Train Schedule Fragments for Dunkirk and Allegheny Valley
Fragmentary timetable shows Northern and Southern Express times for Dunkirk and Pittsburgh routes. Sundays list arrivals and departures with times like 8:56 am and 11:55 pm, plus 6:30 pm express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Standard
Erie
Warren
Shef
Ridgway
Oil Express
Erie Mail
Oil
Erie EX
Kane
Dunkirk
Allegheny
Val
Pittsbey R. R
Tenants push back on foreign landlords in America
A visiting duke and reporter ride through Illinois to study farm seizures and tenant misery on Lord Sanders estates. A tenant farmer explains rents and taxes, condemns land monopolies, and praises the Farmer’s Alliance as tenants unite for fair laws and ownership.
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Palmer House
America
Chicago
Joliet
Ilinois
London
Ireland
Ohio
Waverland
Emerson
Lord Sanders
Neighbor Jones
Jones
Sanders
Farmers Alliance
United States
Farmer’s Alliance
England
Sir Wren
Wren
New West
Farmers’ Alliance Club
Chicago's City Pioneers and Lincoln Park Treasures
A traveler recalls Chicago's rebirth from swamp to great trade center, noting canals and debris repurposed for progress. Lincoln Park visit highlights include Potter Palmer’s residence and stables, sea lions, prairie dogs, and bear exhibits with vivid scenes of the grizzly and a deadly Colorado encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merce
Chicago
Lincoln Park
Potter Palmer
Mr. Palmer
Zoological Garden of
Great Plains
West
America
Mississippi River
Washington Irving
Duke
Colorado
Tenantry in America and the Country Ride
The duke and narrator travel from the city into rural America to inspect Lord Sanders' estate. They observe fertile fields, grand farmsteads, and thriving communities with barns, windmills, and prosperous farms. A later contrast shows rougher shanties and simpler outbuildings as the journey continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Waverland
Dakota El Dorado for English Landlords and New Settlers
The duke tours Dakota describing its growth from a desert myth to a thriving prairie. He reveals plans to populate the state with European and American tenants, aided by railroads and land schemes. The strategy includes using railroad lands and government options with a bonus to secure entries and housing for new settlers.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakota
Northwest
Post Office
Union
Amercan
Sahara
Africa
Waverland
Duke
el Dorado
Europe
America
Lord Sanders
Land Office
A Mosaic of Tiny Jests From An Old Page
A collage of quips and puns on society, work, marriage, religion, and everyday life. Odd sayings poke fun at politicians, travel secret societies, inspectors, and weather. The jokes feature rural and urban figures, teachers, children, and a church sexton, reflecting light humor and the era’s voice.
Urth Annual Exhibition at Warren County Fair
Warren PA hosts the Urth Annual Exhibition from Aug 30 to Sept 2 1887 under the Warren County Fair Association. Geo P Orr presides with A S Dalrymple as secretary and directors C H Wiltsie L M Rowland Philip Siechrist C C Thompson and S H Evans overseeing the event open to all competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. H. Leonhart
Water Street
Warren
Warren County Fair Association
Geo. P. Orr
A.S. Dalrymple
C. H. Wiltsie
L. M. Rowland
Philip Siechrist
C.C. Thompson
S. H. Evans
National Temperance Society goals and legacy explained
More than twenty years after the Civil War ending, William E. Dodge donated twenty thousand dollars to establish the National Temperance Society and Publication House. The venture produced over a thousand volumes and pamphlets now catalogued, with plates ready to multiply cheaply. The literature is credited with shaping public opinion and fueling a temperance revolution, rivaled only by the Woman's Crusade and its offspring, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
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Chicago
West
Wells Street
Great Northwestern
Samantha Jane
Board of Trade
Shinar
Shiloh
Missionary Ridge
Gettysburg
Hand of Man
General Prentiss
Marmaduke
Tower of the Water Works
Wm. E. Dodge
National Temperance Society and Publication House
Woman’s Crusade
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
God
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for All Skin Ailments
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It claims to cure piles with a money back guarantee and price of 25 cents per box sold by A. W. Morck.
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A. W. Morck
Remarkable recovery after consumption cure at Paris Texas
Excitement in Paris Texas as J E Corley, once bedridden and thought near death from consumption, recovers after using Dr King s New Discovery and New Life Pills. He credits relief to two boxes of pills and two bottles of the discovery gaining thirty six pounds. Trial bottles of this discovery for consumption are free at A W Morck s.
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Paris
Tex
J. E. Corley
Dr. King
A. W. Morck’s
Kemp's Balsam advertised by local druggist
An ad promotes Kemp's Balsam for coughs and chest ailments with a positive guarantee. It claims the medicine cures after the first dose and offers a trial size free. Prices listed as 50 cents and one dollar, from L. G. Noyes, druggist.
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L. G. Noyes Druggist
Mail and Atlas subscription offer in Warren county ad
The Mail and Atlas offers the new Family Atlas of the World for $2 in advance. The Atlas alone is valued at $2 and not available elsewhere in Warren county at these rates. Also mentions old papers for sale cheaply at the office.
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Warren County
Prohibition Victory Brings Huntingdon County License Ban
The W C T U units in Huntingdon County led a campaign resulting in no licensed bar rooms. Mrs. H. S. Wharton organized efforts with Major E. T. Scott and wife beginning January 15, guiding actions until the April 11 license court. Despite Judge Furst favoring licenses, the bench ruled against them, contrasting 1885 when 73 licenses were granted.
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Huntingdon County
Pennsylvania
W.C.T
H. 8. Wharton
E. T. Scott
Wharton
Furst
McCarthy
Foreman
A Drunken Man, Whiskey’s Reach, and Sabbath Enforcement
A Western traveler narrates a sobering tale of a drunk youth’s manslaughter conviction and family ruin caused by whiskey. A separate essay lauds broad Sabbath law enforcement, crediting Christian women for pushing measures long on the books in Philadelphia New York City and Washington.
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Philadelphia
New York City
Washington
Electric Bitters Cited as Cure All by Druggists
The verdict is unanimous that Electric Bitters cure liver and kidney diseases and blood disorders. W D Sult of Bippus and Abraham Hare of Bellville endorse the remedy after long experience and customer testimonials. Available at A W Morck’s drug store for fifty cents per bottle.
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W. D. Sult
Bippus, Inc
Abraham Hare
Bellville
Ohio
A. W. Morcks Drug Store
Visiting Cards and Old Papers For Sale
Visiting cards in latest styles printed at the Main office. Old papers for sale very cheap at the Marz office.
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Matt
Marz
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warren Mail
EK. Cowan & Coo
E. Cowan
Willis Cowan
John F. McPherson
Warren, Pa
Hickory Sts
D. Clark
Attorney AT Law
Verback Block
W. Freeman
Hoffman Block
N. Yates
L. G. Noyes’ Drug Store
Warren Savings Bank
A C. McAlpine
Merck’s
L. BR. Freeman
A & Trunkey
W. G. Trunkey
Attorneys AT Law
Judge Scofield
Liberty Street
Sal
Hickory Street
Manville’s
John Lauffer
Ethee & Son
pyReves
GC. W. King
Proprietress
Msut
A. Greaves
Richard B. Stewart
Corner Second and
Liberty Sts
Ww. Rice
Beaty Block
Solicitors of Patents
Allen
Second & Liberty Streets
C. Allen
Geo. H. Higgins
Gene EL T. Neill
Exchange Block
Crawford, Forest
Venango
H. J. Muse
Johnson’s Exchange
Ee & Cable
Scofield
C. Dinsmoor
Jas
CABLE
Etmore, Noyes & Hinckley
T Law
Second Street
W.D. Hinckley
Notary Public
D. Hinckley
L. D. Wetmore
H. Noyes
Thompson
D. I. Ball
Ilbur & Schnur
Front Street
W. W. Wilbur
WM. Schnur
Rown & Stone
First National Bank
H. E. Brown
R. Brown
D. W. Stone
LAW
Story
P. Johnson
W. M. Lindsey
J. C. Parmlee
Local Directory
Warren County Agricultural Association
Court House
Chas. Lott
W. B. Acocks
Railroad Guide
Philadelphia & Erie
R. R
Buffalo
New York
P. O
Corry
Bradford
Titusville
Oil City
Corydon
Onoville
Steamburg
Salamanca
Germany
Alden
D. Sheaf
D. Shear
Sarah Marie Brigham
Pusson
Little Johnny
Odd Fellows
Macon
Sintax
Internal Revenue
Burlington
Angels As Blonde?’ Asked Mrs. Krank
Mr. Krank
Krank
Bernhardt
Uncle Jack
Jack
Neice Allie
Allie
Sexton
Temperance
The
Bucklen
Texas
Lizzie Hanley
Michigan
Jacob
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