08 Sep 1885
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1885
Page
1
A tangled chapter unfolds as Beatrice’s sudden disappearance prompts Horace and Herbert Talbert to reveal their fears to Sir Maingay Clauson. Frank Carruthers pursues clues while Sylvanus Mardle confesses past wrongs, guiding Beatrice’s fate and a banking trace to the Cat and Compasses.
A collage of quick humor and vignettes from a September issue includes quips about cowards and whistles, a mother planning soup from leg cuts, a playwright mocked by a Western actor, Barby humor with a rabbit mishap, a late hour vacancy fill explained in dialect, and satirical jests on domestic life, philosophy, and German moods. The piece blends brief sketches, punchlines, and cartoonish dialogue reflecting everyday city life and amusement.
Temperance meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 3 PM in the Lecture Room of the Presbyterian Church. A Bible reading occurs on the second Thursday at 3 PM in the Baptist Church. A Mother's meeting meets on the fourth Thursday at 3 PM in the M E Church.
The article lists local government posts and candidates including Burgess C C Thompson, clerk F A Coswell, surveyor Geo Hamilton, school directors Rev W A Rankin and C C Thompson, assessor G H Ames, justices Geo Schnur and constable S E Walker, fire chief C H Smith and assistants, and notaries D I Ball et al, with several others named.
A compiled slate of public officers and candidates includes Congressman W L Scott Erie state senator J W Lee Franklin assembly Henry Brace Warren president judge W D Brown Warren associate judges P W Brown Farmington and R P King Warren sheriff E A Allen Warren prothonotary Jos A Weible Warren register and recorder W 4 Alexander Warren treasurer C H McAuley Warren county commissioners M Crocker Youngsville T L Putnam Russell Joseph Clinton Sheffield clerk F A Cogswell Keelock Lottsville surveyor D F A WW coroner Dr J L Burroughs Sugar Grove district attorney G H Higgins Warren auditors N P Curtis Conewango W O Martin Elk F E Fay Farmington county Supt C D Arird Youngsville
Frank Carruthers seeks Beatrice Clauson as he ponders her sudden London departure. He imagines motives and dangers, leaves his teaching post to pursue a literary career, and learns of a stranger at Hazlewood seeking Beatrice, while the old servant struggles to keep him away.
The American Agriculturist notes about 1200 fairs planned, yet 397 counties report no fairs this year. Lack of public interest, weak local leadership, and scarce patronage hinder fair efforts in states including Maryland Michigan New Hampshire North Carolina and more. A single energetic promoter often sparks a county fair through a local board.
Conductor Frazer of the International and Great Northern Railroad was shot by a tramp and carried to Tyler Texas in dying condition He urged the crew to keep him alive until his wife could arrive Her telegrams spurred renewed effort but he died before she reached the station The company cleared a special train for her passage and the rescue attempt turned fatal
The Mail Job Office announces complete printing services including presses type and supplies and skilled printers for all job printing needs. It guarantees satisfaction, offers low prices, and prints legal notices on order. Readers are urged to send brief and newsy communications and include the writer's name.
Instructions list preserving methods for raspberries plums blackberries currants cherries peaches whortleberries Siberians crab apples and pears. Each item specifies boil times and sugar quantities per quart, with variations for whole or halved pears and different fruits.
The article describes calling card specifications for different social classes and genders. Clergyman cards show church and residence. young ladies use small cards with names, Mary Smith example. married women include address and possibly reception day. gentlemen cards include address and prefix Mr or rank for officers.
Rose Terry Cooke argues for mandatory plain cooking instruction in winter terms across village district schools. Teachers, self-taught, would instruct with small oil stoves, students bringing uncooked lunches for hands on lessons. She advocates weekly kitchen tips and practical recipes focusing on affordable wholesome meals.
Thousands tread the earth today due to Downs Elixir from Johnson and Siegfried. Livery stable keepers are urged to stock Arnica and Oil Liniment as an unmatched remedy for horses.
A collection of aphorisms and reflections on sunshine, wealth, appetite, attire, art, love, gender, and aging. The text links humor and critique through provocative lines about women, politics, media, and time, closing with a final note on time tied to mortality.
An advertisement asserts Dr Fenner's Improved Cough Honey relieves any cough in one hour. The claim targets general readers seeking fast relief and emphasizes a single remedy in a concise, period-appropriate tone.
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