Home’s gift to a wanderer sung in sorrow and praise
Will Carleton, famed author of Home’s sweetest song, returns at last to the homeland after years of exile. He wandered the world with no shelter, his melodies guiding him, while the world celebrated his verses and flourished without him. Now the welcome waits as his grave becomes a shrine to the divinest love he sang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Carleton
Harper's Weekly
Tovn
Joseph Cook
Massachusetts
United States
Dan Rice
New York City
Girard, Pa
Warren Mart
Irkutsk
Siberia
Brother Gardner
Dan
Detroit Free Press
Abraham Myers
York County
Beware of strangers and deceitful men endangering girls
A moral warning urges girls to avoid transient young men and false temptations. It extols steady farmer's sons or industrious mechanics over flashy rogues with gold chains and fancy speech. Fathers and mothers are urged to provide guidance to prevent poverty and disgrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Brothers and Sisters
Calico
Rise and consolidation of the United Pipe Lines in 1877
A historical sketch recounts how, amid fierce competition among lines in Butler, Armstrong, and Clarion counties, a consolidation formed United Pipe Lines in March 1877 with $3 million capital. By year’s end rival lines including Empire Olean American Transfer and others were absorbed, boosting stock to $5 million while Tidewater remained outside.
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United Pipe Lines
Butler
Armstrong
Clarion
Antwerp
Oil City
Atlantic
American Transfer
Sandy Pipe Lines
Empire
Olean
McKean County
Hunter & Cummings
Relief
Keystone
English Physician’s Breath Method for Stammering Cure
An English doctor treats stammering by training parents to keep the lungs filled with loud, frequent breaths and to speak boldly then pause when embarrassed. The theory claims stammering arises from speaking with empty lungs, while singing keeps the lungs inflated and prevents stammering.
The End of Foreign Dominion in Louisiana
A summary of George W. Cable's essay in the March Century explores the decline of foreign influence in Louisiana and asserts a shift toward local governance and cultural autonomy within the state.
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Louisiana
George W. Cable
Leonard Bacon
John Burroughs
Architectural League of New York
Roger Riordan
Leon Gambetta
Y. D
Edward Eggleston
March issue opens with Henry George on money in elections
The North American Review’s March issue features Henry George on money in elections, Robert B. Taylor on the Subjugation of the Mississippi, and essays by Conway on Gladstone, Julian on railway influence in the land office, Wright on life insurance, plus a symposium on educational needs by Hall Adler Hunter and Jacob.
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The
North American Review
Henry George
Robert 8. Taylor
Mississippi
Moncure D. Conway
Gladstone
George W. Julian
Land Office
Elizur Wright
T. Stanley Hall
Felix Adler
Thomas Hunter
Mary Putnam Jacob
Garfield Remains Viewing Rules Reaffirmed
The claim that soldiers guarding President Garfield’s remains open the casket daily is false. Guard orders restrict viewing to Mrs. Garfield or others with her written permission, denying any routine daily view.
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President Garfield
Cleveland
Garfield
Erie Public Buildings Site Recommended by Commission
The Commission reports at Erie November 28 and December 14 1882 selecting Charles M Reed’s State Street site fronting Park as best for a combined court post office and other federal offices. It notes central location convenient to jail hotels harbor and railway with park adjacent and urges building as a creditable federal complex despite cost concerns. Signed by C W Gilfillan O H Hunter and Charles W Stone.
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Charles J. Folger
Secretary of the Treasury
Erie
City of
Warren
Hunter
Charles M. Reed
State Street
Western Judicial District
Pennsylvania
Lake
County Court House
Internal Revenue Office
Eric
C. W. Gilfillan
O. H. Hunter
Charles W. Stone
McNett & Co Opens Largest Variety of Lounges in Warren County
McNett and Company announce the opening of the largest variety of lounges in Warren County. Johnson & Siegfried list Yes Tooth Powder as a featured sale item.
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Warren County
McNett & Co
Jounson & Siegfreid
Troy Collar and Cuff Industry Spreads Worldwide
A Troy collar and cuff industry profile notes nine tenths of U S collars and cuffs are made there. Growth from two factories with 25 workers to 100 shops employing 5,000, plus 38 million yards of thread weekly, with Mrs Haggerty the top earner.
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Tribune
Troy
Bangs on a girl and the danger of unruly looks
A satirical defense of long foreheads and tidy hair argues bangs make girls appear dangerous and untrustworthy. It compares bangs to a fence jumping cow, warns of altered behavior, and notes a pious front masking temptation, while extending the same critique to boys with clipped hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Hades
Evangeline
Prepare for Spring with Zopesa Purge
After a severe winter the text promotes cleansing and liver action. It claims Zopesa as a gentile purgative that removes bile and impurities with a few doses. A 10 cent sample is suggested through druggists to treat dyspepsia indigestion constipation and biliousness.
Parlor and Chamber Suites Advertised at Low Prices
A furniture store across from the Postoffice promotes the latest styles of parlor and chamber suites at very low prices, credited to N. Greenlund.
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Postoffice
N. Greenlund
Mary Anderson Told to Meet the Right Lover on Stage
Madame Mojeska defends Mary Anderson’s love scenes saying no actress is cold if paired with the right man. The columnist likens Anderson’s performance to a marble statue, noting she must experience love to act it convincingly and predicts future onscreen passion will improve when she finds true romance.
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Madame Mojeska
Peck
Mary Anderson
Mary
Mojeska
Anderson
Romeo
Juliet
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RR & Dunkle, Attorneys At Law
Warren, Pa
Scofield Block
Buchy
N. M. Orr
J. W. Dunkle
W. G. Trunkey
Osmer, Dale & Freeman
Scofield
Warren “A
Wean
J. Muse
Johnson’s Exchange
Lenry Cobham
Il & Thompson
Attorneys At Law
Beaty Block
Ft. Ball
C. C. Thompson
W M. Swanson
Johnson's Exchange
Front Street
W. Wilbur
Wilbur & Schnur
Wm, Schnur
Prown & Stone
First National Bank
H. FE. Brown
Notary Public
H. Brown, Co
W. Stone
H. FE
Brown
Dinsmoor & Cable, Attorneys At Law
Water Street
Jas
CABLE
Ornelius & Strong
Cornelius
Leroy Cornelius
Strong
Reverdy B. Stewart
Richard B. Stewart
Physicians and Surgeons
High Street
Hickory
Court House
Abble Evans
J R. J. M. Davies
Liberty Street
Baptist Church
BO. H. Leonhart
Cigars
Tobacco, &c
Carver House
Arren Hotel
D. M. & P. F. Davvis
Yarver
Co. W. King
St, James
Corry
R. R. Depot
A. McFarland
Prop’r
Lake Shore
Michigan
Ba Y
Franklin Division
Franklin
Stoneboro
Jamestown
Youngstown
Andover
Ashtabula
Pittsburg
Cl Ity
Pittsburgh
L. 8S
M.S
Geo. H. McIntire
Dunkirk
Ana
Toledo
Chicago
Sue Serene de
Swandaczsaeneges
G. W. Neasse & CO
Little Valley
N. Y
L. G. Noyes
Stinson & Co
Portland
Maine
Travelers Guide
R. R
P. & E. Division
Clarendon
Sheffield
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Williamsport
Kane
Pullman Palace
Erie Mail
Ice
Arren Express
Chas
E. Pugh
J. R. Wood
Allegheny Valley
Peptsburg
Dunkirks
Kedonia Wee
Oua
Casadaga Sinclairvill
Vermont
Ross Mill
Falconer A&gw Cro
Prewsburg Fentonyill
Ackley’s Russelsbur
N. Warrer
Jackson
Irvington Youngsvill
Pittsfield
Garland
Newton's
Erie Railways
Uva
C.A
Lake Sho
Junctio Bradford
Gen’ Clute
Aos Bishop
Agel
Warre
Unday
Warren & Farnsworth Valley
B. R
Underwood's
McCalmont
Wood's Mill
East Branch Junction
Garfield Arr
Garfiell
East Branch Wood's Mill
MecCalmont
Underwood Clarendon
Uffalo
Offa
Salamanca
Bradford
Kinzua
Buffalo
Titusville
Brocton
Pullman
Baldwin
Pass
O. Watson
Exchange St
N.Y
W.S. Leffard
Lake Erie & Western
B. R.hortest
Hamburgh
Eden Valley
Eden Center
North Collins
Collins
Gowanda
Wee Dayton
Pine Valley
Sherry Creek
Sconewango
Kennedy
V. & P. Cross
Ives
Dep
J.S. Bartlett
Main St
DR. Blodgett
Blodgett
A. J. Davis
True & Co
Augusta
Morck Brothers
Caleus
Vacaron & Constantine
Mathey Bro’s & Mathey
E. Howard & Co
Rockford, Waltham, Hamden
Elgin
Columbus, &c
Gorham
MORCK
Bro’s
G Noyes
Wells & Noyes
Redicines
P. Greenland
Front ST
Episcopal Church
P. Greenlund
Messner «Up CO
Warren High School
W. M. Linpsay
A. B. Mitner
the United Lines
John B. Gough
England
France
Scotland
Ireland
Canada
Kentucky
Corn
Mercer County
Wheat
Jefferson County
Oates
Meade County
Bran
Pendleton County
Shorts
Shelby County
Hay
Davies County
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