Local Warren Notes Preview Borough Elections and Arts Events
The Warren Mail reports Feb 19 local elections approaching with calm interest. Mrs Bernard's dancing class hosts a reception at Music Hall next week. Union School exhibition planned in five weeks. Helping Hand association approves 10 percent stock withdrawal. Curling on the Piso ice seens, Mendelssohn Quintette Club concert tickets urged at Wells and Noyes. Skeptical note on street lighting and town vitality cited from Erie Observer.
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G. W. McKean
The
Erie Gazette
Piso
Warren
Wells & Noyes Drug Store
Mendelssohn Quintette Club
Entre Nous
Erie Observer
Death by Suicide Allegation Rebuttal and Local Confusion
The Ledger questions a report of Levant Brown a Jamestown lawyer and butter buyer who allegedly died by self harm last Monday. The piece corrects numerous misreadings about his residence Warren county and dates, and contrasts with Lucian M. Brown a Jamestown carpenter who did hang himself on January 19.
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Levant Brown
Jamestown
Warren
Ledger
Levant” Brown
Lucian M. Brown
Sugar Grove
Barnes
Brown
Financial notes and quirky editorial on local press
The item lists paid and cancelled orders with balances in the book fund and mentions A Hertzel as late treasurer. It ends with a humorous remark about brother White of the Tidioute News and a playful line about learning to “hold her” as we march on.
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M. Miles
A. Hertzel
Treas
Brother White
Nile
Keramikal Kraze Kept Pottery Lovers in Haze
A Boston Com. Bulletin item lampoons a craze for keramikal ware with comic verses on spelling and the spread of pottery collecting fever. The verses joke that every pot mug and jug in houses becomes suspect as the keramikal kraze spreads, leaving ashmen puzzled over barrels of discarded ware.
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Boston
Singing Telephone and Phonograph Delight Warren Audience
A large Roscoe Hall audience enjoyed a Monday evening exhibition of the Singing Telephone and the Phonograph, presenters from Jamestown and Menlo Park. The devices reproduced voices and cornet tones clearly, with demonstrations of distant communication and a Jamestown program performed in Warren with telegraph line listening.
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Jamestown
Roscoe Hall
Thomas A. Edson
Menlo Park
N.J
KE. H. Johnson
New York
A. E. Allen
Annie Laurie
Schubert
Allen
Johnson
Bell
Emily
Belle Harrington
J. L. Ingersoll
Barlow
A. L. Lacy
Geo. H. Leonhart
Warren
W. A
T.C. Ballard
Stearns
Geo. P. Orr
Ballard
Wyman
Erie Senator Stone Touted for Lieutenant Governor Nomination
Mr. Gara of Erie writes to the Lancaster New Era praising Hon. C. W. Stone as a capable honest man. Stone, a former Erie Academy principal, lawyer, and current state senator from Warren and Venango counties, would represent Northwestern Pennsylvania well on the Republican state ticket.
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Gara
Erie
Lancaster
C. W. Stone
Warren
Venango
Erie Academy
House
Senate
Pennsylvania
Cash Dry Goods Store to Close Winter Stock at First Cost
D. M. Gross & Co announces a 30 day sale to clear all winter goods at first cost as Spring stock arrives. The store emphasizes strict cash terms and promises to undersell rivals by ten percent. Shoppers urged to act early before the assortment is gone.
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Cash
D. M. Gross & Co
Cali and See Little Nell and Her Grandfather
An exhibition at Will Smith's Gallery invites audiences to view Little Nell and her Grandfather, a curatorial pairing likely featuring works by or inspired by the characters. The display emphasizes intimate familial scenes within a curated setting.
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Cali
Nell
Will Smith
Deaths of Ex Sheriff Fenn Hawley and Mrs Lacey Hawley
Obituary notes Ex-Sheriff Fenn Hawley of Jamestown died December 23 1877 at Southern Hospital of Illinois after paralysis and brain softening. His widow Mrs Lacey Fletcher Hawley died January 20 1878 at Arcala Illinois aged 53 years 7 months. Her life praised for devotion to husband and intellect. Remains brought to Jamestown for burial.
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Fenn Hawley
Jamestown
Southern Hospital of
Illinois
Sentinel
Centralia
J. Warren Fletcher
Lacey Fletcher Hawley
A. H. Tew
Arcala
Judge Rules Street-Horse Negligence Liable Owner
Philadelphia judge issues opinion holding no one may leave a horse or team standing in the street without control. If damage to person or property results from such negligence, the owner is liable for the damage.
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Philadelphia
Unclaimed Letters In Warren Post Office 1878
Unclaimed letters in Warren Pennsylvania post office dated Saturday January 26 1878 include H Armstrong Mrs Sarah B Adams P G C Connell Samuel P Cleveland Miss Jennie Hardy Albert Shreve Miss Annie E Smith H Shepard Mrs M J Smith W H Smith A G Young All not called for within four weeks will be sent to the Dead Letter Office O C Allen P M
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Warren
H. Armstrong
Sarah B. Adams
P. GC. Connell
Samuel P. Cleveland
Jennie Hardy
Albert Shreve
Annie E. Smith
H. Shepard
M. J. Smith
W. H. Smith
A. G. Young
O. C. Allen
P. M
Per fected Eye-Glasses by Hazeltine & Co.
Lazarus and Morris claim their perfected spectacles offer clearer vision with less need to change lenses. Frames are fine quality and guaranteed, lenses cut from a specially manufactured clear hard material. Available only from Hazeltine & Co., Warren, Pa.
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Lazarus & Morris
Hazeltine & Co
Warren, Pa
Charmin Baking Powder Endorsed For Wholesome Cooking
A promotional item urges use of Charmin Baking Powder for wholesome meals and tasty baked goods. It recommends one teaspoon per quart of flour and notes left over dough bakes sweet. William Messner maintains a stock of Charm Baking Powder.
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William Messner
Argument for Temperance Mutual Benefit Association Endorsement
The speaker praises the Temperance Mutual Benefit Association noting that agents from old line companies insure with them and urge friends to do likewise, avoiding high-rate stock-jobbing firms. Morse, D. G., Warren, Pa., states that experience shows insurance at actual cost.
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Temperance Mutual Benefit Association
D. G. Morse
Warren
Sumer Rag Trade Ad Seeks Cash Purchases and Goods
I shall continue to buy rags and related items for cash during the summer. R. H. Johnson will pay you what they are worth. Also offering a horse and buggy for sale. Inquiry at E. Wood's Confectionery Store.
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R. H. Jonxson
R. H. Johnson
E. Wood
R. WH. Johnson
Olean Bradford Warren Railroad Building Progress
The Olean Bradford and Warren Railroad advances with surveying by William H. Smith and grading begun October 1877. Tracks reach Red Rock with 30 to 100 cars daily and a long trestle awaiting rails to join with the New York or Olean division. Rolling stock from York Car Works includes two coaches and about 150 freight cars. A Warren Bradford Rochester Railroad Company is formed to connect with state lines and Rochester road, with M Waters as president and an immediate survey ordered.
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Brapforp
Olean, Bradford & Warren
P. H. Towell
Bradford
William H. Smith
Pittsburg
Red Rock
New York
Olean
York (Pa
Warren
Warren, Bradford & Rochester Railroad Company
State Line
Rochester Road
M. Waters
Thomas Struthers
J. R. Clark
H. A. Jamieson
A. Hertzel
A. D. Wood
Messrs
John Morgan
Adversity and Darkness Shape Faith and Strength
The essay argues that night and sorrow reveal beauty and guide reverence for God. Adversity builds character, kindness, and reliance on divine help, comparing earthly life to a mariner seeking eternal rest. Celia Sanford signs as author.
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Celia Sanford
Miss Daggett Sells Millinery and Fancy Goods at Cost
For the next thirty days Miss Daggett will sell trimmed hats bonnets and other millinery at cost or below with prices from one dollar. Zephyrs fifteen cents an ounce and Best Germantown yarns twenty-five cents a skein. Hosiery merino underwear mouldings and knitting yarns offered cheap. Will Smith carries a wide stock of mouldings for pictures and other items at low prices. R. H. Johnson invites customers to bring rag waste for cash.
Oil region notes and local affairs spread across counties
Bradford hosts oil region lectures as Meadville eyes railroad link. Dunkirk Dab club formed. Titusville police aid group and remarks on a lake fish law. Erie confirms state agricultural leadership and a potential Buffalo Pittsburg route switch. Oil shipments via canals touted to cut costs. 10,000 barrels daily near Genesee Canal.
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Normal School
Edinboro
Bradford
Casement Savings Bank
Union City
Titusville
Dunkirk
C. E. Hequembourg
Corry
Meadville
Erie & Pittsburg
Linesville
Francis D. Moulton
Dairyman’s Association
Jamestown Journal
Bemus Point
Fluvanna
Riddle
Erie
Creedmoor
John W. Hammond
State Agricultural Society
Chas. M. Reed
Rutherford, McConkey
Seiler
Buffalo, Titusville
Pittsburg
Dunkirk, Warren & Pittsburg
Buffalo
Irvington
Warren
Rochester
New York
Genesee Valley
Erie Canals
Pennsylvania
Genesee Canal
Garland School Month Report 1878 Room 2 and Room 1
School records for the month ending January 24 1878 show Room 2 teacher J W Seitz with 50 pupils and 90 percent attendance, and Room 1 teacher Miss Lavinia McGuire with 47 pupils and 89 percent attendance. Passage lists for Room 2 include top scorers Kitt Grinnel and Minerva Decker with 94, and for Room 1 include Jackson Pierce 94 and Mamie Quick 92. additional items note social commentary on Jewish intermarriage and local advertisements for Hatchs Universal Cough Syrup and printing services.
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J. W.seitz
Ida Cloos
Frank Mead
Augusta Pierce
Lincoln Mandaville
Martin Mean
Elton Jordan
Charles Quick
Hattie Johnson
Sadie Bloomfield
Room
Jackson Pierce
Mamie Quick
Emma Upton
Charlie Porter
May Robinson
Alice Shehan
Anna Burnett
Clarence Andrews
Eva Morris
Lizzie Jordan
Earl Andrews
Call for Borough Council Reform and Accountability
A letter argues reducing the nine member council to six or fewer, selecting nonpartisan, practical businessmen. It urges legislative or court action to enable a new deal in February elections and proposes compensation with fines for neglect or non attendance. Tax.
Pennsylvania Notes Social and financial summaries
Butler county holds 8148.59 in treasury. Centennial relics sale begins in Philadelphia on February 11. Postmaster Agnew of Agnew's Mills, Clarion county, serves 45 years, misinforms about President Jackson. Dr. Richard A. Robertson of Titusville seeks a relative’s bequest in Scotland. wife Mrs. Robertson abroad seeking news. Allegheny County Controller reports riot damages at 360,000 private property, 1,100,000 mixed, 1,150,000 railroad, total 2,650,000, with direct county costs at 4,037.30 plus related expenses.
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Butler County
Philadelphia
Agnew
Flour types and sacks listed in historical notice
Fragmentary OCR note lists flour types such as White Wheat Flour and Amber Flour with sacks or barrels and mentions legal tender, corn meal, chop feed, bran, middlings, and meal. The text is damaged but indicates a grouped inventory or pricing shorthand from a winter period.
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Johnson
Dr King’s New Discovery Offered Free Trial At Drug Store
An advertisement claims Dr King’s New Discovery cures severe coughs colds asthma bronchitis and throat lung ailments with hundreds of permanent cures. It offers a free trial bottle at A W Morok & Co. Drug Store and a regular bottle for one dollar.
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Dr. King
A. W. Morok & Go
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Warren Mail
Home Matters
Warren Library Association
M Miles
R. We
W. W. Wilbur
R. Dennison
Good Templars
North Warren
Orrder
Com
Warren County
Evie Dispatch
Henry 8. Getz
Episcopal Church
Witt Surra’s
F. H. Wyman
Lucy James
Nellie
A. L. Lucy
Mrs. C. A. Waters
Eileen Allanna
Joe
Chas
F. Luske
Edinburg
Bradford & Warren Railroad
Will Smith’s
Garland School
Europe
Rothschild
Miss Hannah
Lord Roseberry
Smethport
Hatch
A. B. Armstrong
Talmadge
Mai
Pennsylvania Notes
Warren Retail Markets
Rio
Java
WM. Messner
Fure Spiriokes
P.S
Janforth
Variety Hall
Beatty Block
Orm
Wintow
McDowell & Orr
P. Gruber, JR
Lew
Partagas
Ing Stinger
Plug Goods
Margarita
Royal Gem
Hibernia
Key West
Exposition
Plantation
Sweet Owen
Sweet Grange
Gold Leaf
King Weed
Valley
Old Stag
Virginia
Navy Brand
Navy Clippings
Blackwell’s Durham
Pride of
Durham
Fawcett Durham
Vanity Fair
Centennial
Little Joker
Challenge
Bob White
Lone Jack
Queen
Cut Cavendish
Needle Gun
Caprice
Big Lick
Virginity
Memorial
Water St
A.A. Davis & CO
A. Ruhlman
Ruhlman’s
F.H. Wyman
Orris Hall
Carver
N. B. Fine Watch Works
Meehan & Gray
N Watson & Davis
A. Meehan
John Gray
J. N. Schnur & Son
J.n.schnur
C. R. Schnur
Keystone Block
Hilip Byseker
Second St
Mr. Yseker
Guy C. Irvine
P. Byseker
Hickory Street
Epeete En
Rowland
Wfekly
WM. M. Tileston
WM. A. Greaves
Atrait
Hfe
John Sager
Efali
A. Weiss
Carver House
Warren Co
Albert Wise
Wescott, Cross & CO
Arnold & Bro
Fehlman
WM. Kitchen
C. Smith
Keller
M. K. Warren
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