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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1891
Page
4
The Lencer offers subscriptions priced at 1.50 dollars per year in advance and 2.00 dollars per year if paid in arrears. An expert notice is filed with the Post Office at the Pennsylvania location as the primary matter of the second assignment.
The 1891 Warren Ledger notes social tension with comments on the declining Negro birth rate relative to whites, a slur about Corry mayor assaulting Editor Plumb, and a death of ex-Treasurer Samuel Butler. It cites Butler’s 1879 election by Republicans, Peffer’s nomination by Farmers Alliance, and party strife with Reed Quay and Harrison. It critiques Ingalls and praises Cleveland Hill harmony, and discusses river-front sale politics and Windom memorials.
The paper hints auditors report and elections bill fate, urges voters to watch officials, and questions funding for Chicago exposition. It cites cures for consumption from Kodumph and goat blood injections abroad, while discussing farmer notions on government loans and Alliance funding sources.
Governor Pattison vetoed a state legislature resolution urging U S senators to back the federal elections bill. The veto message argues that elections are a state prerogative and warns the measure would harm election purity, provoke sectional discord, and undermine liberty. It notes broad public opposition and questions of necessity and debate. A report mentions Kooh's lymph tuft in the country as well.
The piece rails at New York’s elected officials for failing to oppose efforts to humiliate the state by denying Grant’s tomb and accuses U S Senator Evarte of home-unfriendly conduct. It warns of a bogus New Hampshire senator and argues reform of the Senate as a corrupt institution.
The force election bill is declared dead as the Senate shows vehement opposition from many Republicans. The president is blamed for pursuing a policy the people rejected, with the Senate defeat marking a clear denunciation of the administration.
Pittsburg Post notes GOP setbacks as a resolution to censure Don Cameron is blocked, seen as saving the party from a perilous course. Times of Philadelphia warns the legislature in Harrisburg has made little progress after a month, with bills flooding in from Cranktown and no practical work underway. Rev Neville D Fanning of Oak Park Congregational church dies from apoplexy after ill morning service. Rest discusses kidney disorders and the benefits of Hostetter's Bitters for urinary health and general vitality. Provident Insurance ad discusses beneficiary payout for loss of homestead through Provident Insurance agents.
An advertisement extols Peruna as a universal cure for catarrh of the urinary and sexual organs, promising quick relief and permanent cure with faithful use and offering a free book from The Peruna Medicine Company in Columbus Ohio. Includes a Union resolutions notice from Russellburg No. 126 E. U. mourning a deceased member, and a dog missing notice from Russell, Pa.
A粗 fragmentary advertisement touts Red Flag Oil for rheumatism and neuralgia with a 25 cent price, Pan-Tina Cough and Consumption Cure at 25 or 50 cents, Kemp's Balsam for throat and lungs in large bottles, and Diamond Furniture promos. Also touts Spavin Liniment for horses and a claim that Red Flag Oil serves as a household physician.
An old advertisement urges readers to choose Kemp's Balsam for coughs and influenza. It claims superior purity and quick relief for throat soreness and tickling cough, touting large bottles at 50 cents and one dollar at all druggists.
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