Warren Mail notices and community updates in 1883
The Warren Mail reports community happenings in Warren on Sept 4 1883. Local items include preparations for Glade Fair, new postal notes, oyster season, and Mr. Baltzinger’s oysters. Highlights cover school opening, street improvements, bank work, sheriff boarders, 83rd regiment reunion plans, circus attendance, and various residents’ visits and travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Fred Baltzinger
Rowland & Greenland
Mr. Dunham
Water Street
Warren Union School
Judge Wetmore
Second Street
Ludlow House
Wood Brothers
Warren Savings Bank
Hazeltine
Sheriff Allen
Samuel Reisinger
Frank Clark
Chas Skinner
Frank Wright
John Murphy
Andy Hardy
John Heintz
Thos. Hardy
Lon Sterling
Geo Ball Sells Goods Cheaper in Warren
Geo Ball claims Warren's largest store offers the biggest stock of clothing hats and furnishings at the lowest prices. A call will prove the claim.
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Geo. Ball
Warren
Beiu Brothers Offer Scarce Jerseys in Town
The Beiu Brothers advertise a full range of jerseys in sizes 30 through 42, noting extreme scarcity in New York and claiming their orders cannot be easily duplicated.
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New York
Beiu Bros
George Ball Introduces New Hat Styles For Sale
Geo Ball presents the leading soft and stiff hat styles newly in stock. Call and view the range to select a fitting topper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Ball
Bed Spread for $1 Great Value at Bett Bros
Bargain alert at Bett Bros with a bed spread offered for $1. Great value for shoppers seeking affordable home textiles. Limited time offer.
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Bett Bros
County Republican Committee Elects Officers
At a county committee meeting held at the courthouse W I Bachop of Pine Grove was chosen chairman and D G Blackman of Kinzua was named secretary A special meeting is set for Wednesday September 12 at Sugar Grove in the office of J C Hamilton Esq Also a local store announces a large line of ladies fine underwear bought direct from manufacturers and trimmed with quality muslin Betui Bros
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican County Committee
Court House
W. I. Bachop
Pine Grove
D. G. Blackman
Kinzua
Sugar Grove
J.C. Hamilton
Betui Bros
Elk County
St. Mary’s
Knights of Honor
Pennsylvania
Conneaut Lake
Erie County
Salamanca
Olean
Baseball Fever Grips Warren Society Amid Gossip
In Warren, a fever for baseball overtakes the town with many matches canceled as suitors shun girls unable to discuss the season. The Franklin Press notes the mania spreads through social circles and dominates conversation.
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Warren
Franklin Press
Local footwear deals and wallpaper update notices
C Smith and Son advertise French and Curacura Kid shoes in C and D widths from Saller Lewin Co Philadelphia J H Byrnes Rochester NY and Reynolds Bros Couch Wisner ladies shoes offered at lowest cash price N K Wendelboe promotes wall papering and painting services with large stock of latest styles and skilled workers call Liberty Street store for details
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Smith & Son
Saller, Lewin & Co
Phila
J. H. Byrnes
Rochester
N. Y
Reynolds Bros
Couch & Wisner
N. K. Wendelboe
Liberty Street
Fashion Patterns From New York and Paris Gain Popularity
These cut paper patterns showcase latest fall and winter designs from New York and Paris. The patterns are praised for elegance, perfect fit, and easy assembly, adapted to the figure. Johnson and Sieerreiß, agents, Warren, Pa.
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New York
Paris
Johnson & Sieerreiß
Warren
Firemen’s Day Parade and Celebration Listed
Firemen’s Day activities outline a town parade with multiple divisions and bands. The event includes a 2 p.m. formation near the engine house, a burgess address, reflections on a 1862 Rescue Co. event, a baseball game between Warren and Franklin clubs, a 7 p.m. band concert, and a grand ball at Roscoe Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cogswell
Crosby Hose
Struthers Hose and Exchange
Warren
R. P. King
Bell
Hickory
Union
Park
Burgess and Council
Burgess Orr
D. W. C. James
Rescue Fire Co
Franklin
Roscoe Hall
Erie Letter Reflects on City Growth and Sea Side Scene
A reader recalls the Malt anniversary in Erie and reviews Warren’s 35 years of change from quiet village to bustling town. The piece notes regional newspaper competition, lakefront activity, and a pleasant Erie summer with mild weather and healthy routines. Details include Jamestown, Chautauqua Lake visits, anchor line ships, and local events listed for September and October.
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Mai
Erie
Warren Mart
Warren Ledger
Conneautville Courier
Erie Observer and Gazette
Matt, Ledger and Courier
Warren
Archibald Tanner
Jamestown
Chautauqua Lake
Lake Erie
Neptune
Aphrodites
First frog signals season as region delivers mixed news
County correspondence from Tidioute and Spring Creek reports a frost threatened buckwheat and corn in Erie and Warren counties, oil production rising with 312 wells and 4257 barrels daily, plus local events. It notes detours on rail lines, a baby parade, church dedications, and a test comparing engines including the Backus and Tuerk motors.
Exchange Hook and Ladder Co No 1 Opens Social Rooms
Warren new society Exchange Hook and Ladder Co No 1 debuts with fifty active members and fifty honorary members. They fitted rooms in Stone and Noyes block opposite Warren Hotel and held an Initial Hop with Rieg's orchestra. The second floor houses meeting and dressing rooms. above is a transformed Music Hall turned into a dancing space. A female auxiliary of fifty young ladies led by Mary Ames and Hattie Valentine aims to promote social welfare of Exchange 1.
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Exchange H. & L. No. 1
Warren
Exchange Hook and Ladder Co
Stone & Noyes
Warren Hotel
Rieg
Mary Ames
Hattie Valentine
Belle Valentine
Lucie Clark
Hattie Reig
Minnie Gemmill
Florence Hall
Exchange
Finest Watson Hose Co. No. 2 carriage shown in parade
The Watson Hose Co. No. 2 carriage, costing over $650 and presented by Col. L. F. Watson, features Archibald patent wheels, gold plated hub bands, carmine and gold stripes, a nickel plated reel with laurel engravings, a hexagon signal lamp with company name and number, gold eagle crest, and a rear gong. Built by the New York Fire Apparatus Works, it is described as an excellent example of their craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson Hose Co. No. 2
L. F. Watson
Fire Department
N. Y. Fire Apparatus Works
Warren baseball club opening crowds with varied results
The Warren association opened with Erie defeating Warren 10 to 6 in cold drizzle. Warren then beat Parker City 12 to 2, and crushed Niles 20 to 2 as crowds grew. Friction with visiting clubs and upcoming schedules mingled with comment on local talent and humorous notes about fat men at a Dunkirk event.
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Warren Association
Erie
Our Boys
Warren
Parker City
Franklin
Pittsburg
Oil City
Neshannock
Bradford
Cigar Makers
Painters
Merger Forms Rival to Western Union Telegraph Firm
The American Rapid Telegraph Company has been absorbed by the Merchants and Bankers Company, which also acquires the Southern Telegraph Company. The new firm plans to expand through New England oil regions and other areas, with lines Cleveland to Chicago Cincinnati St Louis Louisville and beyond. The Southern Telegraph branch will extend to Charleston Savannah Atlanta Mobile New Orleans and Texas.
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American Rapid Telegraph Company
New Merchants and Bankers Company
Southern Telegraph Company
Western Union
New England
Cleveland
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Louisville
Finest tailored suits and home goods offer in town
Geo Ball offers custom menswear with the finest cloths and latest styles at astonishing prices. McNett & Co. announce bulk feathers and versatile pillows, plus a large selection of chamber and parlor suits at rock bottom prices. Dr Day's Liniment advertised. Joan Fanny Sr Ridgway Pa.
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Geo. Ball
McNett & Co
Dr. Day
Joan Fanny, Sr
Ridgway, Pa
Forepaugh's Great Show Delights Washington Crowd
The Washington Star notes Forepaugh's immense canvas failed to hold crowds as hundreds stood during the performances. The show features bicycle acts slack wire horses knights ladies in armor bareback riding chariot races trapeze and bar acts in three rings with a lively troupe of clowns and a museum and menagerie.
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Washington
D. C
Forepaugh
Star
Wrights and neighbors in 1883 Jamestown area
News notes from Sept 3 1883 report N F Wright family returning from Chautauqua Hattie Price and three children traveling to Jamestown O C Messenger enjoys a river trip with his homemade boat and Mr McCann of Pittsfield injures his hand at Wheelock mill B A Crecroft has three sisters visiting He questions Wrightsville school use taxes and summer term prospects noting swarming children and cited need for school facilities in the area.
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Spring Creek
H. FE. McConnell
Judge O
Deming and Sons
G. A. Barber
Minneapolis
Kan
E. W. Mudge
Pete” Woodruff
Indiana
Mary Baker
Elyria
Ohio
Jessie Baker
W. H. Babcock
Syracuse
N. Y
N.F. Wright
Chautauqua
Hattie Price
Jamestown
O. C. Messenger
Funeral for Jamestown resident Wm H Lowry at 55
Wm H Lowry died at his Jamestown home on Thursday evening aged 55. He was the eldest son of the late Nathaniel Lowry and brother of A M Lowry and Augustus N Lowry, born March 3 1830 in Pine Grove Pa. He spent most of his life in Jamestown and played a leading role in local business and civic life. He had been an invalid for sixteen years. A wife and two daughters survive.
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B. Logan
Bradford
J. A. Robison
O. Logan
Albion
Ida R. Brewer
Allentown
Henry Baxter
Galen
Warren
Thoburn
New Castle
Dr. Early
Ridgway
Judge Souther
Erie
J. H. Graham
Dunkirk
Richard B. Stewart
McIntosh
Randall
Do. A. Waters
Dr. McDermott
Jane Swift
Ada Cook
Cora Kitchen
Mary
Sarah Herrick
Florence Sweeting
Retta van Ord
Cincinnati
Thad Reig
Wm. H. Lowry
Jamestown
Nathaniel Lowry
A.M. Lowry
Augustus N. Lowry
Pine Grove
Jamestown Standard
Local Shops Ignite Style With Fresh Arrivals
Boys can upgrade attire at Geo. Ball's with a new handsome line. N. K. Wendelboe offers wall paper paints and painter's materials for home improvement.
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N. K. Wendelboe’s
Zopesa Endorsed By Ailing Man In 1882 Letter
A 60 year old man from the state asks for references and claims lifelong stomach pain. After trying doctors he uses one bottle of Zopesa and reports relief and improved digestion. He asserts Zopesa as a panacea for liver and stomach issues at seventy five cents.
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Fon On
Lac
Unclaimed Letters in Warren Postoffice 1883 List
Postal notice lists names of residents in Warren Pa as of Sept 1 1883 whose letters remain unclaimed after thirty days will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Addressees include Adams Geo Grossman Lewis Andersson Maggie Harkness Wm Andersson J A Hal Wm Arnold Mrs Bertha Hudson Mrs Arnold Saloma Hagg Louisa Beatty R Kelley H Catlin B W Lauffenberger Campbell Mrs H E Laughenburg Mary Crozier Samuel Lee crull David Minener T J Chaman Charlotte Nilson Sophia Coville ER Philhower Rosa Carlson Alex Peterson Nellie Erickson Annie Spitz John Fisher Frank Swanson Amanda Freeman Andrew Stoll Anna Grimes Jack Shea John Wooster Julia. Please call with date of advertising.
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Warren Postoffice
Warren Co
Adams
Geo, Grossman
Lewis L. Andersson
Maggie T Harkness
Wm. Andersson
J. A. Hal
Wm. Arnold
Bertha Hudson
Arnold
Saloma Hagg
Louisa
Louisa (2) Beatty, R. Kelley, H. Catlin, B. W. Lauffenberger
Jacob Campbell
H. E. Laughenburg
Mary Crozier
Samuel H. Lee
W. Crull
David Minener
T. J. Chaman
Charlotte Nilson
Sophia Coville
E.R. Philhower
Rosa Carlson
Alex. Peterson
Nellie Erickson
Annie Spitz
John F. Fisher
Frank Swanson
Amanda Freeman
Andrew Stoll
Anna Grimes
Jack Shea
John Wooster
Julia
Spring and Summer Clothing at Jacob Keller Tailor
Jacob Keller offers an immense stock of imported and domestic cloths in spring and summer styles. From dress suits to business suits, spring overcoats, and well fitting pants, he guarantees fit if paid for. His rooms are on the second story at the corner of Second and Liberty streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Keller
Second and
Liberty Streets
Warren
Dr Bosanko's Pile Remedy Sold By L G Noyes
Druggist L G Noyes offers Dr Bosanko's Pile Remedy at 50 cents claiming an absolute cure for piles and skin diseases. The ad argues life’s cares rise with illness but pass with health and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Noyes
Bosanko
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