This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1884
Page
4
A Ledger item notes the Tarver House Block on Water Street in Tar Eist. addresses appear under Pun.
Tilsa from Washington says December debt will drop 12 million and 1883 totals 110.8 million. The piece argues the policy lowers interest, disrupts investments, and raises taxes, keeping people poor while bankruptcies surge. It notes 1883 saw over 9,000 failures with liabilities near 175 million, contrasting corporate wealth and stable banks with widespread distress.
The essayed topic argues that land grants to railroads that lapsed should be restored to the public domain to aid settlers and labor. It cites the Texas Pacific grant of fifteen million acres and predicts revival attempts will fail, urging immediate restoration where terms were met. It endorses land returns to promote work and self-sufficiency, urging Congress to act.
The editorial notes 3500 more business failures in 1883 than 1882 and cites total senate wealth at 180 million dollars among 76 members. It highlights Davin Wann as Michigan’s richest man with 25.03 million dollars and 2.2 billion feet of pine, plus Sanin’s 100th birthday. It discusses revenue reform, party loyalties, the Idaho governor’s pay refusal, fear of crises, Pendleton Thurman prospects, and the Indiana Greenback organ suspension affecting local politics.
The report lists money stolen by occupation for the year ending December 31, noting bankers and bankers’ clerks lead in losses, with totals by brokers, merchants, clerks, and others. It also recounts a Washington cruelty case where two showmen were fined for a headless rooster exhibit, with a $500 value noted for the case and a forthcoming trial by experts.
The Tribune and Farmer urges the creation of Farmers' Clubs and Institutes across rural districts. It advises small, progressive groups meeting weekly or fortnightly to discuss practical farming topics, exchange experiences, and promote soil culture. Clubs may meet in halls or homes, with officers and plain rules, inviting wives to participate.
Governor Butler explains a misstatement about pardons in a letter to a newspaper. He admits confusing Stickney with Pond and notes remitting thirty days only for Stickney, calling it a lapse of memory amid a web of Republican convict figures and public figures linked to crime and pardon politics.
The year sees a marked rise in mercantile failures with 10,187 in the United States up from Tb74 by 24 percent and 1,480 in Canada from 642, up 143 percent. The trend suggests a growing indebtedness and asset ratios, and a quieter five year low in 1889, while noting a broader rise linked to expanding business.
An old line promotes a patent remedy named Zopeen claiming it targets malaria ague fevers headaches kidney pain constipation and liver and stomach issues. The text suggests taking two doses and describes magical acting effects.
A. W. Marek has secured the agency for Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and related throat and lung ailments. The product is offered with a trial bottle, a positive guarantee, and a regular size bottle. Also promoted are Shedd’s Life Mandrake Pills as an easy to take remedy.
A compact guide to business and social etiquette includes laws of good society. It covers dress, writing, handwriting, and expressing thoughts with clarity and elegance. Aimed at presenting the best impression in daily and formal contexts.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.