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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1886
Page
3
The Mail invites subscribers to check their names against the paper date and urges readers to pay ahead if not current. It promotes liberal premium rates for next year and advises paying as you go as an eleventh commandment.
The column blends seasonal notes on gobblers and holidays with local commerce and events. It lists sales ads, theater plans with Mattie Vickers and The Private Secretary, church services for Thanksgiving, and community notices about stores, improvements, and personal mentions across Warren.
Local notes report unusually good deer hunting in Kane, the steamer Vincent on Lake Chautauqua, and a Chautauqua County apple shipment of about 50 000 barrels earning roughly one dollar per barrel. The Nypano Railroad orders 400 cars at Meadville, and Meadville area gas rates may rise due to company consolidation.
Horton Crary & Co runs five tanneries in Sheffield and nearby towns with steady orders and a No. 1 leather label. The area reports dull trade but expects better times as winter weather arrives. News notes include new Warren-born grocers Ed Branch and Galbraith Hall, coal prospects near Warren, oil wells, a turkey shooting, good freight on the T. V. A. R., repair of telegraph lines, boiler explosion injuries recovering, and a planned Odd Fellows lodge formation in Pennsylvania.
A rainy Wednesday evening party at the Rink attracted about 100 couples as ladies organized a top notch social. Reception committee members welcomed guests while Reig's orchestra provided music and a crew served refreshments. The event was hailed as one of the season’s most enjoyable gatherings.
A Louisville Courier summary notes Mattie Vickers in Cherub at Library Hall and other stage items. It cites George W. Pike, Charles Rogers, Nellie R. Berry, Frank Mason, Lawrence Barrett in Hamlet, Janish in Violets, Scanlan with new songs, and broader theatre news including Edwin Booth, Fanny Davenport, Violet Cameron, Joe Jefferson, and the American Opera Company.
Theodore Messner sells his grocery to Lloyd Goodrich and Philip Fehlman. They take possession this week and operate as Goodrich & Fehlman with Fehlman known from G. L. Friday's store and Goodrich bringing printing experience. The notice invites local customers to call. Also advertised are low priced blankets and textiles from O. H. Hunter & Son, Boston Shoe Store deals, photograph albums from A. A. Davis & Co, and oil cloths from N. K. Wendleboe.
Merchant notices announce a full line of Fall Cloths at Keystone Clothing Co with measure service. Boston Shoe Store Diamond Brock advertises rubber goods and boots and shoes at low prices and guarantees customer satisfaction. C P Norrurop.
An advertisement touts Walker's Labor-saving Soap by H. R. DeLong of Irvington Pa, promising grease and paint removal and use on woolens and white goods in all water types. It also promotes oysters at Ruhlman’s new room near Carver House with raw fried and stewed varieties available immediately.
Nov 19 news mentions Miss Blanche Ross visiting Warren relatives, Dr Davies treating malarial fever patient C D Horn, and Mr McKinney recovering from paralysis. Horn brothers plan log cutting, M E Church and store improvements underway, Torpedo School open with Miss Georgia White, Miss Maggie Mead ill with pneumonia, teacher Miss Jackson ill, H F Andrews building a saw mill on Tidioute Creek, plus youth dances planned this winter.
In Pittsburg the Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling awarding a Allegheny County woman $500 for liquor sold to her husband, an habitual drunkard. The decision upholds that dealers who sell to warned drunkards are liable for damages.
Store launches a special silk sale starting Saturday November 27 and extending through Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. Management states stock has been thoroughly reviewed and must be reduced to clear remaining silks. The announcement promises significant discounts on all silk items.
A notice explains how sales are conducted for customers accustomed to such events and aims to guide those who have not attended before. It outlines the process in a concise, instructional tone.
Bell Bros announces deep discounts on Royal Standard Silk lines including 21 inch silks at 85 cents, 23 inch Rhadhmeirs from 8 to 50 yards at 85 cents, 19 inch colored Gros Grain at 85 cents, 19 and 20 inch Black Gros Grain marked down to 95 cents and 1.15 respectively, Black Padanias as low as 95 cents, and Black Rhadsmelt Silks at 1.05 to 1.35. Limited patterns remain. sale aimed at Christmas gifts with guaranteed quality.
A Warren County advertisement promotes a combined subscription to the Warren Mail and the Weekly Press of Philadelphia, calling both the leading family paper and a Republican eight page weekly digest. The package promises complete weekly news, markets, farm section, women and youth departments, plus a home news Mart, sent for 1.75 in advance postage free.
Novembers report shows low oil prices dulling town activity though old wells produce steadily and new ones join in. Premium crude supports refining and suggests active drilling if dollar oil endures. Farnsworth Valley R. BR. shows fair business while Cherry Grove falters though dividends may rise. A. H. McCabe with O C Allen & Co. stands out.
A public notice urges paying taxes immediately to avoid a 5 percent late charge after December 31. It cites Col lector Ames and Justice Cornelius offering guidance and promises to save money for those who pay up at his office.
Severe snow storm hurt donations to Rev. Shirk while George Bates plans a Cobham move and enlarges lumber interests. Stanley builds a feed mill at his creamery as farmers and lumbermen pool purchases. Stock is low after a light hay crop and Seaver Union FEUA faces steady applications though seven members have died with beneficiaries receiving over thirteen thousand dollars. M A Myers expands by erecting a new barn amid mink and muskrat catches this fall. Dom Pedro S
Mr and Mrs F A Wheeler spend a few weeks at Pittsburg and intervening places. George Copeland, with a broken leg two weeks ago, improves under Dr J B Siggins in Tionesta. The new Evangelical Church is nearing completion. Miss W A Sedden from Oil City visits while en route to Neilltown. John Hillard slowly recovers. Wm Whitcomb moves to a new Wall street residence. Hardenburg in the East will show stock soon. L D Whitcomb planing mill closed for now. E B Beaver visits Titusville. Turner and Blanchard return with one deer from Kinzua. SOJOURNER.
For the next few days readers are offered elegant bargains in white all woo blankets with prices starting at $1. The adverts urge customers to grab them quickly before they sell out.
A Keystone Clothing Store displays a great variety of children’s suits, emphasizing affordable styles for young shoppers and family wardrobes.
Keystone Clothing Co promotes fall clothing and made to measure frames. C. P. Northrop claims superior value in boots and shoes in Warren. Ruhlman serves oysters opposite the Carver House. An area physician touts Dr. Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic with quick relief products including Dr. Fenner's Improved Cough Honey and Golden Relief sold by local druggists.
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