLMAN sell Pillsbury's Best meats seldom equalled. The Warren city market on Hickory street is touted as the best place to get suited in meats. Joan Lavrier, proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory Street
Manville's
John Lauffer
Geo. H. Leonhart
Water Street
Warren
Attorneys AT Law
Scofield
Warren, Pa
Dinsmoor
Pillsbury’s
Gooprich & Fehlman
Joan Lavrier
Local physician promotes Fenner remedies for broad cures
A physician nearby extols Dr. Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic for curing biliousness headaches constipation and other disorders. He claims to cleanse blood regulate functions and restore nerves. He also offers Dr. Fenner's Improved Cough Honey and Golden Relief for cough pain or burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Fenner
New Kind of Political Bustle in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts the coming election is described as a bustle of a new kind with several thousand ladies expected to vote for school directors. The exchange features Squildig and his wife highlighting the novelty of the voting for school directors in a Pittsburgh Chronicle tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Squildig
Pittsburgh Chronicle
The Country of the Wine Statistics Boost Prohibition Debate
The Boston Transcript argues extending prohibition to grape growing to protect wine production. It cites projected growth to 100 million gallons in ten years, compares US grape lands to France, and notes California’s suitability for large wine output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
France
California
Boslton Transcript
Preacher Shakes Hand With Illinois Girl. Arm Breaks
A preacher who shook hands with a girl in Illinois caused her arm to break. The incident prompted concern over safety at public gatherings and calls for caution in physical contact.
End to Bone scraping with Electric Bitters and Arnica Salve
Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Ill says he avoided bone scraping or amputation after eight years with a leg sore. He credits three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve, now recovered. Prices are fifty cents per bottle and twenty five cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
Ill
Bucklen
A. W. Morck
Our Little Men and Women February Three Part Story
The February issue presents Sara E. Farman's She Discontented Children as the opening of a three part tale. Also featured are How Pepito Cooked a Pig, My Sweet Heart Mamma a Valentine tale, Softfoot Learns a Lesson of Content, Miss Butt's Little Wanderers in Bo-peep's World, and A Famous Rocking Horse with a quaint illustration. The history section covers The Man for whom America was Named. PD Lothrop & Co. Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara E. Farman
Pepito
Softfoot
Miss Butt
America
Pd, Lothrop & Co
Boston
Patent salve advertised for wide range of sores
An 19th century advertises a universal salve claiming cures for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions with a money-back guarantee. Sold by A. W. Morck at 25 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Morck
Good Results in Every Case with New Discovery
D A Bradford of Chattanooga Tennessee says a severe cold settled on his lungs and resisted remedies until he tried Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption, which cured him after a few bottles. He has since used it for his family with top results and thousands report life saving trials. Free trials were at A W Morcks Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Saving Church
D. A. Bradford
Chattanooga
Tenn
Dr. King
A. W. Morck
W C T U Meeting Schedule Noted
The W C T U holds regular meetings on the first and third Thursdays each month in the Presbyterian Church lecture room at 3 o clock P.M. All ladies are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Prohibition Amendment Bill Backed by O C Allen
The letter praises O C Allen of Warren for joining the Senate Committee to handle the Prohibition amendment bill and urges him to wield influence. It reminds him that if the amendment passes and women gain the franchise in Pennsylvania, he could become Governor, warning to honor the importance over empty promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Allen
Warren
Senate
Temperance Meeting in Sugar Grove Baptist Church
A temperance meeting at the Sugar Grove Baptist Church featured Rev W H Clark praising business leaders who opposed a hotel liquor license. He cited a petition verdict on status. Judge Brown’s stance and Judge Medard’s future position were noted. A seven member committee was formed to pursue the cause. The Y’s in journalism were welcomed and lauded for a strong column.
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Baptist Church
W. H. Clark
Sugar Grove
Supreme Court
Brown
Medard
Mercer
Gen Lew Wallace quote on training a boy to be brave
A remark attributed to Lew Wallace emphasizes raising children with courage and honesty. He states that guiding a boy to bravery and truthfulness amounts to doing one's best as a parent or guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Wallace
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Warren Mail
EK. Cowan & CO
E. Cowan
Willis Cowan
Warren County
D. Clark
Attorney AT Law
Verback Block
Freeman
Hoffman Block
Suly
W . Vv. N. Yates
L. G. Noyes’ Drug Store
Warren Savings Bank
A. c. McAlpine, Ho
Merek
L. A. Freeman
Ww. G. Trunkey
Eae & Trunkey
Judge Scofield
Liberty Street
H. Sandstrom J
Cigswell & Son
Qneida Market
Narver House
C. W. King
Proprietress
Moxie
Exchange Hotel
Evere
Frank Metzgar
W. A. Greaves
Richard B. Stewart
Liberty Sts
Rice
Beaty Block
Attorneys AT Law and Solicitors of Patents
Second
Liberty Streets
Geo, H. Higgins
Amuel T. Neill
Exchange Block
Crawford, Forest
Venango Counties
H . J. Muse
Johnson's Exchange
Heada & Cable
JAS. Cable
Etmore, Noyes & Hinckley
Second Street
W.D. Hinckley
L. D. Wetmore
H. Noyes
Eet & Thompson
D. I. Ball
Ilbur & Schnur
LAW
Front Street
W. W. Wilbur
WM. Schine
Frown & Stone
First National Bank
E. Brown
BR. Brown
W. Stone
H. E, Brown
Story
P. Johnson
W. M. Lindsey
J. C. Parmlee
Lappincott's
Lippincott
John Habberton
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Julian Hawthorne
Lucy C Lillie
J. B. Lippincott Company
Market St
Philadelphia
C.shortlidge
Media
Media Academy
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Swithinc, Shortlidge
A. M
Harvard Graduate
Penn’a
D. H. Siggins
Third Street
Library
D. Shears
William Spinner
G Noyes
Chaler IN
Schellhammer & Lesser
Newt Goods
PF Priii Ceass
P. Greenland
Episcopal Church
Brammoth Furnitures Store
Oven, Pa
P. Greenlund
Live Stock General Agency
John Sill
Y M. Martin
McKain’'s
Liberty St
7 Atternews
Fisher
Morck Bro
Ewflers
Opticians
Eptiviaruys
August Morck
Optician
The
American Detective Bureau
Diamond St
Pittsburgh, Pa
David H. Gilkinson
U.S
U.S. Secret Service
Canada
D. H. Gilkinson
Heber McDowell
John Dalzell
James J. Brooks
Secret Service
Washington, D. C
the Allen Girls
Kate Richmond
Lydia Allen
Richard Mason
Leah Allen
Mrs. Allen
Eisrich
Dick Mason
Henry Allen
Mus
Harley Morse
noUey
Allen Girls
North
Ife
Ace
Wisconsin Central Railway
Olney
Detroit Tree Press
Temperance Corner
Robert Burdette
Baptist
United States Treasury
Bibber
Prince Albert
A. Welf
Warren P.C
Y’s
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