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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1876
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR readout lists scattered times and codes such as 4:00 7:00 6:55 and 9:30 with references to GEO IT McIntire dated Sept. plus timestamps like 0:25 2:00 11:10. No coherent event or clear subject can be determined from the legible portions.
The California and Northwestern Railway presents its trunk lines as the quickest route from Chicago to Illinois Wisconsin Northern Michigan Minnesota Iowa Nebraska California and the western territories. It touts Pullman Palace cars on all through trains and lists multiple daily through services to Omaha St Paul Green Bay Milwaukee Sparta Winona Dubuque McGregor Sioux City and other points with various connections and offices nationwide.
The April 16 1876 start of summer schedules shows westbound Erie Mail from Philadelphia via Warren Corry and arrival Erie. The Erie Ex runs Philadelphia to Warren and Corry with specific times. Eastbound Erie Mail leaves Erie for Corry Warren and Philadelphia with listed departures and arrivals. Connections at Corry with Oil Creek and Allegheny River and at Erie with L S M S R W for through services. Note Philadelphia time is twenty minutes faster than Erie time.
Timetable notes for Allegheny Valley, Oil Creek and Allegany River, and Buffalo Corry and Pittsburgh railroads. Lists forward and reverse routes with station stops, main line trains 1 2 3 12, daily operations, sleeping and hotel coaches, and connections at Mansfield Ravenna Meadville Jamestown Corry for oil country and Buffalo Niagara Falls New York Albany and Boston. Officials listed: W B Shatytuc Cincinnati and P D Cooper Cleveland.
A roster of town roles including council members W C Rowland E G Wood M B Lanham James Clark Jr Andrew Hertzel George H Ames G L Friday P J Falconer M Spaulding and clerk K P King with positions for Assessor J P Marston School Directors Benjamin Nesmith R P King Chas W Stone J F Wells F Henry George Ensworth Justices of the Peace D J Hodges D W James Constable J B Russell Notaries Public D J Ball C H Noyes H E Brown O F Hoffman Ozro Nesmith Auditors G N Parmiee A J Hazeltine E F Hodges.
The document lists Warren County and district offices with names and towns for positions including Congressman A G Egbert, State Senator W S McMullan, Assemblyman Geo W Allen, President Judge Lansing D Wetmore, and others such as Sheriff Sylvester H Davis, Prothonotary Starling W Waters, Treasurer Robt E Miller, County Commissioners M Dunham E R Wheelock J K Jennings, Coroner Theodore Chase, District Attorney Wm Schuur, County Auditors J A Spencer T K E Barnes James, and County Superintendent N I Thompson.
The article lists weekly service times for multiple faith groups including Presbyterian Episcopal Metropist Evangelical Lutheran Scandinavian and Catholic churches with details on morning and evening services Sabbath School and special times. It names pastors such as Rev W A Rankin Rev H S Getz Rev C G McEntire Rev A Rearick Rev F C H Lampe Rev J Mellander and Father De La Roque with service hours and Vespers noted.
A scanned notice lists regular meetings for LABAN SonaR K. or H. with Johnson’s Exchange and S. Burgess block venues. It includes HW BowMAN Dictator L A Phillips Poco Norv Star LopGE 241 regular meetings Wednesdays on or before full moon. Other groups: CORNELIUS See’y H NoyES W M G O, KEELOR H P, J H SPENCER See’y CONEWANGO Lodge 250 I O G T meets Mondays, WARREN Lodge 339 I O O F Tuesdays, Kossuth Encampment 98 I O O F Thursdays, OGALALA Tribe I O R M meets Fridays, with officers named.
The poem laments musicians who never sing on earth and mourns the voiceless dead. It contrasts broken hearts and fading beauty with the idea that if every hidden pang could find voice, endless melodies would flow. The lines praise sacred sorrow and mute suffering.
Milton Etheredge faces a choice between passion and duty when he learns Leigh Richardson’s forged letter ruined Annie Huntley’s trust. He exposes the deceit, clears Richardson, and Annie acknowledges her true feelings for Milton, revealing a secret portrait kiss and a healed romance.
The new 13,700 pound bell arrived by schooner from Troy New York and rests by Washington’s statue. Presented by Henry Seybert with a nine foot diameter clock, the bell will be struck thirteen times on July Fourth. It weighs 80 copper 20 tin, with a 300 pound clapper and a 200 plus pound hammer.
Mrs. Anna Adams of Irving New York describes eight years of scrofula suffering including facial and throat damage. After using Dr Fenner of Fredonia Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic for about a year she recovered fully and remains well three years later with only scarring. Message promotes People’s Remedies circular.
A district teacher faces the task of saving funds to purchase writing paper for his Fourth of July oration. The text highlights the value of an extemporaneous speaking ability in these frugal times.
A young man returning from a wine dinner is teased by a lady about his flushed face. He blames strawberries with a humorous mispronunciation, saying strawberries cause his reddened cheeks. The exchange blends playful wordplay and light humor.
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