09 Feb 1875
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1875
Page
3
An old newspaper ad touts Royal Baking Powder now in use with full weight guarantee for 2 pounds and mentions Tam agent for the powder. It also promotes Royal Celery Salt bottles priced at 25e and Sve.
Local store lists a variety of canned fruits and goods including peaches apples corn green peas and condensed milk. Items are priced with quantities noted and emphasis on purity and jar packaging.
OCR fragment shows a catalog-style note listing tea types and grades such as Good Young Hyson Finest Young Hyson Choice Young Hyson and Choicest Oolong, with mentions of airtight cans and packaging. Includes references to Molasses and White Drips in a rough trade context.
Greenland Bros relocate to a new store beside the Episcopal Church welcoming old customers and many newcomers. They offer first class goods with low prices and invite inquiries about their lines. Scrip Hat and Cap Store details near Suspending Bridge attract shoppers.
The column lists local happenings including church enlistments at Tidioute, new arts ventures like North Fest opera house, Lent dates, a portrait painter moving to Hall's building, a lecture by Captain Reeves, and library fund appeals. Also notes rail, stage mail shifts, weather quips, and obituaries with Dunham and Clara.
The Warren Musical Association's Thursday concert under Prof Held showcased home talent with an extended orchestra and vocal sections led by Olga Sutter and Mary Conarro. The performance drew cheers, featured intricate arias, medleys, and solos, and earned high praise for the town’s musical education prospects.
A pending bill in the Legislature proposes that all city council and local officers except school directors be elected on the third Tuesday of February or earlier if terms expire before March. It also requires annual organization meetings on the first Monday of March and repeals incompatible acts.
A Warren reader recounts Major Noyes speaking at Union School Hall about Betsey Jones and her grandmother. The letter mocks fashionable vanity, urges practical aims for women, and argues men share responsibility for encouraging extravagance. The writer calls for more character and usefulness among both sexes.
Judge Wetmore presided with Associates Hiller and Kin. Disposed cases include Clark vs Dow estate with $2 184.25 to plaintiff, Wade vs Gibbs $3 038.63 to plaintiff, Brown & Struthers Iron Works vs Brady & Logan $1 721.62 to plaintiff, Starr vs Crocker non suit, Hutchinson vs Crocker non suit, Howe Machine Co. vs Dalrymple settled, Knight vs Radare verdict $1 000 to plaintiff, Wilson vs Eckert confess judgment for $350, Head vs Knopp $20 to plaintiff, Patch & Mason vs Whedon & McKay $258.23 to plaintiffs, Chamberlain & Sons vs Dow estate $150 to plaintiff, McKinney vs McMillen verdict for defendant. Two cases Irvine and Noble and Plank Road listed for this week. Weather notes: another cold snap, wind from Greenland, zero temps, light snow overall, trains varying per route.
The fuser service for the late Col. A. F. Allen of Jansestown occurred Tuesday the 2d, with Mrs. Allen and son arriving from Europe. Over 2,000 people viewed the remains from 9:04 to 12. The Fire Department escorted to the cemetery, a band playing a dirge. Rev. Rufus King preached the funeral sermon. One of Allen’s last acts was arranging a family monument.
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