06 Sep 1881
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1881
Page
1
A. Cogswell, proprietor of the City Meat Market on Front Street beside Parmlee and Henrys, maintains a full stock of fresh and salt meats, fish, poultry, eggs, and runs a general market business.
The schedule lists Erie Division trains on June 12 1881 for westward and eastward routes. It includes Erie Mail crossing Philadelphia at 11 55 pm and Cherry connections to Irvineton Kane and Corry with arrivals at Erie. Warren and Sheffield accommodations provide departures and arrivals with times in the morning and afternoon. General Superintendent notes the connection with certain lines and east west alignment.
A noisy timetable fragment lists trains and arrivals at Dunkirk and surrounding stations. It includes multiple numbered lines, times ranging across the day, and notes personnel such as D. Thayer and Clute with titles. The text mentions connections to cities like Dunkirk Fredonia and Warren and lists various stations in the region.
A detailed timetable lists numerous stations including Cincinnati Meadville Union City Corry Jamestown Lakewood Rochester Albany New York and Boston with departures arrivals and connections. It notes sleeping coaches palace cars and hotel service on several trains and cites standard time being slower than the railroad time.
The timetable lists multiple routes and times starting April 19 1981 covering Corry Erie and Meadville with morning and afternoon departures. It notes P. & E. mail routes to western and eastern Pennsylvania N Y city and N E States and connections to Baltimore Washington South Titusville Tidioute Kinzua Corydon Onoville Steamburg and Sugar Grove with several weekly or daily departures.
A detailed roster lists town council members including R Dennison W H Heck A W Morck and others with roles for clerk George O Cornelius school directors F Henry Geo Ensworth and more plus assessor J V Benson justice Geo C Cornelius and constable G C James.
A reading shows names and posts for district and county offices. Notables include Congressman L. F. Watson of Warren, Pa. State Senator J. W. Lee of Franklin. Sheriff Theodore Chase of Warren. County Treasurer F. M. Knapp. County Commissioners Benj. Ellis Jas. Roy W. H. Maultby. and other officers such as Prothonotary Jos. A. Weible and Auditor W. W. Kemble among listed incumbents.
The notice lists church affiliations with pastors and service times including Lutheran Baptist Presbyterian Episcopal Metropolitan Evangelical Scandinavian and Catholic churches. It records Sunday school times and vesper or evening services across denominations.
Meetings and gatherings for Warren area lodges and clubs listed. Regular and special observances include R T oF and Mutual Protective Association in various halls, weekly or monthly by date and location. Highlights include Robert Blum Lodge D O H Thursdays at 8 PM and Warren Cornet Band rehearsals Monday evenings led by Geo H Leonhart.
Train services from Oil City to Peterville Center Titusville Union City Corry Mayville Brocton and Pittsburg with daily runs except Sundays Pullman and Sleeping Cars on specified legs timetable details with departure and arrival times and ticketing information provided by WM.8. Baldwin and T. H. Wilson from Buffalo and Oil City offices.
The speaker boasts of rigid belief claiming only their path is right and all others must align. They demand identical thoughts habits and creed proclaiming punishment for dissent and urging conformity even over charity or mercy.
A Chicago Herald editorial argues Jennie Cramer’s death in West Haven highlights dangers of lax parental control. It blames permissive upbringing for a pretty, charming girl who moved freely with little home guidance, urging strong family bonds to protect children from harmful influences.
A British paper maker, William East, learns his wife’s accident with a blue bag created blue tinted paper. The discovery, kept secret, drives demand as orders flood in. The tale highlights how a fortunate mistake, once revealed, turns into a profitable novelty.
The Courier Journal recalls a local man who endured an 18 month bed spell with a bullet wound and severe infections. He lost substantial weight and required repeated enemas, nerve pain, and multiple surgeries, as a cautionary tale about medical theories versus resilience.
The centennial celebration of the settlement of Washington county will be held at Washington on September 7 and 8 with Secretary Blaine, born in the county, expected to attend along with other distinguished visitors.
Oyster dealers in Philadelphia say there is no reason to fear a shortage this season. They claim supply will meet demand and prices will remain stable despite rumors of reduced catches.
A lively Free Press excerpt shows an elderly speaker blaming doctors for the President’s faltering health after a shooting. She rails against treatments, recounts past cases, and vows swift action against medical professionals, predicting the President’s imminent decline if mismanaged.
In Bladensburg, near Washington, Senator Zach Chandler boxes with the Sixth Michigan Cavalry after the war’s end. He knocks out the regiment’s top fighter with a sharp left, prompting the rival to joke about a brick hospital, while the crowd cheers the senator’s display.
Travelers urged to read the Burlington Route advertisement in this issue highlighting special inducements for journeys and travel.
A columnist discusses personal rest on Sundays as a matter of individual need. Some sleep after meals while others seek mental activity. excessive or children’s home behavior is examined. The piece cites caution against dogmatic rules and suggests self awareness and moderate faith.
The Times notes a surge in industrial hand painting on porcelain, silk, satin, and apparel. Seaside resorts report widespread interest and Philadelphia merchants anticipate crowded classes and early orders as ladies paint designs on parasols draperies ribbons and more.
A Washington dispatch reports about 100 letters daily to Mrs. Garfield at the White House during the President's illness. Citizens express sympathy while offering medical advice and home remedies from homoeopathy to magnetic healing, holy water, charms, dreams, and various elixirs, with temperance advocates urging beef extracts over stimulants.
A collage of quips, ads, and short items features a New Orleans heroic pose, a rattlesnake tale, jokes about beer barrels, a German immigrant family in Harrisburg, a six foot four Iowa fiancée, and humor from N Y Dispatch. It notes tax quips, small hearts, compositor ads, and market snippets amid whimsical vignettes from Oswego to Buffalo.
Washington observers recall the two month anniversary of President Garfield’s shooting by Guiteau. The White House precincts remain quiet yet tense with crowds lingering, guards at gates, and Cabinet members visiting, as hope for the President’s recovery wanes. A. A. Davis & Co. are headquarters for Baby Carriages.
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