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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1883
Page
4
The Ledger subscription terms outline annual rates per year in advance and 2.00 per year when not prepaid. An extra 15 cents is added for papers sent outside Warren County to prepay postage. The notice appears under Carver House Block on Water Street and references FA. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS.
The Harrisburg Patriot reprints Col. A K McClure sharp attack on Governor Pattison and his defense letter on the recorder appointment. It argues McClures private stance opposed his public criticisms and cites Col Reinhardt’s Ledger note praising Captain Robert Taggart for auditor general in Tidioute.
Editorial notes discuss Susatrnex Trura of Battle Creek aged 107 earning from photographs and life sketches, a proposed Boston school midweek holiday, and illness reports on Jeff Davis and President Grevy. It notes wealth and poverty, Massachusetts and New York political shifts, quotes Conkling and Josh Billings, then reports a Supreme Court action invalidating the Deachfield flour processor patent and the Dounton roller milling patent, with a critique of bogus inventors and lingering novelty claims.
The New York World is sold by Jay Gould to Joseph Pulitzer of the St. Louis Post Dispatch for 400000. The paper will continue as a democratic organ. Once linked to Gould’s stock interests, the World’s future hinges on Pulitzer’s political tact and ability to rebuild its credibility and merit as a metropolitan newspaper.
Ex Governor Horatio Seymour weighs in on Tilden and party unity, calling Tilden capable yet misunderstood. He argues for a revenue tariff, warns free trade risks, and predicts tariff debates shaping next year’s campaign with emphasis on manufacturing interests and leadership development. Seymour turns seventy-three at month end.
Widespread excitement over Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption as a guaranteed remedy for coughs colds asthma hay fever bronchitis hoarseness and throat and lung issues. Trial bottles free at A W Merck’s drug store large size priced at 1.00.
A home decor tip explains how to estimate wallpaper rolls by multiplying room length by height in feet, dividing by 36, then deducting two rolls for two doors or four windows. The piece promotes Variety Hall Drug and Stationery Store with a large stock, discounted patterns, free trimming, and bolt returns, urging customers to compare styles and prices.
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