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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1888
Page
6
The fragment advertises free clairvoyant examinations for various diseases and a doctor’s dubious offer. It mentions bricks of tar paint and warranties, plus local merchants Nortehrup’s shoe store Jacob Keller stock and Wendelboe wallpaper, with new goods and prices for logs, beech, maple, beech, rye straw, and clothing items in Warren.
The article promotes Harper's Weekly as America's leading illustrated newspaper with fair editorials and a broad literary range. It notes supplements and high-quality contents, including new fiction by William Dean Howells and a piece by Captain Charles Bing, as leading features for the 1889 edition.
Advertisement outlines Harper’s Weekly Weekly and bound volumes options for Harper’s Magazine Bazar Young People. Subscriptions begin with current issue. postage free within US Canada Mexico. Remittance by Post Office Order or Draft. addresses Harper Brothers New York.
A wide wire of short items reports on prison and crime, political moves, and international affairs. Notable notes include Hudson River State hospital overcrowding and land purchase, Koehler’s prison return, Panama Canal tensions, Confederate pension debate in South Carolina, strikes in Mexico, and various European misgivings. Also coverages on American politics, business moves, and local incidents across Auburn, Philadelphia, New York, and Charleston with multiple named individuals and organizations.
Markets show little movement with money at 3 percent and steady exchange. New York Produce Exchange reports steady flour and grain prices with spot sales distinct for No 1 and No 2 varieties and pork and lard futures firming, while butter and cheese hold near steady. Bond markets list Pacific railroad and government notes with varied bid ranges and central values.
Erie to Philadelphia and beyond details a 1887 timetable with east and west routes. It lists through trains, through sleeping cars, and connections at Sheffield Warren Kane St Marys and Williamsport, naming officers J B Wood and Jerry Crary.
A brief Harper’s periodicals promotion notes free postage for subscriptions within the United States. The item highlights Hazel Harper’s offer and calls readers to subscribe to Harper’s Bazar and related magazines.
The issue features Constance F. Woolson's Anglican tale Jupiter Lights, Abbey's Chakespearean comedies, Russia articles with illustrations by Thulstrup, Canada papers by Warner, Bjornson studies, Commodus play by the Ben-Hur author, and editorial leadership by Curtis Howells and Warner.
Harper & Brothers offer postage free subscriptions to Harper's Magazine Weekly and Young People for the United States Canada or Mexico. Bound volumes of Harper's Magazine available for three years at 3 per volume with cloth binding. cloth cases 49 cents each. an index to volumes 1 to 70 priced at 5 dollars in cloth. Remittances by post office money order or draft. Newspapers may not reproduce this ad without permission. Address Harper & Brothers New York.
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