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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1878
Page
3
Warren Ledger of January 24 1878 recounts local items including oil prices and shipments, a rabid dog death in Shenandoah, weather, subscriptions, business notes, a silver dollar mill raid, a winter sale, curling club, and a long obituary for St. John Goodrich of Omaha with praise for his character and public service.
Essay laments how partisanship and force can shield crime and allow misrule to rise. It warns that falsehood may endure while violence preserves power for a man who was never elected, describing a dark hour of corrupted leadership.
A group of capitalists studies a 32 mile link to the Bradford and Olean narrow gauge line. They have funded engineers to survey an experimental line led by A D Wood and Col John Morgan. They cite low per mile costs and high regional value from such railroads. Also mentions a telephone concert in Roscoe Hall next Monday and future Jamestown show, with commentary on women's suffrage and a note on political cartoons.
The record covers a meeting led by chairman Wm. C. Gorman with songs, remarks by Sup't Thompson and Dr. Ax tell, and a discussion on teachers questions. Lectures by Rev. W. L. Riley and Supt. Thompson, plus songs, followed large attendance and thanks to leaders. Attendees include W. H. Short, Dr. A. C. Axtell, and many teachers. Also remarks on eternal punishment by Rev. Warren and Beecher critique, plus local notices on tailoring, wood cutting, and Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup.
Local promotional appeal invites readers to form clubs of five subscribers to earn choice chromes valued at several dollars. Gifts aim to entice new names while honoring existing yearly prepayment, though the best rewards go to those who recruit new patrons. Allegany County notes nearby editorial conflicts and recent social remarks among Republicans and Democrats.
Ad touts Dr Kina's New Discovery as superior for consumption and lung diseases. Claims worldwide reputation and physician approval, with free trial bottles and $1 regular size. Also advertises cheap literary paper subscriptions with chromes and a money-back guarantee.
A summer Alpine scene describes tourists triggering an avalanche on a snow plateau, contrasted with midsummer views. The tale leads into medical advertisements praising Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy and Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with Pleasant Purgative Pellets as cures for consumption and related ailments, including a testimonial from Jason U. Bartholomew about recovery and a purchase offer for medical adviser.
An old-fashioned advertorial praises Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a superior remedy amid many imitations. It claims universal popularity, warns against counterfeits, and extols benefits for dyspepsia constipation nerves rheumatic and kidney issues along with fever relief. It cites Dr. Schenck’s life revival after illness and notes Schenck’s Almanac is free via druggists or J H Schenck & Son Philadelphia with full usage directions.
London Letter reports sharp claims about Divinity Professors at Oxford, noting seven tenths doubting God while others deny existence or future punishments. A Worcester remark jokes about Shack Nasty Jim learning corn processing. Ohio Senate backs Bland bill and censures Hayes Sherman on silver. Brookville names seek incorporation for Jamestown and Greenville Railroad Co, tied to Brookville-Warren road rumors.
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