Digbys Reform Club Turns Charity Mission in Burville
A quartet of young Burville men led by John Digby abandon revelry to fund a charitable mission. They reform by saving liquor and tobacco money to aid destitute townsfolk, visiting widows and the elderly, building a relief fund that grows to forty dollars weekly with twenty-two members, and inspiring local clergyman Meekly to urge others to go and do likewise.
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Burville
Johny Digby
Peter Slade
Tom Lowden
Sam Pepper
Lushton’s
Parson
John Digby
Slade
John
Tom
Peter
Jack
Digby
Honor Bright
Reform Club
Pashlot
Ben Driscoll
Sally
Widdow
Willie
Long Digby
Parson Meekly
Nazareth
Muscatine
Iowa
San Francisco
Wyoming
Cornell University
New York City
Hunter Warned By a City Scheme for Gun Improvement
A noted hunter believes he was fleeced by a local advertising scheme. He sent 50 cents for information to stop shot scattering and was told to load the gun with only one shot. This advice would render his gun less effective and dubious.
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Warren Mail
E. Cowan
Colums
Goethe Beats Intruder With Yankee Humor
Goethe, famed German poet, is outwitted by an American student who visits during supper. The visitor inspects the poet and pays a florin to view him, prompting a laugh and friendly chat. Also noted is a comment that English writers foresee the Irish potato early variety era ending soon. A secondhand coat tale ends in a joking bargain where a merchant quips the seller loses money.
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Goethe
It is better to whistle than whine saying verse
A Baptist Weekly verse counsels resilience. It urges a brave boy to cheer a sad heart and whisper “it is better to whistle than whine” when tempted to murmur. The poem praises steady spirit over complaint and shares a child’s timely encouragement.
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Jimmy
Charlie
Baptist Weekly
Praying Costumes and Proverbial Snippets from The Era
A collection of quirky notes and aphorisms across topics from fashion in Paris to moral quips. Includes a Keokuk butcher offering chrome with meat, rumors of a Richmond mosquito, and observations on candles, coffins, and baby talk.
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Paris
Keokuk
Richmond
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Franklin,Pa
J. H
J. T. Donly
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Court House
Franklin, Pa
R. B. Stewart
Post Office
Lutheran Church
Warren
Pile
Joels
Sextus Keller
Smith's
Second Street
Zaug
Scofield & Hooker
Liberty Street
G. W. Scofield
F. Hooker
D.I. Ball
Shaffer
Carver House
Qapris
Ludlow
Orner
Market and
Second Streets
B. W. Brown
Johnson & Lindsey
Johnson’s Exchange
Warren Pa
Ss. P. Johnson
W. M. Lindsey
Dinsmoor
D. D. Fassett
Arris & Fassett
Law
Titusville
Crawford
Venango
Harris
G. C. McDermott
M. D
J. A. Partridge
S. Burgess’ Store
Sanius R. Clark
Chas, A. Noyes
Clark & Noyes
Allen & Thompson
Tidioute
Warren County
Central Block
G. W. Allen
C. Thompson
Brown & Schnur
Attorneys
S. Burgess
First National Bank
J. N. Schnur & Son
Merchant Tailors
Russell House
Warren, Pa
J. J. Reig
Water Street
Hoffman
Clark's Block
George Ball
Brown & Stone
J. FE. Brown
R. Brown, Co
W. Stone
H. E. Brown
Greenland Brothers
Keystone Block
Wilbur & Allen, Attorneys At Law
Scofield’s Block
Over Post Office
W. W. Wilbur
S. T. Allen
R. D. Bartlet & Son
J. F. Wells & CO
I. O
G.T
Conewango Lodge
Degree
North Star Longe
O. F
Warren Lodge
Order
W. E. Smithy
N. G
W. Waters
Sec
MO. Monroe
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Kossurh
Jon. Monroe
P. R. Ik
John Sill
H. P
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WM. Lightner
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Front Street
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Talmace
Spurgeon
T. de Witt Talmage
Christian At Work
C. H. Spurgeon
America
W. Adams
Chambers
New York
Éran
Ane
Warren Savings Bank
Warren, Peun’a
Savings Bank
Simmons
Zeilin & CO
Macon
Philadelphia
MH. MA Donald & CO
L. F. Watson
B. Nesmith
A. J. Hazeltine
J. F. Watson
O. H. Hunter
Falcover
P. J. Trushel
E.G. Wood
M. B. Dunham
Nesmith
James Clark
Albert Kirk
NEW Furniture Store
Hopfman & Clark’s
Youngsville, Pa
W. D. Kinnear
Pairmont House
Aairen, PA
Ag’t
Brown & Struthers
Ron
Warten, PA
Barlow
Gang Saw
Browns
Hyde Mill
Ms Bose Ee
Stearns
Fine Tosagsucs & Cigars
Barlows
H. W. Brown
Man
A. W. McKelvy
Treas
Grogeries
D. M. Strickland
Digby'’S Reform Club
Ben
Aunt Sally
Uncle Ben
Jack Digby
Samuel A. Walker
Harry
Mr. Walker
Walker
Boston Journal
Spencer Optical Manufacture
Union
Geo. Reig, Jr
Agen
E. M
Ruhlman
News Depot
Mart
Constable's and Justice's
Fillmore
Pennsylvania
India
Jim
Frederick Charles
Prussia
United States
Detroit
John B. Gough
Woman’s Temperance Movement
Dio Lewis
John O. van Pelt
Chicago
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