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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1895
Page
4
The notice announces Harvey T Russell of Russell seeking appointment as associate judge to Mounty. The brief item identifies the candidate and location linked to the judicial post.
A Pennsylvania man hid $76 in a stove to keep it safe from burglars. His mother-in-law burned the stove in a morning fire, destroying the money. No burglars appeared, and the cash was lost in the blaze.
The annual national meet draws nearly 3000 cyclists from across the Union. The event highlights widespread cycling interest and notes Denver as best dressed group and Kitty Knox as a notable dress inventor. It praises good conduct and foresees benefits from a strong road movement and league hotels nationwide.
The piece condemns public hangings as barbaric and notes Chicago’s larger public school enrollment versus New York. It argues against spectator executions, highlights Chicago as having strong public schools per Dr. Rice, and critiques New York elites for snubbing public education. It ends with a reflection on politicians' pledges and voter payment phrasing.
A national mood shifts toward renewed industry and harvest hopes. The text urges belief in better days, calls for work, debt avoidance, and saving for a rainy day, recalling the 1893 crash and urging sober, careful repairs of fortunes.
The assassination of Stambuloff, a staunch anti Russian Bulgarian leader, is attributed to Russian plotting. Ferdinand’s sympathetic replies to Mme Stambuloff and inaction against the killers fuel condemnation. The piece argues Russia would press Japan and hints war in the Orient, alongside a note that US breadstuffs exports for the year ending June 80 rose above prior levels.
In July and August swelter demands comfort at home. Build a veranda or use portable wicker furniture and light cushions to stay cool. Hammocks offer rest after work, with cheap hand atomizers repelling mosquitoes. even rural families can craft them from barrel staves and twine.
An article describes a sham bull fight at the Atlanta exposition with padded horns and safe handling to entertain visitors in the Mexican village area. It also notes a magnetic field experiment on ships using a delicate compass to prevent collisions, and reports the British East Africa company selling possessions to Britain and plans to build a railway to Uganda across a 1,000,000 square mile colony with a 400 mile coast line and inland reach to Victoria Nyanza and the Congo Free State.
The piece argues for a national network of botanic gardens with New York aiming to establish a garden at last, noting existing ones in Washington and St. Louis. It suggests every state should have one and estimates full equipment at 250000 dollars, comparing to wealthy weddings as a related expense.
The article discusses the Manitoba public school issue, where funds are split between state schools and Catholic parochial schools in Canada. Manitoba, largely Protestant, ends parallel funding, while Catholics press for division. Dominion action looms before Parliament, with secession by Manitoba as a possible remedy.
The piece argues vivisection in schools fosters cruelty as children imitate experiments on living animals and others at home. It advocates humane demonstrations using dead specimens and living frog experiments under a microscope. It then shifts to fiscal notes predicting a 35 million dollar treasury deficit and rising taxes or borrowing.
The California Supreme Court declares that playing poker for money is legally as innocent as chess when played for recreation, and places where it occurs are not criminal. The decision contrasts with eastern states and unsettles ongoing gambling enforcement expectations.
The Central Art Association of America formed to circulate pictures sculpture and bronzes through small cities. Lectures accompany exhibitions and lessons. Dues are one dollar yearly. Traveling shows already tour western towns to enthusiastic crowds. Benefactor artists loan works free. futures sales may rise. The group should add home furnishings carpets hangings and plans for better housing to replace plain wooden boxes with artistic cottages.
A veteran chemist describes producing acetylene from lime and charcoal at five cents per thousand feet, noting its potential as a bright, economical public illumination. He cautions that acetylene explodes under shock and cannot be stored in steel tanks, limiting distribution. The report also highlights Georgia’s record peach crop this year at 105 percent of average, contrasting last year’s frosts, and notes Connecticut’s surprising peach and tobacco production.
Momaja promotes the finest coffee in the world claiming purity free from adulteration. It urges coffee lovers to choose this brand for quality flavor and satisfaction.
H Hunter & Son advertise daily low prices in July closing out cotton dress goods at five cents a yard. French novelties reduced to 18 and 23 cents, silks 25 cents, wide stock at uniform prices. August plans to revisit eastern markets for fall purchase, focusing on odds and ends. White goods domestics and summer underwear featured.
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