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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1891
Page
4
The Bellefonte Gazette notes eminent men from both parties oppose a state constitutional convention. The piece surveys tariffs, rail tariffs, revenue law effects, and political chatter on nominations, party leadership, and public notices across Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia, with numerous named figures and institutions.
A Washington Post writer warns of a grim labor outlook with 100000 New Yorkers unemployed and 1 million job seekers nationwide. The piece highlights 400 million in pauperism costs, 32 thousand wealth holders, steel town unrest, and mass immigrant arrival after 500000 yearly arrivals, urging lawmakers to curb settlement and improve work opportunities.
The piece attacks the McKinley sugar bill as a costly swindle, noting licenses for vast cane and beet sugar production across Texas Florida Louisiana Kansas Utah California Nebraska Virginia and Vermont. It argues the bounty shifts costs to consumers, enriches producers, and challenges a future reform by a wiser party in 1893.
The article notes the McKinley tariff raised tin plate costs, causing Welsh manufacturers to profit by $5,000,000 as they hoarded stock and shut mills. Importers pushed prices higher by $2.50 per box, aiming to stock before tariffs. Welsh mill shutdowns may push workers to the United States seeking jobs.
The governor vows civil actions to recover state money and to criminally prosecute all persons connected with the misused funds. He rejects insinuations of favoritism and asserts even friends or foes will face the law. The Bardsley checkbook and private memoranda spur immediate prosecution, unblocked by legislative delay. The call is for swift, decisive action to vindicate state honor and halt plunderers.
Alaska interest draws readers with A Trip to Alaska by Dr A Victoria Scott and Emily J Bryant illustrated pieces on Down the St Lawrence and raft Medieval Epidemics The Older Boston and its founders A Malagassy Man Women as Inventors A Black Giant plus bird articles stories poems and an installment of John Mages Barbarian.
The Phil n Record notes it is hardly probable that Congressman Stone will seek the chairmanship of the State Committee. The Bradford Record reports ex Governor St John believes a year in Bradford could help him abolish the saloon. Advertisements urge prescriptions at East Warren Bazaar and Pharmacy and sale items including shoes and tea.
The Erie Herald notes leniency in obituaries while the New York Herald jests that Binnick Man was made a shade above angels. A series of quirky observations follows about milk tastes, weather schemes, a quiet wedding, apple dumplings, a studious youth, cafe banter, and a western surrogate’s clerk.
Changes of Climate Kill more people than is generally known. Immigrants in the West face delicate constitutions and malarial fever seasons. Hostetter's Stomach-Bitters is promoted as a preventive tonic for malaria, temperature shifts, and digestive and liver complaints. It touts benefits for voyagers, travelers, mariners, tourists, and new settlers in equatorial-adjacent regions.
National Gas Company incorporated in Pennsylvania with 500000 capital. Gen Harrison Allen of Fargo serves as president, George W Higgins of Warren as vice president, Alfred Short of North Hastings as treasurer, C 9 Clarke of Erie as secretary. Directors include Short, Allen, Higgins, Clarke, Willis, Dunham, Sliney. Controls 6500 acres of gas land in Butler county along the P B L H Ry. Gas to Greenville 80 miles away. wells drilled or in progress. Company plans pipe purchases and material. will not extend mains to Erie.
Report describes great excitement in New Orleans following a Mississippi River steamboat fire. Mentions Dr. Lee's Liver Regulator claimed to cure dyspepsia biliousness indigestion and constipation with trial bottles offered. Also notes Red Flag Oil for pain at 25 cents and a Philadelphia inventor's cow milking machine patent issue.
A Maine sheriff once given up as dying from consumption recovered after two friends urged Pan-Tina Cough and Consumption Cure. The physician now prescribes it for coughs and colds and consumption. Price 26 and 50 cents, trial bottles free at L. G. Noyes & Co.’s drug store.
We returned from the market with many new goods bought at great sacrifice due to season advance. Importers sold us the stock at favorable terms and we have confidence that the ladies of Warren and surrounding areas can use good goods at a price and recognize bargains when they see them.
Extra quality Scotch Zephyr goods at 125 ets, sold this season at 25e. At 123 ets, 2000 yards India Cashmere with hand painted grounds in clover violet and floral designs, exact reproductions of those sold early at 30cts. At 15 cts, 2000 yards Paw-Gee suitings in exquisite colorings and China sill effects, once sold at 35cts.
A fragment advertisement lists remaining stock of woolen dress fabrics and patterns including 50 pieces of all wool French plaids and stripes at 65 cents, dress patterns at five and ten dollars, 54 inch Camel's Hair patterns once priced 12 dollars, and high end embroidered novelties once sold for 25 to 30 dollars, noting prior import limitations.
A local advertisement promotes graduation dresses in silk crepe de chine and India silks in colors like Pink Turquoise Lavender and Red with matching lace rib bands gloves. Extravagant values are shown in Cream Cashmere Camel's Hair Surges and Albatross among others.
Bargain alert from Meyer Jonasson Co. clearing sale offering over 200 jackets and blazers at under half price. Limited time. visit showroom now to view.
Hosiery and underwear sale with 15 cent pairs and 10 cent children’s hose. Ladies ribbed vests and fast black cotton hose offered at substantial discounts. Silk and lisle underwear, Wilton-Back Velvets at 85 cents, Body Brussels at $1, tapestry Brussels at 65 cents per yard, and a grand reduction on ingrain carpets.
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