Old World Writings and a Printer's Last Take at Dusk
A nostalgic portrait of Slug Nine the printer who toiled through shifts in a bustling river city newsroom. He endures changing lights, marshaled by foremen and poets, until a final night when fatigue yields to the last telegraph sheet and his death is read in Boston aboard the Pilgrim.
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Slug
Mustang
Breyvier
D 13
Slug Seven
Boston
Pilgrim
Marblehead
Green Bay
Philadelphia
Chicago
Garfield
Lincoln
DeLong
Vanderbilt
Tabor
Magnificent
Laayah
Utica
N. Y
United States
Our Country
Mr. Blaine
Augusta
Dwarts
Blaine
Pennsylvania's Share for New Orleans Exposition
R H Thomas, Pennsylvania Commissioner, solicits exhibits for the New Orleans Exposition. He seeks geological, archaeological, agricultural, textile, and culinary items among others. Collectors should send to Mechanicsburg by Nov 20 with prepaid postage or express charges.
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R.h.thomas
Pennsylvania
Higher Institutions of
Thomas
Mechanicsburg
Cumberland Co
New Orleans
Wealth of Newport women and a portrait gallery of riches
The article catalogs prominent Newport women and their fortunes including Mrs. Gammell, Miss Wolfe, Mrs. Paran Stevens, Mrs. William Astor, Miss Florence Lyman, and others, noting how wealth may pass to daughters. It also covers Laayah the Assyrian woman’s story, the 12th annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Women, and various notes on clubs, lectures, and social trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
United States
Gammell
Catherine Wolfe
Paran Stevens
William Astor
Florence Lyman
Ellen Mason
Rachel Kennedy
Emily Gibbs
Gardiner Brewer
Bruen
Bellevue Avenue
Edward King
Perkins
Lawnfield
Eleanor Hartshorne
Isaac Bell, Jr
Duncan Pell
Kernochan
Admiral Baldwin
E. D. Morgan
Whiting
John W. Ellis
Hartshorne
St. Nicholas
Mary Mapel Dodge
J.T. Trowbridge
Europe
Frank R. Stockton
E.5
Brooks
G. 5
Manson
H. H
Helen Jackson
United States Senate
Edmund Alton
Davy and the Goblin
Chas. Darryl
Louisa M. Alcott
Bach
Wagner
Agatha Tunis
Mary Hallock Foote
Joaquin Miller
Alice Wellington Rollins
G. B. Bartlett
Harriet Prescott Spofford
Washington Gladden
Julia Schayer
Anna Lee Merritt
W. O. Stoddard
D. Ker
Ernest Ingersoll
Clara E. Clement
Lieut. Schwatka
Tue Century Co
New York
N. Y
Church Schedules Across Denominations Listed
A compiled list shows multiple denominations with their pastors and weekly service times. Baptist Rev E D Hammond holds Sunday and Wednesday meetings while Presbyterian Rev Perry S Allen and Lutheran Rev Ph Boyer are noted with morning and evening services and Sabbath School times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scorpal
A. W. Ryan
Baptist
E. D. Hammond
Presbyterian
Perry S. Allen
W. W
M. Boyer
N. G. Johnson
Father de la Roque
Father Berbigier
Doerr
Local Fraternal Lodges Schedule Weekly Meetings
Fraternal groups list regular meeting nights and locations in K of H Hall Library Shaffer block U W Hall and other halls. Notable entries include G A R Meats E R N N N Post, Warren Lodge I O O F and D O H with weekly or biweekly sessions and visiting hours.
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Erenn N
Forp Post
H. Hall
Comrades
Laban Lodge
Carver House
North Star Lodge
Occidental H. R. A
Shaffer Block
Warren Council
R. T
I. O
G. T
Robert Blum Lopek
Autumn Lays Its Quiet Hold Across The Land
The poem depicts rust and frost reshaping hills and hedgerows as summer ends. Briers droop, chrysanthemum-like blooms sag, and a friendly cricket alongside a sly doormouse mark nature’s retreat. Pigeons tilt toward the sun while fields grow withered and animals prepare for winter. The speaker longs for fireside reading and singing a timeless, springlike song.
Arnica and Oil Liniment Eases Stiff Joints
Advert says Arnica and Oil Liniment is the best remedy known for stiff joints, claiming swift relief and improved mobility. The notice markets the product with bold claims and suggests it as a preferred remedy for rheumatic or sore joints.
President Arthur to end term with grand social pageantry
reports claim the president will close his administration amid winter White House entertainments planned on a larger, brighter scale than before. An advertisement touts Acker's English Remedy for coughs and lung complaints with a money back guarantee, and Dr Henry Baxter's Mandrake Bitters sold at 25 cents to combat bad breath.
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Arthur
White House
Henry Baxter
Dr. Frazier’s Magic Ointment Ad Blaze of Cure
Public notice for a medicinal ointment sold by Johnson and Siegfried of Cleveland Ohio. Claims it cures boils burns sores cuts flesh wounds sore nipples corns chapped lips hands pimples and blotches. Price fifty cents. FRAZIER MEDICINE CO props.
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Johnson & Siegfried
Frazier Medicine CO
Prop’s
Cleveland
Ohio
Winter fashions and remedies in a 19th century column
Bonnet trends favor small, elegant designs with velvet trims and bold ribbons. Velvet and fur lines retreat for warmth with light wool fabrics. leather belts finish travel wear. Also advertised cures include Burdock Blood Bitters and Acker’s Blood Elixir with refunds, plus Johnson & Siegfried’s Has Cough Cure for 295 cents.
Elixir Tied to New England History for Fifty Years
The history of Downs Elixir is linked to New England for fifty years and is claimed to cure coughs and colds. L G Noyes asserts Acker's English Remedy cures contracted consumption and promotes requesting a circular for an entirely new medicine guaranteed.
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L. G.noyes
Acker
New England
L. G. Noyes
Frazier's Root Bitters Offered by Johnson & Siegfried
Dr Frazier's Root Bitters act on the liver and kidneys and cleanse the blood. They aid bowel function and impurity removal. Sold by Johnson & Siegfried for $1.
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Dr Frazier
Frazier’s Root
Johnson & Siegfried
Sure Cure for Blinding Bleeding and Itching Piles
Advertising copy touts Williams Indian Pile Ointment as a universal cure for long standing piles. It claims rapid relief by absorbing tumors and soothing itching, with use restricted to piles and private parts. Sold by Johnson & Siegfried, mailed on receipt of $1 in Cleveland Ohio.
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Williams
Johnson & Siegfried
Frazier Medicine CO
Prop’s
Cleveland
Ohio
No more a toilet at the wheel poem fragment
The verse laments loss and absence of Birchbrook Mill, noting the river, marsh, and landscape left as witness to change as a mill fades from memory.
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Birchbrook Mill
The Telephone Girl Pranks the Switchboard
A long asleep switchboard girl answers a prank call from No 1111 to No 2222. The tale escalates with a fake medical remedy and a machinist’s overheard advice, ending with Dr Highflyer losing his phone service for nonpayment.
Sleep and the discipline of rest for workers
The speaker argues that true productivity stems from proper rest. He warns young workers that late nights and early mornings erode strength and judgment, leading to shaky performance and potential ruin. He stresses employers should know their clerks' sleeping habits to maintain discipline and avoid delusive stimulants.
Liver and Digestion Booster Advertisement
A promotional item urges readers to use Zo pe-sA to invigorate the system. It claims the remedy aids the liver digestion and bowels, promising speed and pleasant relief from headaches and sluggish energy. A 25 cent sample from Johnson and Siegfried is offered.
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Johnson & Siegfried
Baking Powder and Medicine Ad Cited by Warren Page
An advertisement promotes warranted pure baking powder at 35 cents per pound mixed by the Hazeltine Mixer from Johnson and Siegfried of Warren Pennsylvania. It also touts Acker’s Dyspepsia Tablets with claims of curing indigestion.
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Johnson & Siegfried
Warren
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Warren Mail
EK. Cowan & CO
E. Cowan
Willis Cowan
Warren County
R. J. Burdette
Jester Burdette
New York Central Park
William Blackford
Eliza T. Kidd
Keene, Ky
New Orleans Exposition
Vassar
Association For the Advancement of Women
Baltimore
Alice C. Fletcher
Fletcher
Mary A. Livermore
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Lotta
Woman’s Department
City of
Concord
New Hampshire
M. Arters
Warren , Pa
Hendricks & McLaughlin
Oil City
Pittsburg
Llen &Higgins
Attorneys At Law
Solicitors of Patents
Second
Liberty Streets
Allen
Geo
H. Higgins
Amuel T. Neill
Exchange Block
Crawford
Forest
Venango
R. Richard B. Stewart
Liberty Sts
Arver
Co. W. King
Breve Hotel
Geo. H. Leonhart
Prop'r
Water Street
G. Trunkey
Usmer, Dale & Freeman
Scofield
Warren Pa
Etmore, Noyes & Hinckley
Smer, Dale & Freeman
Otfice
Warren, Pa
J. H. Osmer
W. W. Dale
le R. Freeman
Lenry Cobham
W. A. Greaves
Beaty Block
Bri & Thompson
D. J. Ball
Ilbur & Schnur
Law
Front Street
Postoffice
W. W. Wilbur
WM. Schnur
Rown & Stoneh
First National Bank
H. E. Brown
Insmoor & Cable, Attorneys At Law
Dinsmoor
JAS. Cable
R. Reverdy B. Stewart
High Street
Hickory
R. J. M. Davies
Liberty Street
Baptist Church
Local Directory
Presbyterian Church
M. FE
Board OF Trade
W. A. Rankin
T. Allens
V. P
A. Mintzer
A. Hertzel
Rankin
Railroad Guide
Philadelphia & Erie R. R
Eastern Standard
Shef
Sheffield Ace
Frie
Warren E Shefield
Warren Act Erie Mail
Oil Express
Kane Ace
Buffalo
A. BR
Dunkirk, Allegheny
Val
Pittsb’y R. BR
Nortit
Expres
TEX Pioss
ML Sunaay
Warren P. O
Dunkirk
Sheffield
Litus- Corry
Erieradford and
Cornelius
R. Schnur
Constable
S. E. Walker
Notaries Public
CG. Dinsmoor
O. F. Hoffman
King
Ensworth Thompson
W. H. E. Brown
Ozro Nesmith
S. M. Brainerd
Erie
J. W. Lee
Franklin
C. M. Shortt
Sugar Grove
W . D. Brown
P. W Brown
Farmington Pa
R. P. King
K. A. Allen
Jos. A. Weible
Register & Recorder
George W
U.S
Hallett Book Co
Portland
Maine
Wheeler
People’s Market
Water St
Foster, Milburn & CO
N.Y
M. Shear & Brother
Jewmarkets
Estees
Rochester School of
P. Greenland
Mammoth Furniture
Episcopal Church
Hazel
Laurel
Hickory Street
Sparlor
A. Jamieson & CO
Lake Shore Tube Works
National
Simond
Dupont Powder Co
Alice Cary
Dr. Frazier
Johnson
Siegfried
Mail Job Office
Birchbrook
Ducky
Dr. Highflyer
Doldoodle
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