Omaha and California Line and other routes described
The text outlines several railway lines: Omaha and California Line as the fastest route for Northern Illinois Iowa Dakota Nebraska Wyoming Colorado Utah Nevada California Oregon China Japan and Australia. Chicago Madison and St. Paul Line serves Northern Wisconsin Minnesota Madison St Paul Minneapolis Duluth and the Great Northwest. Winona and St. Peter Line is the sole route for Winona Rochester Oottonna Mankato St. Peter New Ulm and southern central Minnesota.
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Chicago & Northwestern R&y
Great Trunk Railway
West
Northwest
Chicago
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
California
Western Territories
Omaha
Illinois
Dakota
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
Oregon
China
Japan
Australia
Madison
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Points
Great Northwest
Winona and
St. Peter
Winona
Rochester
Oottonna
Mankato
New Ulm
Green Bay and
Marquette
Janesville
Watertown
Fond du Lac
Oshkosh
Appleton
Green Bay
Escanaba
Negaunee Marquette
Houghton
Hancock
Lake Superior Country
Freeport & Dubuque
Elgin
Rockford
Freeport
Chicago & Milwaukee
Lake Shore
Evanston
Lake Forest
Highland Park
Waukegan
Racine
Kenosh
Council Bluffs
Lake Superior
Milwaukee
Sparta
Pints
Dubuque
Tegins
la Crosse
Clinton
McGregor
Sioux City
Yankton
Sterling
Kenosha
New York
Broadway
Boston
State Street
Farnham Street
San Francisco
Montgomery Street
Clark Street
Sherman House
Wells and
Kinzie Streets
Aly
Marvin Hughitt
W.h.stennett
Sup’t
Pass
Ag’t
Eleeriae
Mother in a world of creatures and memories
A reflective feature on mothers bridging nature and humanity. It contrasts animal habits with human tenderness, celebrating a mother's enduring love, guidance, and moral strength through vivid, period voice examples. The piece links natural observations to the imprint of maternal care on every life.
Summer Time Table for Philadelphia & Erie Rail Road 1876
The notice details the June 2 1876 rail schedule with westward Erie Mail and Erie Ex departures from Philadelphia Warren and Corry, and eastward arrivals to Philadelphia. It notes Philadelphia time is twenty minutes faster than Erie time and credits WM. A. Baldwin as General Superintendent.
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Philadelphia & Erie
Erie Mail
Philadelphia
Warren
Corry
Erie
Phila
Oil Creek
Allegheny River
R. W
WM. A. Baldwin
Gen’l
Trains Eastward Timetable and Connections 1876
Eastward service No. 2 and No. 6 run daily with listed times from various stations including Buffalo, Jamestown, and Cleveland. Details cover connections with Pittsburg Fort Wayne Chicago Baltimore railroads, hotel and palace coaches, and ticketing rules for local passengers.
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Palace
Cincinnati
Cleveland
New York
Leavittsburg
New
Public Officials Listing for Warren County
Long roster of town and district officers including Burgess, town council, school directors, justices of the peace, constable, notaries, auditors and district and county officers. Names tied to Warren Pennsylvania area with positions such as Congressman, state senator, assemblyman, president judge, sheriff, and county commissioners.
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A. G. Egbert
Franklin
W. S. McMullan
City
Geo. W. Allen
Tidioute
Lansing D. Wetmore
Warren
Isaac H. Hiller Warren
Carter V. Kinnear
Youngsville
Sylvester H. Davis
Prottary
Sheffield
G. C. James
N. J. Thompson
Sugar Grove
Church Service Times By Denomination In City
The Presbyterian pastor leads 11 AM and 7 30 PM services with Sabbath School at 12 30 PM Episcopalian holds 11 AM and 7 30 PM with Sabbath School 2 30 PM Methodist conducts 11 AM and 7 30 PM with Sabbath School 9 AM Evangelical holds 10 30 AM and 7 30 PM with Sabbath School 9 30 AM Lutheran offers 11 AM and 7 30 PM with Sabbath School 9 30 AM and English School at 3 PM Scandinavian conducts first and third Sundays at 10 30 AM and 7 30 PM Catholic services Sundays 9 30 and 10 30 AM with Vespers at 4 PM and assisted by Father Mullen.
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Presbyterian
W. A. Rankin
la M
Episcopal
H.S. Getz
O. G. McEntire
A. Rearick
C. H. Lampe
J. Mellander
Father de la Roque
Father Mullen
Fraternal Lodges and Encampment Meeting Nights Listed
Local notices list regular meeting nights for multiple lodges and orders including Norvru Star Lodge 241 Regular meetings on Wednesdays, Occidental HRA Chapter 235 second Mondays, Conewango Lodge 250 I O G T Mondays, Warren Lodge 339 I O O F Tuesdays, Kossuth Encampment 98 I O O F Thursdays, Ogalala Tribe 1 IM meets Fridays.</s>
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Laban Lopge
Burgess’ Block
Will Cowann
A. Merrill
Norvru Star Lopge
C. H. Noyes
W. M
Johnson’s
S. W. Waters
N. G. D. W. Brodhead
Sec’y. Kossutth
G. H. Ames
C. P
When the Sea Calls for My Final Voyage
Old seaside couple share a farewell at the harbor as the husband awaits death. He envisions his boat and asks his wife to join him by the window. The poem recalls lost sons and a life at sea, ending with a vow to meet again on the far-off shore.
A Doctor's Call and a Society Heartache
Dr Charles Stevenson faces a moral test when his patient Miss Graham, a poor lung fever case, needs costly care as he recalls his love for Maud Middleton, a pale beauty of wealth who ignores a charity beggar’s plea and a nurse’s warnings. The scene unfolds with class tension and medical duty.
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Charley
Goofrey Herman
Charles Stevenson
Dr. Stevenson
Godfrey
Miss Graham
Charley Stevenson
Maud Middleton
Maude Middleton
Graham
Charley Stevenson Will Weds Daisy Graham Amid Family Deception
Dr Charley Stevenson cures Daisy Graham from lung fever and grows close to her. He plans to marry Daisy while his aunt favors Maude Middleton, who also pursues him. Maude discovers the engagement and pouts, realizing Stevenson’s affection shifted to Daisy.
Baby's Compassion Moves Passerby at Sunset
In a St Louis street scene a disreputable man approaches children, but a baby girl steps forward, cuddles him with a pink cheek, and the man leaves with tears in his eyes, changed by an unexpected moment of connection.
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The
St. Louis Republican
Child of Shadows Told Through Nighttime Vigil
A Detroit woman jailed for habitual drunkenness dies leaving an eight year old girl alone. In a dark room the child, singing to comfort herself, holds her mother’s cold hand as neighbors discover the tragedy and reflect on poverty and daylight for the poor.
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Free Press
House of Correction
Prayers Interrupted by Deliverance of Provisions
A sick poor man’s family receives aid during a home prayer meeting led by Deacon Brown when a tall blue frock youth arrives with an ox goad and delivers potatoes beef pork and corn from the cart, ending the gathering without a benediction.
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Deacon Brown
The Mustang Horse of California History and Traits
The wild California mustang, descended from Arab stock, is a small, hardy, sure-footed horse valued for speed and endurance. It remains popular in the tinto color, with noted feats such as long rides by seasoned riders. Training begins at three to four years, progressing from lasso and blindfold to responsive obedience and cattle handling.
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California Plains
Cortez
Mexico
California
Spain
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Oddities and quips from a bygone era mixed with jokes
A long collage of humorous lines comments on work ethic and sloth, with Irish, Yankee, and Massachusetts quips. It notes a storm of jokes about pubs, telegraphs, phrenology, and the challenges of newspaper publishing, including the failure rate of new weeklies and a political jab at the Government Printer post.
Judge Humfrey s Whiskey Request Causes Courtroom Gaffe
A Alabama Circuit Court tale recounts Judge Humphreys asking for whiskey, then receiving a half inch drink from a bailiff. The bailiff later returns with a full glass and the exchange ends with the clerk revealing the bailiff’s remark about the “bath.”
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Alabama
Humphreys
Hagerty
Intelligent Cat Follows Officer Across Crimean Camp
Col Stewart Wortley recalls a brave cat he befriended in the Crimea after French forces seized Malakoff. The wounded animal was cared for in his tent but, when ill, she scratched at the doctor’s door guiding daily foot bandage checks. The feline showed affection and often followed Wortley with a stiff tail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Stewart Wortley
Negotiating Roles Switch for Aztec Woman at Barnum Show
In Providence officials clashed with an Aztec entertainer from Barnum's circus over pay. They offered seven dollars weekly but required a Siberian malefactor appearance, she threatened to return to Limerick and wash for two shillings daily, leading to a compromise by presenting her as the Odalisque of the Orient.
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Belgium
Donati
Brigham Young
Providence
Limerick
Remarkable bear tale from Reno Gazette
A Reno Nevada newspaper recounts a wild bear encounter in which a hunter claims to outshoot a large black bear and dispatch it with a Derringer hideously dramatic again, the bear allegedly swallows a string triggered gun. The tale blends bravado with frontier myth and sabered odds.
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Reno
Nevada
Blackey
Blacky
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Warren Mail
E. Cowan & CO
E. Cowan
Willis Cowan
Warren County
James Cable
Scofield
T. S. Messner & CO
Storum & CO
Mrs. 5
M. Messner
Smith’s
Jomly
J. E. Berkstresser
Pentist
Pittsburg
lSaprdf
J. W. Agrelius
Empire Shingle Mill
R. H. Humphrey
C. F. Hoffman
Second Street
Warren Savings Bank
Wilbur & Miles
Merck’s
W. W. Wilbur
M. Miles
D.I. Ball
Shafter
Wm. Messner
Carver House
R. B. Stewart
Haveltine & Allen’s
Third Street
Lutheran Church
J. H. Mitchell, & CO
Fire & Life Insurance
Lycoming
Niagara, Fire Association
Penn
J. H. Mitchell
Willis A. Mitchell
D. J. Hodges
Water Street
Messner & Trushel
Sextus Keller
Johnson & Lindsey
Johnson's Exchange
Warren Pa
S P. Johnson
W. M. Lindsey
Dinsmoor
WM. W. Hazeltine
Liberty Street
Scofield & Hooker's
Junlius R. Clark
Chas, H. Noyes
Clark & Noyes
Noyes
Allen & Thompson
Central Block
G. W. Allen
C. C. Thompson
Brown & Stone
First National Bank
H. E. Brown
Notary Public
R Brown
W. Stone
Stoneboro
Jameston
Andover
Ashtabula
Dunkirk
Buffalo
Geo. H. McIntire
Sunt
Facts
Kentucky
Bill Allen
South America
Texas
Pennsylvania Rail Road
Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Division
Allegheny Valley
Jamestown
R. R
Toe Tabi
Ains
Yale Creek
Restone Ridge
Big Tree
Bbott
Roz Hamburgh Water Valle
Eden Valleys
Eden Centre
Collin Jawtons
Collins
Gowanda
Dayton
Markhams
Pine Valley
Cherry Cree
Conewangoa
Clear Creek
Kennedy AV
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Titusville and Buffalo Railway
Buffalo, Corby, and Pittsburgh
Hward
Arnae
Ari
Rx ‘Ly al
Pittsbur
Kittanning
Bk Junci Bradys Bi Parker
Emlenton
OIL City
Titusville
Cor Magille
Ision Arr
Red Bank
New Bethlehem
Brookville
Reynoldsville
Driftwood
David McCargo
Ger J. Morton Hall
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
Cincinnat
Urbana
Marion Galion
Mansfield
Ashland
Akron
Ravenna Warren
Greenville
Meadville
Union City
Salamanca
Hornellsville
Binghamton
Albany
Bee Boston
Ravenna
Mansfield_ Galion
Garland
Pittsfield
Irvington
Russelbur
Fentonville
Frewsburg
A & GW Cross
Falconer’s
Fredonia
East Buffalo
Pitts
O. C
Falconer
A& GW Cross
Russelburg
William
Oward
NoljNo3
Nod
P, C. Doyle
Local Directory
R. Dennison
Sec’y. Ogalala
No. I. O. BR
Dunn
Sachem
C. A. Waters
Hazeltine, Orr & Co
Variety Hall
Arren, PA
Fahnestock and
T. H. Nevin
Hazeltine, Grr & Co
South-east Cor
Second and Liberty
Warren, PA
Union School House
Hickory Street
Walter B. Kinsky
Union School
E Mesa E
Lne- Bom
Wee Jack
Freddie
Maude
Daisy Graham
Miss Stevenson
Miss Bruce
Josiah
Josiah Graham
H’m
Dr. Charles
Daisy
Maud
Trousseau
Miss Middleton
Bill
Mustang Horse of
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Senate
House
Clapp
Rowell
American Newspaper Reporter
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