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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1881
Page
2
An old style subscription offer promises new subscribers a Lancer for 1892, with a December bonus and thirty months for $1.50. The note states many await enrollment before securing delivery, aiming to complete the ad balance before January.
A critique from the Acientific American condemns Philadelphia public schools for a cited arithmetic rule taught via jargon and punctuation. The notice argues the method derides sense, harms pupils, and wastes two thirds of school work, urging reform toward meaningful learning.
A lengthy letter condemns the scientific approach to earth cooling while recounting a St Petersburg dispatch about Hessy Hellmann giving birth and the looming large Nihilist trial. It notes confessions and potential mass trials, with General Ignatieff calling for possible clemency and a reduced execution count as January court actions loom.
Philadelphia reports reveal extensive frauds in the Tax Office with thousands of dollars misdirected from citizens and corporations. The expose follows a February citizens’ movement and promises swift punishment for the guilty. The note also touches on political blame and fresh crop prospects amid a contested state race.
Railroad leaders and engineers tout the Holland hydrogen process as a water fuel system that could cut locomotive running costs to under two cents a mile, eliminate sparks, reduce noise, and extend boiler life. Backed by rail officials in Brooklyn, Flatbush, and Philadelphia, the plan envisions flameless, smokeless engines with centralized heat and adjustable fuel use, potentially transforming power costs across industries.
A vintage advertisement style piece touts Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and other lung issues, claiming cures for asthma bronchitis and hoarseness. It urges trials with a dollar price, praises electric bitters, and includes miscellaneous product mentions and a humorous anecdote section.
On Monday October 21 1881 the Philadelphia and tie Railre Division will run as tolbine wer meer Jad.
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