Allegheny Springs Guests Enjoy Dusty Weather and Visitors
The July 28 diary notes fine weeklong weather at Allegheny Springs with rising hotel guest numbers and cottage demand. Visitors include James Kinnear of Tidioute and D O Wickham and wife from Titusville, plus Mrs A P Shearman and the Havens sisters from Jamestown, N Y. Several other locals and travelers are listed among diners and picnickers, with plans for a Warren party that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Springs
James Kinnear
Tidioute
Andrew Jackson
Blaine
Logan
D. O. Wickham
Titusville
A. P. Shearman
Ella McDaniels
Josie Smith
Will Messner
Leroy D. Cornelius
Warren
Valentine
Hattie
Davis Rees
Erie
Jesse Smith
J.C. Wells
Warren City Notes Upbeat Summer, Repairs, and Events
A bustling digest from Warren covers new school ad, home repairs on Hickory street, church refurbishments, and a second story addition. The Allen block roof is rebuilt after July 4 collapse, summer amusements loom with Daly Bros. Comedy Co and rink upgrades, plus a large Blaine and Logan marching club forming. Warren baseball tour ends with 12 wins in 14 games despite return to town, deemed poor investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Platte
Hickory Street
Rowland & Greenland
Struthers Hose Co
Gowanda Glen
John Hanson
Evangelical Church
Liberty Street
James Clark
Hickory
Fifth Streets
A. B. Kehr
High Street
J. B. Russell
Mr. Hoffman
Oil City
Warren
Glade Gushers
Allen Bro’s
Episcopal Church
O. H. Hunter & Son
Presbyterian Church
E Compton
Union Street
Allen
Jerome Davis
Allen Bros
Carver
Daly Bro’s Comedy Co
Library Hall
Russell
R. H. McCalmont
J. H. Shirley
W. A. Hackney
Warren items show people places and travel notes
Personal notices record residents and visitors in Warren including trips to Portland Alaska and Rockes Point Canada. Entries mention marriages, illnesses, jobs, theater work, and local events with multiple named individuals and nearby towns.
Glade City Oil Boom Shown as Wardwell Field Expands
Local notes from Glade City and surrounding towns describe the Wardwell field resuming drilling, rising production near 10 000 barrels daily, and rapid pace of construction. Ques tions about gas hazards accompany mentions of new depots, pump stations, and multiple leases. Industry names include Willey, Derrick, Highhouse Bros, and firms like Clark & Castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarecki
Broas & Winger
P. H. Willey
Dansville
N. Y
Warren
Glade City
Wardwell
Wm. Spinner’s Hardware
C. A. Strong & Bro
C. B. Darling
Jackson & Heible
Glade Run
Willeyville
Willey
Hook Farm
Derrick
Oil Town
Clarence Strong
Andy Meehan
Community notices and local disasters span Chautauqua region
The report covers a charity sale at Dinsmore's on Quaker Hill for Rev. Rouland, a major fire in Millerstown destroying thirteen buildings, and broader regional notes from Jamestown to Corry including mail delivery grants, silk worm farming, new glass works, a Pennsylvanian romance, corner stone ceremonies, county house contracts, and various weather and crop impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautanuqua
Dinsmore’s
Quaker Hill
Jamestown
N. Y
Westfield
New Jersey
New Glass
Kerrtown
Meadville
Darwin
Pennsylvania
Erie
Geo. H. Darwin
Maude Dupuy
Philadelphia
Cambridge University
Eric
Judge Galbraith
Masonic Fraternity
Wanteepatale At the Exchange Hotel Advertises Pastry Work
Wantrep seeks a girl to do pastry work at the Exchange Hotel with good wages paid. Also a notice inviting all to save money by buying Boots and Shoes at NorrhRoor's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Express Co
Exchange Hotel
Wantep
Warren School Sees New Principal Appointed
Miss Alice L. Dean resigns after five years as pre ceptress of the Academic Department. Miss Kate C. Darling of Waupun Wis steps in as successor, a Wellesley College graduate class of 83 noted for scholarship and teaching success. Prof. Miller seeks replacement for Miss Magee in room 10. vacancy to be filled. The Mail will publish the full list when ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice L. Dean
Kate C. Darling
Waupun
Wis
Darling
Wellesley College
Warren
Miller
Magee
Judge presides as license transfer and bribery case heard
Argument court operated all day with Judge Brown and associates Bates and Brown. Z T Weaver of Clarendon sells the Weaver hotel to T J Mahoney. Judge Taylor from Franklin arrives to preside today and the gold watch bribery case will be heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Bates and Brown
Z. T. Weaver
Clarendon
T. J. Mahoney
Weaver Hotel
Taylor
Franklin
Gold Watch
Ledger attack on Treasurer Mc Auley sparks political feud
A Democratic writer defends Treasurer McAuley against continued Ledger criticism. The letter claims McAuley is competent and popular, noting Warren and Sugar Grove Democrats support him and accuse the Ledger of personal spite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eps. Marit
Ledger
McAuley
Warren
Sugar Grove
Buel
Lithographic Candidate Pictures Sold in Pennsylvania
An agent for lithographic pictures of presidential candidates visited town claiming to sell five portraits of Cleveland and Hendricks to Blaine and Logan. The buyer seeks images to show the defeated candidates of 1884. The note laments forgotten public men without pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland and
Hendricks
Blaine
Logan
Pennsylvania
Ledger
Desirable Homes For Sale In Borough At Low Prices
Dinsmoor and Cable list several houses for sale in the borough at low prices and on favorable terms. Wendlebee offers custom window shade orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinsmoor & Cable
Temperance Meeting At Baptist Church Promoted
Town temperance notes urge attendance at daily meetings at the Baptist Church with Mr. McConnell engaged for county work through October. Attendance at last Sunday’s event was large, speaker Rev. Boyle and Mr. McConnell drawn crowds. The drive lists 1740 pledge signers including 750 men and 698 women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Baptist Church
M. E
McConnell
Boyle
Pittsburg
Irvington and Lottsville Notes from County Correspondence
Irvington reports visiting Erie couple Mrs. Perkins and Mr. Hughes. Rev. Boyle delivers temperance lecture at Good Templars Hall with several pledging red ribbons. A new engine by A. V. & P. R. R. draws praise. Irvington–Warren double track pending. Lottsville highlights haying, new mill, barns, music classes, and a July 22 funeral for Mrs. John Lind, born 1812 in Haslaby Sweden, emigrant to the U S in 1850. Political scene remains quiet with no major boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
Perkins
Erie Co
J. W. Hughes
Boyle
Pittsburg
Good Templar’s
Charles H. Sherman
Dunkirk
George Dick
Metzgar
P. & E. R. R. Carpenters
Brokenstraw Creek
W. C. Culbertson
Warren
Richard Ray
Rochester
N. Y
R. P. Clark
Perry Acocks
John Curtis
de Forest Carr
Michigan
Prof
Ingell
Russell
W. P. Wynn
Bradford
Chautauqua
Wm. Rice
Mattison
Watts Flats
John Lind
Haslaby
Sweden
United States
Robert McKee
A. T. Kellogg
Michawaka
Ind
C. O. Holgren
Jamestown
W. K. Crosby
Lottsville
Village reminiscences and visits ripple through Youngsville
July 26 notes from the area recount visits by Misses Mattie and Belle Alexander and other locals. Highlights include health improvements of Mrs. P Wright, birthday surprises for Will Wilcox in Columbus, and a look at an aged honey locust tree planted forty years ago by Lester Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie
Belle Alexander
James Stuart
Youngsville
Union
John Mulkie
Maud
Roy Mulkie
Mary Wright
P. Wright
Barton
Corry
Will Wilcox
Columbus
Will
Damon
Cambridge
N. F. Wright
Chautauqua
C. Wynn
Hazeltine’s Hollow
David Hazeltine
Hattie Higgins
Mary Wynn
Sugar Grove
May Wright
Cummins
George
Smith
Sweeny
Iowa
Mr. Phillis
Lester Wright
Wheeling
Diagram Shows U.S. Liquor Expenditure Compared With Major Outlays
A diagram compares the United States annual spend on intoxicating liquors with other large expenses. It lists liquor at 900 million dollars among the prominent expenditures, highlighting the scale of government spending in this category.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Unclaimed Letters in Warren Post Office
Letters addressed to eibeds remain unclaimed in the Warren Post Office Warren County Pennsylvania at this date and if not called for within thirty days will be sent to the Dead Letter Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Warren Co
Teaberry Toothpaste Turns Up As City Favorite
The piece touts Teaberry as a popular tooth and breath freshener praised for its fresh scent and modern appeal. Readers are invited to try a sample and join the trend of this cosmetic staple.
Crematory project in Lancaster and Pittsburg plans detailed
The Lancaster crematory contract tops $1,900 for brick one story 22 by 48 foot structure. Pittsburg outskirts venture aims for a larger crematory at under $6,000 with two entrances and gas heating. Operators admit profit motive and expect to receive bodies within six months. Bedford County Medical Society eyes nurse training schools and September public meeting. A Texas ranch swindle markets a catalogue for thirty cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Bedford County Medical Society
Texas
Pittsburg
Washington
Society For the Advancement of Science
State and county fairs listed for the coming autumn
Secretary Edge of the Pennsylvania State board of agriculture published a list of forty six fairs to be held this autumn. The entries include Philadelphia Philadelphia September dates Williams Grove Cumberland county Warren County Sugar Grove Olean James town Parker's Landing Butler Clarion Conneautville Stoneboro Mercer Mercer Franklin and Franklin counties with dates in September and October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edge
Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture
Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society
Philadelphia
Virginia
Maryland
Williams’ Grove
Cumberland County
Warren County Agricultural Association
Warren
Union Agricultural Association
Warren County
Sugar Grove
Tailor Jacob Keller offers fashionable cloth suits for men
Jacob Keller the Tailor advertises a vast stock of imported and domestic cloth ready to be made into suits with guaranteed good fit. He emphasizes skilled workmen and up-to-date styles and invites customers to visit his rooms on Second Street near Liberty, second story. G W Kinnear is agent for N P Boyer of Coatesville PA, a dog breeder listing breeds and full particulars available at Warren PA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Morck
Kentucky
G. E. Maltby
Jamestown
N. Y
People’s
Lake Chautauqua
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Jacob Keller
Second Street
Liberty
G. W. Kinnear
Register and Recorder
N. P. Boyer
Coatsville
Chester County
Mr. K
Warren Pa
Market notation fragment with mixed digits and letters
An unclear OCR fragment shows numbers and letters resembling financial data or stock market notation. It lists figures like 63 6314 631g 6254 and percentages such as 6% and 64% with sporadic letters. No verifiable entities or events are identifiable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soisz CS
Bosley Gable Wedding in Warren and Holman Brown Marriage
Two marriage notices from Pennsylvania: Anthony Bosley wed Mary Gable at Warren on July 26 1884 and Wellington Brown married Amina Holman at Venango on July 4 1884 with local clergy Rev P Doerr and Rev E Cressman officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosley—Gable
Warren
Lutheran Parsonage
P. Doerr
Anthony Bosley
Mary Gable
Glade, Warren Co
Brown—Holman
Venango
E. Cressman
Wellington Brown
Chandler’s Valley
Amina S. Holman
Richmond
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Local Directory
W.c.t. A.,. Warren
Board OF Trade
W. A. Rankin
T. Allens
V.p
A. Mintzer
Willis Cowan
A. Hertzel
George Ball
A. J. Davis
A. Kirberger
W. A. Greaves
M. Cogswell
Janes Nixon
A Knapp
Railroad Guide
Philadelphia & Erie
R. R
Kile Ace
Amishef
Warren Xp
Sheffield Ace Sheff’ld
Child’n Ace
Warren Ace
Oil Express
New York
Ark
Eastern Standard
Dunkirk, Allegheny
Val
Pittsb
A& Mn
P. O
Sheffield
Lander
Kinzua
Cornplanter
Coryden
Onoville
Steamburg
Germany
C. Allen
S. M. Brainerd
J. W. Lee
C. M. Shortt
Warren. Co
N. P. Curtis
Conewango
If L. Putnam
Russellburg
Dalrymple
C. D. Arird
Wendlebee
Johnson & Siegfried
Boston
Acker
Shedd
A. W. Morck
Home Matters
Warren High School
F. Henry
Pacific Coast
M. D. Hall
Newark
N.J
Alice Popple
Alice Parmlee
L. B. Hoffman
Eva Miller
Rockes Point
Canada
C. H. Noyes, Esq
McNett
P. J. Trushel
Minneapolis
Frank
A. B. Miller
Kettesville
Col
L. F. Watson
Portland
Oregon
Alaska
Defrees
Bellefontaine
Maria Rogers
Ea Henry
Ella McKallass
J.C. Morrow’s
Water Street
H. R. Catlin
Mary Rogers
Gen. Smith
Col. Watson
J. H. Palmer
Warren State Hospital For
I. S. Alden
Market Street
A. B. McKain
Utter
Dunkirk Depot
W.E. Metzgar
Nashville, Tenn
W. H. Metzgar
Irvyington
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Seret
J. L. Ungerer
James Wallack
Union Square Theatre
John
Gettysburg
Rick Donovan
Junction House
Peers
Rick
Erie Advertiser
Carver House
Court House
Lott
Cherry Grove
Parmlee
James
Free Methodists
Wesley
M. E. Church
Glade
Jack Osborne
Clark & Castle
Highhouse Bro’s
C. B. Willey
Highhouse Bros
Davitt, O’brien & Hart
Smethport Democrat
Titusville Herald
Greenville Argus
Casadaga Lake
Col. Phillips
Casadaga
D. A
Mr. Pickett
Dr. Stranahan
G. W. Hazeltine
Baltimore
Gov. Whyte
Porter Sheldon
Cleveland
Jamestown Journal
John Walton
Willis Bush
Chauncey Marble
Charles Scrambling
Delos Scrambling
Frank Scrambling
Delos Smith
Jennie Sutton
NorrhRoor’s
Warren Union School
Temperance Notes
County Temperance Finance Committee
Johnson & Siegried
Wrightsville
Warren, Pa
He Hirm
Knapp, Cable & CO
J. H. Mitchell & Co
OLD Reliable Companies
Hina
Hartford
Phenix
Home
Howard
N.Y
Niagara
Star
Liverpool
London & Globe
England
Queen
Royal
Imperial
London Assurance
Commercial
Sun Fire
Lancashire
British America
Toronto
American
Reliance
Mutual Benefit Life
National Life
Vermont
Mutual Life
Traveler’s Life & Accident
Harford
Scofield Block
AVING
G. P. Orr & Co.’s Grocery
A.J. Davis
Hickory St
Fisher Block
Everkind
Christian Union
State News
George J. Turner
Pomfret
Chau. Co
Christian Church
Laona
Abba Coe
Busti
D. R. Palmer
Bell Brothers
Stewarts
Walt
Amber Grahar Baker
General Produce Market
Geo. P. Orr & Co
Y. Hyson
Japan
Ccccee
N. C
Higgins
Eureka
Ashton
Ills Co
Artsch & Gruver
Market
Bartsch & Grover
Schellhammer & Lesser
Water St
Warren Savings Bank
Aladin
Invincible
Royal Square
Tay Weay
John Sill
Beaty Block
Second St. Warren, Pa
Sersall
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