Winter Time Table for Philadelphia and Erie Rail Road
The 1876 winter timetable shows westward Erie Mail from Warren at 4.45 pm arriving at Erie at 6.50 pm with connections at Corry. eastward Erie Mail from Erie at 11.20 am arriving in Philadelphia at 7.00 am with Kane Acc at Kane. Departure times reflect Philadelphia time, 20 minutes ahead of Erie time, per Genl Supt WM Baldwin.
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Erie Mail
Snar
Warren
Corry
Skrie
Erie
Ace
Kane
Philadelp
T . Warren
WAMG
Oil Creek
Allegheny River
R. W
Philadelphia
WM. A. Baldwin
H. Day
N.Y
Titusville
Grand Valley
Garland
Fentonville
Frewsburg Aveereeeees
A & G W Cros
Falconer’s
Fredonia
Atest
Dunkirk
Buffalo
Pitts
Frewsburg Lis
Bossemerg
Irvington
Youngsville
Pittsfield
Garland Nee Sees
Hayer
C. A. Clute
L. T. Bisnop
Time Table No 1 Takes Effect December 14 1876 4 A M
Time table item declares the schedule take effect on Thursday December 14 1876 at 4 A M. The notice lists line GOING N with service change details and station stops for the early morning hours.
Trains and Stations in Buffalo Erie Route Details
Fragmented OCR shows rail timetable data with train numbers, stations from Buffalo to Gowanda and Jamestown, and times in AM PM notation. The text references Buffalo Creek Limestone Ridg Big Tree and several local places, but details are garbled.
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Buffalo
Erie
Buffalo Creek
Bbott
Ron Hamburgh
Water Valley
Mden Valley “den Centre
Collins
Lawtons
Gowanda
Dayton
Markhams
Pine Valley
Lake Shore Route Train Schedule Fragment
Rail timetable snippet shows Lake Shore & Michigan Southern routes with stations including Oil City Franklin Jamestown Andover Ashtabula Cleveland Dunkirk and Buffalo. Eastward trains No 2 and No 6 listed with assorted departure and arrival times and a reference to mail cars.
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Oil City
Franklin
Stoneboro
Andover
Ashtabula
Cleveland
Palace
Cincinnati
New York
Mansfield
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio
Ravenna
Cleveland & Pittsburg
Meadville
Union and Corry
Jamestown
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Toledo
South
W.b.shattuc
Gen. Pass’r Agt
C. P. D. Cooper
Local Officials Listed with Multiple Warren County Roles
A long roster lists Burgess W W Pickett and town officers including Clerk R P King, Assessor J P Marston, and School Directors Benjamin Nesmith among others. District and county officers cover Congressman G Egbert, State Senator C W Stone, Sheriff Henry Brace, and Treasurer Robert E Miller, with numerous county auditors, commissioners, and clerks named across Warren and surrounding towns. The poem by Eben St Rexford closes the page noting life as a loom weaving fate and urging virtue over sin.
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George Ensworth
Justices of the Peace
D. J. Hodges
D. W.C. James
Constable
S. G. Ward
Notaries Public
D. I. Ball
C. N. Noyes
H. E. Brown
O. F. Hoffman
Ozro Nesmith
G. N. Parmiee
A. J. Hazeltine
E. F. Hodges
G. Egbert
Franklin
C. W. Stone
Warren
W. M. Lindsey
Church Services Across Denominations Listed With Times
The notice lists multiple churches with pastors and service times including Presbyterian Rankin at 11 AM and 7 PM, Episcopal Getz at 11 AM and 7 PM, Methodist Warren at 11 AM and 7 PM, Evangelical Rearick at 10:30 AM and 7 PM, Lutheran Lampe at 11 AM and 7 PM plus 3 PM English School, Scandinavian Mellander monthly Sundays at 10:30 AM and 7 PM, and Catholic De La Roque Mullen with Masses at 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM plus Vespers at 4 PM.
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Presbyterian
W. A. Rankin
Episcopal
Getz
A. Rearick
F. C. H. Lampe
J. Mellander
Father de la Roque
Father Mullen
Secret Societies Meeting Schedules Listed in Local Notices
Local notices list fraternal orders and dates for meetings including Laban Lodge No 52 K or H meets every other Monday in S Burgess block with Wetmore as Dictator Merrill as Reporter Nor th Star Lodge No 241 Reg meets on or before full moon Wednesday with Noyes W M Cornelius Secy Occidental H R A Chapter No 235 regular communications second Monday monthly Keelor H P Spencer Secy Conewango Lodge No 259 meets every Monday in Johnson's Exchange Taylor W C Pollock Secy Warren Lodge No 339 meets Tuesday in Allen Block Davidson N G Grindley Secy Kossut Encampment No 8 meets second and fourth Thursdays in Johnson's Exchange Amgs C P Dennison Secy Ogalala Tribe No I 0 R M meets Friday in Burgess block Dunn Sachem Waters C of R.
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Laban Lodge
S. Burgess
G. KR. Wetmore
A. Merrill
North Star Lodge
Cc. H. Noyes
W. M
G. O. Cornelius
Sec’y. Occidental H. R. A
N. G
John Grindley
Sec’y. Kossut
Johnson’s Exchange
G. H. Amgs
C. P
Fat Wife and Husband in a Comic Ballad
A thin husband laments his fat wife who crowds their life and home. She grows larger and more lavish until she explodes in a satirical dramatic image, leaving onlookers stunned by the absurdity.
Mr Grumble’s Cure Ends His Grumbling Habit
Henry Grumble learns the cost of fault finding after Uncle Tompkins visits. A playful impersonation by Tom exposes Henry’s own habit, prompting a vow to stop grumbling as Mrs Grumble finds quiet relief from the familial strain. The tale concludes with reconciliation and a new peace at home.
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Mr. Grumble
Mrs. Grumble
Smith
Harry
Bessie
Henry
Bess
Mr. Carlton
Tom
Mrs. Grumplé
Uncle Tompkins
Hearthstone
Bessie Grumble
Mr. Grumbie
Grumble
Uncle Thompson
Tom Carlton
Nephew Grumble
Odd Pronunciation Test At Institute Reading Webster Prize
Professor Hull challenges Institute members at Union City to read Webster aloud with correct pronunciation. A fiasco follows as a man with bronchitis commits suicide after rejected advances to a Malay or Caucasian woman. coroner removes the debris. Several members attempt the reading, tallying numerous mispronunciations before Hull reads it correctly.
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Union City
Erie County
The
Times
Hull
Belial
Institute
L. P. Couch
Brooks
M. E. Olds
J. E. Twining
Carrie Duncombe
O. V. Cotter
A. L. Knapp
C. H. Austin
Charles Chandler
Prof. Hull
Brown Family Buckwheat Straw Courtship Method
A humorous tale explains how Brown marries off his daughters by a trick of social pressure. He lures suitors he dislikes and discourages those he favors, using controlled visits and hints to push couples toward engagement, claiming the plan always works.
National Pride Across Nations and a Frozen River Scene
A quotation from Dr. J. G. Holland contrasts American pride with European self regard and notes that if Americans show national pride it is not unique. The Ohio River at Cincinnati is seen as an icebound crossing used by pedestrians, while a liquor dealer operates a booth between the banks.
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America
England
France
Vaterland
J. G. Holland
Scribner
Ohio
Cincinnati
That
Kentucky
Telegraphs 1876 Record Circulation Remark
The London Daily Telegraph reports an average daily circulation of 200,317 between July 1 and December 1, 1876, a feat described as unparalleled in newspaper history. The remark links to women who did not seize leap year opportunities.
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London Daily Telegraph
Boys on Life Path Lessons and Notable Avenue Walkers
A homily urges boys to choose noble paths, work hard, and help others while noting figures seen on Pennsylvania Avenue. It recalls President Grant Andrew Johnson Lady Thornton and Sir Edward Thornton as examples of public life and conduct.
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President Grant
Thorntons
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sir Edward Thornton
Legation
Epigrams and Ironies From a Brassbound Evening
A collage of witty vignettes and pithy quips on fashion love jealousy and moral quibbles. Jokes tackle dress standards Eve religions dogs and editors with sly 19th century humor and social satire.
Man saves himself from icy cellar plunge
A man slips into a cellar and finds himself swimming in four feet of ice water with cellar stairs tangled in his hair. He battles to reach safety, avoiding injury as neighbors summon help. The incident highlights the dangers of winter hazards in home cellars.
Seventy Ladies Visit Mrs Neilson in St Louis
In hard times the account notes seventy ladies calling on Mrs Neilson in St Louis and each kissing her, described as a waste of raw material.
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Mrs Neilson
St Louis
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Warren Mail
K.cowan & CO
Willis Cowan
E. Cowan
Warren County
P. W. Murray
Hickory
Merck & Co
James Cable
Allen's
WM. D. Brown
Suspension Bridge
William Schnur
Merck’s
Front St
Storum & CO
Wim
Messner
Simith
J. W. Agrelius
Empire Shingle Mill
Youngsville, Pa
Kaprly
R. H. Humphrey
Lurie
Oo. F. Hoffman
Warren, Pa
Second Street
Warren Savings Bank
Wilbur & Miles
W.W
M. Miles
D.I. Ball
Shafter
Wm. Messner
Carver House
J. H. Mitchell, & Co
Fire & Life Insurance
Lycoming
Niagara, Fire Association
Penn
Scofield
J. H. Mitchell
Willis A. Mitchell
Sextus Keller
Smith’s
Johnson & Lindsey
Johnson's Exchange
Warren Pa
Johnson
WM. V. Hazeltine
Liberty Street
Scofield & Hooker
Junius R. Clark
Chas
H. Noyes
Clark & Noyes
C. H. Noyes
Allen
C. C. Thompson
Brown & Stone
First National Bank
R. Brown, Co
W. Stone
Johson
Johnson, White & Co
Clark Johnson
Robert Johnson
Kk. M. Pierce
FFICE
Ruhl
Dr. von Moschzisker
FTER
von Moschzisker
Express
J. F. Wells & Co
Spencer & Bullyusere
Ball & Levy
Merchant Tailors
Michigan Street
Buffalo, N. WY
Geo, Ball & Co’s
Pennsylvania Rail Hoad
Philadelphia & Erie R. Bi
Philadelphia & Erie Rail Road
Allegheny Valley
R. R
Ted
P. C. Doyle
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
R’y. Yd
ETA
Clvd
Por
Ains East
GEO
H. McIntire
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
Urbana
Marion Galion
Ashland
Akron
Greenville
Salamanca
Hornellsville
Elmira
Binghamton
Boston
Salamanca Corry
Galion
Marion
Louisville
St. Louis
Springfield
Local Directory
W.J. Alexander
Rob't E. Miller
M. ,Dunham
Enterprise
E.R. Wheelock
Sugar Grove
J.B. Jennings
Tidioute
Sterling Green
Kinzua
Wm. Schuur
E. A. Spencer
Columbus
T. E. Barnes
Sheffield
G. C. James
N. K. Thompson
Eben St. Rexford
R. M. Warren
R. Dennison
Burgess’ Block
E Dunn
Sachem
Savings Bank
Foreign Exchange
L. F. Watson
B. Nesmith
A.J. Hazeltine
A H. Hunter
P. Falconer
E . Wood
M. SB. Dunham
James Clark
Albert Kirberger
Holesale
Healso Mining
Union School House
Flickery
Warren. PA
W. Co. Rowland. Warren
Walter B. Kinsky
Ae Union School
Meehan
N Watson & Davis
Brown
Dentist Associations
Whittier
Eve
Kate Claxton
Brooklyn
Cain
Garden of Eden
Derrick
Phil. Press
Adam
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