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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1897
Page
3
A Warren newspaper item outlines Armenians relief meeting details and Trinity Aid Society social. reports on the Electric Railway controversy and rapid progress on a new high school. promotes Eugene Field readings at Library Hall and praises Warren Y M C A new building with extensive facilities and a busy opening week.
Community items report a turnout drive and civic projects including a beet sugar factory movement at Falconer. The Jamestown Journal notes polls activity, frugal living, local visits, and a parade of names from Warren, Tionesta, and surrounding towns with various events and milestones.
Don. Oct. 25 reports last week’s forest fires reduced by rain allowing residents to see friends. Local events include the Clawsons anniversary at Dalrymple House with Mrs. Wyman as guest, a poetry and music scene from Mrs. McMurren’s pupils, a free Methodist lecture by L. C. C. F., and social gatherings at Archer’s home. Visitors include Charley Campbell from North Clarendon and Mrs. Harrison Geer visiting Colorado.
Adam Gross of Youngsville secured a coal platform job and moved his family to Irvington. George Chatley left for Warren to work at Briggs, Ellis and Co refinery. John Gear of P Coleman Lumber Co. at Penn's House injured three fingers at machinery. Dr. Jacobs attended. Kepler and Rhinehart sold their Dunn's Eddy Run plant to L L Hunter & Co Tidicute. Mrs. Aliie Sturdevant of Erie visited her parents. Peter Johnson and family moved into the Kennedy O'Brien homestead. George H Somers returned from Illinois with his mother. Rev. Hamilton, newly assigned M E Minister, praised for practical sermons. Pheasants abundant since the 15th. Henry Walters posts up to six birds per trip.
The Epworth League convention drew about 100 delegates from Warren, Kane and nearby areas last Friday and Saturday. The piece notes no deaths among Adelphie Lodge members in good standing and marks the United Workmen lodge’s 20th anniversary, while highlighting the Maccabees Tent health and appealing to join these orders in Youngsville.
In the old Presbyterian Church next Wednesday evening November 3 the Scandinavian society presents Capt Hans Anderson speaking on the Monitor and Merrimac battle. Admission is 25 cents and Reig and Barth's orchestra provides music.
At the Buffalo circuit term Benjamin J. Cheney of Kiantone was charged with handling oleomargarine without a tax stamp. He paid $320 tax plus 50 percent penalty totaling $480. The U S district attorney accepted a guilty plea and Cheney received the minimum $50 fine.
Oct 26 reports show Clyde Lawson from Wetmore visiting friends. Namon Jones of Oil City spent weekend with his mother. Hulda Johnson and Mrs Munford returned from grape country. Mrs Sam Erickson of Jamestown visited to sell her place. Andrew Mallurg and family from Kinzua are home on leave. Rev Peterson of the Lutheran Church led a Confirmation class last Saturday. U B Church will hold preaching next Sunday at 11 a.m.
The Allegheny and Connewango are reported at their lowest levels in memory. The Ohio River is similarly low for this season. East Liverpool residents abandon the bridge and walk the river bed to avoid tolls. A traction engine crossed near Gallipolis without extinguishing boiler fires.
In McKean County the Supreme Court last Monday reversed a lower court ruling in Phoebe T. Morrison et al vs Charles Seaman et al and sent the case back for a new trial.
A Dun kirk enumerator recorded a 16 year old who had married a year earlier in the school census, which includes all individuals under 18 despite the marriage. The entry notes the youth’s name appears in the book due to the census rule.
An 19th century advertisement touts Laxa Tea containing ten herbs for digestion and liver troubles with a sample free offer. The ad also promotes Carll on Keller the Tailor showing late suit styles and urges readers to ready themselves for overcoats.
A local flour firm, White Cloud Flour, pledges to produce bread that is whiter and of better quality while costing no more than rival brands. FEHLMAN BROS.
The notice urges readers to contact Keller the Tailor for late cover repairs and alterations. It emphasizes prompt attention to repairs and readiness for upcoming needs. The ad name drops Keller the Tailor as the service provider.
Davis & Co offers a wide range of floor coverings including linoleum and oil cloths with competitive prices. A. A. Davis handles orders for rubber stamps and related items.
Fragmentary text lists paints and varieties, mentions best ride and guards, with names and places obscured. The readable bits suggest a trade or product listing, not a cohesive event or person.
Auctioneer style note offers 500 men to buy suits from Keller the Tailor with new cloths just in. Also mentions A A Davis Co window shades and a Franklin writer in stock. Inquiries by mail office. Get out the vote phrasing appears at end.
The latest concerts brighten the aisles of aA Davis & Corn Stationery with performances set amid shelves and desk supplies. Musicians perform in-store, drawing shoppers for brief sets and new releases.
In Warren births report three new arrivals: a son to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Schofield on October 23 1897, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Hessel on October 22 1897, and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Norris on October 24 1897. The grape market shows 216 cars loaded last Saturday with 31 at Fredonia. weekly total 1 022 cars, average 3 000 baskets per car, season shipments 2 500 cars, growers receiving 7 to 8 cents per basket while the Union’s wide distribution may cap prices at five cents.
Horace Mix Sr. and his family gathered at his Sugar Grove home on Saturday October 23 to celebrate his 86th birthday. Five sons with families totaling 25 attended along with friends. He gave a present to each of his eight great grandchildren before departure.
The November Chautauquan presents pithy editorials on topics such as Improvement in Business The Miners Strike Ireland's Famine Yellow Fever The New York Mayoralty and eleven others in Current History and Opinion with appended exchange comments.
Neak Tiona reports a drill last Thursday found oil three feet from the surface after penetrating a six inch pipe line beneath a new derrick. The incident, said to be the first of its kind in oil history, occurred as oil flowed onto the derrick floor.
Readers told a disease can be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. The ad asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, promises to restore health, and offers 100 dollars for any failing case. Endorsed by FJ Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio with testimonials list available.
An advertisement touts South American Nervine as a universal cure for weak stomachs and nervous ailments. It claims immediate relief, no failures, and constant success, urging readers to buy from Soldeeee & Saner in Warren, Pa.
An old advertisement promotes Laxa Tea as harmless and effective for constipation and sick headache with prices 10 and 25 cents per package. It includes offers for free samples and claims of guaranteed druggist sale along with unrelated notes about Riverside Fish and Co and low prices on lamps and glassware. The text also contains scattered garbled lines about homes for girls and boys and a defective vendor name.
A lengthy roll lists Republican committee members across Warren County wards and towns including Warren borough wards one through six, Youngsville, Tidioute, Columbus, Clarendon, Bear Lake, Sugar Grove, Brokenstraw, Conewango, Pine Grove, Pine Grove, Sheffield, Spring Creek, and other communities. It also details vigilance committee members for Warren wards one and two and lists numerous names such as J A Schofield, W E Rice, J W Crawford, H M Putnam, E T Hazeltine, C H Kay, C P Bucklin, H W Borland, L C Layton, S Chadwick, M G Dennigan, G Daleen, W A Maines, E Lincoln, W H Casler, C C Flatt, John D Million, Martin Devore, John Johnson, J O Peterson, F E Eastman, B A Whiting, J H Hunter, James R Mitchell, C T Conarro, W E Rice, and many others.
A long list of individuals linked to Sugar Grove and nearby communities including Creek and Spring Creek areas. Entries name residents and affiliations such as 2d East Mudge and 3d Reno with multiple surnames and initials, suggesting a historical directory or society roll.
In Warren on Oct 24 1897 Dr Urban G Mease 62 died after heart disease following a brief illness. Funeral at home with Knights Templar service. burial in Buffalo with first wife. He practiced in multiple towns and leaves four children. Also noted: Arthur Newman age unknown died after attempting to swallow a hickory nut kernel. J R Capron former Warren county sheriff dies at 63 in Seward Oklahoma. Joseph Thomas farmer in Eldred township. George Harvey aged about 50 buried at Oakland Cemetery.
The statement emphasizes securing the most favorable terms that align with safety and conservative banking practices. It highlights prioritizing sound fiscal management and prudent lending standards to protect deposits and maintain financial stability.
W C Rowland and Sons boast Warren’s largest and most complete stock of wall paper colors and textures. The firm invites customers to examine their extensive selection at the Block location, amid new deliveries and fresh assortments.
An old ad promotes Corn Care as simple to use and non staining for fine hose. It claims the product keeps fibers clean and prevents soil, noting a bottle price of 15 cents.
A personal note proclaims curing bronchitis that evolved into consumption using two bottles of Pisa's Cure for Consumption. The author asserts the remedy outpaces all prior inventions and credits La Grippe symptoms as the source.
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