War nears: distant steamship Likelike noted. odds on wagon contest
A Honolulu steamship named Likelike is cited as part of a broad, curious clipping. A newspaper plans a self-moving wagon competition on June 1, while unrelated items discuss explosive and agricultural boasts. The piece surveys church memberships and properties across many denominations in the United States, culminating in a historical note on Protestant church communicants in China rising from six in 1842 to fifty thousand in 1892.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
PaBiIs
Mahaska County
Faemer
Newton
Columbus
Curna
Latter Day Saints
Church of God
Winnebrenarian
M. E. Church
North
Disciples of Christ
Salvation Army
United States
South
Christadelphians
Evangelical Association
Church of the New Jerusalem
China
Foreign notes on horse rest and ocean mail records
A foreign note describes a new rest for horses to aid lame or overworked animals with the owner offered a sound horse in return. It notes the Campania failed to beat the eastward ocean record on its Queenstown run, delivering mails in six days six hours from New York. It mentions Saint Trudon in Congo, stamp funding, and the term Black Death traced to Mrs. Markham’s histories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Campania
Queenstown
London
New York
Saint Trudon
Congo
Brussels
Dr. Murray
Europe
Newspaper Waifs and Witty Quips From Classic Papers
A collection of terse jokes and quips from old newspapers including Chicago Record Washington Star and Life. It features humorous exchanges on eggs the globe tax armor plate and proverbs plus a gag about two mean men sharing a cigar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Puck
Tommy
China
Japan
Chicago
Washington Star
About Eating and Moderation from Classical Sayings
A compact collection of ancient maxims on appetite and indulgence. Pythagoras warns against immoderate eating, Xenophon favors minimal sauce for pleasure, Homer links excess to death, Hippocrates notes surplus harms health, Alphonse links surfeit to darkness of understanding, and Georgia Liontino cautions against impulse driven actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythagoras
Xenophon
Homer
Hippocrates
Turovgh
Alphonse
Georgia Liontino
Sweet-voiced pupil bungles Scott quotation in class
A high school pupil misquoting Sir Walter Scott in an English literature recitation triggers laughter and a memorable collapse. The moment, described by the Washington Post, highlights youth mispronunciation and the charm of classroom blunders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Scott
D Company
Stage Coach Days Recall Baltimore to Wheeling Route
The Baltimore Sun recounts the era of stage coaches forty two years after the last U S mail from Baltimore to Wheeling was delivered on New Year’s Day 1853. John E Reeside oversaw the final trip while his father James Reeside remained a long time stage contractor toward the Pacific coast.
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Middle States
United States
Baltimore
Wheeling
W. Va
Baltimore Sun
John £. Reeside
Reeside
James Reeside
Pacific Coast
Cumberland
Alleghanies
Ohio River
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Beeside
Old Barnum’s Hotel
Fountain Inn
Carrollton Hotel
Samuel Lurman
Terrapins as Pets Domesticated and Trainable
A New York World report notes diamond backed terrapins are now common in studios and homes. They eat a wide range of foods from crabs and clams to cooked beef, and though initially restless, they settle and can be trained to simple tricks. A New Yorker claims his terrapin learned the danse du centre, though unverified.
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New York World
Extraordinary vitality of toads and frogs long life
The article discusses remarkable longevity and revival of reptiles and amphibians. It cites Spallanzani preserving frogs in snow for two years and reviving them, Vulpian reviving poisoned frogs and salamanders, and toads sealed in plaster blocks reviving years later. It argues nature sometimes presents astonishing cases and urges rigorous observation to confirm them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spallanzani
Vulpian
Nature
One Way to Regard It Reflects on an Evening Drive
A fragment quotes a dialogue about how to view a fiance inviting a drive with a half blind elder as chaperon. The tone suggests a moral or reflective aside, presenting the invitation as an opportunity rather than a constraint. The piece reads as a terse aphorism from a period newspaper or column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy
Seven year old Tommy Jones droll dental sighting
Tommy Jones asks his cousin why his mother needs a dentist. The cousin replies she must have money because she wears gold rings on her siftings teeth. The fragment recalls a dental anecdote from Texas society pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Jones
Tommy
Texas
The One to Blame
A hospital nurse tends a prostrate patient who blames his torn feet on his wife for insisting on darned socks. The judge notes the awkward tale of a wife’s sock-darning as the cause of injury.
Lawyer Bragging Battle Over Judgment Echoes in Tribune
A Detroit Tribune quip captures a courtroom exchange where a litigant demands nine tenths of the judgment while the lawyer, claiming full skill, conceded only that he supplied the advocacy. The litigant retorts that he furnished the cause, prompting the lawyer to remark that anyone could supply the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Tribune
Humorous Exchange About Being Cynical
A Chicago Tribune fragment features Swiggles and Birkenhead in a witty exchange. Birkenhead quips a future plan to become a dentist as a playful comeback. The lively banter hints at a broader social jab about trust and human nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birkenhead
Chicago Tribune
Plot Reveals Goats and Gags in O'Toole Farce
Column notes a comic scene where O'Toole ties Barry's goat to a railroad track and a train threat is teased. The goat bites back with a quip about swallowing a red petticoat to spot the signal, delivering a breezy political comic tone from Kate Field's Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’toole
Begorra
Barry
Mrs. Hoolihan
Kate Field
Washington
An Empty Waste In Conversation At Dinner
A humorous exchange unfolds after dinner as Mrs Smindiet questions a boarder about marriage. She quips that his heart may be an empty waste while he admits his stomach is full, revealing a witty, bygone social tableau.
Young Man Seeks Earnest Attention in Brooklyn Life
A daughter and aunt discuss a suitor from Brooklyn Life. She confesses she told him no for the first time last night and now awaits his reaction to her stance. The dialogue captures social tension and evolving courtship norms in a streetwise Brooklyn setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Land parcels and oil rights across Warren County described
Seized and scheduled for sale in multiple Warren County locations. Parcels include tract 358 with a two story dwelling and barn, another 59 acre tract with oil wells, a 65.5 acre parcel, and an additional lot with a frame house and outbuildings. Property tied to Geo A Best, John A Best, and Geo H Higgins in divisional mortgage suits.
Property Description in Pine Grove Warren County Pennsylvania
Description details two tracts of land in Pine Grove township Warren County Pennsylvania near Russell and the Warren and Ridgway turnpike. Includes tract six boundaries, measures, adjoining parcels, and improvements a frame house barn orchard. Mentions sale of property of John and Eva Anderson in suit by Eugene Adams.
Self-Sacrifice at the Play Delayed by Hats
A brief note from the Washington Star quotes a woman declaring she will wear a large hat to the theater so others may not see the stage, reflecting concern over visibility and performance conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Peridot the Fashionable Gem and Its Craft
The peridot or evening emerald is a rare olive green stone valued by fashion. It is a form of olivine related to beryl and topaz, found in Egypt, Ceylon, and Brazil. Noted for its difficult polishing on a copper wheel with sulphuric acid, it ranges in shades from olive to leaf green and is prized for its brilliance in small cuts.
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Egypt
Ceylon
Brazil
Philadelphia Times
Henry
Stock Exchange
Miscellaneous Warren County land sales and parcels listed
A long list of properties in Warren County Pennsylvania is described for sale by various plaintiffs. Parcels include farms with houses, barns, and outbuildings in Sugar Grove Cherry Grove Pittsfield Corydon and Youngsville townships. Several tracts range from about 20 to 69 acres with varying improvements and life interests.
Property Auctions In Warren County Pennsylvania Estates
A long list of auctions in Warren County Pennsylvania details lands and properties seized or sold in various suits. Items include farms near Youngsville Pittsfield and Eldred, as well as stores and dwellings in Warren Borough, with descriptions of boundaries, acreages, improvements, and existing structures. Sale actions involve administrators and executors for estates of Elsie Walker Flora Smith James Young Emma Newcomer Christina Burrows J D Russell Margaret Russell Susan Ray William Ray and others.
Farmland Tract in Elk Township Seventy Five Acres Sold
A land parcel in Elk Township Warren County Pennsylvania comprising seventy five acres is described. Bounded by state northern boundary Burch land tract five thousand five hundred and sixty eight and line of tract five thousand five hundred and forty seven. Contains two frame houses one barn and about five acres improved. Sale connected to the estate of George W Quaintance and Thomas Quaintance for use of Frank H Adsit and W I Bachop. Icehouse construction notes provide cost saving techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arren County
Spring Creek Township
Winsylvania
Rebes
Lehigh
Wyoe- Tucker
Ming Oil Company
George
E. W. Mudge
Elbert Bates
Geaser Asbrouch
Geo. A
W. W. Olmstead
Warren Bo
Warren County
Star of Pennsylvania
Libbie N. Cogswell
Georgie A. Mason
B. Nesmith and Wife
Sylvania
Bning
John A. Best
First National Bank of
Warren Pennsylvania
Sidred Township
Pennsylvania
W. A. Maultby
James Kay
Geo. H. Higgins
Helping Hand Building and Loan Association
Kinzua
Warren
State of
Corydon Street
Kinzua Hotel
Bradford Oil Company
James 8. Green
James Eimbaugh
Clyde L. Heimbaugh Terve
Pine Grove
County of
Russell
Charles Chase
George Briggs
Said
G. W. Briggs
Lorenzo Badger
Ella Hayward
Jamestown
N Y
Ira W. Briggs
Charles Jones
John Anderson
Eva Anderson
Eugene Adams
State of Pennsylvania
Warren Road
Geo. O. Cornélius
Post
George Frank
Charles Johnson
Pittsfield
Garland
Enterprise
James Upton
John Mot
St Upton
L. M. Vanernam
Chandler Persoon
Sugar Grove
T. O. Greene
J. K. Rsh
Spencer W. Curtis
M. Kimball
Pittsfield Township
W. W. Dalrymple
Great
National Petroleum Commerc Ny
Vane
Hentump
D. R. Neler
John C. Ford
D. I. Ball
Ford
Jesse L. Coan
Edd W. Coan
H. Harmon
Daniel Gould
E. E. Lewis
Helping Hand Nilding and Loan Association
Deerfield Township
John Holden
William Barker
Elizabeth Barker
William Barker, Jr
N. J
A. S. Vaneps
William J. Barker
Wood Brothers
Rokenstraw
Illiam Siggine
Ohn Mead
Rasmerson
Meadrun
Thatcher
Frederick Wright
Phoeba
Wright
Youngsville
Main Street
Lutheran Church
William P. Nutting
A. C. Blodgett
Pie
Kingar Cuny
Atate
Pennsylvanis
Blackman Street
Lota
Pest
T. Lyle
James
Fox
Hiram Ackley
Suit
J. L. Coan
Ed Coan
M. F. Ricker
Corydon
Daniel
Bee Croeks
James Laughlin
Allegheny River
Austin Welbeck
James O. Parmlee
C. D. Crandall
H. A. Jamieson
Brokenstraw
John Mead
R. G Mead
R G. Mead
Ulysses Mead
Mead Run
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad
Youngsville and
Elsa Green
S. H. Briggs
Elsie Walker
John Hull
Flora A. Smith
Eldred
Joseph Young
James M. Young
Francis B. Brewer, Jr
F. B. Brewer
Borough of
S. P. Schermerhorn
A. Clark
Oscar Barger
H. J. Muse
Geo. S. Davis
Fourth Street
Poplar and
Hazel Streets
Poplar Street
Conewango Township
Ecombed
Warren Borough
Foley Brothers
Randall Road
Pine Grove Township
Warren Comancy
Irvine
P. S. Cole
P.S. Cole
Cole
Emma Newcomer
Andrew Randall
Frank Newcomer
D. F. Wilcox
County of Warren
Pennsivan
West Main Street
D.G. Hazard
Hazard
Philadephia and Erie Railroad
Co. G. Mead
Philadelphia and Erie
Mead
A. M. Belnap
Ellen F
Recorder’s Office
R. McCain
A. Dunn
A. Hanstrom
Landa
Pennsylvania State Insane Hospital
J. J. Berry
Jane A. Berry
Alittatertain
Freehold
William Whitaker
Holland Land Company
Alexander Russell
Holland Nd Company
Margaritte Russell
J D. Russell
J. D. Russell
Jas. D. Russell
Margaret Russell
J. T. Thope
Eldred Township
Geo. W. Lobdell
Lobdell
Susan Bay
S. D. I. Newbold
Susan Ray
Wiliam Ray
Helping Hand _Building and Loan Association
Elk Township
Burch
George W. Quaintance
Thomas Quaintance
Alex. M. Lowrey
Frank H
W. I. Bachop
Westward Rail Schedules to Warren and Erie Trains
Train timetables show multiple daily services to Warren and Erie with through connections from New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington. Notable departures include Train 3 from New York 8 pm and arrivals to Warren the next day, plus Kane Renovo Ridgway Sheffield and Warren leg timings. Officials S M Prevost and J Wood sign as general manager and passenger agent.
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Sheffield
Harrisburg
Philadel
New York
Philadelphia
Sunbury
Lancaster
Baltimore
Washington
Pullman
Erie
Williamspors
Ice
Fae
Ashington
Kane
Rvivine
Warren
Williamsport
Renovo
Ridgway
Terain
S. M. Prevost
J. Wood
Gen’l
Developing the Heifer for Calving Success
E T Hallett outlines farm guidance on feeding and managing heifers before calving. A protein rich ration supports udder growth while avoiding fever, with milking timing, calf housing, and gradual feed increases post calving. He emphasizes proper winter care and stable readiness to maintain high milk-producing standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gould
E. T. Hallett
Dairy House Design For Milk Setting And Churning
A historic notice describes a dairy house plan with separate areas for milk setting and creaming, and a second room for churning and packing butter. It notes placing the dairy away from buildings that emit colored light and suggests rough field stone as a suitable building material.
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Warren Mail
Warren, PA
Chiildren
Pitcher’s Castoria
Sheriff's Sales
Venus
Psyche
Mrs. Norris
Mr. Norris
Masui Pignum
Vineland
Wis
Winnecone
Fenner
Care
Dr Boonen
Sve Laon
Dr. Fenner
Begum
Fenny Issacx
Eneu
Olniment
East Warren
Glade Town
Abip
T. Strathers
Pege Ly
F 8
Dunkle, Defendents
Hanosh Lawrence
High Street
A. H. Lacy
George Ensworth
George Enswort
Nelson Moore
J. J. Taylor
Seeeayivant
A. B. Wood
John B. Feuch
H. H. Miller
Sareead Hand Building and
Loa Association
Uaig
Boe
D. M. Howard
Bow
R. H. McCready
Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley & Pittsburgh Railroad
Lv Dunkirk
Fredonia
Laona
Cassadaga
Sinclairville
Gerry
Grand Valley
Ross Mill
East Titusvie
North Warren
Irvington
Falconer
A & G W Cross
Frewsburg
Fentonville
Ackley’s
Titusville lv
Lake Shore and Erie Railways
Dunkirk
Bradford
Co. H. Ketcham
D.C. Moon
W. J. Sparks
Olean Express
Ca and
Olean
Fe Bradford
Salaxcept
Irvineton
Tidioute
Tionesta
Oil City
Pittsburg
Mail City
Leffard
R. Bevy
J. A. Fellows
Crgone
W. P. Harrison & Co
Stone Dairy
Orange Judd
St. Jacobs Oil
C. Smith
J. K. Ronne
Merchant Tailor
Wanamaker & Brown
Hickory St
Pisa
W. H. Drouin
U.S. Pension Claim
Dearborn St
U.S
Patesti
JUTE
Mito &Setra
Vate Fame
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American 7 Company
USA
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