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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1895
Page
4
Fall and winter bargains spotlighted with live advertisers sketched by a special Mail reporter. The piece highlights promotions and market activity, presenting a snapshot of commerce and commerce culture.
America honors banks with deposits held in trust by solid institutions. The Warren Savings Bank, chartered in 1870, is cited for faithful service, prudent management, and a reputation as one of the state’s most reliable banks. Officers listed: A. J. Hazeltine, C. W. Beaty, G. B. Ensworth, G. H. Jackson.
The Piso Company grew from 1864 origins under E T Hazeltine to an 1894 incorporation. Piso's Cure for Consumption is highlighted as a key remedy with wide physician and citizen endorsements. Hazeltine's leadership is noted for practical management and employment of many workers.
Jacob Keller, a leading Warren County merchant tailor since 1878, touts superior workmanship and honest dealings. His store offers a full range of fashion woolens and is sole agent for C H Mills, guaranteeing meticulously finished garments and metropolitan styling at moderate prices.
Morck Bros established 1870, a leading Warren jewelry house on the main thoroughfare with a modern sales room. They offer watches diamonds rings pins bronzes French clocks silverware and optical goods plus fine watch and jewelry repair. Dr August Merck handles optician duties fitting glasses to patrons vision and guaranteeing satisfaction.
F A Steber & Co have operated since 1881 producing high quality cigars with steady skilled labor. Their brands include Almeda a 10c cigar and Spanish Hand Made, widely praised for purity and flavor and favored by travelers and locals in Warren and vicinity.
Fehlman Bros offer a full stock of fine staple and fancy groceries, teas, coffees, canned goods, and fresh produce. The store emphasizes low prices, courteous service, and personal supervision, earning a strong local reputation. They also carry a complete line of crockery and housewares.
A historic notice extols J. Sill & Son as a leading general insurance agency offering fire life accident and plate glass coverage. It highlights their representation of American and European companies, reliability, prompt loss payments, and courteous service urging readers to consult for insured protection.
Miss Sadie Dillon operates a millinery establishment on Main Street East Side. The shop offers bonnets hats toques and a full range of materials including ribbons velvets silks satins lace feathers and plumes. Known for good taste skillful arrangements prompt mourning orders and courteous service with reasonable charges.
Amann Bros. Plumbing Gas and Steam Fitting established in 1890 enjoy strong public favor. They supply gas fixtures steam hot water heating appliances and are sole agents for Welsbach gas lights with modern burners. They offer estimates for all work emphasize water service drainage sanitary heating and safe contract performance.
O H Hunter and Son showcases an expansive stock of silks dress goods hosiery lace curtains and related items. The firm emphasizes new ideas superior goods from leading importers and manufacturers and offers a cheerful exchange or refund guarantee to all customers in Warren and surrounding areas.
G. W. Kolfrat operates Allegheny Mills with modern buildings and facilities for flour buckwheat flour feed meal and mill goods. The mill sells grain and feed at market prices and offers custom grinding. Kolfrat's work underpins local prosperity and industrial life in the county.
The piece extols L P Greenland as a top photographer and artist in the state. It notes his extended experience his well appointed studio with modern equipment and a reception area. It highlights his watercolor ink and crayon work his specialization in children's portraits and his satisfaction guaranteed pricing.
Samuel Peterson began his tool handle business in 1882 and has grown to a national presence. His facility makes axe and hammer handles, spokes, neck yokes, whiffletrees, pike levers, cant hook handles, and boiler maker and blacksmith hammer handles in many sizes. His stock is broad and customers rely on prompt service and quality.
The Exchange, owned by J. M. Bauman, is highlighted for strong progress in Warren. The hotel offers ample accommodations, well lighted and ventilated rooms, tasteful parlors, a liberal and well served dining room, and moderate rates. The proprietor is described as prompt, courteous, and active in local advancement.
One of the most attractive shoe establishments in Warren, Allen and Langley opened at 305 Second Street in 1894. The store offers a large modern showroom with a wide range of ladies and mens footwear, children’s shoes, and repairs. Public spirited, courteous owners run a reliable business with fair prices and quality workmanship.
W M Lott has run a florist business since 1893 with expanding success. His greenhouses hold a wide display of flowers plants bulbs palms ferns and exotics. He ships nationwide, offers floral designs funeral emblems wedding decor and event decorating, with fresh stock and respected service.
Chas E Hamm is a leading local contractor and builder, offering plans and estimates for all building types, store fronts, fixtures, and interior work. He operates a planing mill with modern machinery for sawing, planning, turning, and a custom trade in house trimings including sash and doors. Hamm is well known in social and commercial circles as a leading and enterprising businessman.
S Keller, manufacturer and dealer in harness and horse furnishings, runs a popular local establishment with a large stock of harness, robes, blankets, nets, whips, trunks, and travel goods. Harnesses are made to order with quick repair service and a specialty in extra parts and hardware.
C. J. Marker offers a spacious inviting storefront with a wide daily selection. Bread rolls cakes pies and confections are made on premises with rye Vienna and graham breads highlighted. Fresh orders for parties weddings and banquets available at reasonable rates. Mr Marker is esteemed and energetic in town commerce.
L. A. Siggins operates a Warren livery and boarding stable with a well kept facility. The business offers boarding at moderate prices, a reliable livery service, and a reputation for scrupulous care of all animals. A skilled staff assists with turnout and horse care.
The livery offers light and heavy harness at a moment’s notice with carriages hacks coaches and drivers for funerals weddings parties and other needs day or night. Proprietor Mr Siggins is trusted by citizens and the trade and runs an energetic reliable business.
Louis Laih operates a large Warren meat market with modern cold storage and a full range of beef pork veal mutton ham sausage Bologna and poultry. A delivery wagon and courteous staff serve a broad patronage as Laih is praised for fair dealing and progressiveness.
A Warren laundry with a first class reputation offers free pick up and delivery, cleaning lace curtains embroidered garments and shirts with prompt service. Knox and Utter run the business, expanding trade through superior work and personal attention, becoming a key factor in Warren's commerce.
The Pickett Hardware Co. established 1865 is highlighted as a leading hardware business. It occupies large premises with a wide stock of light and heavy hardware, tools, builders materials, agricultural implements, stoves, and related supplies. The firm offers heating and venting expertise, sanitary gas fitting, plumbing, and sells at reasonable prices.
A local obituary notice lauds T. W. McNett as a refined undertaker who provides honest service to all patrons. The firm emphasizes tasteful display, personal supervision, and life-like embalming with a woman embalmer, Mrs. T. W. McNett, as a key team member.
Bartsch and Johnson are noted for wagons sleighs and heavy log bobs and also repair work. Their premises feature extensive blacksmithing and carriage trimming painting. They avoid cheap material and labor and have built a large permanent business with a strong local reputation.
James D Woodard expands in Warren starting July 1889 with Woodard & Lesser. After a major 1891 expansion and a 1893 setback, Woodard continues to grow at the Verback block and adds a ladies and children department in October. The store remains focused on one price, quality goods, and strong customer relations.
M. Mead operates the leading Warren wholesale liquor business with superior connections and stocks of fine old brandies whiskies rums European wines and cordials. He handles Christian Moerlein Brewing Co beer and Evans ales and has built a large trade across Warren and surrounding areas.
The business markets general use goods to retailers, especially those serving high class patrons, at affordable prices given quality. The proprietor is a well known and highly esteemed citizen, with the enterprise earning gilt edge credit.
Robert J fourth heat of winning Face 2 0434 is a new record. Speculator M S de Beauvais who paid 3300 for Honeywood 2 14 is in the country to buy 100 fast trotters. Briar Hill farm Kentucky to raise beef and tobacco replacing horses. Fannie Foley sold for 5000 with Rockefeller purchasing half. Evolution in trotting gear noted from 1829 sulky 160 pounds to 1895 bike under 20 pounds.
H S Thomas on East Street curves of the D A V RY yard operates since 1876 as a major coal lime cement and building supply business. The firm stocks masons materials and has strong supplier connections giving it competitive standing in the state. A capable workforce under Mr Thomas drives active trade and local progress.
Mrs. Louisa C Casemere has opened a clothes cleaning establishment at 305 Second Street Warren upstairs. The shop uses a new French dry cleaning process for prompt attention and can clean and press evening suits and all kinds of clothes on short notice. Ladies wraps are remodeled with plush work a specialty.
Fashion trends for autumn and winter are outlined with striped velvet and black crepe gowns, shot velvet ribbons, Napoleon blue shades, opal and gold beading, and blazer coats with blouse vests. Green and gold taffeta silks feature stripes and ornate patterns.
The text notes temperature effects on conductivity, stresses careful battery cell screening before charging, and 50 ohms per volt in voltmeters for about 8 percent error. It lists metals by resistance and cites S P Thompson on magnetism favoring large area and short length for maximum traction with minimal magnetizing force.
The Jewelers' Circular notes a fresh wave of jewelry including butterfly chatelaine pins, wreaths with yachts, conch shell rings, and round silver brooches with enameled centers. Green gold pieces in wreath and insect forms dominate, with buckles showing relief work and a silver gilt sylvan stag scene framed in gilt and enamel.
The article notes Sir John Lubbock asserting war costs Europe 375 million pounds yearly while Schofield praises Pacific coast and two New York batteries as three finest coast defenses. It also reports Paris abandoning military drill for schoolchildren and the city selling guns and equipment after disbanding battalions.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood enriching remedy that strengthens the body's defenses and helps prevent consumption. It claims high cure rates for throat, bronchial, and lung diseases and offers free books from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, NY, in exchange for addresses and a small stamp fee.
A locket worn by a woman reveals not a photo but a sign reading To let. Spare Moments captures a small portrait of longing and a home sought within an era of quiet urban life.
In the Moonlight exchanges reveal Miss Bloomers teasing Charlie Newboy about his constant pedaling leaving him out of breath for a marriage proposal. Miss Knickerbocker chimes in, highlighting the lighthearted faulting of posture and effort in courting.
Humorous notes from Boston Courier and Tit-Bits reflect girls transitioning from beach and mountain summers to fall social life. Light quips about engagements flirtations and a naughty Johnny joke illustrate early 20th century magazine mood.
Vendor Walter J. Allen promotes Hatch's Universal Cough Syrup claiming a long record of sales over sixteen years, asserting it stands above others in the market.
A speaker greets a waiting figure with renewed hope as a beloved person arrives with dinner. The verse notes heightened spirits and contentment from simple, daily harmony, contrasted with grand poetic gladness. From the Detroit News.
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