California and Chicago & North Western Rail Lines Map Route Webs
The Chicago and North Western Railway maps its main lines as the shortest routes linking Chicago with Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Nebraska California and western territories. It highlights the Omaha and California Line to reach Northern Illinois Iowa Dakota Nebraska Wyoming Colorado Utah Nevada California Oregon and beyond. The Chicago Madison and St Paul Line serves Northern Wisconsin Minnesota and the Great Northwest. The Green Bay and Marquette Line covers Janesville Watertown Fond du Lac Oshkosh Appleton Green Bay Escanaba Negaunee Marquette and the Lake Superior country. The Freeport and Dubuque Line serves Elgin Rockford Freeport and points via Freeport. The Chicago and Milwaukee Line is the Lake Shore Route passing Evanston Lake Forest Highland Park Waukegan Racine Kenosha to Milwaukee.
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Chicago & Northwestern RY
Great Trunk Railway
West
Northwest
Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
California
Western Territories
Omaha
Dakota
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
Oregon
China
Japan
Australia
Madison and
St. Paul
Madison
Minneapolis
Duluth
All Points
Great Northwest
Green Bay
Marquette
Janesville
Watertown
Fond du Lac
Oshkosh
Appleton
Escanaba
Negaunee
Houghton
Hancock
Lake Superior
Freeport & Dubuque
Elgin
Rockford
Freeport
Points
Chicago & Milwaukee
Lake Shore
Evanston
Lake Forest
Highland Park
Waukegan
Racine
Kenosha
Milwaukee
Pullman Palace
Milwaaukee
Winona
Overland
Union Pacific
Missouri River
Chicago & North- Western Railway
Council Bluffs
Sparta
Dubuque
la Crosse
Clinton
McGregor
Sioux City
Yankton
Missouri Valley Junction
Lake Geneva
Sterling
New York
Broadway
Boston
State Street
Farnham Street
San Francisco
Montgomery Street
Clark Street
Marvin Hughitt
W.h.stennett
Sup't
Pass. Ag’t
Summer Time Table for Philadelphia & Erie Rail Road
Trains on the Philadelphia and Erie Rail Road run on Sunday April 16 1876 with westward and eastward schedules. Erie Mail departs Philadelphia 11 55 pm arrives Warren 4 55 pm Corry 6 15 pm and Erie 8 50 pm. Erie to Philadelphia departures 2 55 pm Arrive Corry 7 00 am Warren 8 40 am Philadelphia 7 00 pm. Mail East connects with L S M S and Oil Creek at Erie and Corry. Note Philadelphia time is 20 minutes faster than Erie time. WM A Baldwin Genl Supt.
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Philadelphia & Erie Rail Road
Erie Mail
Philadelphia
E Warren
Corry
Erie
Erie. Ox
Bel
AL Tepic
Coreee
Faneer
Orry
Warren
Oil Creek
Allegheny River
R. W
WM. A. Baldwin
Gen.l. Suvt
U Time Table No 11 Schedule Details
The notice lists train times and routes effective April 16 1876 with departures from Titusville and towns including Garland Dunkirk Fredonia Falconer Frewsburg Fentonville Russellburg Warren Irvington Youngsville Pittsfield and arrival at Dunkirk and Buffalo. Officials D Thayer C A Clute L T Bishop sign the timetable.
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N.Y
Titusville
Garland
Dunkirk
Fredonia
Falconer’s
Frewsburg
Fentonville
Russelburg
Warren
Irvington
Youngsville
Pittsfield
A & G W Cros
D. Thayer
C. A. Clute
L. T. Bishop
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Timetable 1875
Trains eastward depart from Cincinnati toward New York Buffalo Jamestown and beyond with No 2 3 and 12 main lines running daily No 1 runs Mondays excepted Sleeping coaches on trains 1 2 3 and 12 between Cincinnati Cleveland and New York Hotel coaches on trains 3 and 12 Leavittsburg to New York Connections at Mansfield Ravenna Meadville Union Corry Jamestown and Binghamton for oil regions and Niagara Falls Albany and Boston. Local tickets must be to first stopping place then valid to destination.
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Palace
Cincinnati
Cleveland
New York
Leavittsburg
Mansfield
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio
Ravenna
Cleveland & Pittsburg
Meadville
Union and Corry
Jamestown
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Binghamton
Albany
Springfield
Worcester
Boston
New England
Toledo
Milwaukee
Omaha
Northwest
W. B. Shattuc
Gen. Pass’r Agt
D. Cooper
Local Directory of Town and County Officials
Lists Burgess and council members, clerks and assessors, school directors, justices, constable, notaries, auditors, and district officers including congressman and state officials. Also cites county commissioners, coroner, district attorney, auditors, and county superintendent withRoWarren and nearby towns.
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George Ensworth
Justices of the Peace
D. J. Hodges
D. W.cames
Constable
J. B. Russell
Notaries Public
D. J. Ball
C. H. Noyes
H. E. Brown
O. F. Hoffman
Ozro Nesmith
G. N. Parmiee
A. J. Hazeltine
Register & Recorder
W.J. Alexander
Warren
Rob’t E. Miller Warren
M. Dunham
Enterprise
E.R. Wheelock
Sugar Grove
J.B. Jennings
Tidioute
Theodore Chase
Pine Grove
Wm. Schnur
E. A. Spencer
Columbus
T. E. Barnes
Sheffield
G. C. James
N. RK. Thompson
Religious Services Schedule Across Local Churches
The Presbyterian led by Rev W A Rankin offers 11 AM and 7:30 PM services with Sabbath School at 12:30 PM The Episcopal under Rev H S Getz holds 11 AM and 7:30 PM services with Sabbath School at 12:30 PM The Methodist with Rev O G McEntire has 11 AM and 7:30 PM services and 9 AM Sabbath School Evangelical led by Rev A Rearick attends 10:30 AM and 7:30 PM with 9:30 AM Sabbath School Lutheran pastor Rev F C H Lampe conducts 11 AM and 7:30 PM services with 9:30 AM Sabbath School English School at 3 PM Scandinavian led by Rev J Mellander holds services on the first and third Sundays at 10:30 AM and 7:30 PM Catholic Services with Rev Father De La Roque assisted by Rev Father Mullen occur every Sunday at 8:30 AM and 10:30 AM with Vespers at 4 PM.
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Presbyterian
W. A. Rankin
Il Amand
Episcopal
H.S. Getz
Ll Amand
A. Rearick
F. C. H. Lampe
J. Mellander
Father de la Roque
Father Mullen
Lodges Meet On Regular Schedules In Johnson's Exchange
Local fraternal bodies list meeting times and places in Johnson's Exchange. Laban Lodge No 52 K of H meets every other Monday in Burgess block. North Star Lodge No 241 AYM holds meetings near full moon. Occidental HRA Chapter No 235 meets second Monday. Conewango Lodge No 250 IOGT meets Monday evenings. Warren Lodge No 339 IOOF meets Tuesday evenings. Kossuth Encampment No 98 IOOF meets second and fourth Thursdays.
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Laban Lodge
Burgess’ Block
H. Bowman
L. A. Phillips
North Star Lodge
H. Noyes
W. M. G. OU. Cornelius
Rs. Occidental H. R. A
Thos. Keelor
S. W. Waters
N. G. D. W. Brodhead
Sec’y. Kossutth
Johnson’s
G. H. AmEs
C. P
Is Nothing to You Christians over Wine and Temptation
A Dundee tract urges Protestants to oppose alcohol’s social harm. The poem condemns the wine spirit as a hidden danger, calling Christians to aid the afflicted, refuse complacency, and lift the gospel lamp while resisting passive complicity. It appeals for courage, mercy, and action to save souls and society.
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Margaret E. Parker
Dundee
Scotland
Christ
Jesus
Mysterious Gas Fire On Catfish Run In Clarion County
In Clarion county a small stream called Catfish Run now flames along a quarter mile of its length. Gas rises from beneath water, ignites with kerosene soaked rags and a match, creating a burning waterway spectacle amid forested bluffs near Oil Creek in Pennsylvania.
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Crry
Clarion County
Catfish Run
Oil Creek
Keely motor progress reported in Philadelphia
Sun reporter finds ongoing work on a Keely motor in Philadelphia. Vapor pressures tests reach 10,000 pounds with Austrian gun metal and new metals under trial. Inventor and stockholders deem the theory feasible though dense metal retention remains a challenge as capital stock stands at 1 million dollars amid mixed investor sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krety
Sun
Keely
Philadelphia
Keely Motor Company
Mustang race at Fleetwood Park
The Fleetwood Park event in New York began at 4 a.m. Thursday. The rider reached 50 miles in 2 hours 19 minutes and 100 miles in 4 hours 41 minutes before collapsing at mile 226.
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Fleetwood Park
New York
Mothers and the burden of teaching in daily life
The piece laments teachers underpaid and overextended and argues mothers must reinforce learning at home. It contrasts two approaches Mrs B who drills relentlessly with Mrs Dodd who builds understanding through practical, hands on arithmetic and vivid geography stories.
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Bob
Dodd
Rome
Pacific
Cinderella
Jack
Will
Black Prince
Richard
How Mrs Peduncle Got Even
Mr Peduncle prides himself on milk with both hands and a song. He is startled to see his wife in the loft with a switch, scolding him for past mishaps and threatening Sunday church theatrics. He now milks quietly, eyes toward the loft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Peduncle
Oliver Peduncle
Labor Question Settled by Honest Work Rally
A Georgia Legislature member asked how to settle the labor question and a gallery spectator shouted to all go to work and earn honestly, provoking laughter and a reaction that drew the house to its feet.
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Georgia
Noted Compliment Turns To Mock In Classroom Exchange
A pupil describes a teacher as a perfect Amazon, while a second pupil replies she has a very large mouth, mixing geography and history in a sharp, pointed classroom remark.
Education funds for orphans of soldiers in Pennsylvania
Since the war Pennsylvania has spent eight millions of dollars in educating the orphans of soldiers.
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Pennsylvania
Conscience and Future Judgment Poem by Charles W. Stubbs
A reflective poem where the speaker sits with conscience in a timeless place as past actions haunt the mind. The piece explores future judgment, eternity, warning, and personal accountability, ending with the resolve that conscience alone will judge.
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Charles W. Stubbs
Desperate Conditions Reported Across Black Hills Settlements
A Cheyenne dispatch notes daily arrivals from the Black Hills with famine, scarce food and ammunition, and heavy prices. Miners fear mass starvation and Indian attacks as settlements shrink dramatically. Custer City and nearby camps show vast population losses. Fort Laramie signals deteriorating relations withRed Cloud and ongoing military preparation.
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New York
Cheyenne
Black Hills
Hill Country
Custer City
Hill City
Mountain City
Dead Wood
Whitewood
Beaver
Potato
Bear Gulch
Allen Haight
Fort Laramie
Red Cloud
Sitting Bull
Black Hillers
White River
People's Remedies Endorsement From State Normal School Leader
A president of the N S State Normal School lauds multiple People s Remedies noting seven varieties each with a special use Blood and Liver Remedy Nerve Tonic Capitol Bitters Catarrh Remedy Improved Cough Honey Golden Relief and St Vitus Dance Specific The letter from John W Armstrong president of the New York State Normal School praises Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic with Capitol Bitters and requests further bottles for recovery. Dealers sell the remedies with a circular titled People s Remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
State Normal School
John W. Armstrong
N. Y. State Normal School
Freponia
N. Y
M. M. Fenner
Fredonia
Joan W. Armstrong
How to Make A Fine Flags for the Fourth of July
Instructions on flag proportions. The United States garrison flag measures thirty six feet in fly and twenty feet in hoist, with width five ninths of length. The recruiting flag is nine feet long, four fifths of the length. The union spans one third of the length and reaches to the fourth red stripe. Thirteen stripes alternate red and red with blue field. garrison flag is the standard for private use.
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United States
Union
Baltimore preachers denounce quack ads in church journals
The Baltimore Gazette quotes Rev. Mr. Mather of Ohio urging removal of quack advertisements from Methodist church journals and even proposes making clerical endorsements of nostrums a misdemeanor. The piece warns of pills and cures pushed by ministers linking quacks, doctors and undertakers.
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Baltimore Gazette
Mather
Ohio
Methodist Church
Exhibition notes promise grand displays and British artistry
The Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia features English fireworks proposals by Brock & Co. for £5,000, a large Knights Templar parade on June 1, and July 4 to 6 military band contests. Theodore Thomas plans a Handel chorus, while British arms and photography attract attention. American silverware and jewelry display praise by critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brock & Co
London
Knights Templar
Theodore Thomas
Art Hall
Philadelphia
Centennial Commission
New York Times
Elkington
Tiffany’s
France
Prince of Wales to be feted in London visit
London on May 4 1876 reports the Prince of Wales’ planned reception banquet and ball at Marlborough House after his return. An Indian cook from Madras will head the kitchen as curries and tiffin feature. He recently toured Spain and Portugal and declined a bullfight in Madrid over animal cruelty concerns.
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London
Prince of Wales
Seyd
India
Madras
Marlborough House
Spain
Portugal
Madrid
Royal Society For Prevention
Baroda
What a School Girl's Pocket Will Hold
A brief inventory from a sidewalk find lists items such as two white handkerchiefs, candy fish, pencils, ribbons, currency, a garter, gloves, a parasol tassel, a camel's hair brush, a love letter, a horse hair ring, hair-pins, perfume, floss, and a gossipy note. The pocket in yellow nankeen is obtainable on application at the office.
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Omaha Herald
Fairmount Park Open to Public Except Exhibition Ground
The Philadelphia Times clarifies that Fairmount Park outside the Exhibition ground remains accessible to the public every day. The Centennial Commission controls only the exhibition portion, with rules for decency and conduct applying across all areas.
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Fairmount Park
Fairmount
Philadelphia Times
Logroller Wife Mocking Delegates Instructions
Mrs Logroller whose husband is a political delegate ridicules the convention’s instruction to delegates saying she has instructed him for years and he still cannot buy a yard of calico with any sense despite guidance.
Hardest man to reason with forces a Centennial promise
Mrs Gitup tells a neighbor she smashed a teapot and hurled a milk pitcher through a looking glass to compel her husband to agree to take her to the Centennial. The anecdote captures domestic resolve and the era’s social expectations.
How so Inquisitive Machine Captures Curious Minds
A compact device described as a versatile tool for answering questions and sparking inquiry. It touts interactive features designed to prompt curiosity and foster exploration across topics.
Boiled Down Wit From An Old Humorous Column
A compact selection of humorous quips and anecdotes from a 19th century column. The piece strings together proverbs, witticisms, and playful dialogues about marriage, honesty, and daily life with names and places implied in a period voice.
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E. Cowan
Warren Mail
Cowan & CO
Willis Cowan
Warren County
J. E. Berkstresser
J. W. Agrelius
Empire Shingle Mill
Youngsville, Pa
Kaprly
R. H. Humphrey
Laprif
Warren, Pa
Second Street
Warren Savings Bank
Wilbur
M. Miles
Ball
Wm. Messner
Carver House
R. B. Stewart
Hazeltine & Allen’s
Third Street
Lutheran Church
J. H. Mitchell, & CO
Willis A. Mitchell
Sextus Keller
Smith's
Johnson & Lindsey
Johnson’s Exchange
Warren Pa. P. Johnson
W. M. Lindsey
Dinsmoor & Reeves
Attorneys At Law
Water Street
Scofield
Warren Pa. Co
Dinsmoor
F. D. Reeves
WM. V. Hazeltine
Liberty Street
Scofield& Hooker's
Junius R. Clark
Chas. H. Noyes
Clark & Noyes
Warren Pa
Allen & Thompson
Central Block
W. Allen
Co. C. Thompson
Brown & Stone
First National Bank
R Brown
C. W. Stone
K. E. Brown
R’y. Franklin Division
Ay Rae
Franklin
Stoneboro
Jameston
Andover
Ashtabula
Geo. H. McIntire
Supi
St. Peter
Rochester
Awizonia
Mankato
New Ulm
Pennsylvania Rail Road
Dunkirk, Alleghenny Valley
RE. R
Etree Tase
Arr. Ly
Brie
Buffalo Creek
Limestone Ridge
Abbott's Road
Hamburgh Sede
Water Valley
Eden Vener
Eden Centre
North Collins
Lawtons
Markham
Pine Valley
Cherry Creek
Conewango
Clear Creek
Kennedy
Pr. C. Doyle
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Oil Creek & Alegheny River
Buffalo, Corby, and Pyptsburgh Railroad
J. MO
Kittanning
Bradys Bend
Parker
Emlenton
Franklin al
Oil City
Magille Buffalo
VER Division
Tidioute Lv
Irvineton
AM the
Red Bank
New Bethlehem Lv
Brookville
Reynoldsville
Driftwood
Atili
Icket
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
Dayton
Urbana
Marion
Galton
Ashland
Akron
Greenville, Meadville
Union City Corry
Salamanca
Hornellsville
Elmira
Union City
Greenville
Mansfield Galion
Marion Urbana
Louisville
St. Louis
Sollard
Local Directory
A. G. Egbert
W.8. McMullan
City
Geo. W. Allen
Ren Sailene D. Wetmore
Isaac H. Hiller
Carter V. Kinnear
Sylvester H. Davis
Starling W. Waters
Mernopristt
O. G. McEntire
R. Dennison
Sec’y. Ogalala Tribe
S. Burgess
H. A. Dunn
Sachem
C. A. Waters
William Messner
Seana Block
Penn’a
Liverpool
Struthers
Struthers, Wells & CO
Outfit & Terms
True & CO
Augusta
New Boot and Shoe Store
P Gruber, JR
Allen Block
P. Gruber, JR
Srisee” Smmison
N. S. State Normal School
England
the Times
the Prince of Wales
Wit and Wisdom
Chamfort
Josh Billings
Goethe
Johnson
Wim. Temple
Brick
Pomeroy
George Eliot
Longfellow
Ticitus
Anna Dickinson
Sarah
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