Allen and Thompson Attorneys at Law notice
Allen and Thompson Attorneys and Counsellors at Law of Tidioute Warren County Pennsylvania announce their office is in Central Block and that all business entrusted to them will be promptly attended to. G. W. Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur & Miles
Merck’s
Warren, Pa
W. W. Wilbur
Water Street
Messner &Trushers Store
Junius R. Clark
Chas
Clark & Noyes
Second Street
Warren Pa
H. Noyes
Allen & Thompson
Tidioute
Warren County
Central Block
G. W. Allen
Brown & Stone
First National Bank
Warren
H. &. Brown
R. Brown
W. Stone
Summer Timetable for Philadelphia Erie Railroad Division 1877
On and after May 24 1877 trains run westward and eastward with specific departure and arrival times. Erie Mail from Philadelphia to Warren Corry and Erie. Corry to Warren to Philadelphia. Kane Accom from Erie to Kane and back via Corry and Warren. Connections noted at Erie with L S M S, at Corry with P Y B, and with Oil Creek & Allegheny River Railways. WM Baldwin, Gen Supt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ummer
Philadelphia « Erie Railroad
Erie Mail
Philadelphia
Warren Corry
Erie Erie
Lea
Warren
Corry
Erie
Corre
Kane Accom
Kane
P. Y. & B. Railways
M.S
Oil Creek
Allegheny River Railways
Erie Accom
Trains to Erie and Lake Shore Connections Schedule Notice
Erie Railway time schedules list trains 1 through 4 with daily and Sunday variations, showing connection points at Dunkirk Falconer Jamestown and Warren Pa. Officials THAYER and L T Bishop note station details, times, and routes including Frewsburg Casadaga and Grand Valley with several morning and afternoon departures and a Omnibus link.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie R’y
Lake Shore and
Erie Railways
Dunkirk
Falconer
Jamestown
D. Thayer
L. T. Bishop
Warren
Train timetable details for Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Franklin Division
The timetable shows May 13 1877 as the start date for the Franklin Division with Train No 41j and several arrivals and departures from stations including Erie Cleveland Ashtabula Jefferson Stoneboro Franklin and Buffalo. It notes connections at Stoneboro with New Castle and Franklin Railroad trains and lists H McIntire as superintendent.
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Lake Shore
Michigan
R.Y. Franklin Division
Oil City
Franklin
Raymilton
Stoneboro
Amasa
A&gw K’y
Jameston
Andover
Jefferson
Ashtabula
Cleveland
Erie
Buffalo
New Castle , Franklin
Gho
H. McIntire
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Timetable Details
A rail timetable from Cincinnati through Dayton Springfield Urbana Marion Galion Mansfield Ashland Akron Ravenna to Salamanca Buffalo and beyond. It lists departures, arrivals, station stops, train numbers, and connections with Pittsburgh Fort Wayne Chicago and Cleveland routes. Also notes sleeping coaches, hotel coaches, and ticket rules. World War era style timetable includes no stopovers on local tickets and re-purchase rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Dayton
Springfield
Urbana
Marion, Galion
Mansfield
Ashland
Akron
Ravenna
Warren
Greenville
Meadville
Union City
Jamestown
Salamanca
Buffalo
Hornelisy Blimira
Binghamton
New York
Bfostore
Nsec Ees Cease Geen
Rober
Chicago
Ccc.econere
Crsseseeecnoes
Louisville
St. Louis
Cleveland
Toledo
Main Line
Palace
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Baltimore & Ohio
Cleveland & Pittsburg
Union and Corry
Niagara Falls
South
W. B. Shattuc
Gen. Pass’r Agt
D, Cooper
Local government roster lists town and district officials
Burgees-C H Noyes and a long slate provide town council and clerk posts. District and county officers include congressman Watson and other Warren Pa figures, with positions for auditor, treasurer, and several county officers across Sugar Grove, Sheffield, Deerfield, Tidioute, and Kinzua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Watson
Warren
C. W. Stone
W. M. Lindsey
Lansing D. Wetmore
W.B Acocks
Pittsfield
W. W. Connely
Deerfield
Shriff—Henry Brace
Starling W. Waters
Register & Recorder
W. J
Religious Services and Schedules Across Denominations
A listing of church services including Baptist Presbyterian Episcopal Methodist Evangelical Lutheran and Scandinavian congregations with pastors names service times and Sabbath School sessions. Note also Cathedral House with priests De La Roque and Mullen offering Sunday masses and vespers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. H. Lampe
J. Mellander
Catr House
Father de la Roque
Father Mullen
Fraternal Lodges Schedule in Local Halls
Listings show multiple lodges meeting in alternate weeknights at Burgess and Johnson exchanges with officers named. Groups include LABAN Lodge No 52 K of H, Carroll Lodge No 102 A O of U W, Norvru Star Lodge No 241 A M, Occidental H Chapter No 235, Conewango Lodge No 259 I O G T, Warren Lodge No 339 I O O F, Kossuth Encampment No 98 I O O F.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laban Lopge
Burgess’ Block
H. L. Lorp
A. Merrill
Carroll Lopge
A. O
U. W
Ss. Burgess
E. L. Coates
M. W
A. Waters
Norvru Star
Vegetine Endorsed for Rheumatism and Nervous Prostration
A Springfield letter dated February 28 1877 supports Vegetine by H R Stevens Boston as an excellent medicine for rheumatism and general nervous prostration. It is signed by Co W Vandegrift of Vandegrift Huffman a prominent local businessman with a large Springfield store.
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Springfield
H. R. Stevens
Boston
W. Vandegrift
Vandegrift
Vandegrift & Huffman
Rheumatism Relief Report for Vegetine by Mrs Ballard
A Louisville reader writes of near total relief from inflammatory rheumatism after using Vegetine, noting renewed benefit upon a second course and improved digestion. The letter confirms the product from 1011 West Jefferson Street and is dated February 16, 1877.
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Louisville
H. R. Stevens
A. Ballard
West
Jefferson St
Endorsement for Vegetine in 1872 health recovery
W H Clark of 120 Monterey Street Allegheny Pa recounts using Vegetine after debility and nervous exhaustion from overwork. He credits rapid improvement and lasting health gains, calling Vegetine a safe powerful agent and his only medicine, with strong personal recommendation to Mr H R Stevens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Stevens
W. H. Clark
Monterey Street
Allegheny, Pa
Minister Credits Vege tine With Curing Longstanding Ailments
Rev G W Mansfield former Hyde Park M E Church pastor now in Lowell testifies Vegetine cleanses the system. He details a decade of dyspepsia typhoid back abscess surgeries and bone loss and says after a year of use his back pain subsided and he gained 25 pounds. A scrofulous swelling also disappeared after a month. He urges patience and faithful use for chronic diseases.
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G. W. Mansfield
M.eb
Hyde Park
Lowell
Hyper Park
Mass
H. R. Stevens
M. E. Church
Baby Comes Blessing Brightens Household Tone
Poem by Mary Clemner invokes hush in a home as Baby arrives. Charley the mouse and catlike fret give way to maternal joy and new life. The piece contrasts grief and joy, tenderness, and romantic reverie as Baby’s presence reshapes the world.
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Charley
Temperance pledge saves life on lurid night Express
A locomotive engineer vows never to touch liquor after a near tragedy on a night express. He details a midnight miscue when a drunken signaler in Parto nearly caused a head-on crash, but the Western Express survived with only wreckage and injuries.
Painful Railroad Rescue Speaks of Rainy Night Demise
An engineer recalls a fatal derailment where five men tried to bind the maniacal driver after he crashed an engine. He describes the crash, the fireman’s ejection, and the driver Tom’s raving breakdown. Doctors say Tom will never regain reason. The speaker vows abstinence with a red ribbon.
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Tom
Detroit Free Press
Man builds fine Greenwich hill home from cigar savings
A New York Times paragraph relays how Mr. Hubbard saved money by not smoking from age 18, investing monthly until funds reached 15 000 to 18 000 dollars. He used the capital to buy a site on Greenwich hill and erect a comfortable home overlooking Long Island Sound with a panoramic Connecticut shore view.
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New York
Troy
N. Y
Times
Hubbard
Belknap Seeks Postmasters Ink Sales As Guerrilla Traveler
A correspondent from the St. Louis Republican notes ex Secretary Belknap now travels commercially selling a patent indelible ink to postmasters for canceling stamps. The piece humorously imagines him relaxing from office troubles and swapping shop tales with other salesman peers.
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Belknap
St. Louis Republican
Philadelphia Exhibition Faces Closure After Morton Fraud
The Permanent Exhibition in Philadelphia likely halts operations and may close after John Morton’s fraud and failure. Morton, its president and debt guarantor, sparked clergy rejoicing at a Sept. 24 union of city ministers for permitting Sunday access against their wishes. Rev. Dr. E. H. Nevin compared Morton’s downfall to biblical Pharaoh’s fate, while other clergy urged continued resistance.
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Philadelphia
John
Morton
E. H. Nevin
Israel
Red Sea
Pharoh
Moda dress trend described as amusing tail grabbing incident
A columnist ridicules a fashionable woman's promenade habit of catching the tail of her dress at street crossings. The caricature portrays her twisting, stooping, and shaking dirt laden fabric before continuing, likening the motion to a turkey and a stern wheeler in a storm.
Franklin Savings Bank Suspension in Allegheny City
The Franklin Savings Bank on Federal Street Allegheny City suspended payments on October 10 due to depositor withdrawals after the Allegheny Savings Bank failure. Deposits total 198000, of which 82000 belong to stockholders. Official assets total 416000, with 40000 not readily realizable without time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Savings Bank
Federal Street
Allegheny City
Allegheny Savings Bank
Soap man Gardner Faces Fraud Claims
Professor Gardner known as a soap maker and temperance lecturer is reportedly in trouble after criticism that he is a fraud. Public opinion accuses him of improper conduct while his friends defend his character.
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Prof. Gardner
Rags Offered For Cash This Summer By R H Johnson
R H Johnson states intent to continue buying rags and related items for cash during the summer season. The brief notice signals ongoing business activity and payment method.
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R. H. Johnson
Astonishing German Syrup claimed to cure lung diseases
An advertisement urges all users to spread the word about Boschee's German Syrup noting it relieves consumption coughs croup asthma pneumonia and throat and lung diseases. It claims three doses relieve any case and touts 40 000 dozen bottles sold with no reported failures. Sample bottles cost 10 cents and regular size 75 cents available from Hazeltine & Davis and Morck & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boschee
Hazeltine & Davis and Morck & Co
Oil Creek Oil Boom and Decline Described
The article recalls the Oil Creek boom after the Drake well in 1859, listing farms with high production and noting prices that fell from $20 per barrel to pennies. It notes the 1862 Oil Creek Railroad, early shipping via teams and flat boats, and the drop from peak daily yields of thousands of barrels to about 2,300 barrels per day by 1865.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil Creek
Drake
Titusville
Fountain
McElhany Farm
Petroleum Centre
Philadelphia
Tarr
Empire
William McGinn
Miller Farm
Samuel Downer
Coburn
Union and Corry
Pittsburgh
Watson Flats
Parker Flats
Kingsland Flats
Ames’ Island
Jones
Fleming Farm
Grey Farm
Foster Farm
Farrel Farm
Pioneer Run
Benninghoof Run
Benninghoof Farm
Epsey Farm
Funk Farm
Stevenson
McClintock Farm
Central Petroleum Company
Wild Cat
Hyde & Egbert
Story Farm
McCray Farm
Blood Farm
Tarr Farm
Rouseville
McClintock
Johnny Steele
Titusville Herald
Generosity of the Stage in Edwin Adams Tribute
The North American notes a broad theatre world charity shared by New York Philadelphia actors. Performers funded a widow and orphans of George Holland, eased Thomas Barry’s last days, aided George Belmore, and surpassed other regions in disaster relief. Edwin Adams symbolized this benevolence by giving rapidly and openly.
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Edwin Adams
New York
Philadelphia
George Holland
Thomas Barry
George Belmore
Brooklyn
New York boarding house market floods with cheap rents
A New York correspondent reports a price plunge in boarding, with weekly rates falling from $10 to $5 and rents at former $1,000 houses dropping to about $600. Bookkeepers paid $6 weekly, while hotels offer 40 cent dinners and cheap lunches around the post office.
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New York
The
Boston Journal
Lake Shore Indemnifies Ashtabula Victims Relatives
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern has indemnified 65 of 81 families from the Ashtabula bridge disaster. Remaining claims move toward settlement with most awards under 5000 dollars. The largest single payout is 9000 dollars. Mr and Mrs Rogers died on their wedding trip and were settled for 3000 dollars after their bodies were identified.
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Chicago Times
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Ashtabula
Rogers
Horses die after bee swarm attack on runaway team
On Monday a State Line farmer named Wolf lost two horses when they ran into an apiary. The hives toppled, bees swarmed the animals, stinging eyes and nostrils. The horses died within a couple of hours from the injuries.
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Wolf
Erie Dispatch
Southerners Cite Postmaster General Over Erring Brethren Remark
The Southerners attack Postmaster General for using the phrase Er ring Brethren and pivot to Alexander Stephens condemning secession as outrageous folly.
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Key
Bretheren
Alexander Stephens
Well Known People Sketches in a Baltimore Letter
Jennie June sketches familiar public figures in a Baltimore American letter. Mrs. Mary Clemmer, Lydia Thompson, Lotta, Clara Morris, and Mrs. Barney Williams appear with notes on work, character, and social perception. The piece questions social prejudice against burlesque and praises personal virtues and religious devotion.
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Jennie June
Baltimore American
Mary Clemmer
Washington
New York
Catskills
Clemmer
Lydia Thompson
Lotta
Clara Morris
Barney Williams
Law of Newspapers Subscribers Rights and Duties
The text outlines that subscribing passes unless notice is given. publishers may continue sending papers until charges are paid. neglecting to claim papers or moving without informing leads to continued responsibility. courts view refusing or abandoning papers as prima facie evidence of fraud.
Gleanings show many notes from far and near
Buffalo adds to Edwin Adams testimonial fund while the Western Penitentiary houses 727 prisoners. Paris Exposition space attracts over a thousand American exhibitors. Boston firms connect to telephones with express offices. A Houston man is fined for insulting a passing mulatto girl. Odd Fellows plan Meadville meeting on Oct 22 to admit Past Grands. Senator Bogg dies leaving two Catholic senators in Congress. Oil shipments rise over last year, and Capt Eads doubts Mississippi levees. Earth sun distance debated by French and American astronomers. Episcopal bishops added since last convention. two died. Corliss engine moved from Machinery Hall to Corliss works. Oil discovery at Chartier's Creek near Pittsburg. A Texas judge breaks down during a murder sentence. Longly remarks on judge. Grant's New Castle visit excites locals. Chronicle devotes many pages. Backus offers 1000 reward for a two minute joke. McClellan praised by New York paper. Bees attack honey farmer in Perry County. Stokes removed to asylum after overissue of stock. Sioux chiefs’ Washington visit may cost $50,000.
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Buffalo
Edwin Adam
Western
Boston
Houston
Texas
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Meadville
Bogg
United States
Senate
Kernan
New York
Spencer
Alabama
Eads
Mississippi
Episcopal Church
Corliss Works
Providence
Chartier’s Creek
Chartier’s Station
Allegheny Valley
Pittsburg
Longly
Grant
Newcastle
Chronicle
Backus
California Minstrels
McClellan
Carlisle
Perry County
Market Street
Philadelphia
B. F. Stokes
Kirkbride
New Orleans Democrat
Washington
Gentle Savage
Humorous and Stitching Snippets From a Genteel Page
A collage of witty quips and brief notices gathers jokes about gas deaths, auctions, fashion, science, and social mores. The column blurs satire with snippets about lawyers, clergymen, postmasters, and domestic life, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century humor tone.
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NH. Cowan & CO
BE. Cowan
Warren Mail
Willis Cowan
Ine Square
R. B. Stewart
Hazeltine & Davis’ Drug Store
Carver House
Ljom
A. Cogswell
City Meat Market
Front Street
Parmice & Henry’s
Davis Ilouse
Market and
Short Sts
Judlow House
Dr. M. Davis
U W. Mitchell, & Co
General Insurance
Lycoming
German American, Fire Association
Niagara
Phoenix
Shawmut
New York City
la Crosse
Warren Savings Bank
T. H. Mitchell
Willis A. Mitchell
D. I. Ball
W. D. Brown
Beatty Block
P. V. Murray
Corner
Hickory
Merck & Co
James Cable
Alien’s Block
Eddy & Co
WM. D. Brown
William Schnur
Front St
Storum & CO
Wmn
Messner
Smith’s
Oo. F. Hoffman
M. Miles
D. J. Hodges
Sextus Keller
Johnson & Lindsey
Johnson’s Exchange
Johnson
WM. V. Hazeltine
Liberty Street
Scofield & Hooker
Cc. C. Thompson
H. E. Brown
Carver
Hickory and
Water Streets
Chas Chamberlain
Prop
99 Cent
Mrs. Phelps
Ihe
Dr. Warner
Mme. Foy
Imly
People’s Journal
Portland
Maine
Lijly
Johson
Johnson, White & Co
Robert Johnson
Pennsylvania
R. R
P. & E. Division
C. A. Clute
Fredonia
Casadaga
Sinclairville
Vermont
Ross Mill
A&gwe 'Tose
Frewsburg
Fentonville
Ackley’s
Wes
Pat
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
Ward
President Hayes
JC McCurdy & CO
Phila
St Louis
Local Directory
D. W.C. James
Constable
John F. McPherson, Jr
Notaries Public
D. J. Ball
C. H. Noyes
E. Brown
O. F. Hoffman
Ozro Nesmith
Auditors
Geo. P. Orr
Geo. N. Parmlee
E. F. Hodges
E. F. Crane
Ilam
R, Dennison
Sec
WM. A. Greaves
Ortrait
Boston, Mass
Chaney
Hee
Mamma
Albus Vanity
Night Express
Detroit
Parto
God’s Mercy
Eastern Express
Western Express
Satan
Big Tom
LAW OF
Jedediah Smith
Smithville
UN. S. Commercial
Daniel C. Oyster
Elk County
M. Y. Com
Abraham
Isaac
Land of Nod
Rockland Courier
Greenland
Philadelphia Bulletin
Lively
Burlington
Hawkeye
Margaret Robinson
John McJones
Jamaica
Buck
Vassar College
Oneida
Stananon
Norristown Herald
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