Kinzua Bridge Excursion and Local Developments
The Warren Mail notes an excursion of Company I to Kinzua Bridge next Thursday and reports on local happenings. Forepaughs circus is booked for September. Pinney & Co. are plumbers in Steber's basement. Warren Band gave a fine park concert. markets note fruit season and hints of frost. New Conewango bridge ironwork arrives while stonework nears completion. M Stoneker builds a two story house on Water Street. Wiltz and Stricker open a billiard parlor. a thank you note is given for a Bible gift to Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Hoffman. The fall term Warren Union School begins September 3 with noted thriving activity.
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Pinney & Co
Steber
Exchange Block
Warren Corner
Wiggins
Conewango Bridge
N. Ford
Fredonia
Warren Club
Geibe
Corry Club
Warren Union School
Miller
Clinton
Sheffield
Warren
Beecher & Copeland’s
Carver House
Nort
Cook
Conewango
Corner Water
Fifth Streets
Hickory Street
Excursion and social notes from Jamestown region
A roundup of personal notices lists visits by Miss Blanche King to Jamestown and Chautauqua, Mrs Annie Lepper and Mollie from Watertown with artist Greaves, and ex Lt. Gov Stone joining the Pennsylvania Historical Society. It notes residents at Allegheny Spring, new curtilage on Curtis homestead, and appointments such as Rev J M Thoburn taking the Daily Herald editor role at Chautauqua starting August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. I
Kinzua Bridge
Blanche King
Jamestown
Chautauqua
Col. Watson
Washington
Annie Lepper
Mollie
Watertown
N. Y
Greaves
Stone
The
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
A. E. Higbee
Oil City
F. K. Russell
High Street
C. E. Goodwin
D. V. Stranahan
Jas. O. Parmlee
Allegheny Spring
John Lauffer
Julia
Nattie Thomas
Democrat
Danforth
Johnny Silk
Thomas Ghent
Chas. Isaacs
Minneapolis
Minn
Harry
Josie Siegel
New York
Mrs. Isaacs
Russell Jones
Yankeebush
Oregon
D. G. Fouse
Fidelity Mutual Association
Philadelphia
Illinois
P. Henry
Curtis
Fred
Albert Morck
Albert Kirberger
Buffalo
Thomas Connelly
Bradford
Reg
1” Co
Walter Clark
Child
H. P. Hunter
Susan Delaney
New Castle
Del
Merritt
J. M. Thoburn
Daily Herald
Thoburn
Drowned Young Man at River Log Raft Near P E Bridge
A 19 year old named Peter Welch drowned in the river near the log raft above the P E bridge after diving in with others. He could not be found by Tuesday morning despite immediate search. Heworked for A J Hazeltine and was described as steady and worthy.
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Peter Welch
A. J. Hazeltine
Warren County Democratic Convention Concludes Amid Tensions
The Warren County Democrats held a county convention with only 17 of 28 districts represented and about half the needed delegates. Key figures Taggart Tonkin and Noyes dominated the proceedings while Ledger criticism of Warren men drew sharp replies. Rev W A Rankin nominated for Warren Academy Trustee. no County Surveyor chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
Taggart
Noyes
Dr. Axtell
Youngsville
C. Shemelfeng
Mead
J. B. Walker
Tidioute
D. W. Buel
Sugar Grove
Tonkin
Mr. Bell
Warren
Charles P. Northrop
Buel
the Ledger
Taggart and
The
Ledger
Greenback
Butler
W. A. Rankin
Warren Academy
C. H. Noyes
R. N. Seaver
Columbus
G. N. Parmlee
Taggart, Tonkin & Noyes
Kidnapping Outrage In Warren County Timber Case
Ex sheriff S V Davis, appointed receiver of the Ford and Lacy timber estate, was arrested by two men posing as officers near Warren depot and taken toward Kane. A habeas corpus writ and special train secured his return, while detectives suspected of unlawful activity were blocked by Davis and associates. The dispute centers on court orders and control of timber lands in Forest and Warren counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. V. Davis
Warren
Ford & Lacy
Forest
Warren County
Stowe
Allegheny County Court
Davis
Allegheny County
Allegheny
Kane
Miss Valentine
Brown
S. H. Davis
Utter
Geo. Davis
Dr. Preston
Mr. Davis
Keep Cool in the Heat with Common Sense Rules
As a heat wave persists, the piece urges practical steps to stay safe and comfortable. It stresses avoiding sunstroke through simple measures such as head protection, umbrellas for sun exposure, light meals, moderate fluids, and delaying cold drinks and alcohol. It notes children should wear cool clothing and visit parks, and workingmen should shield their heads from sun.
Basket Picnic to the Kinzua Bridge July 19 1883
A local excursion by I company 16th regiment N G P Warren Pa to visit the Kinzua Bridge leaves Warren at 7:00 am via D A V P R R and returns after 9:00 pm. Bridge stands 302 feet high 2052 feet long with iron weighing over 4 million pounds and stone foundation of 7000 cubic yards. Tickets include set prices from Warren 2.15 and nearby towns. sales at L G Noyes drug store.
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I” Company
16Th Reg’t, N. G.P
Warren
Salamanca
Bradford
Bridge
Bunker Hill Monument
Trinity Church
Russellburg
Frewsburg
Junction
L. G. Noyes
Mrs Ingersoll Seeks Easy Profitable Business Contact
Energetic notice invites readers to call for full particulars about Mrs T D Ingersoll stopping at Mr Gerould s. She comes highly recommended by Mr and Mrs I B Gara of Warren, noted locals.
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T. D. Ingersoll
Import Cigars at L G Noys Drug Store
Nelson Glendlund advertises a complete assortment of undertaking goods and ready made clothing. He offers service at all hours and invites customers to call in the Exchange block opposite the Postoffice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Noys
Postoffice
Nelson Greenlund
Spring and Summer Clothing at Jacob Keller Tailor
Jacob Keller the Tailor offers a vast stock of imported and domestic cloths for spring and summer styles. Dress suits business suits spring overcoats and neat pants available with low prices and guaranteed fit. Rooms are on the second story corner of Second and Liberty Warren Pa. T. H. Nevin Co white lead and ready mixed paint guaranteed. For sale by L. G. Noyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Keller
Second and
Liberty Streets
Warren
T. H. Nevin & Co
L. G. Noyes
Meadville Drownings Prompt Countywide Alerts
In Meadville area four drowning deaths occurred in three weeks. Erie telephone poles face a two dollar per pole tax set by the city council. Clarion county plans an $88,000 courthouse with P H Melvin as winning bidder from sixteen. Oil fires attributed to lightning incur a general average tax of one and a half barrels per thousand.
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Co. I
Kinzua Bridge
Meadville
Erie
Clarion County
P. H. Melvin
Franklin
Clarendon
Dempsey
Standard Oil Company
Oil City
Corydon
Jamestown Parties
Tenth Regiment
Pennsylvania Reserve Corps
South Mountain
Warren County
Co. H
Buffalo
United States
Chautauqua County
Bob
Buffalo Express
Erie Observer
J. B. Hamilton
Sugar Grove
Warren Co
J. B
Tidioute
Martin & Homer
Carson & Co
Treatment of Sunstroke by Cold Water and Ginger
A Pittsburgh Dispatch summary advises sunstroke treatment uses shade, rewarming with ice cold water poured over the head, and a stiff dose of Jamaica ginger diluted in water. If ginger is unavailable, brandy can substitute. The method aims to relieve brain pressure and restore blood flow within about an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Pittsburg
Disobedience of Orders Causes Fatal Wreck Near Jamestown
Two men killed on the B and O S W R R near Jamestown New York when conductor George Gates ignored orders not to leave the junction. The collision involved a freight and a wildcat passenger train carrying Masonic excursionists. Gates aged 40 and brakeman Myron Colby aged 21, both Buffalo residents, died. The engineer and fireman escaped injury. Passengers unhurt beyond a severe shock.
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Jamestown
N. Y
George Gates
Titusville
Gates
Myron Colby
Buffalo
Colby
Harper's Bazaar Patterns and Tooth Powder Ad
Reader urged to try Harpers Bazar Patterns with full descriptions in every pattern. Advertisement promotes latest European and American fashions and Harper's Bazar issues. Also promotes Yes Tooth Powder for teeth like pearls and pure breath, sold by Johnson & Siegfried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Bazar
Johnson & Steerrerp
Variety Hall
Warren
Johnson & Siegfried
County Correspondence Notes Local Happenings and Changes
The entry surveys post office updates with Horton Crary Co moving hardware to make room for a new post office and J Crary with A Allen introducing improvements. The Ph and E R R company rebuilds a depot bridge damaged by a cyclone. Local residents Byron Horton family, Louie Schoellkopf and Maggie Wood are noted visiting or returning home.
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Horton, Crary & Co
J. Crary
C. D. Allen
P. O
Ph. & E. R. R. Company
Byron Horton
Brooklyn
N. Y
New York City
Louie Schoellkopf
Buffalo
Maggie Wood
Edinboro
Geo. Dickinson
Bowers
Walter Horton
J. N. Horton
Boston
Mass
Accidents and Events Mark Spring Creek Community
On the fourth in Spring Creek a firework misfired injuring Dexter Morton’s boy and others, at the Station Thos Klett burned while loading an anvil, and a Nollinger boy drowned in the Brokenstraw after two days in the water. Haying begins, grass is average, corn and potatoes look well, a Brown family reunion is planned on the 14th at Geo Tucker’s, Miss Gertie Scammons held a school picnic, a church festival at the Station succeeded, and P Woodruff with Emma depart for Wisconsin unless detained by a constable. July 10, 1883. M.
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Dexter Morton
Morton
Thos. Klett
Brokenstraw
Geo. Tucker’s
Gertie Scammons
P. Woodruff
Emma
Wisconsin
Sparrows Rally for Rebuilding Nests in Depot
A Dunkirk Journal note describes sparrows invading a depot, building nests from straw on roof beams, and a habitual thrice weekly cleanup. The watchman quips the birds hold a caucus to decide rebuilding, promising another truckload of nests in three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkirk
Beautifying Parks and Public Square Urged by Argus
The Greenville Argus argues Franklin has spent 1000 on parks and urges funds for improving the public square. Opponents echo past phrases about prewar conditions, but supporters say beauty buys health and cheer, noting how communities praise improvements after they are completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville Argus
Franklin
Gov. Pattison
Franklin Press
Free Trial Bottle of Cough and Lung Syrup Offered
L. G. Noyes, the Druggist, offers a free trial bottle of Dr. Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup to all sufferers of coughs colds asthma consumption or any lung ailment as a test of the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Noyes
Dr. Bosanko
Excursion to Niagara Falls by Warren Hose Co
Niagara Hose Co plans a July 31 excursion from Warren to Niagara Falls by train leaving D A V and P depot at 6 AM and returning around 10 PM. Round trip fare is 2.50 with a Buffalo stop at 10 AM and 11 PM plus a Providence vs Buffalo baseball game. Tickets available this week from committee members E Walker G H Higgins Henry Dunn W C Allen Louis Dreyer.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara Hose Co
Warren
The
Falls
Buffalo
Providence
Messrs. E. Walker
G. H. Higgins
Henry Dunn
W. C. Allen
Louis Dreyer
Oil market excitement as prices drift toward lower levels
The Geotell Bros. remain major buyers adding two to three million more oil as prices slide several cents daily. Bears eye a dollar point while smaller holders exit on margin pressures and refined oil weakens. Bulls seek lower prices to reload, amid shifting ownership and uncertain future moves. July prices noted with dating inconsistencies.
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Geotell Bros
Moses
Pennsylvania Paragraphs Summary
The Drexels of Philadelphia hold about one million trade dollars with much paid at 85 cents on the dollar. The Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association owns 240 acres and tends Crawford Glen's 40 acres around Gen. Crawford. A one handed Carbon Advocate compositor corrects and distributes 8,000 cms of minion daily. A minor pistol sale law imposes 50 dollar fine and 20 days in jail. Donations for James Nutt’s defense reach two thousand dollars, accepted with thanks.
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Drexels
Philadelphia
Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association
Crawford Glen
Crawford
Wm. Mortimer
The
Carbon Advocate
James Nutt
Dukes
Coal Oil Johnny Headlines Rebuttal From Smethport Miner
The Smethport Miner debunks a recent Star story about John Steele alias Coal Oil Johnny. It asserts Steele’s name is Steele, he never had eight million dollars, and he squandered a fortune from Mrs. McClintock, leaving him without a fortune now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Steele
Smethport
The
Star
John Steele
Johnny
Steele
Move Along in Church Pews for Welcoming Seating
An exchange advises church-goers to keep pews open as they enter, avoid blocking ends, and let others sit where they can. It urges moving along to welcome newcomers and not forming chains to rush out or secure seats, reflecting a change from past urgent seating practices.
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Warren
Town Trustees Deny Exclusive Gas Franchise Plan
James town trustees reject granting a single company exclusive rights to import natural gas from Pennsylvania for fuel. Two firms, one local and one from Warren capitalists, may pursue a pipeline project needing about 400000 dollars. only one will likely proceed. Bradford Era notes N K Wendelboe offers wallpaper and painting services from Liberty street. Mark Twain installs three granite birth date troughs for his children on East Hill near Elmira.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Warren Capitalists
Pennsylvania
Bradford
Mark Twain
East Hill
Elmira
Great Bargains at Geo Ball’s Clothing Store Warren Pa
Bargains abound at Geo Ball’s clothing store in Warren Pennsylvania with the largest stock in town and lowest prices. The sale features summer novelties in neckwear hats and caps and offers a guaranteed satisfaction to every purchaser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Ball’s
Warren Pa
Unclaimed Letters in Warren Post Office 1883 Notice
Warren Pa July 14 1883 list of unclaimed mail at the Warren Post Office includes Mrs Olive Adams Thomas Hunter C Sophia Anderson Henry Johnson Josephine Bailey Carolina Larsson Michael Burk D B Berger Jacob McNallay Mrs Crevelling E L Morris Nellie Carnahan Nils Olsson William Darkfield Noble Davis J M Rodgers Ellen Eriksson Hanna Robinson Horace French Caroline Kaver Mrs Robt Geer E Stevens Mrs Mary Good J T Scott Mrs George Gaull P B Schatzle Wm Senderson Ida Wood A J Walters Please call with date of advertising to claim letters or they will be sent to the Dead Letter Office.
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Warren Post Office
Warren Co
Adams
Olive Hunter
Thomas Anderson
C. Sophia Johnson
Henry Bailey
Josephine Larsson
Carolina Burk
Michael Moser
D. B. Berger
Jacob McNallay
James Crevelling
E. L. Morris
Nellie C. Carnahan
J. Olsson
Nils Cullen
William Darkfield
Noble Davis
J. M. Rodgers
Ellen Eriksson
Hanna Robinson
Horace French
Caroline Kaver
Robt. Geer
E. Stevens
Mary A. Good
J. T. Scott
George Gaull
P. B. Schatzle
Wm. Senderson
A. J. Walters
Dr Frazier's Root Bitters touted for debility cure
An advertisement claims Dr Frazier's Root Bitters cure general debility loss of appetite and diseases from a disordered stomach liver and kidneys. Sold by L G Noyes in Warren Pennsylvania.
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Warren Mail
Home Matters
Longfellow
Forepaugh
Exchange
Leonhart
King
L. C. Harris
Warren Hotel
Fredonia Censor
Market Street
Mercer Fair
Cochranton Fair
Spring Creek
C. Smith & Son
Saller, Lewin & Co
Phila
J. H. Byrnes
Rochester
Reynolds Bros
Couch & Wisner
Potter & Farrell
Brokers In Petroleum
Warren, Pa
Ghst. Lwst
N. K. Wendelboe
Liberty Street
Manship
SOL. Cohn & CO
Keystone Clothiers and Hatters
A. Siegel & Sons
Northwestern
Penn’a
T. H. Nevin & Co’s
Pioneer
Pittsburgha
Western Av
Allegheny, Va
Ls. Ge
O. C
Allen, P. M. Warren, Pa
P. Greenland
Front ST
Episcopal Church
P. Greenlund
A. W. Morce
O’bryan—Hamm
Fred Morgan
W. F. Wood
Wm. P. O'Bryan
Knapp’s Creek
Cara F. Hamm
Blossom—Mckean
Tionesta
D.S. Knox
J.P
Frank Blossom
Alice McKean
Deerfield
Pressly
East Saginaw
Mich
Eugene Waters
Jos. H
Hattie Waters Pressly
Woodbeck
John Woodbeck
Hart
Roy Edward
Charles Hart
Ww. Miles
M. Ross
Hazel St
Alsomy
Painesville
Ohio
Lake County
T. Allen, Esq
P.H. Towel
Ss. M. Brownell
Malloffice
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