Warren Ledger 1887 Labor and Rail Struggles Reflection
A Warren Ledger page from 1887 covers editorials on church positions toward labor, moral campaigns in Washington, and railroad discrimination. It notes pope allowances for Catholics joining labor groups, a disbanded anarchist tax society, and railroads taxing local traffic to recover losses, urging fairness and universal payment for transport while criticizing gas and transit monopolies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New York
Merchants and Manufacturers of
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gas Company
From majorities and cities to labor and wealth sources
The piece quotes a New York World critic on city progress and democracy, then questions natural gas sources, unknowable nature, and inter state commerce law. It notes William L Scott's stance, coal shipments, and Henry George's view that labor creates wealth, urging readers to reexamine wealth sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Wm. L. Scott
Scott
Henry George
George
Mr. George
Peon Rose at Paso Del Norte Exposes Mexican Peonage
Special Correspondent from El Paso recalls the case of Rose, once a beautiful Mexican girl betrothed to ranchero Ninco. After a staged wedding punishable by a small fine, a debtor bondage was arranged and she has labored for two decades, paying with youth and dignity lost. Her story depicts the harsh peonage system and its cruel, dehumanizing effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paso del Norte
Paso
Tex
Mexico
Rose
Senor
Ninoo
Ninco
E. OD. Vancn
England's Sovereigns special reflection on Victoria's reign
In a Philadelphia correspondent piece Carlyle recalls Queen Victoria's reign lengthening her place among kings. It notes Victoria's thirty nine years, compares with Elizabeth I, Henry VII, Henry VI, and Louis XIV's total 131 years across France's rulers, highlighting historic durations and averages.
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England
Phailadelphia
Thomas Carlyle
London News
Queen Victoria
Henry VII
Henry VI
Elizabeth
Kiward
Henry
George
Ethelred
Mary
Victoria
Henry ET IX
George III
Louis XIV
France
Lons Aly
A Day Off in Kinzua Valley and Marshburg’s Debris
A traveler tours Kinzua valley and Marshburg, noting drained wetlands, high farm values, and sparsely inhabited hills. He recalls mills, land speculation, and a storm that roared in from the mountains, leaving rivers swollen and telegraph wires buzzing before returning to Kinzua at dusk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Rochester
Telegraph
Heaven
Doctor Whitcomb
Cleveland
Wall
Davis
Kinzua
Marshburg
Wichita
Decorate Your Home With N K Wendelboe In Warren
Truths for the People notes that spring and summer spur home renovations. N K Wendelboe, a long time Warren decorator, offers extensive wallpaper stock, window shades, oils, floor cloths, picture frames, paints, brushes, and decoration ideas. He supervises skilled workers, provides estimates, and operates from 209 Liberty Street, Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. K. Wendelboe
Warren
Liberty Sreet
Enjoy Life and Green's August Flower Remedy
An advertisement extols nature's beauty and urges use of Green's August Flower to ease ailments from dyspepsia to liver issues. Claims three doses prove its effect and promotes a sample bottle for 10 cents. Also markets English spavin ointment for horses with savings and warranty, sold by L. G. Noyes in Warren, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Noyes
Druggest
Warren
D. J. Wilcoxson
Horse Cave
W. Merck
Hesselrath
Lawrence Hesselroth
Ancient remedies and insurance offers flood an old ad page
A jumble of notices promotes clairvoyant diagnosis for chronic diseases and radical cures, life and fire insurance from major firms, and a lure to quit drinking via Haines Golden Specific. It lists addresses in Syracuse and Cincinnati, then signs off with a dated 21-lyr stamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haines
Golden Specific Co
Racé St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Also Mentioned on This Page
the ‘Ledger
Reed
Warren County
Niex
Third and
Liberty Streets
Keep Bros. Proprietors
Warren, PA
Knights of Labor
Tax Society of Anarchists
Tur
Warren Ledger
Country Press
City Press
Wasninetos
D. C
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Washington
The
Mail
Ledger
Phil
Billingsley
House
Herrisburg
Senate
National Transit Company
Oil City Derrick
Titusville Herald
Herald
Standard Oil Company
the Herald
David Kirk
Senator Emery
Sirk
Ike
Emery
N.S. Shuler
Buzrigoor
Freethimkar
Rhode Island
Peon Rose
Hinzus
Kinzus
Kingzun Flats
Kinzua Village
Sugar Run
Clarion County
H. A. Jarmieson
Chappel Fork
B. Nesmith
A. Hertzel
New York and Erie Railway Company
E. F. Burree'seLp
Syracuse
N. Y
John Sini
Jaack
Rossien
Last Reformed Church
Baltimore
Aid
Brown
Josers C. Suit
Circuit Court
Clinton Co
Ind
Patrick Coughlin
Clarendon
Stoneham
W. D. Ridelsperger
Geneva
Hesselroth
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