31 Oct 1888
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1888
Page
1
D Shear announces a vast assortment of black and colored silks, Henriettas, dress goods, plushes, velvets, blankets, shawls, flannels, woolen underwear, hosiery, cloaks, carpets, oil cloths, rugs, and curtains. He positions himself as the leading dry goods merchant of Warren County with low prices.
Trains depart Warren effective August 5 1888 with eastward services to Sheffield St Marys Erie and Kane and westward trains to Erie and intermediate points Journal timetable lists daily and Sunday exceptions with arrival times for each service including Through Pullman sleeper cars Philadelphia to Erie Williamsport to Baltimore and Washington Warren through trains from New York Philadelphia Washington Baltimore to Warren and Kane accommodation and Warren Express schedules
A fragmented timetable lists numerous train times and routes with stations SOUTH News and Railways details. The data includes various daily departures and arrivals such as 400 pm 4:10 pm 4:13 pm 1:39 pm 6:20 pm and 11:37 pm across multiple lines.
Schedule fragment shows train times in Eastern Time for stops including Oil City Oleopolis Eagle Rock President Tionesta Hickory Junkeyville Tidioute Thompson Irvineton Warren and Kinzua with arrivals and departures around 8:10 to 12:15. Nodes listed include Warren and nearby towns along the line.
The article argues for gradual contraction of farmed acres with higher yields and better crops, more pasture and ensilage, and value in targeted horse markets. It notes white clover as superior pasture, and warns that presidential years demand similar farm work as always. It urges farmers to read, reflect, and stay home from loud campaign contests.
A short verse contrasts a mother’s refined baby garments with a rough boy in corduroy pants. The poem depicts the child’s kiss and a mother’s shift from dainty dresses to embrace, noting the boy’s strong arms and dirt marked cheek beside the infant’s wardrobe. Maria L. Ritter, in N.Y. World.
Mrs Rubicon hosts a late boarder from the Electric Society. Director T Clawson introduces electricity as a nightly trick, causing shocks and panics at the table before a dreamlike sequence ends with the doorbell and a waking start.
A Nevada Sequoia near Kaweah outshines California redwoods in size. Warren used his rifle as a measure to prove the tree’s girth, finding it forty four gun-lengths around. The basin site is rugged, with Homer's Nose nearby and a Giant Forest of twelve to eighteen foot diameter trees lower along Keweah. A socialist land claim spans ten square miles in the area. Nearby reports note a Saratoga dome and Stockholm conference reflections on global unity through Christendom.
Georgia governor General Gordon recounts a flag of truce encounter with General Sheridan near Appomattox. He describes parley, near capture, and saving Sheridan’s life during a skirmish, then details Lincoln’s light hearted praise and Sheridan’s lifelong pride in the moment.
An eye witness recalls the meeting of Lincoln and Sheridan at City Point. Sheridan’s cavalry corps moved south from the valley to flank the army of the Potomac and reach Richmond and Petersburg in time for the final scenes. He destroyed rail and canal infrastructure and delivered a written report to General Grant via scouts who moved around Richmond.
Swainsboro Pine Forest recounts a Confederate soldier in 1864 with a two foot rattlesnake named Dick carried in his shirt and tattooed with regiment initials. After decades the snake’s hide yields two buttons and twenty six rattle teeth, reputedly reawakening with a chorus of Dick and Dixie when a woman challenges a warlike stance.
General Sheridan laid to rest in Arlington as Rutheford B Hayes acts as commander in chief. The Wo men s Relief Corps reports 1717 corps and 14606 members with relief expenditures totaling 50220.81 and 73289.32 in total. Wisconsin Veterans Home at Waupaca dedicated with Captain Columbus Caldwell as superintendent and sixty inmates.
A collage of jokes and witticisms from various papers. Lines touch on marriage, Texas cowboys, manners, mosquitos, trade gags, and travel humor. The snippets weave light social observation with punchy one liners and cartoonish racism.
A vivid travel note describes the Rock of Gibraltar from sea to town, its lionlike western face, and the fortress built atop it. Guns dominate the landscape with the rock gun signaling on the Queen's Birthday as artillery echoes across bay and Mediterranean. The piece evokes awe at the blend of nature and military power.
A compiled mosaic of humorous quips and notes from a historic section. Items include Emerson quotes, wry observations on lawyers and burglars, racehorse winnings, a colossal steam locomotive project, church hospitality devices, and a cheeky aside about a patent. Contains named individuals and institutions such as the Dwyer Brothers Haggin Belmont Cassatt, Hinkley works, Atchison Railroad, and the Christian Register.
A dialogic record shows Mrs De Cash-O advising a strategy of giving a man leeway in small matters to gain influence in larger ones. The example cites smoking, lounging, and tightening a necktie as minor faults while millinery bills signal a bigger incipient control issue.
Bucklen Arnica Salve hailed as the best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a pledge of perfect satisfaction or money back. Priced at 25 cents per box and sold at the Lorck Drug Store.
Don’t waste time in experimenting when lungs are in danger. Beware fake cures for consumption and colds. Insist on Dr. King’s New Discovery for throat, lung and chest ailments. Trial bottles free at the Mork Drug Store. Large bottles $1.
The article extols true courteous conduct for a young man before women, arguing respect, fearlessness after winning favor, and personal steadiness improve marriage prospects. It links manliness to better partnerships and notes earnest men should not claim irredeemable morals. Poultry market advice follows, urging early sale of fat hens and cocks after frosts to maximize price and save feed as birds gain weight slowly in cold weather.
To night and tomorrow night. Each day this week you can buy Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs. Aimed at coughs bronchitis whooping cough asthma and consumption. Get a bottle today and keep it in the house to check your cold. Price 50 and 100 cents. Sample bottles free. L G Noyes.
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