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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1894
Page
5
An editorial warns of health dangers from alum baking powders sold cheaply or with gifts. It praises Royal Baking Powder as pure and safe, free of alum, lime, and ammonium, and notes government and medical endorsements. It urges wise housekeepers to avoid inferior brands and rely on Royal for white, light, moist baked goods.
A clipped historical ad rail markets The Patriot pledges to inform readers on politics and economy with early morning and weekly editions. It touts discounts for unemployment ads and its wide reach in Pennsylvania beyond Pittsburg and Philadelphia. An accompanying note extols genuine Celluloid collars and cuffs as durable, washable, and value savings for daily wear.
A 19th century advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, promises sickness relief, and offers rewards of 100 dollars for any failure to cure. Contact F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. doctors allegedly stock the remedy at 75 cents.
Mrs. W H Griffith of Fluvanna New York endorses Shedd's Little Mandrake Pills as the sole sure cure for sick headache and helpful for bowel irregularities. C L Seaver of Birmingham Connecticut praises Kennedy's Favorite Remedy for building up the constitution and flesh. Also listed are low priced items from a sale including RHEDD'S COUGH SYRUP, silk fabrics, ribbons, outings, flannel underwear, novelties, towels and napkins, and a grasp of bargain goods from HUNTER & SON.
Bound and robbed. In Washington township Mr and Mrs David Slocum aged over 70 were assaulted by six to ten men in two break ins. The burglars tortured the couple seeking money from a trunk and bureau drawer containing between seven and ten thousand dollars. No clue to the attackers. Later evangelistic meetings led by Mrs Mary Weaver will be held at the Baptist Church starting January 2 for five days, with emphasis on youth attendance.
County unions report seventy eight meetings with fourteen hundred attendees. Local superintendents lead activity. Warren Goodwill Hill and Sugar Grove top the list. Nora Marsh Corydon Pa and Nina E Cornguius urge cottage visits, sick care, and house to house seed of the kingdom work while urging reports to the superintendent and prayerful service.
A Warren pa appeal urges Sisters of Warren County to intensify evangelistic efforts in the new year. It calls for assigning a superintendent for the white ribbon service, regular meetings, and active outreach to the young, sick, and destitute, framed by fiery religious imagery and calls for prayer. The piece emphasizes moral reform and reliance on divine spirit over human effort.
A historic ad touts a holiday bargain sale with low prices on domestic and dress goods shawls blankets and quilts. It claims recent purchases in New York and promises to sell at cost or below with grab bags at low yard prices and discounts aimed at holiday shoppers.
Auditor Perey D reports on liabilities adjustment for Glade township annexation to Warren borough. The report will be filed December 6, 1894, with the Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Warren County, Pa., and remains open for inspection in the auditor's office in the meantime.
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