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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1885
Page
2
The ticket lists jury commissioner candidate John Roan and coroner Dr. H K Hoy, reflecting the party slate for county offices. The presentation emphasizes these two races as the headline choices on the Democratic slate.
A Pennsylvania Democratic platform denounces railroad consolidation, praising state actions to defend constitutional rights. The message urges voters to support Day on Election Day as Cuamman Henset campaigns in Ohio, attacking John Sherman’s tactics and drawing strong crowd support from Ohio Democrats.
Governor Hoadley and Judge Foracker held two joint debates in Ohio with thousands attending. Despite direct questions, Judge Foracker dodged the license issue on prohibition. The Philadelphia Times sums up his stance as not for license or prohibition, only for the governor's office and its salary and perks.
A political column contrasts Conrad B Day with Matthew 8 Quay, praising Day for integrity and condemning Quay for alleged corruption. The piece cites the Kemble bribery case and urges voters to choose Day for state treasurer. News brief items follow, including a Cambria snowfall, an artificial iceberg exhibit, and local travel achievements. A fatal milldam accident near Kilanning reports three teenage girls drowning after their boat sinks on Mahoning Creek.
The Philadelphia gathering condemns Quay and endorses a platform demanding strict enforcement of Pennsylvania law, honest state treasury management, and regulation of carrying corporations. It argues bosses and wire-pullers must yield to a new element within the party and an enlightened electorate.
The magazine volumes announce richer content including 1200 pages 14 steel engravings 12 mammoth fashion plates and numerous original stories by Mrs A S Stephens Frank Leenedict and others. Subscriptions are two dollars yearly with club rates four copies six fifty and five copies eight dollars plus extras. Specimens are mailed gratis upon request to form clubs.
Mason & Hamlin poised to rival cabinet organs with the Upright model featuring metallic string fastenings improving tone stability tuning resilience climate tolerance and durability. The firm has built 150000 organs and now expands to meet piano demand with a new factory.
Three prairie fires started near Fierce, North Dakota, likely from Northern Pacific sparks. One blaze within city limits destroyed substantial property. A second widespread fire in Pierce and surrounding counties has burned hay on farms, barns, sheds, and threatens Cedar and Knox counties as winds drive the flames southward.
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