19 Nov 1890
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1890
Page
1
Handsome designs in French dress goods with varied patterns and colors at prices from 10 to 20 dollars per pattern. Wool like feel, six yards plain and four yards figured options, colors in browns blues greens and olives. Fall and winter cloaks soon. large display of carpets, draperies and lace at guaranteed low prices.
A fragmentary timetable lists trains and times including Erie Ace at 7 45 am and 1 58 pm Erie Mail. Warren Express, St Marys Express, Oil Express, and Kane Acces incidents. It shows multiple Erie Mail arrivals and several evening incidents around 7 17 pm to 8 05 pm with a Sunday entry.
The local Woman's Relief Corps meets the first and third Fridays each month in the G. A. R. hall at 3 PM. Emma Lindsey serves as president and Emma L. Smith as secretary in this community group notice.
A collage of curiosities covers marine life behavior and deep ocean wonders. Notes on a cuttlefish chewing with a gizzard, cold deep troughs, Long Island Sound tides, electric light fishing, and Edinburgh Exhibit finds reveal extreme depths, lensing blue light, and unique sea creatures. Additional remarks discuss submarine light photography, depth compression, and peculiar vowel inventories in English words.
A Cincinnati company promotes the Golden Specific as a harmless, fast cure for drinking problems that can be added to tea or coffee without the drinker’s knowledge. It claims thousands cured and urges readers to request a confidential circular from its Race Street address in Cincinnati, Ohio.
A reader advertises cash for rags free from rubbish papers and scraps along with old rubber shoes and metals during the season. Contact Rost H Jonson at Johnson's Exchange to arrange pickup or sale.
A reflective poem tale blends travel and longing with memory. Aunt Jane’s visit, family tensions, and a sharp bequest reveal social strife. An old clock, ear trumpet, and odd anecdotes sketch a vignetto of late 19th century life and humor.
In a village house Arabella and Mrs Graves greet Aunt Jane Breed who is deaf and uses an ear trumpet. Aunt Jane plans a brief stay of a month while the family muses over her wealth and influence as the bequest hangs over their party. The scene centers on social scheming and the awkward dynamic between a rich, deaf aunt and her young, opportunistic niece and beau.
A parrot advertised to make original observations fooled a buyer who paid fifty pounds. The bird only spoke when the ventriloquist holder was present, uttering no phrases otherwise. The comedian dealer revealed he used parrots that always perform only with him nearby.
The Cathedral of Ulm in Württemberg completed its spire raising to 528 feet, surpassing Cologne Cathedral and St Paul’s. Begun in 1377 and unfinished in 1494, funds were raised in 1877 and work resumed in 1885 under Prof Adolph Beyer. The West end spire and arches were rebuilt, with side towers added in 1880. The note compares Ulm’s height to Cologne 511 feet and Eiffel Tower 975 feet. The piece appears from London Graphic.
A Washington digest reports Greely’s annual signal office findings with 1337 miles of military lines and 621 miles of sea coast lines, 98 percent of major cold waves forecast, and calmer casualties from thunderstorms. It covers a legal opinion on guessing contests, Treasury gold totals, Arlington remains of Gen George Crook, New Zealand wool trade figures, Dewey’s equipment tally, Schofield’s force proposal, Du Barry subsistence spend, a flag expansion, troop movements near Indian threats, and Willard leading the National Women’s Christian Union convention in Atlanta with reports from Trinity Church.
Pall Mall Gazette notes the Queen Regent Christine, a 31 year old widow with two young daughters, governs Spain without intrigue. She is seen as honest, simple, tactful, and kind, gaining popularity, especially among women, while her son the little King accompanies her on drives outside Madrid. Her Austrian roots inspire local use of the nickname Alphonso XIII as Bubi or puppy.
MILWAUKEE Wis Nov 14 a southbound wild cattle train collided with a freight train near Truesdell thirty five miles south of the city. Three car loads of cattle were killed and wounded several freight cars and the locomotive were wrecked the trainmen escaped by jumping. In Battle Creek Rev Armstrong Jackson died suddenly of heart failure after preaching in the Presbyterian church the remains shipped home for burial.
Springfield Newslines reports Governor Fifer has decided not to pardon Oscar W. Neebe, convicted in Chicago in 1886 for participation in the Haymarket riot alongside other anarchists.
Mary and Ann Meyers aged residents of 115 Ellery street were found dead Tuesday morning in Haxktorp Conn. Officials say neglect and old age likely caused the deaths.
Jealous agents and middle men take profits from purchasers says W L Darina and offers to cover expenses to Eric and back. He invites buyers to visit the Colby piano factory to inspect manufacturing and parts, promising personal calls and weekly Warren mail.
A crowded sales pitch offers six year old Guckenheimer Finch Gibson or Overbolt liquor in six quarts for $5.00 or $1.00 per quart with free packing and home delivery. Silver Age Rye sells at $1.50 per quart or two for $15.00, plus various wines priced from 50c upward. Send for a full catalogue and price list to Max Klein at 2 Federal Street Allegheny, Pa.
A series of railroad wrecks reported from Oregon Pennsylvania Minnesota Ohio and Virginia. The Overland Pacific train plunged from a Lake Labish trestle near Salem killing four with another dying, Captain Jack Crawford among the injured. Other crashes killed and wounded workers and passengers, with deaths including engineers and firemen. The spree of wrecks disrupted service and raised questions of safety.
Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien report contributions for Ireland far surpassed expectations. Mr. T. P. O'Connor says it would paralyze Balfour. A Philadelphia meeting raised $16,000, New York night brought in $37,000, totaling $60,000 collected so far.
Ovathe Kansas November 18 Hon D G Campbell Merriam prominent temperance lecturer and three term state legislator was run over and killed instantly by a southbound train on the Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis railroad He was 70 years old
News arrives from New Oceans that every house in Cape Gracias was blown down by a hurricane. The Guane, eight days overdue, brought word after drifting ashore and wedging for six days. In Fargo, Detective Watkins captured J Newberry, a New Salem train robber, after an 11,000 mile chase, finding over $5,000 in diamonds.
Charles W. Noyes, famed inventor of the Noyes road cart, died after two years in Kalamazoo asylum. He had recently sought to regain patents he claimed were wrongfully taken, but his efforts failed.
BAGINAW Mich Nov 15 Jacob Stroebel a farmer near this city drank a pint of whisky yesterday on a wager and dropped dead a few minutes after
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