16 Jan 1877
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1877
Page
1
A government or organizational order takes effect at 4 A M on Thursday December 14 1876. The notice specifies the start time and date for the regulation or rule coming into force. No additional details are provided in the readable text.
The document enumerates town and district officers including council members, clerk, assessor, school directors, justices of the peace, constable, notaries, auditors, and county positions. It names names and locations such as Warren, Pa, Franklin, Pa, and Sugar Grove, Pa, along with titles like Congressman, State Senator, President Judge, and County Commissioner.
A church notice lists pastors and service times for Presbyterian Episcopal Methodist Evangelical Lutheran Scandinavian and Catholic congregations. Sabbath schools run from morning to afternoon with varied start times and additional English and vespers services noted.
An old timetable lists schedule changes effective Monday November 13 with morning and afternoon train times. It shows arrivals and departures among Buffalo Erie Railway stations including Jamestown Norwalk Andover Ashtabula and Cleveland. The table includes several stops such as Erie Dunkirk and Buffalo with varying AM and PM times.
Local fraternal groups list their regular meeting nights and locations. Laban Lodge 52 meets every other Monday in S Burgess block. North Star Lodge 241 meets Wednesdays before full moon. Occidental Chapter 285 meets second Mondays. Conewango Lodge 259 meets Mondays in Johnson's Exchange. Warren Lodge 339 meets Tuesdays in Allen Block. Kossturh Encampment 98 meets second and fourth Thursdays. Ogalala Tribe 1?0 R M meets Fridays in S Burgess block.
Time table notes eastward schedules for Atlantic and Great Western Railroad adopted December 10 1876. Entries show multiple daily departures and varying arrival times including early morning and late night slots.
A brief item notes products produced in Warren County offering a varied selection. Details are sparse but the mention highlights local manufacturing activity and a catalog of items available from area producers.
A Victorian letter urging Charles to marry is contrasted with a long strange post office romance. For thirty years a mysterious Maria Russell received monthly five dollar enclosures from an unknown correspondent. The letters continued through war and time, ending without a final reply and leaving a Dead-letter Office mystery.
A plain clothed woman visited the general delivery window at regular intervals since 1835, always arriving on the first Saturday of each month. She was known for a sweet sober face and gentle manner, and left a setter tucked in the same folded envelope addressed in a cramped angular hand.
A witty observation notes that icicles and icebergs differ only by size and compares a man who wont pay a printer to a bank defaulter, implying similar outcomes despite small distinctions.
A Pennsylvania man dies due to hiccoughs triggered by a swallow of water. The report suggests the tale is overwhelmed by advertising space and market promos.
The Commodore Vanderbilt funeral was held at the Church of the Strangers amid severe weather. A large crowd gathered, with 150 police keeping streets clear and a long procession including Vanderbilt family members to Staten Island and New Drop. Post mortem showed death from colon ulceration with a recent perforation.
A Chicago service honors revivalist P P Bliss who perished with his family at Ashtabula, praising his hymns and marriage, noting royalties of about $60 000 devoted to charity, and lauding Bliss and his wife. A second Oil City Derrick item recounts a fanciful oilfield yarn about a drillers being lifted by a crude oil stream, told with deadpan humor.
A lady writer shares a method to transform floors using boiled linseed oil and shellac varnish. Three quarts of each and a brush cover about 30 yards of carpet for $3.50, with steps of oil, varnish, then final oil. Floors stay clean with dusting and reapply oil every few months.
The Trade Journal notes claims that large manufactories of burglars tools exist in New York Philadelphia and parts of the West run by men reputably engaged in crime. It questions respectable artisans involvement and urges public opinion to curb support for a trade allied with murder.
A satirical verse on printers craving wealth and attention. The speaker envies printers for access to money and free social perks, noting their press draws readership and social advantage while critiquing the idea of power through print.
A reflective meditation on midnight thoughts and the ache for happiness. The speaker ponders time’s swift passage from seconds to years and the soul’s sculpting by hardships toward a dawning, hopeful perfection.
A narrator recalls answering bizarre questions from a Garden Angel Life Insurance Co agent about gender, weight, ancestry, morality, and mental states before securing coverage. The dialogue is framed by a wary, introspective tone and a lingering sense of odd humor.
An up-town man and his wife agreed to memorize a verse each evening and report it. On the first night her line asked Am I not thy ruler and he retorted he’d be hanged if she was. The plan has backfired, with the husband turning to drink and sleeping in the wood shed.
A witty note reports Barnum is profoundly dejected as the United States defeats him in the world of show business, highlighting his wounded pride and the public spectacle around the industry contest.
Local mills in Williamsport have ceased operations with all timber processing halted. Officials cite market downturn and compliance checks as factors impacting the shutdown.
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