Winter notices and small town trades fill Warren pages
Local ads and brief notes list sales on flour Olive Oil and biscuits at Nesmith & Knupps. Store changes include QG Snyder selling to Ray Norris. Church events, elections February 18 1890, and a variety of local personalities, sickness, and travel updates span Warren Pa with traffic on roads and snow forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nesmith & Knupp’s
Goodrich & Fehlman
Marvin
Goodrich & Fehlman’s
NorrhRop’s
Acme Oil
Schumacher
Nesmith’& Knupp’s
Court House
Borough Vs. Penna. Gas Co
Estelle Clayton
C. P. Northrop
Warren
Burt
Knights of Labor
Republican Club
Waters Block
Parshall
W. Snyder
Ray Norris
Young Ladies Guild
Trinity Memorial Church
Ariel Ladies
Ella Chamberlain
Whistler
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Kane Lodge of
Odd Fellows
Warren Lodge
P. & E. Depot
Kane
Knights of Pythias
Warren, Clarendon
Sheffield
Penn’a Gas Co
D. O'Day
C. N. Payne
E. Strong
J. C. Brody
A. N. Broadhead
M. Murphy
Jerry Crary
J. P. Jefferson
Joseph Seep
W. H. Filler
Hays
Mr. Seep
Nesmith Markets Feature Coffee and Apple Butter Picks
Nesmith showcases Shapleigh’s Sterling Java and fancy Roasted Rio coffees alongside Choice Apple Butter. Local shoppers explore select roasts and preserves highlighted in brief market notes.
Tragic Baby Found Dead Near Glade Toll Bridge
A three to four month old baby was found dead near the P and E railroad in Mead township after being placed there alive. Coroner and Justice Cornelius investigated, and Undertaker P Greenland will bury the child. Susan Berry, linked to the case after chloroform was bought and a train stop at Glade Run, awaits trial as investigators pursue evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simeon Hickman
Bright & Co
Mead Township
Glade Toll Bridge
Peirce
Justice Cornelius
Warren
Glade
P. Greenland
Glade Run
Darius Magee
Stoneham
Clarendon
Cornelius
W. W. N. Yates
Susan Berry
Rouse Hospital
The Shamrock and Rose and On the Hudson at Library Ha
The Shea Co presents The Shamrock and Rose this evening and On the Hudson tomorrow. Miss Clayton's performance as heiress to Redwood drew praise for beauty and dramatic skill, with strong support from Arthur Elliott Grace Delmer and J W Carner in a realist farmer role and Betsy Helen, Nellie Burt, Ely Biles providing engaging secondary parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shea Co
On the Hudson
Arthur Elliott
Robert Dawson
Grace Delmer
John Peasley
J. W. Carner
Carner
Josie Bacon
Betsy
John
Nellie Burt
Helen
Billy Gould
Ely Biles
Local Delicacies and Provisions at City Stores
Crystalized cherries apricots pineapples limes pears and more at Goodrich and Fehlmanns. Mushrooms and French peas in glass and tin from Goodrich and Fehlman. Prescriptions carefully compounded and fresh drugs at Geo. B. Davis Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodrich & Fehlmann’s
Goodrich & Fehlman
Goodrich & Fehlman’s
Geo
Davis’ Drug Store
Warren County Farmers Club discusses road plan and leadership
A Warren County Farmers Club meeting at the courthouse debated adding vice presidents in each town and invited Freehold Grange to speak. Attendees, including lawyers and farmers, discussed road bed construction, drainage, and the merits of macadam and gravel or plank roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regula
Warren Co. Farmers’ Club
Courtouse
Acocks
C. C. Tbmpson
Freehold Grange
Warren County
Seichrist
Grange
Farmington
Meadville
Lott
Pierce
Whitehead
Donly
Higbee Memorial Day Urges School Contributions
A 1890 circular urges Pennsylvania schools to fund a memorial to Dr. E. E. Higbee, late State Superintendent. It proposes placing a monument on Harrisburg Capitol grounds, or crayon portraits in normal schools if funds fall short, with a target of at least one cent per pupil and ten cents per teacher. Teachers will collect and forward donations via local superintendents by June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Educational Fraternity of
The
Commonwealth
Higbee
Capitol
Harrisburg
State Teachers’ Association
Nornal
Ste
Department of Public Instruction
Higbee Memorial
Dr. Higbee
Fulton Nations Bank of
Lancaster
M. G. Brum Baues
M. J. Brecut
Franklin Repository
Charles W. Stone
Warren County
J. P.S. Gobin
Lebanon County
John B. Kauffman
Franklin County
E. E. Higbee
Deaths of Col F O Crocker and Mr Aird of Warren County
Two old Warren County citizens die. Col F O Crocker of Conewango dies after a long illness, leaving a wife and grown children. The late Mr Arird of Farmington, father of several Aird siblings, widower formerly Mrs Anne Cooper, also noted as deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
Col
F. O. Crocker
Conewango
Tipstaff
Arird
Farrington
C. D. Aird
D. A
T. W. Aird
Warren
J. D. Arird
Farmington
H. D
Chas. Arird
Glade
R. N. Mead
Tidioute
Anne Cooper
Fermington
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Praised as Cough Remedy
As a remedy for coughs and colds, Ayer's Cherry Pectoral has never been equaled. Its name is a household word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
National Guard Notes and Hartranft Monument Bids
A National Guard division encampment is planned for July 18 to 26 next summer with location to be decided. The Hartranft monument committee in Harrisburg invites bids for a granite or granite and bronze monument to Major General John F. Hartranft. Proposals should reflect an estimated $5 000 expenditure, with details sent to Col. George H. North at Drexel Building Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Hartranft
Harrisburg
John F. Hartranft
Norristown
George H. North
Drexel Building
Philadelphia
Tramp Held After Assault on 67-Year-Old Woman
Lizzie Mathis testified that William Wright assaulted her last Saturday forenoon at her Chestnut street home near the D V A P rail line. Neighbors frightened him away before he could finish, and he was captured and jailed awaiting a Tuesday court hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Wright
Lizzie Mathis
Chestnut Street
Prominent Erie and Meadville News Items Across Pennsylvania
Erie reports on industry growth and Prohibition enforcement while Meadville hosts dairy and ship canal discussions. Notes include Titusville fair dates, oil operations near Sheffield, a proposed monument for Dr Higbee, and local political and educational developments across multiple towns.
Tiona Journal Notes Local Happenings and Farewell
County correspondence from Tiona on January 24 reports skating activity as cold nights froze the park, health improvements among residents, and sympathy for the family of Samuel McKalip who lost his youngest son. It notes Mrs Dower and Blanche Clarendon visiting Mrs Werr and mentions a new dus-maker in town living with her aunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Jarvis
R. Brown
Lindsey
L. B. Moffman
Verback
Barber
Bradford Star
Perrine
Oil City
Carver House
John Thomas
Bessie
Jamestown
N. Y
Jacob Ullman
Warren, Pa
G. N. Patterson
John
Titusville Yierald
Oil well strike near Mead Ren Homer valued at ten barrels
On Friday January 24 an oil well flowing ten barrels was struck on Mead Ren Homer about 23 miles from Youngsville. The well is described as a good one or two barrel well and was drilled by D W Ford and Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mead
Suear Grove
Marit
Homer
Youngsville
D. W. Ford & Co
Fossil Oil Towns Show Extinct Communities Across PA
A Pittsburg Dispatch writer notes Pithole as the largest vanished oil town alongside others now erased. Bullion in Venango once had about 5,099 residents with banks and theatres. a Ben Hogan theatre and a moved hotel linger. Babylon Greece City Modoc Argyle vanishings mark an old world of forgotten towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pithole
Pennsylvania
Venango County
Ben Hogan
Bullion
Titusville
Babylon
Greece City
Modoc
Argyle
Butler County
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Promises Health Boost
The piece warns of frail invalids who cling to weak remedies and urges using Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It claims the tonic strengthens digestion and assimilation, overcomes nervousness, insomnia, malaria, kidney issues, bilious fever, constipation, rheumatism and neuralgia.
Baxter's Mandrake Bitters Praise From Users
Advertisers praise Baxter's Mandrake Bitters with strong testimonials. The notice sets a price of twenty five cents per bottle by Morris & Mullen and N.C. Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter’s Mandrake
Morris & Mullen
N.C. Allen
Local Grocery Ad Highlights Canned Fruits and Staples
Goodrich & Fehlman advertise New Crop Citron Lemons and Orange Peel. Wiesbaden preserved berries and fruits in glass. Franco American Soups in tin and glass. Crown Acme Oil also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodrich & Fehlman
Wiesbaden
Goodrich& Fehlman’s
Goodrich & Fehlman’s
Acme Oil
Advice to Correspondents Rules From an Old Newspaper Manual
A historic guidance piece instructs writers to report only one side of paper, create a paragraph for each news item, and avoid paragraphs starting with quotes. It emphasizes brief, clear prose, proper capitalization, and fairness, warning against personal ridicule or undue commentary in neighborhood news coverage.
Local Property Transfers in Warren County Ledger
A series of land and property transfers listed for Warren County, detailing grantees, grantors, townships such as Glade, Conewango, Sugar Grove, and Mead, and amounts ranging from near 1 to 1,500 dollars. Names include Bates, Phillips, Yates, Olmstead, Blood, Elston, Hall, Rynd, Willey, Dalrymple, Anderson, Haskett, Myers, and Sill along with numerous heirs and estates. The entries reflect frequent conveyances within the region and reflect varied property values and associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Bates
Tosame
Brokenstraw
F. Guilman
Atty
G. F. Yates
H. Olmstead
E. N. Stevens
Spring Creek
A. Culbertson
T. G. Phillips
Glade
A. R. Blood
Clarendon Mutual Gas Co
Mead
C. Peterson
Isonet
Wm. Fitzsimmons
N .P. Curtis
Conewango
C. R. Elston
E. R. Bumpus
Clarendon
D. Hall
L. B. Hall
J. D. Brewster
S. Hullgreen
Kinzua
Jas, Rynd
E. J. Rynd
Watson
B. F
E. Rynd
L. R. Freeman
J. Wilkinson
C. B. Willey
F. Guliman
Jas. Woodside
C. M. Horn
Sugar Grove
CW. Nichols
M. Houghtailing
V.M. Dalrymple
Andrew Pearson
A. P. Anderson
P. A. Anderson
Warren Co
Deerie
G. Yag ‘E
O. W. Prover
Pleasant
Val Con
M. Bernhart
Thos, Haskett
L. Meyers
L. Myers
F. E. Sill
Knights of Honor Lodge Mourns Brother Garcelon
Spring Creek Lodge No. 519 records note the death of P. M. Garcelon on January 25, 1890. Resolutions express sympathy, pledge to honor his memory with a memorial page, and authorize copies to the deceased’s family and the Knights of Honor Reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Creek
Knights of Honor
P. M. Garcelon
P.M Garcelon
Gro. W. More
F. R. Donaldson
H. P. Keller
Domestic and Wilson Sewing Machines for cash or easy terms
F A Cogswell Warren Pa offers domestic and Wilson sewing machines at low cash prices or on easy terms. Call at 112 East Water street for purchases before buying elsewhere. Also Rorr. H. Johnson seeks rag and metal pickups at Johnson's Exchange room. Nesmith and Knupp advertise cheese varieties and a carload of dairy salt at Nesmith and Knupp's leading grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
East Water Street
Warren
F. A. Cogswell
Johnson’s Exchange
H. Johnson
Nesmith & Knupp’s
We Have Not Sold Out in Insurance Prospect
A statement by Joun Siri & Son declares continued Fire Life and Accident Insurance service for patrons. They reference fifteen years in business and promise ongoing support until the millennial period if Brown-Sequard's Elixir proves effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown- Sequard
Joun Siri & Son
Prices Charged by Warren Dealers
List of commodity prices from Warren dealers includes apples, butter, beans, pork, lard, onions, cheese, evaporated apples, potatoes, shoulders, eggs, sugar, coffee, tea, rice, flour, wheat, rye, corn meal, syrup, salt, kerosene, and related items with per unit or per measure pricing listed in a dense catalog format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Y. Hyson Per
Japan
Java
Praise for the Colby Piano in 1890 endorsement
Theo dore Pfaffin offers high praise for a Colby Piano style mahogany instrument praising its tone and touch. The testimonial appears in a catalog style note from Curacao Organ Co and Colby Piano Co noting Pfaffin's piano trade credibility. An advertisement mentions Ow and Gents’ Furnishing Goods in Warren county with emphasis on coats and boys clothes and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby
Colby Piano Company
Theodore Pfaffin
Curiaco CotraGr Organ Co
State Street
Curcaco
Ill
Colby Piano Co
Erie
Pfaflin
Warren County
Carver House
A. Weiss
Warren
Markets Report Across Cities With Mixed Price Moves
New York money closes at 2 percent with steady exchange and varied bond quotes. Toledo shows dull wheat with cash at 80c and corn steady at 30c. Chicago cattle market quiet but steady, hogs weak, and sheep strong with lambs up to 6.40 and native grades around 5.05.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Chicago
Texas
Sur Fa.o
Local Retail Ads Highlight Shoes and Cures
Richardson and Robbin present Plum Pud dine with boned chicken and turkey. Goodrich and Fehrman advertise latest ladies and gentlemen’s shoes at C. P. Noxrmor’s. Morek Drug Store offers Wi bur’s Cough and Consumption Cure at 25 and 50 cents. California evaporated fruits from Goodrich and Fehlman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson & Robbin’s
Goodrich & Fehrman
Kemp's Balsam Endorsed Against Influenza and Colds
Advertisements urge Kemp's Balsam as a remedy for influenza coughs and throat lung disorders. Do not wait for symptoms, keep a bottle on hand to prevent pneumonia. Also notes aging Elixir for coughs and colds by N H Downs. Plus local notices and jokes about figs and climate in Kansas City and bill payments.
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Warren Moail
Home Matters
Buffalo Courier
Oil
W.C. T.U
Nesmith & Knupp
California
H. L. Towle
High St
Hunter & Jarvis
Crosby
Greenland
Exchange Block
Talmage
Brooklyn
Gladstone
England
Whitcomb
A. M. Smith
Freehold
A.A. Davis
Mike Crocker
H. Ella Mead
Pittsfield
Nina Cornelius
A. W. Jones
Ben Ellis
Chandler’s Valley
I. B. Gara
C. W. Stone
Southport
North Carolina
B. F. Morris
Cuba
Merritt
Philip Siechrist
Conewango Township
McKain Street
A. H. Olmstead
West Spring Creek
Elk Township
Spring Creek Township
Davis Drug Store
C. Goodrich & Feh
Man
Saue
A. Wrrz
Geof Davis
Deve Stors
County Agriculturists
Farmers’ Club
B. G. Morrison
Mr. Seichrist
France
S. P. Berry
Mr. Berry
Thompson
Wemor
H. M. Pornam
Royal Templars of Temperance
Bradford
State
Erie County
Clapp
Sinclairville
B. B. Lord
Will McConnell
Meadville Gazette
Perry Marble
Columbus
Stephen Heath
Sherman
W.S. McKinney
L. McDowell
J. T. Currie
Episcopal Church
Pennsylvania State Dairymen’s Association
H. C. Adams
Wisconsin
John Gould
Waldo F. Brown
Henry Talcott
Ohio
F. W. Eemonds
New York
Pennsylvania State Experiment Station
Erie Extension Canal
Franklin Spectator
Women’s Relief Corps
Brookville
Beaver
Fourth Congressional District
Kelley
Mitchell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
C. W. Mackey
Senator Delamater
Tiona
A.S. Brink
H. A. Elliott
J. A.sager
A. E. Sager
A. Sager
G. Hallgreen
John F. Mack
Jacob Mack
Pleassant
R. P. King
A. J. Davis
Marcus Spaulding
Lamps and Lamp Goods
Goodrich & Fehlmen
Warren Recail Market
Cleveland
Minnesota
Ile
Western Creamery
C. P. Noxrmor’s
Morek
Water St
B. G Gregory
McKain
Liberty St
L. G. Noyes & CO
N. K. Wendleboe
Tam
Liberty Street
Nelson Greenland
N. H. Downs
Morris Mullen
Goodrich & Fehrman’s
Kansas
Kansas City Star
Binghamton Terald
Clark—Weatherby
Jamestown, N.Y
A. C. Ellis
W. A. Clark
Alice E. Weatherby
Russell, Pa
Haines
Golden Specific Co
Race Street
Cincinnati
Lowell
United States Senate
Chicago News
Matt
Crocker
Cena
Sweeting
Mary Sweeting
Jacob Sweeting
Arrip
Joseph Arrrd
Baldensperger
Elizabeth Baldensperger
Peter Greenlund
Undertaker
Hickory St
Nelson Greenlund
Exchange Hotel
the Mail and Phila
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