Well done faithful servant come up higher
A somber religious poem follows a poor elderly woman in a church service. She endures mockery from a self-satisfied crowd while the preacher extols blessings. She prays with tearful eyes and finds solace in music. She hopes for a humble place with God in the afterlife.
What One Girl Did by Hester Stuart in Harper's Bazar
Molly Perry quits the Mart of Fashion to seek a new life as a domestic in Wheatfields New Hampshire. She proves capable, kind, and resourceful, turning a sick squire and his wife toward comfort and companionship while showing a brave, practical path from clerk to household helper. Molly’s choices shape a hopeful, humane tale of work, dignity, and community.
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Emphsis
Mart of Fashion
Washington Street
Trinity
Queen of Sheba
Rush & Crush
Mart
Fashion
Jackson
Miss Perry
Clap
Swift
Mr. Rush
Molly Perry
Advertiser
M. P
Boston
Mercury
Concord
Bethuel Harlow
Wheatfields Station
Squire Harlow
Wheatfields
Old Dan
Dan’l
Mary
New England
Harlow
John
Squire
Hester Stuart
Harper's Bazar
Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets for chronic dyspepsia with a claim of relief from stomach ailments. It also advertises Acker's English Remedy for croup whooping cough and asthma, sold under guarantee by Johnson & Siegfried.
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Acker
Johnson & Siegfried
Dr. Fraziers Root Bitters advertised in Warren pa
An advertisement claims the remedy cures nervous debility loss of appetite dyspepsia and ailments from a disordered stomach liver and kidneys. Sold by K Noyes in Warren Pennsylvania.
Public Libraries Flourish Across Cities and Private Gifts
The Buffalo Express notes libraries nationwide from Boston to San Francisco receive public funding and new buildings. Baltimore and Philadelphia showcase major private endowments. Boston’s planned $450,000 library and $180,000 land purchase lead a trend. Individual philanthropists in Baltimore, Quincy, Bridgeport and elsewhere fund free libraries and buildings, with recent gifts and endowments totaling millions.
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Buffalo Express
Warren
Thomas Struthers
the Express
Great Public Library of
Boston
Common Council of
Public Library of
Cincinnati
Board of Education
Civic Treasury
Chicago
San Francisco
Cleveland
Milwaukee
St. Louis Board of Education
Detroit
Free
Public Library
Worcester
Mass
Toronto
Baltimore
Enoch Pratt
Peabody Institute
Music
John Hopkins University
Thomas Wilson Sanitarium
Commonwealth
Pittsburg
Ancient Library Company
Philadelphia
Franklin
Dr. Rush
Lucas Hirst
Providence
R. I
Place
Henry J. Kendall
Brooklyn Library
Quincy
Thomas Crane
Bridgeport
Pettingill
Lincoln
Tarbell
Ware
Hyde
Brookfield
Banister
Jesse Hoyt
New York
East Saginaw
West Bay City
H. W. Sage
Nashville man pays for kissing teacher under quotation rule
A Nashville man was fined 800 dollars for kissing a schoolteacher under a quip about quotation prices. The humorous note compares the penalty to a potential thousand dollars and endorses Acker's English Remedy for consumption sold nearby.
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Nashville
Acker
Johnson & Seigfried
Pastor Hays recounts anonymous letters to a preacher
Rev. Dr. George P. Hays of Denver recounts anonymous letters received during his ministry. He shows samples mocking him, noting threats, lampoons, offers of money, plagiarism fears, and gendered targets. He classifies writers as fools, cowards, or assassins and urges contempt for such correspondence.
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George P. Hays
Denver
Col
Washington
Baltimore
G. P. Hayes
K. G.C
Knights of the Golden Circle
Illinois
Hays
Novel twenty four hour clock devised for railroads
A Wilmington maker completed a clock with a twenty four hour dial and a minute hand that makes twenty four revolutions per hour. The Arabic numerals replace Roman figures and half minutes are shown. Railways plan to adopt the system, updating timetables to avoid confusion between a m and p m services.
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Wilmington
What a Baby Can Do
A humorous look at the powers of a newborn, detailing the author’s costs and upheavals. The baby wears out shoes, keeps a nurse in demand, fills a bed, inflates washing bills, crowds a crowded railroad car, angers a boarding house keeper, provokes a swearing bachelor, and drives a man to seek the railway’s steam.
Dr Bosanko Pile Remedy Sold By Local Druggist
A local druggist L G Noyes advertises Dr Bosanko's Pile Remedy for 50 cents promising immediate relief and cure for itch salt rheum and galls. The note mentions athlete Ed ward MccGlinchy dying in Philadelphia from over training at 28, known for boxing and rowing wins.
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L. G. Noyes
Dr. Bosanko
Edward MccGlinchy
Philadelphia
Acker's Blood Elixir Promoted by Johnson & Siegried
An advertisement claims a complete cure from Acker's Blood Elixir removing taint from the blood and curing scrofula ulcers and boils. Distributed for sale by Johnson and Siegried.
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Johnson & Siegried
Teaberry toothpaste promise educates on whitening teeth
A promotional text urges readers to brush with Teaberry morning and night to remove tartar and keep teeth white. It claims all specks of tartar yield to its power and touts the product as a great treasure found early via regular use.
Day's Liniment Endorsed in Ridgway Ad
A Ridgway Pennsylvania reader touts Dr Day's Liniment after using various remedies for years. An advertisement for Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets guarantees on every box with a 25 cent price, sold by Johnson and Siegfried.
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Dr. Day
Joan Fannin, Sr
Ridgway, Pa
Printers Offer Full Service for Job Printing at Low Prices
Three well supplied with press and complete assortment of type and paper run a first class job printing service. Legal blanks kept on hand or printed to order. Satisfaction guaranteed. The mail is entered for circulation as second class matter in Warren P. O.
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Yarver
Warren
Co. W. King
H Nevin & CO
P. O
Pittsburg
Western Ay
Allegheny, Pa
Warren P. 0
How Colds Are Taken and Prevented
An article from The Lancet explains that good health and steady habits resist colds, while fatigue and nervous strain increase risk. It notes that fatigue, sleep loss, and overindulgence raise vulnerability more than the cold itself, and that regular sleep, cold bathing, and routine keep the nervous system and circulation strong. An old nurse endorses Acker's English Remedy for coughs and bronchial illnesses, sold by Johnson & Siegfreid.
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Acker
Johnson & Siegfreid
A Sure Cure for Skin Diseases by Dr Fraziers Magic Ointment
An advertisement claims Dr Fraziers Magic Ointment cures pimples blackheads eruptions and other skin conditions. It promises smooth clear skin and also treats itchy rashes sore lips and ulcers. Sold by druggists or mailed for five cents and by L G Noyes Warren Pa. Also directs readers to N K Wendovers for wallpaper and paints.
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Second
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Illiams & Cornelius
Lraightsman
Postoffice
G. B. Williams
Leroy Cornelius
Griffin Reno
Roscoe Hall Block
Water Street
Ohn M.arters
Warren, Pa
Hendricks & McLaughlin
Oil City
D. R. Kerr
Bradford, Pa
Oil Exchange
W. Parshall
Ride
Xchange
Geo. H. Leonhart
Prop'r
W G. Trunkey
Lane
Usmer, Dale & Freeman
Scofield
Warren A
Etmore
Noyes
Et J. Muse
Jonson's Exchange
Secon
At Law
Enry Cobham
Ee Ake
A. Greaves
Ufe
ALL & Thompson
Attorneys At Law
Beaty Block
I. Ball, Co
C. Thompson
Notary Public
F M. Swanson
Johnson's Exchange
Ilbur & Schnur
Otice
Front Street
W. Wilbur
Wm, Schnur
First National Bank
H. E. Brown
Ht. Brown, Co
W. Stone
Brown & Sponf
Coun
H, E. Brown
Johnson
Lindsey & Parmlee
Johnson’s Exchange
Story
W. M. Lindsey
J. D. Parmlee
Insmoor & Cable
Pa. C
Dinsmoor
Jas
CABLE
Reverdy
Stewart
High Street
Hickory
Dhene
Abbie Evans
R. J. M. Davies
Liberty Street
Baptist Church
Ih. Cowan
Willis Cowan
Warren County
Ine
ST. Nicholas
Mary Mapes Dodge
N. Y. Tribune
Louisa M. Alcott
J. T. Trowbridge
Capt
Mayne Reid
Hjalmer Hjorth Boyesen
Maurice Thompson
Frank K. Stockton
Charles Dudley Warner
Joaquin Miller
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
A. 0. T Whitney
Julian Hawthorne
Celia Thaxter
Frederick Schwatka
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
E. 8. Brooks
Geo. W. Cable
the Century CO
N. Y
James Doss
James Ross
E. W. Marsh
Wo. J. CusHway
Heystone Watch
Zanes Hoss
Keystone
M. Shear & Brother
Parmlee & Henry
M. Shear & Bro
C W. Sersall
T. S. Messner 4
Hickory Street
T. H. Nevin & Co’s
Pioneer
I. G. Noyes
Medicines &c
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