This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1884
Page
2
The Warren community greets 1884 with brisk business and growing infrastructure. Builders upgraded old structures, new sewers and near completion of the Water Works improve health. The editorial urges self effort to ensure lasting happiness in the new year.
Washington correspondent portrays the president in a cheerful mood on Christmas morning after arriving from New York. He joins his children in unwrapping gifts at the White House, offering a gun to Allain, a gold watch for Nellie, and a pearl ring for Miss McElroy, while avoiding visitors and focusing on family.
E Higbee reports since 1864 the Soldiers' Orphan School system has appropriated 7 943 583 53 dollars and spent 7 305 608 21. Last year cost 361 051 80 with an excess of 21 051 80 covered by 34 027 12 from unexpended balance. Seventeen institutions remain, orphans admitted 13 011, discharged 486, on file 790.
The piece states protection versus free trade as the vital issue, arguing Democrats favor free trade while Republicans defend tariffs to protect home industries, summing up the partisan contrast in a concise judgment.
Speaker Carliste named committees on Monday with much of the party dissatisfied. His Ways and Means panel favors free trade, signaling a straightforward approach unlike Randall and others. Brainerd joins Public Building and Grounds, likely due to Erie’s public building needs.
Dr. Dio Lewis, a teetotal advocate, opposes prohibition by law. At a New York temperance meeting he said prohibition is the deadliest enemy of the temperance cause. He distinguished vice from crime and urged moral exertion over legal penalties.
Yonkers Gazette promotes a mail order deal for fifty two different newspaper headings by date for $1.50 in advance. The promotion targets readers eager to collect headings and participate in a growing craze.
An aging Democratic figure quips that his party lacks power, so its principles are not yet put in practice. He jokes that the party has not entered government, implying ideals remain theoretical rather than enacted policy.
The article extols opening doors on New Year Day to greet guests named Content Hope Charity and others. It promotes social warmth, resilience, and renewed resolutions, urging readers to welcome these values even amid poverty or hardship.
An official notes U S railroads spend nearly 6 million dollars yearly on cross ties. Oak and chestnut predominate east of the Mississippi with mixed hardwoods west. over 225 000 acres of forest supply ties annually. The speaker cites Pike County Pennsylvania as a key local source, highlighting forest depletion risks from this demand.
Gen Grant slipped on an icy sidewalk last Thursday alighting from a coupe at his residence. He suffered a serious injury to his left leg below the hip though surgeons report no broken bones. Doctors suspect a bruise to the sciatic nerves. despite pain his health remains generally good and he is comparatively cheerful.
The notice promotes A. M. Rogers in Warren offering the finest line of Candy for Christmas, inviting customers to visit the shop for seasonal sweets.
The update surveys poetry and aging writers and notes facts on railroad mileage 1883 and a president’s Christmas gifts. It cites revenue totals for five months, a critic’s stance on polygamy, a major life insurance defense, the government printing establishment’s scale, and silver coinage politics in Congress as reported by the Buffalo Express.
A Lancet style note links colds to health habits and fatigue. It notes well people resist colds when healthy while mild weakness or overindulgence disrupts digestion and nerves, enabling colds or pneumonia. Fatigue, poor sleep, and luxury environments heighten risk, while rest and regular habits preserve resistance.
An advertisement for the New York Tribune highlights its Republican alignment and farming heritage. It touts liberal premiums, including an atlas, a musicians book, Tidpath’s history, Webster and Worcester dictionaries, and Wood’s household medical manual, with address to Send for circulars in New York.
Sympathy for Mrs Nutt, mother of James Nutt, growing in Pittsburg as he faces trial next week. Citizens write inviting her to stay with them, a hotel offers free lodging, relatives may stay with locals, and a Pittsburger sent $100 to aid in the defense.
The 1812 comet is visible to the naked eye now and will brighten over the next month. Interest lies in its return as predicted, arriving almost on schedule after a 70 year round trip.
The report from J. F. Walther, collector, shows November collections for the districts include distilled spirits 3 946 67 2 504 5 3 675 72 10 06 in various categories. Upon consolidation of the 19th and 20th districts, Walther gained one deputy beyond the old 19th and appointed E. H. Wilcox of Erie county to the post.
An Indian named Andrew Jackson who could write a little borrowed $2.50 from John Halftown and gave a written note promising repayment after six months with interest. The note mentions paying $3 or $4, with remarks about not fetching paper or getting money by dam.
In a grandmother's garret an old loom sits idle as a metaphor for life. The piece discusses weaving destiny from light and dark threads, urging a purposeful warp and woof. It urges strong will, virtuous thoughts, kindness, faith, and daily deeds to craft a beautiful inner fabric. Park Pivcx.
Henry Ward Beecher announced a shift from earlier anti theatre views and urged Plymouth church to follow conscience. He now argues theatre can serve Christians as a legitimate pastime and invites the city to attend services in support of his new stance. The Theatrical Mirror notes his steadfast advocacy.
Unclaimed letters listed for Warren Post Office Warren Co Pa dated December 29 1883 include Bennett Mary McBride Lida Burlingame Geo D Nichols Orson Brock David Neilson John Bell J Owens Jas P ene Mrs E Olson Peder Cook Harry Phillips G W Carlson Anna Peterson Anna Dickson Mary Patchen Dora Dunham Mrs L K Phillips Fred RK Fodd Susan Phillips Jas D French Carline Patton J M Galespie A Palmer Richard Gregory W Rice A A Gilbert Taylor Rogers Mrs R P Hockinson A Snyder J W Hanhart Chas Smith Jas H Jengmeeck P C Thompson c Jordan Carl Woods L Kime Helen Winchell Jos Leng Mrs L Whipple Emma Morgan Jno Yepson Mary McCann T B Zinschmit. In calling for letters please give date of advertising.
Two thousand dozen hosiery and clothing items arrive with special lots at deep discounts. Ladies fleeced lined hose at 40c, 60c value, men’s socks 10 to 20c, children’s hosiery as low as 5c. Crockery sale features 56 piece decorated tea sets from $3 to $6 per set. Various alimentary and ornamental items advertised.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.