21 Feb 1882
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1882
Page
1
The Brooklyn Eagle reports W D Dickey's 1881 patented oil fueled locomotive invention. In a trial before railroad men, oil combustion produced rapid steam, with less smoke and no gas. An economical oil advantage cited included longer range per barrel and fewer fuel stops.
A mosaic of wry quips and social jests. Jokes about lawyers money power and honesty, Oscar Wilde relics, weddings, fashion dinners, and a Boston Post sighting. Snippets touch on marriage tie votes hair pins Washington body servant and mischief in prayer and music jokes.
Post office notices list mail closures and schedules effective April 19 1881. It covers routes to Corry Erie Meadville New York and New England Ohio and Western regions including western and eastern Pennsylvania and D A V P Ry mail to several towns with specific times. It also notes Monday Wednesday Friday and Saturday service variants for several locations.
A detailed roster lists Burgess S. T. Allen and council members R. Dennison W. H. Heck A. W. Morck C. A. Waters F. Barnhart D. S. McNett A. J. Hazeltine A. Conarro and G. H. Leonhart. Clerks include George O. Cornelius and other public officers such as school directors J. W. Benson and Dinsmoor. Notaries and constables are named among the officials.
A compiled roster lists public offices and appointed officials in Warren County Pennsylvania. Included are congressman L F Watson state senator W Lee assemblyman W B Benedict president judge W KD Brown associate judges P W Brown G W Bates sheriff Theodore Chase prothonotary Jos A Weible register George W Kinnear treasurer F M Knapp county commissioners Benj Ellis A C Blodger D Mead surveyor D F A Wheelock coroner H K Siggins district attorney W L Swanson co auditors N P Cartier P L Putnam A S Dalrymple county superintendent C P Arird.
Latin Era n Rev Ph Doerr pastor sets services 11 AM 7 PM with 9:30 AM Sunday School Baptist Rev James Rea 11 AM 7 PM Sabbath School 12 AM Presbyterian Rev W A Rankin 11 AM 7 PM Sabbath School 12:50 PM Episcopalian Rev H S Getz 11 AM 7 PM Sabbath School 12:50 PM Metrapist Rev J M Theburn 11 AM 7 PM Sabbath School 12:45 PM Evangelical Rev T Bach 11 AM 7 PM Sabbath School 10 AM Scandinavian Rev N G Johnson 11 AM 7:30 PM Sunday School 10 AM Catholic Rev Father De La Roque assisted by Rev Father Mullen Services Sundays 30 and 10:30 AM Vespers 4 PM
Local fraternal groups list meeting times and venues. Warren Council R T meets second and fourth Thursdays in K of H Hall. Mutual Protective Association House Council No 41 meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays in Good Templars Hall. Other lodges schedule weekly or monthly sessions in various halls.
A fragment lists times 5:25 5:40 6:20 and numbers 12 8 30 with symbols. The text lacks context or names and reads as a schedule snippet rather than a full item.
A reflective poem by Louise Upham in her tenth year contemplates aging, faith, and the approach of death. The speaker recalls childhood, home, and enduring toil, awaiting the heavenly gate and an endless life of praise and prayer.
A Slow Town reader voices strong opposition to church candidate reviews and a proposed new schoolhouse. He argues candidating harms pastors and families, laments district waste, and urges cutting funds while praising current parsonage costs.
A dated list of social cautions for women urging restraint in romance, reading, and behavior. It admonishes against flirtation, meddling, vanity, and marrying without support, citing education as the aim to teach thinking. Includes a Beattie quote on education.
Bill Arp extols preachers as society’s balance and comfort during trials. He praises their kindness and warns of overprotective habits, then contrasts faith with life’s simple joys and nature’s beauty in a reflective, affectionate voice.
The National Library holds four hundred thousand volumes in a space fit for three hundred thousand. Surplus volumes crowd shelves and floors after expedients like double rows and temporary cases. Maps and engravings are buried from view, and newspapers pile up awaiting binding, while Congress members lack quiet space to read or write. The Century quotes President Eliott: The fruit of education is desire to learn.
In Chickering Hall Robert J. Burdette confesses stage fright before his funny lecture. He fears going on stage despite years of experience and seeks familiar faces in the audience as he finally begins speaking to a receptive group. The dialogue notes his nerves, hopes for reprieve, and the shared human fear of public performance.
The passage argues against forcing order with noise and rote questioning. It cites advice from Qour School and the Herald of Gospel Liberty, warning against distracting side topics and urging preparation, focus on central lesson, and teacher prayer participation.
The piece argues for school commemorations of famous figures to spark reading and curiosity. It highlights Washington and Lincoln as role models and notes Lincoln’s birthday observances with a short sermon stressing virtue and truth. It cites Lincoln as boatman to president and frames him as an example for youth.
Dio Lewis mocks wedding age etiquette, condemning corsets and artificial dress as deforming women. He ridicules fashion, waistlines, and adornments while arguing true union rests on use and suitability rather than appearance. He imagines preferring a one armed partner if suited.
In Cedar Rapids Iowa a man found his servant girl attempting to start a fire with kerosene oil he struck her and had her arrested for assault and battery the jury acquitted him.
Advertises Hay's Cream Balm as an effective remedy for catarrh hay fever and catarrhal deafness. Claims to cleanse nasal passages heal sores restore taste and smell with few applications. Promises complete cure with thorough use and offers mail order and circular from Exy's Cream Balm Co. Owego NY.
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