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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1877
Page
3
A collage of Warren news notes covers farming, paving, and social events. Wheat and hay crops, new fencing on East Second streets, and a rising number of buildings mark the season. Reflections on hard times, church excursions, and civic notices frame a town in active summer flux.
A speaker recalls tender twilight walks and woodland songs with a former lover now husband. She notes changing roles as the man studies stocks while she darns socks, and wonders at love after marriage being a beautified myth. The poem ends in disenchantment.
The Warren and Titusville area showcased a working long distance telephone linking Warren and Titusville over about 50 miles of wire last Thursday evening. Experiments led by A B Howland of the New York Pipe Co and operator Stearns heard music and clear speech, with concurrent talking possible at both ends. A public test included Col Coleman in Titusville and Prof Gray of Boston as sources of the instruments. The test used batteries removed from lines, and the demo included tunes like Home Sweet Home becoming audible in Warren.
Oil activity in Warren district shows a Judge Hiller farm well at 900 feet with a good show. T. Struthers leases the State Hospital farm near Crull well and plans a two year rig removal with one third royalty. June oil report lists production by region with totals and average yield per new well about 177 barrels.
All accounts on Geo Ball & Co's books that have stood six months must be settled within fifteen days or be put in collection. Bring your rags to R. H. Johnson, who will pay you what they are worth.
A popular summer resort on Chautauqua Lake hosts over one hundred guests with steady arrivals daily. Manager A J Dobbins ensures a warm welcome and quality service, with easy rail and lake access, gas lighting, and lake water. August is expected to be busy during the Fair Point Assembly. guests are advised to book rooms early. Charlie Wetmore runs a nearby store selling candy and tobacco. Also noted are a Thompson district pupil list with perfect attendance, and Court House work nearing December completion with new plastering and steam heating. Will Smith advertises chromes and photo views at low prices.
Erie area reports show baseball with 17 wins in 38 games, Crawford and Warren counties expect larger potato crops, and Chautauqua Lake hosts a Sunday School Assembly with temperance talks. Meantime a Jamestown railroad inching toward steel rails, and a fatal train incident in Erie later noted.
VERITAS issues a lengthy reply defending temperate wine use against Rev. Merchant’s critique. The writer cites Hebrew Greek terms yayin tirosh oinos and various passages to argue fermented wine is depicted and permitted in moderation. The piece defends church tradition, argues against total abstinence, and calls for respectful debate in Warren.
A Temperance Convention and Basket Picnic will be held at Bemus Point on Chautauqua Lake Friday July 20. Speeches may be expected by Wm Newton Col Hoy and other prominent gentlemen. Activities include baseball wheelbarrow races and tule races with steamer service Jamestown May Martin Griffith carrying passengers from Jamestown at 8:30 9 and 9 30 am and returning at 5 pm. Tar Perms or Ice Water. An exchange warns ice water can disrupt digestion comparing to pouring water on a hot stove and urges moderation in drinking.
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