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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1894
Page
4
TERSE broadside critiques Senate rules and tariff policy. It mocks Hon. Levi P. Morton, criticizes Democratic and Republican conduct, laments sugar on the free list, and notes fiscal restraint as Congress trims expenditures. The piece ridicules Mrs. Lease’s daughter and comments on Cleveland era veto politics.
In a Senate floor clash Republicans backed an amendment to restore McKinley sugar bounty to growers, voting to block free sugar while lacking a quorum. A later test vote on halting tariff legislation carried with a light turnout, exposing factional splits among Democrats and Populists and underscoring anti trust sentiment.
Olive Harper Cain reports on evolving dress codes for men and mourners, noting Japan’s open-front shirts, lace embellishments for men, and jet jewelry trends. The piece observes shifting mourning veils and jet accessories shaping late 19th century style and social expectations.
A jumble of 1894 era notes cover Democratic and Republican maneuvering in Pennsylvania. Topics include a State Convention to fill a vacancy in Harrisburg on September 11, a gubernatorial campaign opening with Gen Hastings, speeches by Walter Lyon and Latta, and party tactics in Venango. Also cited are Hood's Sarsaparilla testimonials, land sale notices in Warren County, and an advertisement for Edinboro State Normal School with details on programs, facilities, and a fall term starting September 3, 1894. The piece blends political maneuvering, medical ads, real estate opportunities, and a teacher-training college prospectus.
Public notices from Warren County Pennsylvania include filing and confirmation actions in 1834 and 1594, an order re dividing Pittsfield township, and trial lists for the second Monday of September 1894. Names include Perry D. Clark Committee, Rallin H. Davis, George L. Yates, Charles H. Noyes, and GEO. FP. YATES. Prothonotary. Warren, Aug 1894. Court actions outline hearings and publication requirements in Warren Mail and Warren Ledger.
A cheeky quip notes that healing plasters are better for sore heads than crude talk kept by slang lovers.
By virtue of sundry writs of Fieri Facias Levari Facias and Venditioni Exponas issued from the Court of Common Pleas Warren county Pa a sale is ordered at the Court House in Warren Borough to commence on a specified date and time according to court directions.
A hasty notice lists several properties in Warren County Pennsylvania including a village parcel on East Street Russell Mead Township tracts of about 150 acres and five hundred acres with descriptions of boundaries and warrant numbers. The items are listed as property of various owners such as Smith Palmer Welter Palmer K H Armor and R G Lamberton and are brought to sale at suits by James Sumner and Robt G Lamberton.
The document outlines J A Bestofs right title and interest in Mead Township Warren County Pennsylvania including oil wells and fixtures on fifty acres and further rights in eighty one acres tied to land identified as tract 496 and other parcels. It details boundaries and measurements tied to described parcels and mentions transfers from O W Beaty and wife to Bestof with references to deed books and recorder records.
Sheriff James Roy of Warren, Pa announces public sale of multiple properties tied to J A Best, J P Jefferson, and others. Included are 300 acres with oil wells, a Diamond Block building, various parcels in Mead and Cherry Grove townships, and other tracts with detailed bounds, mortgages, and rights of way. All sold to satisfy judgments for First National Bank of Warren and other claimants, August 11, 1891.
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