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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1886
Page
5
J. Saxnors argues labor unrest stems from wage suppression and a money shortage. He contends faster gains come with higher pay, but insists profits hinge on abundant real money. He warns unions and strikes fail, urging workers to back political action to create ample legal tender money.
The Forum, a new monthly by Forum Publishing Co of New York, began March 1 addressing morals education government and religion for intelligent readers. It features essays by James Parton Edwin Whipple Edward Hale John Fiske and others. Newsdealer sales and local advertisements for fashion and goods follow.
A reprint of the 1620 poem The Glasses of Time by Thomas Peyton from Lincolnes Inne. The volume, bound in cloth with gilt top, retells the early work long before Paradise Lost and is linked by scholars to Milton. Only two copies known. one in British Museum, one Bodleian. John B. Alden, New York.
The article salutes William Rowland as Warren’s real sign painter, noting his mastery of lettering and durable gilded signs. It contrasts him with others who imitate lettering but fail to last, praising Rowland as skilled, honest, and reasonably priced, urging newcomers to learn his name.
Large linen stamped goods new designs at low prices. All wool cashmeres 40 inches wide 50 cents, Tricots 55 cents per yard. Silk and dress goods on liberal reductions to make room for spring. Brocade plush, brown and olive, 1.65. New novelties in dress buttons and plush ornaments. Embroidery stock largest variety with low prices. Lace curtains and carpets likewise priced cheap with prominent Western Pennsylvania stock. Special notice for purchases $2.50+ to receive gift. Gentiemers gloves stocked. Also notes on local business changes and assorted ads.
Local ads promote art supplies from A A Davis Co and George Ball. Theodore Messner advertises $1.25 floor hats and baby carriages. Johnson Siegfried Druggists offer truss fittings and blank books. Paraphrased medical notices tout Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and Electric Bitters with testimonials from Paris and Manchester, citing cures and free samples.
A garbled notice describes railway connections through Dunkirk with Lake Shore and Erie lines and links to Jamestown and Bradford, listing officials and local offices in Warren. It also includes an odd medical ad praising Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy for blood purification and a local carpet weaving claim with dubious claims about products and services.
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