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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1887
Page
4
The Ledger announces a shift to prepaid subscriptions starting January 1 1888 dropping in arrears and prohibiting renewals without advance payment. It plans to expand to twelve pages with portraits of Warren county men and urges readers to settle past dues. It also comments on tariff policy and a political figure's tactics, citing editorials from Harrisburg and Philadelphia.
A Warren County view notes prohibition failed to curb drunkenness in Atlanta and urges a regulated license system with high fees and enforcement. It cites ArpanTs returning to licensing, big pension rolls, tax-rate cuts by county officials, and predicts Congress composition of 168 Democrats, 153 Republicans, and 4 independents.
A misspelled letter from the drummer’s child is printed praising Dolly as the best girl. The note asks for God to bless the drummer’s family and expresses genuine love and admiration for Dolly and the drummer.
A quoted philosophical remark on personal liberty versus others rights cites liquor questions and extends to if a man’s liberty to love his wife infringes another man’s rights. The note frames liberty as a perpetual tension in social ethics and law.
A parade of gift suggestions spans chairs eyeglasses and warm clothing. Local merchants Nelson Greenland Morck Henry Pickett companies and Kopf Henry's advertise variety from chairs to jewelry, buckwheat flour, cigars and books, urging careful budgeting and smart purchasing ahead of Christmas.
The column notes furniture dealer Peter Greenland away from the condemned block scene and busy preparing for Christmas displays of chairs desks stands and novelties near the Episcopal church. It promotes gifts from jewelry firms Wyman Davis and suggests practical surplus use for wives with a humorous aside on pants by Jacob Keller and Nick Wendelboe’s take on Nick names.
By order of the Orphans Court of Warren County Pend's, administrators James Cable and John B Cable offer for sale at the premises on the Sunday of December 1887 at 10 a m the real estate of Thomas Cable deceased. The property includes two parcels in Pine Grove township described by metes and bounds totaling about one hundred acres with a second piece of about one acre. Terms: one third cash on confirmation and the balance in two equal yearly installments with interest, secured by judgment bond and mortgage.
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