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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1890
Page
3
A light poetic piece titled The Journey of the Toes appears as a children’s verse. It recounts ten little toes setting out, sharing a home and burdens, and ending their day together in a mother’s care, illustrating unity and affection.
The great encampment of American Farmers gathers at Mt Gretna Park Lebanon county Pennsylvania August 16 to 23 featuring a wide exhibition of agricultural machinery. Mt Gretna offers facilities for a successful event and special excursion tickets are offered by Pennsylvania rail road company for August 16 to 28 with return by August 24 1890 from specified stations.
General Fremont was drafting a Century article titled Finding paths to California about exploring expeditions and his role in the territory’s conquest. Mrs. Fremont will continue the work with an introduction and a Monterey life supplement. A daguerreotype portrait of Fremont and other figures will accompany the September issue in a feature on How California came into the Union.
A notice notes several young people plan to attend the summer school at Clarion, opening on August 5. In Holland Michigan, C J Doesbury publishes the Mews urging use of Dr Thomas Electric Oil for coughs colds sore throat catarrh and asthma.
Pioneer Press recalls Parson Merchant Moore as a genial, broad minded German figure who uses satire and fact to critique tariff policy. He compares Congress and editors to a drum merchant selling unfairly priced goods to farmers and laborers, illustrating the McKinley bill with a biting, practical allegory.
Chicago judge Scully defends reporters praising their hard work to uncover true facts. He compares reporters to soldiers on duty amid trials and hardships and notes his twenty years of experience with them as honorable and conscientious. He says errors often belong to others. Burdock Blood Bitters advertised as a cure all for blood liver and kidneys.
An Epoch commentary argues against claims of President Cleveland profiting from his Washington house and notes Mrs Harrison’s speculative property interests near Glen Echo. It laments White House figures profiting from public improvements and cites a satirical exchange on negligence. Also reports a fatal rail accident near Grand Valley involving Samuel Preston.
The News-Dealer of Wilkes-Barre reports Quay and Cameron back of a new Sunday newspaper led by Johnny Delaney and aims to nominate a labor ticket in each coal region district to split the Democratic vote and elect Quay’s man. It notes Quay is not a labor man, outlines strategy, and warns labor must beware Republican boodle. Also mentions Diamond Furniture selling below cost and Dr Thomas Electric Oil for aches.
The 1890 Democratic county and vigilance committees are named with post office addresses for each member. First name listed in each township acts as chairman while others serve on the vigilance committee. Includes Pleasant Towns and numerous towns such as Sugar Grove Mead Farmington Bear Lake Warren Clarendon Columbus Freehold Kinzua Limestone Tidioute Youngsville and Triump h with many listed individuals and roles. A. G. Melaryxe is County Chairman and A. S. Darnymrie is County Secretary.
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