07 Jan 1879
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1879
Page
1
Timetable fragments show Pittsburg and Dunkirk northbound services with several east west and southbound arrivals. The notice names town officers including Burgess Miles, council members, clerk King, assessor Marston, school directors Nesmith and Keeler, justices Hodges and James, and other public roles.
A roster of Warren County officers and candidates is published, naming positions such as Congressman L F Watson State Senator C W Stone Assemblyman W M Lindsey and others including Judge Lansing D Wetmore Associate Judges W B Acocks W W Connely Sheriff Henry Brace Prothonotary Starling W Waters Register & Recorder W J Alexander Treasurer T F Barnes County Commissioners M Dunham E R Wheelock J B Jennings Surveyor D F A Wheelock and more with districts noted in Pennsylvania communities.
Presbyterian Rev W A Rankin pastors with 11 AM and 7 30 PM services Sabbath School 12 50 PM Episcopal Rev H S Getz rector services 11 AM and 7 30 PM Sabbath School 12 30 PM Evangelical Rev B L Miller sermons 10 30 AM and 7 30 PM Sabbath School 9 30 AM Lutheran Rev F C H Lampe 11 AM and 7 PM Sabbath School 9 30 AM English School at 5 PM Scandinavian Rev J Mellander first and third Sundays 10 30 AM and 7 30 PM Catholic Rev Father De La Roque with Father Mullen Sunday masses 8 30 and 10 30 AM Vespers 4 PM
A trimmed OCR fragment lists station numbers 2 12 and 6 with timings. No full context, but implies timetable entries for service or arrivals. Further readable details are not provided in the fragment.
A list of fraternal and veterans organizations with meeting nights and officers. Laban Lodge No 52 K of H meets every other Monday. Nelson Ensworth dictator. G A R Cobham Post 12 meets monthly on or before the full moon. Carroll Lodge No 102 A O of U W meets Wednesdays over S Burgess store. North Star Lodge 241 AYM meets Wednesdays on or before full moon. Occidental HRA Chapter 235 meets second Monday. Conewango Lodge 250 IOGT meets Mondays at Johnson's Exchange. Warren Lodge 339 IOOF meets Tuesdays at Allen Block. Kossuth Encampment 98 IOOF meets second and fourth Thursdays.
Poem by Bayard Taylor contrasts the sea’s joyous laughter with the wind’s restless sorrow. The verse describes waves and sunlit shores, while wind moans through trees and mountains. Both voices echo a single paradox: joy and pain intertwined in nature.
The article recalls the 1878 harvest as the largest in America, linking it to a century of peace and a booming global quest for knowledge. It highlights the Great Harvest year in agriculture, the mass northward cattle drives, and the scientific breakthroughs of 1878 including Pictet Cailleret’s liquefaction of gases, hydrogen and oxygen, Edison’s phonograph, and advances in electricity and atomic theory. It credits many scientists and inventors, naming Edison, Bell, Mayer, Hughes, and others, as marking a Promethean moment in nature and civilization.
The first female clerks were appointed by Secretary Chase in 1862 to the Treasury in the Controller of Currency office earning 600 dollars yearly. Now over 1,300 women work in Washington departments including the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the Government Printing Office.
The Marz office has extensive facilities for printing wedding invitations, cards, and announcements in good style. Call to view samples and choose a design.
A drug advertisement touts a remedy sold by Mork & Co. in Warren that promises to cure dyspepsia constipation sick headache and other ailments at no initial cost with a free trial bottle. It claims rapid results and urges readers to try the one dollar bottle for full benefits.
A St Louis reporter learns from Union Market and Abe Mack's shop that local butchers drink blood. Customers and others describe long habits of blood consumption, its effects, and occasional cures, with witnesses including Captain T L O Sullivan.
A method to cure sleeplessness by sitting upright with the head bowed and relaxing all muscles. After a few minutes a restful drowsiness arises and sleep may follow if undisturbed. If awake at night, sit in the same position and avoid stiffness by bending forward after lying down.
The notice directs individuals composing anonymous letters for publication to submit their real names to the publishers. It warns that pseudonyms will not be accepted and emphasizes accountability for published correspondence.
An advertisement claims a large portion of Americans suffer from dyspepsia and liver disorders and promotes Green's August Flower. It urges readers to try a 10 cent sample bottle, with three doses promised to relieve the worst case, and says the product is sold by all druggists on the Western Continent.
The 1868 Quaker City voyage sparked Clemens new life as Olivia Langdon’s fiancé. He quit gambling and drinking, embraced religious elders, and sought her father’s consent after debts, fame from Innocents Abroad, and Elmira visits. A family conference sealed the union, ending Bohemian ways for respectable life.
A long satirical piece notes a rainy afternoon with six women listening to a phonograph that repeats boastful fashion chatter and gossip about lovers and outfits. The mock dialogue triggers a wry reflection on manners, language, and social foibles through assorted quips and epigrams.
Notices outline that continuing subscribers are presumed valid unless they object, publishers may bill through arrears, and failure to collect or notify of address changes makes subscribers responsible. Courts deem not taking or abandoning a paper as prima facie evidence of fraud.
An ick style ad promotes a salve claiming to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum tetter chapped hands and skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded with a 25 cent box price offered by A W Morck and Co.
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