24 Jul 1888
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1888
Page
1
The ad proclaims everything in stock for sale with no reservations. It claims the event offers the cheapest sale of its kind in the area. Dry goods and carpets are advertised as nearly given away, urging readers not to miss the opportunity.
The text paints a nostalgic journey to childhood and nature with images of honeysuckle, locust trees, bees, dragonflies, and sunlit lanes. It evokes a storyteller’s voice recalling playful days and a longing to return to simpler times with a guiding hand back to distant, serene memories.
Details of train arrivals and departures across Erie, Warren, Buffalo and Dunkirk routes. Includes Erie Acc at 7:45 am and 1:58 pm, Shef Ex 7:30 am, Oil Express 1:45 pm, Erie Mail 1:58 pm, and various Express services with times like 9:20 am and 6:49 pm.
A compiled list names Warren Pa and surrounding area officials including Congressman William L Scott State Senator O C Allen Assembly Henry Brace President Judge W D Brown Associate Judges J T Barker C C Merritt Sheriff Robert A Love Prothonotary D A Arird Register and Recorder S H Briggs Treasurer Geo F Yates County Commissioners Phil N Robinson Scofield Joseph Clinton H T Russell Clerk C B H Meacham Surveyor D F A Wheelock Coroner Dr F W Whitcomb District Attorney J W Pupakle Auditors O J Gunning A E PeltonThomas Mooney Sept T W Arird details.
A station page lists pastors and service hours across denominations. Presbyterian Rev K H Holmes holds 11 AM and 7 PM services with Sabbath School at 12 30 PM. Episcopal Rev A W Ryan offers 11 AM and 7 PM services with 12 30 PM Sunday School.
An Erie line train near Carrollton Pennsylvania hosted two young drummers who attempted to flatter two women aboard. The scene drew attention as a bold flirtation escalated until an athletic man, Eddie Boyle of Carrollton, intervened. He scolded the drummers, and a quick confrontation ended with injuries to the duo and their exit. The athletic man’s relatives were involved, and passengers cheered. Also included are unrelated jokes and a Missouri fence-post note.
In a storm bound at an estate, Guy Paley, a reckless boy, falls for Dorcas Wynter, a nurse and governess. He vows to reform, but discovers true love with Dorcas while Dorcas remains loyal to the household and to Guy’s dying lessons.
A Pittsburg Dispatch item recalls a series of absent minded episodes. A man mails a letter from Pittsburg to avoid suburb post offices, buys six 3 cent stamps, and returns home with the letter in his breast pocket. Another merchant misnames John Jackson and then his last name, while a commuter misreads time to catch a train, thinking he has four minutes left before departure.
A New York Sun passage ridicules relentless book agents and their toll on the public declaring the Francis Smith theft case and agent misery. It notes the tradable misery of agents and publishers. A passenger and stranger joke about retirement and profit from a gospel minister adds a lighter aside.
A folio manuscript of eighty pages attributed to Robert Burns was sold in London for 1025 dollars. It includes autographic transcripts of several poems such as Holy Fair and Address to James Smith with variations from the printed editions. Princess Louise of Lorne is noted as forty years old in the same report.
Bargains in canned goods highlight offers at C. R. Henry's store. Shoppers may find reduced prices on staples and pantry items during a limited sale window. Local customers are urged to visit the shop to take advantage of these deals.
The Buffalo International Exposition will offer the largest cash premiums in fair history on all livestock, poultry, pigeons and dogs. The main building rises above all rivals and the grounds cover nearly 100 acres with rail and streetcar access. Exhibits from Canada and Europe are promised, with 800 horses and 800 cattle to be accommodated along with sheep swine and a dog show. The event runs from September 4 to 14, 1888.
A historical overview lists U S railway mileage about 156,600 miles, costing nine billion dollars and employing over one million. It notes the fastest train at 92 miles in 93 minutes on the Philadelphia and Reading, with a first class locomotive around 8500 dollars and a sleeping car around 15000 to 17000.
A Wellington note praises a unique young lady known for time worthy charm after returning ill fitting shoes. Blizzard comments on college returning sons advising fathers on business causing weariness. A young authoress defines escalation as a mystery that becomes clearer the darker it gets.
A real American heroine Daisy Shepter from Ohio arrives near Billings Montana, stakings a claim, building a cabin, and earning respect of rough miners. She remains independent, sports Eastern dress by night, refuses a rich English suitor, and later becomes engaged to a Wilmington drummer while continuing to mine and save her wealth. The tale, from the St Paul Globe, paints a vivid frontier romance.
A collage of jokes and quips from various papers features vaudeville style one-liners. It lampoons doctors marriages and stage vanity with lines about lovers, chores, and social missteps. The tone blends wit and social observation across multiple villages and papers.
The text recalls Sir John Lubbock's remark about how natives viewed writing as mysterious. A missionary sends a note with four loaves. the native eats one, discovers the note, and later, when given four again, sits on the note while eating another loaf, illustrating early misunderstandings of writing.
An English sea captain travels to New Zealand with a loyal pet pigeon aboard his vessel. The exhausted bird collapses on the ship’s bridge but is saved, fed, and becomes calm. Upon docking, the pigeon remains the captain’s constant companion, accompanying him to ports and even a coffee-house.
An old advertisement promises immediate relief from a hacking cough with Down's Elixir. It is warranted as recommended or money refunded, by B. F. Morris and N. C. Allen.
A brief promotional note invites every Republican to subscribe to the Mail and Philadelphia Weekly Press for the price of $1.75. The appeal emphasizes wide distribution and steady access to party-aligned coverage.
A vintage advertises Henry Johnsons Arnica and Oil liniment claiming it can prevent crippling injuries after a misstep when used immediately. The tag quotes B F Morris and N C Allen endorsing its effectiveness for quick injury care.
The piece argues Republicans favor freedom for people over alcohol bans, warning temperance zealots undermine liberty. It contends wartime whisky taxes funded government and now should revert to peace, proposing state control rather than federal enforcement and trimming officers to ease revenue-strong alcohol influence.
A plea to share love and sympathy before friends pass away. Speak kind words and send flowers while they can hear and enjoy them. The speaker would trade a grand funeral for a life filled with pre burial kindness and comfort. Post mortem kindness cannot ease a heavy heart.
Farmers are urged to mow roadside weeds before they spread. The saying warns a timely cut saves troubles, though the quotation appears garbled as a humorous misquote about personal effort and words.
The Merck Drug Store reports a boom in trade from offering free trial bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption. The product treats coughs colds asthma bronchitis croup and all throat and lung diseases with a money back warranty and a large trial bottle available for free or $1 if purchased.
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