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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1888
Page
11
The dairy sector in the United States represents a capital about five times larger than the entire bank capital of the country, totaling roughly $3,000,000,000. Other notes include English views on Victoria’s succession, Nebraska and Minnesota holidays, Lancet sale rumors, Paris cholera germ travel, Pasteur rabbit plan, and wealthy Southern African American women.
A London Saturday Review writer reports ostrich farmers suffer hard times as feather values plunge from about $125 to $7.50. Birds that once fetched under $1000 would not bring more than $60 today, signaling a severe market downturn.
In a Philadelphia Recorder of Deeds docket an entry from July 24 1778 records Commonwealth against Stephen Blunt for drinking to General Washington and his army. The defendant faced a £200 bond or bail while awaiting trial.
Ten tons of Texan cotton seed were shipped from Texas to Zanzibar with an experienced planter to instruct locals in cotton cultivation. This marks the introduction of the cotton plant on Africa's eastern coast. Reverend A J Swartz of Chicago notes a New Zealand letter described a friend’s diphtheria symptoms so vividly recipients in New Zealand fell ill from diphtheria.
The restoration of Lord Nelsons flagship Victory in Portsmouth dockyard has been halted after dry rot was found in the planking and some oak timbers. Work was paused pending an Admiralty examination of the hull by responsible officials.
Old Philip Winebiddle founded the Winebiddle Estate in East Liberty Pennsylvania. He bought 100 acres sixty years ago for $500 and felt swindled at once but after thirty years the land fetched $2,600,000 and now is valued at $8,000,000.
A Mavans correspondent notes remarkable cleanliness in Cuban attire. A Cuban stevedore loads molasses weekly, keeping the white suit spotless by Saturday night. Havanan clerks appear as if fresh from band boxes with leather gaiters silk stockings and spotless linen.
In accordance with imperial custom the death of the Emperor triggers a formal ceremonial. Foreign ministers and the court visit the palace in full dress. The first rooms are brightly lit, gradually dimming until the throne room is reached in near darkness. War figures in black symbolize the new court as dignitaries enter and depart in solemn procession.
A preacher decries casual swearing as a growing social vice. He rebukes parents and employers for fostering profanity, urges reliance on God to break the habit, and warns of divine judgment. The sermon contrasts blasphemy with righteous speech and calls for Christian action to cleanse society.
A composite of marching verses from The Templar Boys and Youths Banner, urging perseverance, unity, and public duty. It extols keeping faces to the light, advancing toward a promised future, and supporting the campaign against vice and disorder, with calls for courage and collective effort.
An annual report by the New York City Excise Commissioners shows 265 on premise liquor licenses issued in the year with 266 total saloons excluding eateries. Receipts from licenses reached 81,600, while US tax receipts stood at 10,035, suggesting widespread drinking venues. The aggregate yearly liquor-waste in the city could reach 50 million dollars, reflecting extensive enforcement and tax activity amid rising concerns. In related news, Spain considers an international conference on wine fraudulent trade marks and adulteration.
An unnamed young man hears a whispered prompt to pray, wrestles with doubt, then converts through steady guidance from a pastor and a skeptic woman. He rises from wandering to leadership, mentoring others, and supporting an impoverished youth who becomes an educated worker and preacher. The piece frames this revival of 1831 8 as a transformative biblical journey.
Mr H Braithwaite reports fifty cases treated at the Twickenham inebriates home from autumn 1885 to end 1887. Average age about thirty nine. disease duration before entry about fifteen years. Most were social drinkers, many were smokers, several had nervous temperaments. education varied and professions skewed toward merchants and professionals. Delirium tremens appeared in twelve, most cases were permanent intemperance. After release, fifteen doing well, eleven abstinent, nine relapsed, seven under treatment, one dead. details mention liquor preferences and outcomes.
W. C. T. U. activities span Philippopolis to Geneseo and Carthage with 30 to 36 members. Dakotis law closes 150 Fargo saloons. lectures in Ohio and Atlanta. Tolstoi leads Mockar temperance group. Los Angeles stone laid for W T U building. National WW C T U Minutes report 1051 unions in Pennsylvania and 42 departments under national superintendents.
A devotional excerpt urges cleansing of life and light from spiritual virtue. It contrasts spotless conduct with Scriptural injunctions and warns of divine judgment. The piece cites Hart ford Rel. Herald and Mackintosh, urging readers to reflect on truth, honesty, and virtue.
A Glasgow Reformer piece notes Professor Bryce argues Burmese kings banned spirits, benefiting the people. It contrasts with India's licenses for alcohol, predicting harm. The protest is framed as a call to shield the home population from similar vice as conquest advances.
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