02 Jun 1885
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1885
Page
1
The Warren court house hosts monthly meetings on the last Saturday at WA. M. President Chas. Lott serves as secretary A. S. Dal rymple and treasurer W. B. Acocks invite all farmers to attend the gatherings.
President Rev. W. A. Rankin and officers listed including Geo. P. Orrs second vice president George Ball secretary Willis Cowan treasurer A. Hertzel with directors Fred Morck A. Mintzer S. M. Cogswell C. W. Stone A. J. Davis A. Kir berger Jas. Nixon P. J Bayer T. W. McNett announce monthly meetings on the second Friday at 5 PM in the council room.
A schedule lists temperance meetings on the first and third Thursdays at 3 PM in the Presbyterian Church lecture room, a Bible reading on the second Thursday at 3 PM in the Baptist Church, and a Mother's meeting on the fourth Thursday at 3 PM in the M BE Church.
Burgess C C Thompson heads town council with S M Cogswell F M Knapp and others. Clerk A Cogswell. school directors include Kk P King Geo Ensworth Charles Dinsmoor C C Thompson Rev W A Hankin M Silk. Assessor G J Ames. Justices Geo C Cornelius R Schuur. Constable S E Walker. Notaries Public D I Ball H E Brown Dinsmoor VA K Hoffman Otro Nesmith W D Hinckley.
A detailed roster names candidates and officeholders in Warren County Pennsylvania including Congressman W L Scott State Senator J W Lee Assembly Henry Brace President Judge W V D Brown Associate Judges P W Brown R P King Sheriff E A Allen Prothonotary Jos A Weible Register and Recorder W J Alexander Treasurer C H McAuley County Commissioners M Crocker T L Putnam Joseph Clinton Surveyor D F A Wheelock Coroner Dr J L Burroughs District Attorney G H Higgins Auditors N P Curtis Martin Elk KE Fay County Sept C D Arird Youngsville.
Timetable notes arrival and departure times for trains between Erie and Sheffield Warren Kane and Oil Express services. Morning connections include Sheffeld Ex at 7 30 am and Warren Exp at 9 10 am with arrival 12 06 pm at Sheffield Acc. Erie Mail runs 3 25 pm and 4 55 pm, ending with Kane Acc at 7 45 pm.
Partial timetable notes for Dunkirk and Allegheny Valley Pittsburgh railroad. Mentions Eastern Standard time with North South designations and express departures and arrivals at 9:54 am 12:00 pm 4:17 pm 6:11 pm 8:58 am 5:06 pm.
On and after June 14 1884 timetable details for Corry Erie Bradford Dunkirk and P E and D A V W P routes. Includes 7 45 A M 8 58 A M 10 08 A M 12 M 12 06 P M 3 29 P M 4 17 P M 4 50 P M and 2 00 P M daily or specific days plus pouch closing time 25 minutes early and postmaster prohibition.
Poem celebrates gates opening to a rose filled summer. Vivid imagery contrasts crimson white and gold cloth with snow like light. A speaker reflects on the rose as dearest and asks a child’s question about bud versus bloom, ending with a personal kiss and attribution to Margaret E Sangster.
A Boston observer argues that a healthy mind sustains a healthy body and that constant learning and new challenges keep aging at bay. He cites Edison, Gladstone, De Lesseps, Hugo, Cooper and Beecher to support the idea that thought and activity delay decline.
A list of current style notes noting widows ruching pique vests and summer dresses. Mentioned items include mohair and pongee traveling costumes, table lamps with colored shades, rough straw sailor hats, and velvet ribbon trims.
A discussion on national anthems favor Yankee Doodle over America Hail Columbia and Marseillaise while praising Old John Brown and The Star Spangled Banner. The piece also reviews Century magazine content and Civil War battle maps, with miscellany on technology, science, and culture.
A collection of humorous vignettes and brief notices featuring playful dialogue about twins named Thunder and Lightning, a comical legal tale with Si Jackson paying a lawyer to untie a horse tail knot, deacon humor about Europe trips for pastors, a Lake Shore ticket agent quip about trains, a writer’s misadventure in seeking work, and Major Peters’ cheerfully fulfilled command to paint the town red.
Farmers should invest in good horses and crossbreed to improve stock. Thoroughbred sires at fifty dollars can raise a three year old colt valued around three hundred dollars. Cattle must be brushed daily to ensure clean milk and healthy butter. Poultry should be graded up from common stock rather than chasing pure breeds, with crossbreeding used to gain desired traits. Percherons and Norman horses differ in purpose and build, with Percherons suited for carriages and lighter, agile frames due to Arabian ancestry. The Pike's Peak Railway project aims to reach over 12 000 feet above sea level, and Arnica & Oil Liniment offers a satisfaction guarantee.
Monument stands about 20 feet high with a sentinel figure facing south overlooking the Allegheny. South tablet honors Col. Geo A Cobham Post and 111th Pennsylvania volunteers killed at Peach Tree Creek. North tablet pledges to defenders of the Union 1861-65 from Tidioute and vicinity. West and East tablets list local and regimental names. Demorest's Magazine June issue noted.
The North American Review tops the June literary scene with seven public topics by fourteen writers, Peterson's Magazine highlights fashion plates and a Benedict short story, Outing features Joseph Pennell with cycling pieces by Fiske and Stevens, and Atlantic offers Dime Museums and travel pieces. Serials by Mrs Oliphant, Jewett, and Craddock attract readers. Survival of the first and Downs' Elixir are noted.
A poetic monologue in a New York Graphic piece speaks of a veteran missing a leg and an arm who seeks reform after war. He recounts Civil War service with Sherman and Tecumseh and reflects on drinking as pain relief. He questions the judge about discharge and hints at returning to civilian life.
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