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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1894
Page
4
County ticket lists Charles Dinsmoor for Congress and Chas Schimmelfeng for Senate Mead Two district conferees to act. The notice indicates subject to district conferees’ action.
A jumble of political commentary notes McKinley’s treasury woes and creditor clamors while editors tease Harrison’s 1896 leadership, question tariff battles, and lampoon politicians like Quay Reed Morton and Blva Lockwood. Rumors swirl of Denver league meetings and factional infighting across parties.
The Warren Mirror defends immigration limits and tariff policy while arguing that high wages failed miners and that labor surplus stems from foreign competition. It cites Frick's era, discusses import labor, and warns that restricting immigration while protecting industry is needed. calls for reversing current policy and closing borders on immigration.
The Republican press condemns the sugar schedule of the tariff bill as a high handed robbery. Supporters insist tariff laws are theft from the people and seek to end them. The discussion includes figures from Mr. Searles and Senator Allen on the McKinley bill versus the proposed act, noting a reduction in protection for refiners.
About 60 members of the Warren Elks attended the annual convention at James town and took part in the parade yesterday.
A critical look at wool tariffs argues protection fails to help growers. It cites 18 cent wool prices under McKistey era duties, shows high consumer import taxes, and contrasts farmer receipts with manufacturer profits. It urges investigation of census and production figures to reveal protection’s true impact.
The soft coal miners strike appears settled with most accepting terms and a broad resumption of mining and shipments. Losses in wages run into millions for workers, with broader economic harm. wages under the settlement would average about one dollar per day given labor peril and health risks. A Canton plague feared as a black death echoes past European outbreaks, attributed to filth and lower-class habits, with the disease expected to spread across Asia.
Thompson's Sweet Worm Powder is described as a pleasant safe and certain cure priced at 25 cents. Sold by E. K. Thompson and Son in Titusville Pennsylvania.
A New York Sun report recounts the pichu cuate, a tiny yet deadly North American asp found in New Mexico and Arizona. The author, C. F. Lammis, describes encountering one in Valencia County in 1896, detailing its minute fangs, agile mouth mechanism, and the fear it inspires even among Pueblo snake charmers.
A wise man reflects on vanity and uses a map of the universe to locate himself, testing humility and perspective in a parable about self-perception and insignificance.
A society woman recalls a mortifying mix up with a cake and a valuable statuette of Victory. A maid and coachman misdirect a box, sending the cake instead of a case, leading to a chain of apologies and an unwelcome gift that ends up in a library before being passed on. The episode, recounted in the New York Tribune, highlights social embarrassment and mistaken deliveries.
Archibald Forbes argues in Scribner's that future victors will prioritize pursuit of the enemy over caring for the wounded. He predicts armies will rely on surgical aid and cosmopolitan relief groups, transforming bearer corps into combat brigades amid continued fighting after battles.
Senator Cockrell of Missouri prides himself on memory but was stumped when a constituent spelled his own name as J o n e s and then his first name as W i l l i a m. The episode, relayed by Washington News, shows even famed memory can falter under simple questions.
Prominent public servant Judge William Walter Phelps died at 1 50 this morning in Englewood New Jersey after a long career in Congress and diplomatic service. He first won election in 1872 to the Fifth New Jersey district and served in public life almost continuously. he was a ally of Blaine and aided Harrison's Germany mission. He left an estate valued around 10 million and was later appointed lay judge of the New Jersey Court of Appeals. Also noted are advertisements for Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery promising blood purification and strength restoration especially for children and those with wasting illnesses.
Died notices for Peter J. Christianson aged about 49, John R. Johnson aged 36 and Catherine Brown who died during mid June 1894 in Warren. Funerals scheduled from Fifth street home, Exchange block, and Liberty street residence respectively with Knights of Pythias involvement noted in the first.
A Grand feature extols Hood's Sarsaparilla for purifying blood and enriching the body with vigor. It claims renewed life in all functions and counters fatigue. Hood's Pills are described as purely vegetable, harmless, reliable, and beneficial.
An old newspaper ad promotes Dr Agnes heart cure claiming relief in 80 minutes for organic and sympathetic heart disease. It markets a peerless remedy for palpitations shortness of breath and chest pain sold by F H Dixon at 46 1-y.
A humorous vignette from New York Week features a peddler offering resonators. The housekeeper asks about them and the peddler explains one magnifies sounds, making a goodnight kiss resemble a cannon shot. The back and forth echoes a cheeky period joke.
In England a damp detector, a silver trinket like a compass, humbly marked with holes at the back, guides a needle to the word damp. The device detects unaired sheets, turning up dampness as a sign of moisture in fabrics or paper.
A defense witness claims the prisoner cannot write his own name but the judge rules the point irrelevant as the case concerns another person’s signature. The report also notes the Zanzibar coast as property of the Imperial British East Africa Company with civil governance and a Sudanese-armed standing force, covering about 1,006,000 square miles.
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