School calendar and wartime enlistments in Warren
Warren School Directors adopt a calendar opening Sept 4 1899 with intermissions including Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and a three week holiday period. President McKinley orders Warren volunteers with Lieut Lewis M. Clark and Major D S Crawford to Camp Meade, listing local men who will enlist in the 28th regiment and others from Co I and N G P.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Teachers’ Institute
McKinley
Pennsylvania
Lewis M. Clark
Co. I
Camp Meade
Clark
Assemblyman
Parshall
Senator Penrose
Warren County
Erie
Signal Corps
Cuba
Frank Teese
Gus Billings
Co. I, Vol
Wm. J. Brower
N.G. P
Jamestown
Gallant Sixteenth Pension Claims Highlight Porto Rico Service
Washington correspondent notes the 16th Pennsylvania Regiment, after serving in Porto Rico, shows low pension uptake with 149 applications filed and three pensions granted. 107 applicants are from other soldiers or dependents, while 36 are from relatives of the dead or wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pension Office
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Spain
Porto Rico
Coamo
Pennsylvania
War Department
Evans
Col. Hulings
District of Columbia
Music Parlor Ad at 214 Hickory Street
Local notice advertises late songs and two steps at Music Parlors located at 214 Hickory Street. Mrs S F CaBLE & Co. operates the listing, inviting patrons to enjoy the venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory Street
Mrs. S. F. Cable & Co
Ladies Cash Emporium
S. F. Cable & Co
Great Cash Meat Market for Sale in Warren Pa
Cash meat market in Warren Pennsylvania offered for two hundred dollars. Sold by G H Strickland. Promises no better trade in the city and every penny cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
G. H. Strickland
Fruits and Vegetables Offerings at Warren Market
S J Cook produce commission merchant Exchange Block Warren offers car of potatoes good cookers at 75c per bushel watermelons two carloads from Georgia and South Carolina very low price cantaloupes green corn peaches plums tomatoes cucumbers very low in price lemons 15 and 20c per dozen apples 25c per peck all kinds of fruits and vegetables at lower prices ever offered consignment of fruit and vegetables solicited call and examine goods and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Cook
Produce Commission
Exchange Block
Warren
Georgia
South Carolina
Engraver's Roman calling cards favored for distinct style
The Mail notes Engraver's Roman is the fashionable type for calling cards. Cards printed with this font are unique and in demand. Low rates to Pacific Coast points by Nickel Plate road with excursion tickets to San Francisco and other coast destinations. Through palace sleepers and dining car service via Nickel Plate. Ask agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Nickel Plate Road
San Francisco
Palace
Ask
Chautauqua Lake
Sabon
Con- Bae Ae
Buttalewi
Empire State Express
N. Y. Central
Age New Y
Struthers Hotel Barn Welcomes John Stinger for Farm Horses
The Struthers Hotel Barn now hosts John Stinger who will give special attention to farmers horses. Transients may be accommodated as there is no livery in connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Struthers Hotel
John Stinger
Fruit dishes and ice cream sets promotion
Fruit dishes fruit plates ice cream sets and salad options are advertised with an invitation to look at the store’s offerings. The message emphasizes value and appeal of their fruit and dessert serveware.
Local notes and travel talk from Warren area
A collage of notices from Warren Pennsylvania includes names of residents visiting friends or traveling to places like Chicago and Lakewood, births and illnesses, pension awards, and local events. Mentions: Miss Olive Watson, Miss Mary Gert, Dr. Katherine Northrop, Rev. George Darling, and pension recipients. Also reports on excursions, bridge plans, church temperance days, and a St Swithin’s weather saying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
83A
Tidioute
Loyal Temperance Legion
Anna A. Gordon
Fresh Air Mission
W. J. Richards
E. N. Smith
Warren
High Street
Parker & Shawkey
Merck & Kirberger’s
Katherine N. Northrop
Warren State Hospital
Wernersville Insane Asylum
Reading
Mme
Eleanor Meredith
N.Y. City
Garcia, Marchesi
Randegger
Salina Johnson House Item and Local Incidents
A brief county roundup records J. L. Briggs buying the Salina Johnson house. Other items describe injuries, deaths, weather lightning losses, a bridge inspection, and local misfortunes in Youngsville, Grimsby Park, and surrounding areas.
Real Estate Transfers Week Ending July 19 1899
Timothy Barnes estate transfers to Alonzo Horton at Cherry Grove for 60 dollars. Robi L Donaldson and wife move to Henry Hollis in Columbus for 600. L B Wood Co transfers to Horace N Ongley in Grand Valley for 50. David Grindley and wife to John G Grindley in Warren for 1. David Grindley estate to David J D H Siggins and wife to J F Rounce in Conewango for 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Barnes
Alonzo Horton
Cherry Grove
Robi. L. Donaldson
Henry Hollis
Columbus
L. B. Wood Co
Horace N. Ongley
Grand Valley
David Grindley
John G. Grindley
Warren
David J. Grindley
D. H. Siggins
J. F. Rounce
Conewango
Trains Delayed By Rail Departures At Youngsville
Two accidents occurred near Youngsville on July 13. A freight locomotive derailed after a switch opened, injuring Erie resident Tom Harmon who jumped clear and fractured a leg. A later high speed D A W freight killed Irvine ton youth Frank Jackson who leapt from a car and suffered fatal head and leg injuries. Coroner’s jury ruled accidental death. Jackson was about 18 and well regarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngsville
Tom Harmon
Erie
Frank Jackson
Irvineton
Pierce
Irvington
Thompson's Barosma Claims Cure for Chronic Pain
J J Borne of Titusville Pa recounts long lasting back side and groin pain with numbness improving after third dose of Thompson's Barosma. He says he was about to sell his business but was cured and has felt well since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
J. J. Borne
Titusville
Chautauqua Summer Schools Open With Broad backing
Chautauqua’s summer program now operates fourteen schools and one hundred twelve courses under seventy three instructors. Faculty includes affiliates from Columbia Yale Harvard Chicago and Michigan universities Syracuse and Wesleyan colleges and the U S Naval Academy. The Chautauqua University endowment stands at fifty thousand dollars with Miss Helen Gould contributing twenty five thousand dollars toward the fund and five thousand toward the Hall of Christ corner stone to be laid on Bishop Vincent’s return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaautauqua
Chautauqua
Columbia
Yale
Harvard
Chicago
Michigan
Syracuse
Wesleyan
U. S. Naval Academy
Chautauqua University
Helen Gould
A Little Girl's Trouble
A five year old girl treated for bladder trouble by doctors for months improved after using Thompson's Barasma or Kidney and Liver Core. Five or six bottles brought a complete cure and the child is now healthy says N. F. Leslie of Oil City Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
N. F. Leslie
Oil City
Junk Wanted Cash paid by S Adelman and Co
Advertises cash payments for junk items at 1 Franklin Street East side. Lists rubber seven cents per pound rag one cent brass twelve cents copper twelve cents lead two cents copper wire one dollar forty one cents per pound iron ten dollars per ton. Emphasizes cash payments not in old rusty tinware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Adelman and Company
Franklin Street
East Side
Adelman & CO
Franklin St
Rowland & Sons anunc wall paper stock in Warren
W. C. Rowland & Sons claim the first and most complete wall paper stock in Warren with new designs constantly added. They promote latest styles and colors and invite customers to inspect their Exchange block location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Rowland & Sons
Warren
Rowland & Sons Exchange
Reception Lamps Offer Luxurious Glow at Low Prices
Feldman Bros advertises an exclusive new line of lamps with dark rich colorings and new burner features. The copy promises beauty and value, noting the wares are unusually below their usual prices and superior to prior displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fehlman Bros
When a can buy Ble a foot building lot in Warren near street car line
Fragmentary notice offers building lots in Warren near the street car line priced from 100 to 850 dollars on contract. Terms appear as five dollars per ? and unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Celeron hosts annual convention as photographers gather
The Celeron area hosts its annual Photographer's convention this week with a lively display from the "camera fiends" before the event fades. In Clarion borough, two rattlesnakes were killed on a street last week and another was seen but escaped during a period of erratic wildlife reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celeron
Clarion Borough
Enterprise
Jennie DeLo
Bertha Caswell
Philadelphia
Beaptorp
Old Town
Cogry
Sawyer & Straub
Sawyer & Straub Evaporating Company
Rochester
N. Y
Wetmore
Ludlow
Kane Republican
Potter County
John R. Dodd
Court House
Coudersport
Bradford
W. B. Hulett
Corydon
Hammond
Sugar Run
Hulett
Allegheny River
Powell
Six Mile
Nicholsons Island
Cowanshannock
Red Bank
Pithole
Tiouesta
Corydon Mill
Dubois
Buffalo Express
Grand Army of the Republic
Admiral Dewey
Louis Wagner
Fifth and
Chestnut Streets
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Universal Cure
The ad proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease requiring constitutional treatment. It promises $100 to any case it fails to cure and directs readers to send for testimonials, listing F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as manufacturers and noting the cure is sold by druggists for 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Jacob Keller Tailor Sells New Cloths At Great Prices
Jacob Keller the Tailor has a large lot of cloths for sale at low prices. He offers free skirts and suits for men and boys. Call and see for bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Keller
Wien
Sacob Keller
Keller the Artistic Tailor Promises Perfect Fit
A local tailor Keller advertises that clothes enhance a man’s appearance and comfort. He is renowned for cutting and fitting, claiming customers always receive the best and latest styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clotars
Keller
Legal Blanks and Cheap China Pitchers at Mail Office
Miscellaneous ad copy notes cheap china pitchers from 9 to 17 cents and a sales line about best and cheapest items at the mail office. Mentions Bros. and Tomorrow’s list of things not done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Bros
Marriages in New York and Pennsylvania 1899
Notices record several marriages: Clarence F. Wilson of Kellerville Pennsylvania wed Mary Jones of Pittafield on July 13 1889 in Warren. Clyde C. Nichols of Sugar Grove Pennsylvania wed Elsie D. Hazzard of Busti on July 11 1899. Charles D. Ward of Mathews Run Pennsylvania wed Jennie E. Mead of Nuttall on July 4 1899. Andrew Applewalp wed Pauline Follinger on July 9 1899 in Jamestown New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilsox —Jones
Warren
C. H. Meacham
J. P
Clarence F. Wilson
Kellerville
Mies Mary Jones
Pittafield
Nichols — Hazako
Busti
N. Y
Thomas Neal, Jr
Clyde C. Nichols
Sugar Grove
Elsie D
Andrew Applewalp
Pauline Follinger
Obituary notices from Warren area dated July 1899
The column records multiple deaths and burial notices from Warren Pennsylvania and nearby areas. It includes Kopf age 67. Schnur age nearly 74. Minnie Peterson of North Warren. Thomas Bennett formerly of Warren. Sarah Donaldson aged 69. Each entry notes family ties, origins in Germany, church memberships, and funeral details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Campbell
T. 8. Messner
Geo. F. Henry
Phillippine Gross
Presbyterian Church
Knights of Pythias and
Royal Templars Societies
Grocers Association
J. W. Smith
Schnur
Warren
Wilhelmina
John N. Schnur
Bendorf
Germany
America
Russell
Warren Evangelical Church
P. D. Clark
Third Street
Peterson
Cumings
N. Y
Minnie Peterson
North Warren
C. J. Peterson
Oakland
Bennett
Thomas Bennett
Breedtown
Crawford County
Donaldson
Spring Creek
Sarah
John H. Donaldson
Local notes from Horton avenue and surrounding towns
July items report construction on G R Wood’s Sons home on Horton Ave nearly enclosed and praised as a fine residence. Various town residents are listed with travel, illnesses, family arrivals, and social events including a Chautauqua visit, a hospital deaconess lecture, and church leagues social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Wood
Horton Ave
Jack Sullivan
Kate Farrell
C. H. Smith & Co
Middletown
Ohio
C. W. Radeker
Frank Coleman
W. E. Henderson
West Va
Eva Barr
Jamestown
Lewis Gamble
Mr. Ryder
Church Street
Laura Mead
Pittsburg
Summer Travel and Local Visits Mentioned in Notices
July 19 notes Fred Weld returns from Porto Rico and works with the coast survey service. Mrs. Geo Gilbert of Ellington New York and Miss Laura Kinsman of Decatur Illinois visit Gilbert relatives. Mrs. Miller and Nettie Langdon return from Pittsburg. J A Firth and John Younie report cattle losses in last week’s storm. Mrs. McKee departs for New York and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Weld
Porto Rico
Coast Survey Service
Geo. Gilbert
Ellington
N. Y
Laura Kinsman
Decatur
Ill
Pittsburg
J. A. Firth
John Younie
Mrs. McKee
New York
Washington
Local Social News Highlights from Bradford Area
July 17. Mrs Mina Coleman and daughter Grace of Bradford attended A J Deckers. Grace and family greeted relatives. Robert Childs of Ohio visits in this vicinity. A meeting at Mrs Hasenj Thursday. Karl May of Bane N Y visits his mother, then travels to Crawford to work for father David.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mina Coleman
Grace
Bradford
A. J. Decker’s
Hassell
Robert Childs
aOhic
G. Hasen Jursday
Karl May
Bane
N. Y
Crawford
David
Local Social News Highlights From July Weekend
A. H. L. Phillips and Wm. Zibble hosted visitors P. H. Slocum and wife of Buffalo during Frid ay and Sat urday with five age related events noted. Beashlin of Warren spent Friday with town friends. C. W. and Asa Santon and family of Citatians attended, while J. Dr Z. Gould of Frewsburg drove stage coaches two days last week and spent Saturday in Lonase Ps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. L. Phillips
Wm. Zibble
M. B. Sparks
P. H. Slocum
Buffalo
Beashlin
Warren
C. W
Asa Santon
Amily
Citatians
Z. Gould
Frewsburg
Bera
Tresda
Lonase
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warren Mail
Warren, PA
Home Matters
Westman Bros
Allen
Liberty Street
Uki
Mars. C
Hammer
Jas. C. Parmlee
W. E. Raven
Saltzburg
Alice Beaty
Lakewood
A. Piser
Estella
N. Y. City
D. Shear
Rockwell
Anna
Nellie Gilbert
Mars
W. H. Filler
George Darling
Gun
Milford
Visi
C. D. Eckles
Perry
Cambridge Springs
Justice Perry
Byron J. Jackson
Buffalo General Hospital
Olive Eppy
Miss Schofield
Boston
Anna M. Waters
W.G. Sampson
McGraw
John O. Baker
Chandlers Valley
Leroy Cornelius
Grand Valley Lodge
Warren Lodge
H. M.preston
21St Regiment
Olive King
William H. Gould
Will F. Gross
California
Henry
Washington, D. C
St. Swithin
Walter R. McKinney
Frank Street
Mar
Ruth Helen McKinney
Bavanas
Mail
Blanche Mix
Grimsby Park
Gerald
Blanche
Clara Ricker
Lottsville
Salvation Army
Philo Kinnear
Dr. Jacobs
Walter Mead
Frank Blodgett
Royal Prince
Vicsnertv
Jamestown Journal
Union City
Oilcity
Unioncity
Allegheny City
Millers Station
Meadville Tribune
George Washington Bartholomew
Lakewood Oncautauqua
Pennsylvania State College
The
Herald
J. C. McKinney
McComb
Fair Grounds
Hydetown Road
McKinney
Aoeire Nya Or
Sheffield
J. E. Reynolds
Livonia
Margaret Wykoff
Jerry T. Smith
Pearl Hinton
R. H. Shearman
Cosmopolis
Wash
Clyde Arthur
Anita
Ackley
Helen Arthur
S. E. Lawrence
Byers & Co. Mill
Eberhart
Chas. Fargo
Vocal Music
Leon H. Ensworth
T. O. Slater & CO
Water Street
Bon-Ton Millinery
Hickory St. Warren, Pa
Philadelphia & Erie
L. Platt
F. D. Comet
Penna R
W. S. Leffard
Warreli
E. W. Sealy
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Troy
Bellefonte
Williamsport
Macanaqua
Sunbury
Shenandoah
Dauphin
Atlantic City
Cape May
Ocean City
Sea Igle City
Avalon
Anglesea
Wildwood
Holy Beach
Delaware River Bridge
Market Street Wharf
Harrar
Broad Street
Mickle Hill
Putnamville
Buffalo and Falls Excursion
Ringoes Falls
Falls
Matt
Hom Balas
Chautauqua Assembly
Hunter's
Foster
O.H. Hunter & Son
Josh
SHOE
Sale
the Warren Savings Bank
A. J. Hazeltine
G. B. Ensworth
Eee
Beaty
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