Weather and community notes from Warren region
The Warren area reports a cold spell easing last week with warmer days improving street trade. New pensions granted to residents include Albaugh Vanderbilt Leslie Pentz Fullmer. Mrs Richardson offers two cooking courses at the high school Domestic Science department. A local record of cold days is noted by Christian Smith with several extreme dates. Dairy prices hold steady, with butter at 16 cents, cheese 10 to 12, eggs 15 to 16 cents. a future price uptick is possible. Public safety and horse care reminders stress warm blankets to prevent frostbite. An Erie accident left Fred Gray dead after being struck by a moving car. he leaves a wife and young son. funeral held in Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janestown Journal
Erie
Fred Gray
James Gray
Warren
Penna
Miss Spade
Oakland
Swift v Syms legal case awards in New York services
The Swift vs Syms trial concluded after four days with a verdict awarding Swift $3 230 31 for legal services in New York. Plaintiffs sought 30 000 with counsel Nead and Parmlee while defendants were represented by Ball and Rice. A second case Collins v Swain reached a verdict for 139 39 for the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Swift
Anna Watson Syms
W. E. Rice
Warren
C. P. Collins
P. J. Swain
Titusville scheme eyed as chain lottery ends in loss
Corry Journal condemns a Titusville business plan built on an endless chain, likening it to a past Union City swindle. The scheme sells cupons for a dollar with four per book, promotes redemption delays, and literature shows 15 of 16 investors lose money while the house profits from nonredeemed cupons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
Union City
Fire destroys San Andrews house. infants perish near East Hickory
About noon Monday the house of San Andrews at Church Hill near East Hickory burned with total destruction. A baby under one and a two year old boy died in the flames. A five year old boy suffered severe frostbite possibly needing hand amputation. Mrs Andrews, away at the time, learned of the fire from a surviving boy as she watered the horse. Mr Andrews delivered the Endeavor to West Hickory mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tionesta Republican
House of San Andrews
Church Hill
East Hickory
Florida Excursion by Pennsylvania Railroad Tour
Pennsylvania Railroad runs its third season tour to Jacksonville with two weeks in Florida. Leave New York and Philadelphia by special Pullman train Tuesday February 21. Tickets include transport, Pullman berth, meals, and vary by departure city from New York 50 dollars to Pittsburgh 53. Inquiries to ticket agents in New York Newark Philadelphia or George W Boyd in Philadelphia.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Jacksonville
Florida
New York
Philadelphia
Canandaigua
Erie
Wilkesbarre
Pittsburg
Broadway
Broad Street
Newark
N.J
Geo
W. Boyd
Gen. Pass
Broad Street Station
Warren Local Notes Reflect Daily Life and Appointments
Allen fits feet at 221 Liberty street and UIL closed at 1.15 while Tiona hits 1.25. Rogers block store to move into space once used by A Show. Plumbers thaw pipes as spring sap prep begins. J H Donly injured leg last Friday. Mrs Dinsmoor visiting from Aberdeen, WA. Rev Shelly farewells in North Warren. Mozart Society hires Biekarck for weekly violin lessons. Charles Johnson back serving at Anderson & Salyer. Capt J F Austin named Corry postmaster. Trinity church Ladies Aid dinner for choir. E H Bishlin named bankruptcy referee for Warren. US recruiters left Warren after enlisting one recruit. Moran hotel taken by John G Anderson. Local temps from 20 to 32 below zero. Strawberries seen in markets at 75c per box. Allen family heads to Philadelphia and Sapphire, NC. Company I to join PA National Guard next Monday. Blanche Hawkins speaks on Pollard method before Baltimore teachers. High school faculty reception planned with orchestra. Fire engine parts and hydrant losses trigger arson suspicions. Sixteen Moore youths visit Mr Moore of Garland for a festive trip. guests entertained at Moore mansion.
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Charles A. Johnson
Allen’s
Anderson & Salyer’s
Johnson
J. F. Austin
Corry
Jack
Ladies’ Aid Society
Trinity Memorial Church
E. H. Beshlin
Warren
Warren District
Bankruptcy Court
U. S
Floyd Nelson
Exchange Hotel
John G. Anderson
Moran Hotel
J. B. Allen
E. E. Allen
Frances
Philadelphia
Sapphire
North Carolina
Baltimore Public
Hawkins
Tome Institute
Port Deposit Md
Fire Department
Joe Moore
J. B. Moore
Garland
Wallace
Moore Mansion
Philadelphia Sunday Press to double reading content next week
The Philadelphia Sunday Press announces a sixfold increase in content starting February 19, promising readers magazine value for five cents. The note urges looking out for next Sunday’s issue as a wonder offering entertainment and instruction rivaling sixty-cent magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Sunday Press
Fehmlan Bros Offers Bargains On Glassware And Clothing
A Nice glass vase sells for ten cents and seventy five cent cups and saucers at 35c. Jacob Keller, artistic tailor, emphasizes quality garments made from tested fabrics and up to date styles. Fehiman Bros advertises dependable value at fair prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fehlman Bro
Jacob Keller
Fehlman
Mrs. M. J. Van Sickles Improves After Illness
County items note Mrs. M J Van Sickles who has been seriously ill at her son Alfred's home is slowly improving. The report is part of regional updates from Sugar Grove and surrounding communities.
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M. J. van Sickles
Alfred
Sugar Grove
Corry
National Guard Service
W. J. Hulings
Thayer
Stone
Ick BRIDGE Ice Palace excursion to Niagara Falls
An excursion by the D A V and P to Niagara Falls is announced for Wednesday in February. Ticket agents are asked for full information on the trip and arrangements.
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Niagara Falls
Washington
Ick Bridge
Weather Strains Pittsfield as Logs Roll and Meetings Thrive
The last week broke weather records in Pittsfield yet the lumber trade remains strong with McGrew's mill receiving 100000 board feet daily. Protracted revival meetings continue led by Capt. Clark of the Salvation Army assisting Revs Buck and Richardson. Cold snaps froze cellars and ruined potato crops for many locals.
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Fes
Pittsfield
McGrew
Capt. Clark
Salvation Army
Buck
Richardson
Community Notes and Local Happenings
Cold weather slows grip spread with few new cases and steady recovery. Miss Margaret Hamilton confined at home a week. Rev Waltrip reception at the chapel draws a modest crowd and about 44 dollars raised. Mr. and Mrs. Buell and others attend Mrs. Buell’s funeral near Bradford. Several residents travel for illness and family reasons. A paint agents arrest leads to a found watch on a younger family member.
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Margaret Hamilton
Waltrip
R. C. Cummings
George Frank
Bradford
George Buell
Edmonds
Dwight Buell
Litchfield
Iil
M. Wheelock
Boelus
Neb
C. Akins
Kennedy
George Crouch
Oil City
J. A. Kinsman
Deafness Cure Claim From Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad
An advertisement claims deafness, caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube, can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It offers $100 for any catarrh deafness case not cured and directs readers to send for circulars from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Real Estate Transfers Week Ending February 15 1899
Transfers listed include John Hill and wife selling Bear Lake property to Lucius Markham et al for 1500 dollars. Geo L Smith to Wm J Hesch in Warren for 1100 dollars. Cornelia Edg et al to Philopene M Fuellhart for 2600 dollars. John B Donaldson to Anne E Donaldson in Sheffield for 1 dollar. M E S Biddle et al by attorney to T W Weakley in Pleasant for 1000 dollars. Jessie F Ayling to Ellis L Ayling in South West for 300 dollars. Ellis L Ayling to Ben Swanson in South West for 800 dollars.
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John Hill
Lucius Markham
Bear Lake
Geo. L. Smith
Wm. J. Hesch
Warren
Cornelia Edg
Philopene M. Fuellhart
John B. Donaldson
Anne E. Donaldson
Sheffield
M. E. S. Biddle
Atty
T. W. L. Weakley
Pleasant
Jessie F. Ayling
Ellis L. Ayling
South West
Ben Swanson
Bread and milk price cut at Maz Office sale
A brief notice lists bread and milk at 25 cents during a sale held by Leal Blanks and the Maz Office. The fragment notes limited items and a local promotional event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leal Blanks & the
Maz Office
Old Glory over the Philippines and political musings
A collage of political notes from the era positions Old Glory over the Philippines, cites George W. Wilson’s rise to internal revenue chief, recalls Manila’s defenders, and comments on politics, education, and national symbols amid Cuba and Nebraska debates. The piece mentions Gen Miles, the Maine, Bryan, and Alabama school flag pledges.
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Philippines
George W. Wilson
Internal Revenue
Washington
Ygorates
Manila
Philadelphia
Nevada
Miles
Maine
Havana
Sam Jones
Bryan
Louisville Courier-Journal
Jones
South
House of Representatives of
Alabama
Marriages in Falconer Franklin in February 1899
In Falconer New York on February 2 1899 Wesley E Owen of North Warren Pa married Nellie E Hoag of North Warren Pa at Elder J B Stowe's house In Franklin Pennsylvania on February 8 1899 Charles Frazine Hamilton and Bessie W White were married at St Johns Episcopal Church The bride is the organist at St Johns and the groom a Cornell College graduate and son of the late Geo C Hamilton a former resident
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen—Hoag
Falconer
N. Y
J. B. Stowe
Wesley E. Owen
Nellie E. Hoag
North Warren
Hamilton—White
Franklin
F. W. White
Denver
Col
A. H. Judge
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Charles Frazine Hamilton
Obituaries from Warren County area deaths in February 1899
DIED notices show Mrs. Wm Brooks at Chandlers Valley aged 76 on Feb 8 1899 George Howard at Busti NY Feb 6 1899 Dr John Porter Canandaigua NY former Warren county merchant aged 88 Harry Hultberg Warren PA Feb 15 1899 aged 17 Delia Stokes North Warren PA Feb 9 1899 pneumonia 87 interment at St Josephs cemetery on Sunday last
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks
Chandlers Valley
Wm. Brooks
Howard
Busti
N. Y
George Howard
Porter
Canandaigua
John Porter
Warren County
Hultberg
Warren
Harry
August Hultberg
Walnut Street
North Warren
P. McKeown
Delia Stokes
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Swallow’s Commonwealth Fails To Rally Support
The Commonwealth founder Rev Dr Swallow faced scant backing as funds remained untapped. The piece argues that reformers and patrons resist political risk, aiding only if payment is assured, noting a lone minister’s contribution of one thousand readers and pennies a day could sustain publication.
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Dr. Swallow
the Commonwealth
Through the State News Roundup and Local Notes
Jamestown estimates 656 fish houses on Chautauqua lake with fish spears up to 40 pounds. Verney Olds injured cutting his toe while splitting wood in Youngsville. Corry firm Cogswell Eaton Gay dissolves. Earl Brown joins to supply meats on Chautauqua assembly grounds. Multiple county financials and court notes follow with county surplus data and teachers’ institutes ruling. The Shaw farm in Chautauqua County expands with Jersey cattle and 925 acres. Local ads for wallpaper, tailored clothing, china, and seafood outlets conclude.
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Verney Olds
Youngsville
Corry Telegraph
Cogswell, Eaton & Gay
Corry
Earl Brown
Henry Cogswell
Prendergast
Jamestown
Carnegie Library
Pittsburg
Historical Society At
Buffalo
Citizens’ Committee
Lake Shore
North East
Angola
Westfield
Fredonia
Ripley
Portland
Brocton
Kane
Knizel
Allegheny
Congressman Graham
Monongahela
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Cambria
Centre
Wayne
McKean
Lebanon
Snyder
Bedford
Jefferson
Adams County
Gordon
Clearfield County
Slagle
T.C. Jones
Shaw Farm
Chautauqua County
Stockton Spectator
Stockton
Charlotte
Distressing Stomach Disease Cured by South American Nervine Tonic
An advertisement promotes a stomach cure called South American Nervine Tonic claiming permanent relief from indigestion and stomach weakness. It asserts immediate, miraculous results from the first dose and guarantees safety and consistency. Hertzel & Saner in Warren, Pa sell the remedy.
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Hertzel & Saner
Warren
Carpet Cleaning Works at Mansion House
Advertisement for carpet cleaning and renovation services by E. W. Sealy, manager. Offers carpet lifting and relaying, cleaning chenille curtains, feather renovation, guaranteed satisfaction. Orders to be left at the Mansion. Also promotes fruit dishes and ice cream sets for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Sealy
New gospel of health urges limited meals and strict digestion
A Westminster Review essay argues that most diseases stem from overeating and poor digestion. It advocates two meals daily, the first after rising and the second in the afternoon, with hunger guiding intake. It warns against nourishing invalids with hard to digest foods and links healthy blood to good digestion. It also notes an egg storage experiment in Leith and reports from The American Soldier on Manila sanitation and a Rockefeller childhood photo in Oswego.
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Westminster Review
Manila
Tondo
Binondo
Notary Sworn Attestation for Hertzell Bank Directors
The document records the sworn subscription of cashier F. E. Hertzell on February 11, 1899, witnessed by W. H. Allen notary public. Attestation by directors A. T. Scofield Christian Smith and H. A. Jamieson confirms the bank commenced business on April 26, 1893.
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F. K. Russell
L. Perry D. Clark
D. L. Gerould
H. Beshlin
O. F. Hoffman
M. A. Myers
E. T. Hazeltine
F. E. Hertzel
W. H. Allen
A. T. Scofield
Christian Smith
H. A. Jamieson
Hon
Wm. D Brown
Jerry Crary
D. W. Beaty
Nelson P. Wheeler
G. N. Parmlee
Andrew Hertzel
Charles Chase
C. Schimmelfeng
Cers
OFFI
Cashier
Crete Flags New Emblem. Auction Sells Queen Victoria Bludgeon
Items include Crete's new autonomous flag with a white cross on blue and a white star on red in the corner. A London auction will sell a stick Lt Pate used to strike Queen Victoria in 1850. he served seven years in jail. Also a Strood bridal party faced a church fire delaying a ceremony. Davy monument in Geneva decayed. Royal Society plans renovation. Ely workhouse master now pauper inmate. Dickens foreshadowed this fate in Oliver Twist.
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Crete
Pate
Queen Victoria
London
Strood
Rochester
England
Sir Humphry Davy
Royal Society
Geneva
Davy
Ely
Dickens
Oliver Twist
Mr. Bumble
Injudicious Metaphors From a Kansas Agitator
A Kansas agitator warns of perilous times as darkness and ominous clouds gather over the land. The excerpt notes the room emptying in 38 seconds and places the scene in the cyclone belt per the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Kansas
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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Warren Mail
Warren, PA
Charles Albaugh
Dennis Vanderbilt
William G. Leslie
Joseph G. Pentz
Kinzua
Joseph Fullmer
Spring Creek
East Street
Fehlman Bros
Allen
Liberty Street
UIL
Tiona
Rogers Block
A. Show
J. H. Donly
J. P. Shelly
F. A. Blandin
Biekarck
Mozart Society of
THE
Mercury
Gladerun
North Clarendon
Democrat
Conewango Township
Lavina Gregory
William Brooks
U. B
Jamestown Journal
Tidioute
Arthur Evans
Athens
15Th Penna
Frank W. Thompson
Co. C
G. A. Ferris
Wattsburg
Eden Lodge
Harry Ferguson
U. S. Inf
San Juan
J. D. Mead
J. H. Allen
Russell
the Messenger
Mullica Hill
New Jersey
J. H. Gardiner
Taylor
Episcopal Church
Archdeacon Cole
Wm. Akeley
Rhone
L. D. Marsh
Grip
Julia Phillips
J. H. Houghnot
F. J. Cheney &Co
Toledo, O
Harper
University of Chicago
Gen
St. Louis Democrat
CoLoRaDo
Cuba
Nebraska House of Representatives
Allen and Thurston
McKinley
Lincoln
Nebraska
Gen. Eagan
Walt Whitman
Harrisburg
Chautauqua Lake
W. C. Rowland & Sons
W.C RowLand & Sons
Exchange
Jake
China
Uuss
Riverside Fish and Oyster Co
Hickory and
Third Streets
George Smith
E. Detchon
Messrs. Christianson
Bernard Street
Leith
Chambers’ Journal
John D. Rockefeller
Oswego Academy
Oswego
Rockefeller
William Smyth
Smyth
General I. S. Catlin
George Worthington
Charles R. Colburn
First National Bank
First National Bank of
Pennsy
Resources
Sauking House
Firaleare
Case
Bat Spoele
Sasenen Osenener
State of
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Pen
I. F. K. Russell
Citizens National Bank
Citizens National Bank of
U.’S
Farnilu
Osceesnoscers
U. 3
Wees
Sao
Anaeaee National Bank
Penn’a
County of
Warren National Bank
U.S
State
Ee . E. Hertzel
Elief
Orphan’s Court
Christopher Moll
Bertha van Orsdale
Leon Spencer
Effie Johnson
Viril Johnson
Mary E. Johnson
Perry D. Clark
Minnie Herold
Mary L Herold
Edward Herold
Simon Herold
Henry Baker
C. A. Swanson
Wm. Thop
March Court
Stephen V. Ackley
Chas. Widdifield
Daniel Donnovan
E H. Post
L. Lessig
R. Uhlman
Jane Conners
James Lang
Sarah F. Watson
Kate P. Hue
H. W. Weller
G. P. Mead
Etters
St August Wuertzer
Conewango
Emma Wuertzer
Indias
Nansooks
Maslin Underwear
O.h.hunter & Son
St. Gall, Switzerland
T. O. Slater & CO
Water Street
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