04 Jan 1887
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1887
Page
1
The group meets in Warren at the Court House on the last Saturday of each month at 1 p.m. President Chas Lott, secretary Willis Cowan, treasurer W B Acocks. All farmers are invited to attend.
President, Rev. W. A. Rankin as President with Fred Morek as First Vice President and George Ball as Second Vice President. Willis Cowan serves as Secretary and A. Hertzel as Treasurer. Directors include Geo. P. Orr, A. Mintzer, S. M. Cogswell, A. J. Davis, A. Kirberger, James Nixon, Geo. O. Cornelius, Ed. J. Lesser, Geo. C. Hamilton. Regular monthly meeting on the second Friday of each month at 8 P.M. in the Council room.
Fragmented timetable lists routes between Erie, Warren, Kane, Dunkirk and Pittsburgh with express and mail services. Lines show arrival and departure times across routes under Eastern Standard, noting directions WEST EAST NORTH SOUTH and Sunday slots.
The article lists town officials including Burgess Albert W. Morck and F M Knapp with council members Joseph Walkerman August Morck Jr Robert MacKay and Wim Schnur Notaries Public D J Ball H E Brown C Dinsmoor O F Hoffman Ozro Nesmith W D Hinckley plus Clerk C H Meacham Surveyor Geo C Hamilton School Directors Rev W A Rankin C Thompson Chas Dinsmoor J M Siegfried A J Hazeltine F H Langworthy Assessor G H Ames Justices Geo O Cornelius R Schnur Constable A B Dalrymple Chief Fire Dept Fred E Windsor and assistants Will C Allan Al Spinner.
A full slate of county posts announced includes Congressman W L Scott Erie PA State Senator O C Allen Warren PA Assembly Henry Brace Warren PA President Judge W D Brown Warren PA Associate Judges P W Brown Farmington PA and C C Merritt Grand Valley PA Sheriff Robert A Love Warren PA Prothonotary D A Arird Warren PA Register and Recorder W J Alexander Warren PA Treasurer Geo F Yates Warren PA County Commissioners M Crocker Youngsville PA T L Putnam Russell PA Joseph Clinton Sheffield PA Clerk F A Cogswell Surveyor D F Wheelock Lottsville PA Coroner Dr J L Burroughs Sugar Grove District Attorney G H Higgins Warren PA Auditors N P Curtis Conewango, W Martin Elk, F E Fay Farmington County Supt C D Arird Youngsville.
Postmaster I. 8. Alden issues daily pouch times for the Eastern standard schedule from Corry and Erie to Kane Oil City Sugar Grove Lander Kinzua Corydon Onoville Steamburg Salamanca Germany Pa and more. Pouches close 25 minutes before listed times. no delays allowed.
A condensed directory lists forty four post offices by township and village across Warren County. Townships include Brokenstraw Youngsville Irvine Matthews Run Cherry Grove Corydon Cornplanter Conewango North Warren Columbus Tidioute Parthenia Grand Valley Eagle East Branch Sanford Germany Freehold Lottsville Farmington Lander Kinzua Mead Stoneham North Clarendon Clarendon Tiona Pine Grove Russell Ackley Pittsfield Garland Torpedo Sugar Grove Chandler's Valley Sheffield Barnes Spring Creek West Spring Creek Scofield Enterprise Triumph Fagu nadus McGraw Galen Slater Cobham.
Rev A W Ryan rector conducts services at 11 AM and 7 PM with Sabbath school at 12 30 PM in the church schedule.
An aged Italian artist Antonio sketches a pale peasant girl Ninette and warns a French soldier guarding her. The soldier insists on protecting Ninette and challenges the old man, who defends his charge and seizes the soldier’s sword in a tense confrontation amid a woodland scene.
In a sunlit French grove Ninette, a young beauty, listens to a song while an old man Father Antonio sketches her. A French soldier, plotting, overhears and muses on stealing her affection and the drawing, hinting at danger in the midst of war.
A beautiful woman Ninette shelters a captured French soldier and her father from a brutal general. To save them, she agrees to become the general’s servant for a year, later choosing to drown herself in the Seine rather than break her oath, leaving a lasting, haunting debt on the three men.
The London Telegraph notes Europe’s armored strength draining wealth with five powers totaling £150 million. Russia leads at £47 million, followed by France £34 million and Britain £32 million, while Germany and Austria-Hungary incur smaller shares. The piece compares US military limits and debt reduction, suggesting Britain could curb debt by redirecting military spending.
A tonic claimed to smooth complexions by regulating liver and kidneys and purifying blood. It asserts quick removal of pimples and a rosy bloom to the cheeks for every woman who uses it.
A. W. Morck sells a salve claimed to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with money back if not satisfied. Price 25 cents per box.
Advertises advance paid subscriptions for 1887 clubbing to newspapers and magazines via the Mart. Lists numerous titles with yearly rates for both combined and single copies, plus postage free to desired post offices. Notes money with order and handling responsibilities, sample copies available, and discounts for multiple titles.
The notice promotes the Mai and the new Family Atlas of the World offered for $2 in advance. It claims the atlas alone is worth $2 and urges readers to subscribe now, noting it cannot be found elsewhere in Warren county at similar rates.
The Janu ary number of The American magazine is largely written by Americans and focuses on Lincoln Civil War events West life and national issues such as labor prohibition copyright and global standing. St Nicholas January issue features Ripley Hitchcock's Miller and the children with new illustrations and sketches to entertain readers.
The famed Ohio humorist Tom Corwin told a Washington department clerk a piece of counsel: never ask a man to drink for it costs money, never refuse a drink to avoid offense, never loan money because you won’t get it back, and never mind what happens if it doesn’t occur to you.
A brief World column notes a child’s apparent reform after a mother overhears prayers for Christmas gifts. The exchange shows the faith cure ethic influencing behavior, with a boy named Dickk affirming his improved conduct and prayerful wishes.
A statistician argues there is one divorce per four and a half marriages saying the half marriage drives the rate and that half married individuals are wholly miserable.
Warning against buying fake remedies and urges insisting on Dr. King's New Discovery for coughs colds and lung trouble. Notes genuine product offered with trial bottles at A. W. Morck's Drug Store.
The Campbells have been found not guilty and observers hope they will refrain from further offenses. The remark suggests relief and concern about potential repeat actions.
In a terse exchange, Bigg asks about a missing hired girl. Blobson answers she was bearing oil and it suddenly went up, delivering a sharp, humorous line in the paper’s dialogue.
An area physician markets Dr Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic claiming to cleanse blood regulate bodily functions and restore nerves. He also advertises Dr Fenner's Improved Cough Honey and Dr Fenner's Golden Relief for quick cough and pain relief with wholesale purchases and local druggists selling them.
Miss Pearl Aneson of St. Louis says Parker's Hair Balsam has stopped her hair from falling out, restored its natural black color, and wholly cleansed it of dandruff after five years of use.
Mrs. Housh of the W C T U urges united temperance effort for 1890 with prayer services and constitutional amendment work. The Warren W C T U reports canvassing for an anti liquor petition, noting strong public sentiment and lessons from a home missionary approach and discussion seeds sown for future reform.
An ad touts a package of two papers, the Warren Marit and Weekly Press of Philadelphia, as America’s leading family paper bundle for 1.75 dollars. The Republican eight page Press covers news, markets, farm content, women and youth sections, and a story, while Mai provides local home news. The offer promises home and general reading material mailed in advance postage free, claiming unique value and competition in the market.
A pamphlet ad claims mothers should save their dying children from consumption with Dr Pierce's Biden Medical Discovery. It promises cures and urges sending ten cents for testimonials to the Worlaw Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo New York.
The article notes nasal catarrh as a long standing human ailment and praises Ely's Cream Balm for providing a successful radical cure where other treatments have failed. The account highlights the balm's unexpected effectiveness and growing satisfaction among patients.
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