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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1880
Page
2
A wide review of political currents includes Hancock ahead of Garfield in Texas, a call for a national colored men’s convention in Washington, and a critique of party literature. Church and temperance themes appear alongside Lutheran statistics and disputes over education funding.
The message celebrates Christmas as a universal joy uniting young and old, spreading from families to communities and beyond. It urges inner peace, kindness, and healing through the season, with a wish for peace on earth and good will to men for today and future days.
A heated House floor incident last Tuesday pitted General Weaver the former Greenback presidential candidate against Illinois Democrat Mr Sparks. The men traded insults calling each other liars and scoundrels with Weaver threatening Sparks before both were separated by members as chaos spread through the chamber and galleries. Speaker Randall and others held counsel as newspapers noted Weaver as aggressor and unfit for the presidency amid parliamentary disorder.
A 1880 Washington letter from General William T. Sherman discusses rumors of appointing Grant as Captain-General, denying such plans, noting army size concerns, and predicting an unnecessary officer role. The piece appraises army rank strain and includes commentary from the Philadelphia Record on military top-heaviness and Congress restraint. It closes with Dr Glenn’s Colusa County harvest and stock holdings.
William A. Wallace argues that centralization and executive patronage threaten liberty. He calls for decentralization, equal taxation, anti monopoly reforms, and a return to government by and for the people, aligning with classic Jeffersonian principles to defend individual rights.
Representatives from the Pittsburgh, Titusville and Buffalo Railway Company and several lines met in Philadelphia and unanimously agreed to consolidate. The new system, Buffalo, Pittsburgh & Western, runs from Bradford to Salamanca, along the Allegheny River to Irvington, then to Oil City and Pittsburgh with connections to Corry, Brocton, and Buffalo via the Cross-Cut Road.
Washington December 17 The total population of twenty nine counties in Pennsylvania according to returns made to census Bureau is as follows.
The ad extols Dr King's New Discovery for consumption claiming rapid, extensive sales due to its remarkable merits. It asserts cures for coughs colds asthma bronchitis hay fever and throat or lung diseases with testimonials from thousands. Available from A W Morck Co Warren and Novi with a 10 cent trial bottle and a 1 regular bottle priced at 1.
In medical history prose, the Cherry Pectoral is extolled as the world’s cure for throat and lung diseases with broad praise for its rapid cold relief, preventive value, and safety. It claims universal recognition, physician and clergy endorsement, and asserts every home should keep it on hand. Sold by all dealers.
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