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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1886
Page
1
The group holds meetings in Warren at the Court House on the last Saturday of each month at 1 PM. President Charles Lott, secretary Willis Cowan, and treasurer W B Acocks lead. All farmers are invited to attend.
President Reverend W A Rankin and a slate including Fred Morcks George Ball and Willis Cowan were listed as officers. Directors include Geo P Orr A Mintzer S M Jogswell and others. Regular monthly meeting scheduled for the second Friday at 8 PM in the council room.
Temperance sessions are held on the first and third Thursdays at 3 P M in the Presbyterian Church lecture room. A Bible reading occurs on the second Thursday at 3 P M in the Baptist Church. A Mother's meeting takes place on the fourth Thursday at 3 P M in the M E Church.
The document enumerates town roles including Burgess Albert W Morck as mayoral figure, council members M Cogswell F M Knapp Joseph Walkerman and others, with Clerk F A Cogswell Surveyor Geo C Hamilton and multiple department heads and public officers such as Rev W A Rankin school directors G H Ames assessor Geo Schour and fire department chiefs E H Smith A Kehr and W C Allen. Also lists notaries public and various officials like J M Siegfried C Dinsmoor Ozro Nesmith and more.
A compiled slate lists public offices and names across Warren County Pennsylvania including Congressman W L Scott Erie state Senator J W Lee Franklin assembly Henry Brace Warren president judge W L Brown Warren associate judges P W Brown Farmington C Merritt Grand Valley sheriff Robert A Love Warren prothonotary D U aArird Warren register and recorder W J Alexander Warren treasurer C H McAuley Warren county commissioners M Crocker Youngsville T L Putnam Russell Joseph Clinton Sheffield clerk A Cogswell surveyor D F A Wheelock Lottsville coroner Dr J L Burroughs Sugar Grove district attorney G H Higgins Warren auditors N P Curtis Conewango W O Martin Elk F E Fay Farmington county Supt C D Arird Youngsville
A scrambled timetable fragment lists arrival and departure times for Eastern Standard and various express trains. It references cities such as Erie Buffalo Dunkirk Pittsburgh Warren and Kane with times around morning and evening, showing multiple routes and directions without complete context.
A reflective verse urges a young child to face life with resolve. It ponders joy or sorrow at birth, life as a curious game, and the need to begin boldly, noting each player brings their own tricks and the secret of winning is to start rightly and act alone.
Gertie and her friend Fannie visit cold tenements and an alley救to aid starving families. Gertie funds food, blankets, and wood, tending mother and children while inspiring Fannie to rethink wealth, society, and charity. The act renews their resolve to help the needy at home.
The piece condemns President Cleveland for appointing party loyalists to federal posts including the Civil Service Commission. It argues the appointments expose alleged reform rhetoric as hollow and reveal a pattern of rewarding Democratic state and county officials with government positions. The author cites John H. Oberly’s Illinois ties as emblematic of the administration’s motives and warnings about spoils system influence.
Godeys Lady's Book for April presents a Springtime frontispiece engraving and notes strong recent success in illustrations. The issue features fashion plates and artistic color designs and introduces a new French society story, A Coronet of Thorns by J. V. Prichard, greeted with enthusiasm.
The liquor sellers of Mexico are candid in their signs. El Delirio, La Tentacious, and El Abysmo appear as vivid labels meaning The Delirium, The Temptation, and Hell, reflecting local humor and risk in tavern branding.
Frank Wilkeson contributes an April Harper's article explaining the cattle industry on the plains. He analyzes its perplexing features and offers remedies to improve the business and livestock conditions.
The Iowa Legislature approved a law require a Scientific Temperance Textbook in schools. It outlines guidance for educational content and implementation across districts. The measure prompts ongoing monitoring by state education officials and potential local adoption steps.
The Downs Elixir, a long established home remedy, maintains strong public esteem in Burlington Vermont. It is the standard treatment for coughs colds and throat troubles with many users and unsolicited recommendations. sold by A W Morck.
An original and scientific vegetable compound promising safe, certain hair and moustache growth. No extraneous advertising. demand rising due to its proven effectiveness. Circular available from Tropical Spray Co. in Fredonia, New York. Sold by L. G. Noyes, Druggist in Warren, Pennsylvania.
A compact summary tracing early U S minting acts from 1792 through 1878. It covers coin types, weights, fineness standards, and legal tender status for gold and silver coins, key amendments in 1834 1837 1853 1873 1876 1878, and the 1874 Revised Statutes.
A man and his wife search eleven miles from the city for a quiet country summer home for four children. They confront farm dogs, stiff landladies, and high rents as they chase a paradise where fresh eggs and green grass fit a moderate budget. The tale ends with a plea for any suitable quiet, comfortable place.
A jumble of jokes, quips, and anecdotes features mock letters, humorous exchanges, and social satire. Included are name checks like Lincoln and Chase, British and American humor, and moral tales about language and manners.
A Middlesbrough origin company plans large scale mining in Spain with belief of vast coal reserves. Spain could become the world’s cheapest Bessemer pig producer. Spanish hematite pig iron debuts in Staffordshire. producers claim higher quality than English pig iron and compete with low prices to gain market footing.
The Rocky Mountain ram, likened to a chamois, is protected as a new Colorado law prohibits killing rams for the next decade. A note from Washington highlights General Jackson’s blue uniform from New Orleans, now on display with dust on the golden straps.
Maude Long of Independence Missouri braved a bitter night to save two children abandoned by a madman in the snow. Citizens of Kansas City reward her with a fine watch, a diamond ring, and over 300 dollars. The attacker S S Baker is confined in a Philadelphia private asylum with poor prognosis.
Mr E Richardson of Mississippi the largest cotton planter in the world with vast Mississippi Valley plantations once valued near 12 million dollars including Wade Hampton, now worth under 1 million. He believes they will recover their former value in time.
A reading notes that nine tenths of Philadelphia lawyers are said to be church members, highlighting a strong link between legal practice in the city and church membership.
The mail job office offers presses and a complete assortment of type with the best paper cards envelopes and skilled printers for first class job printing at low prices. Legal blanks are kept on hand or printed to order.
The Pennsylvania W C T U invites all workers to a Thursday 3 o clock meeting in the Presbyterian Church lecture room. The program opens with a Bible reading and Psalm 91 4, Our Faces to the Foe, and the language of the Gladiolus is cited as Our Faces to the Foe.
About 1930s newspapers nationwide publish space for the Press Superintendent of the W C T U to inform the public about the white ribbon movement. Pittsfield W C T U uses the Cider Readings at monthly meetings and expresses strong interest in the program.
The report highlights new W C T U unions in Pennsylvania since the October meeting and 90 new Y members in Crawford County. It notes a strong Washington Territory temperance law and a plan to make temperance scrap books for freight trains. It mentions Mrs. Foster’s recent lectures and oncoming talks in Brookville.
The Rhode Island Legislature unanimously approves submitting a Prohibitory Constitutional Amendment to voters. The Rhode Island WCTU mobilizes support with a $1000 fund, speeches by Miss Willard and others, 20000 free papers for a month, and sermons and prayer meetings organized by church groups ahead of the election.
A message from a South African W C T U secretary details temperance efforts in Natal Colony. She describes organizing topics for meetings writing circulars and coordinating with Evangelical denominations. She notes battles victories and obstacles from liquor shops and mentions a Native Chief banning white entry while English colonies rely on moral suasion.
A ten year old girl cooks nourishing soup for her father, a poor drunkard, who says the meal is so good he may skip his grog. The piece argues nutrition and flavorful food can curb thirst and promote temperance, praising cooking schools for helping curb the evil.
Senator Colquitt urged action against the liquor traffic in Pennsylvania at a Atlanta address. A large audience rose to pledge effort and sang Praise God from whom all blessings flow as the moment closed.
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