11 Jan 1876
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1876
Page
1
An 1875 timetable from the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad shows train times and routes from Oil City to nearby towns. It lists morning and afternoon departures with multiple connections, station names, and scheduling details under the adopted Navy timetable.
In a rural tale, Ben Burling’s jealousy over Fanny Martin sparks a scheme to trap rival Mr. Williams in a dark shed. A moonlit rescue attempt ends in tragedy when Williams is found alive after a barn fire sparked by Burling's revenge. The farmer’s guilt unfolds as family and lovers confront the burning consequences of passion.
A man recounts bursting a lock to frighten a woman as a prank. He laments feeling like a murderer and recalls four weeks of doubt, Fanny feeding and comforting him, and their evolving relationship as she sees him as a hero while their child grows with his hair turning gray.
A grand festivity on October 15 1875 drew 800 to 1 000 visitors to the No 5 lode tunnel near Georgetown. The subterranean celebration featured candlelit chambers, flags, music by Gordon's string band, and an ample lunch with water as the preferred beverage.
A preacher urges young men to use their own capital—bone, muscle, brains—through work not wealth. He warns against idle speculation and sloth, urging immediate labor and honest effort to build lasting personal wealth.
Poetic couplet extols lifelong devotion with repeated promises of a hundred years a hundred books arts and hearts. The speaker vows enduring affection and duty expressing timeless commitment. The verse emphasizes romantic fidelity and ardent dedication across imagined spans.
A 1875 roll of distinguished deceased includes ex-Governor Bramlette of Kentucky ex-Senator Buckingham of Connecticut ex-Senator Bright Indiana ex-Vice President Breckinridge and ex-President Johnson among others with European names such as Zettenshedt Kingsley and Deak listed for obituary. Lighter anecdotes from Appletons Journal recount clerical mishaps laughter at baptisms and quirky questions about eggs whiskey and slippers.
A wry remark notes that marriage often begins with ridicule and that in nine of ten cases the wife is the one who calls the husband a fool, reflecting a humorous view of matrimonial dynamics.
The piece extols consistent, well targeted advertising as essential for business. It compares ads to planting lines and rocks worn down by steady effort, noting large types aren’t needed and success comes from persistent, prudent spending.
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