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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1894
Page
4
TERSE, TART And TIMELY. The piece notes Republican split over a tariff bill and Democratic unity, with references to Senator Quay, Vice President Stevenson, and political maneuvering. It also touches on the Salvation Army building plans, Governor Flower's veto, and Alabama’s Oates gubernatorial nomination.
The Harrisburg Republican Convention shows the old machine in strong form with boss favorites guiding nominations. Dan Hastings is deemed unfit for governor and Lyong is the machine choice for lieutenant governor, not the people's. The ticket is weak, chosen to leverage a large majority.
The Democratic County Committee of Warren County, Pa, will hold a convention at the Warren Court House on Tuesday, June 12, 1894 at 1:30 p.m. to nominate candidates for Congress, General Assembly, Sheriff, Prothonotary, and three county delegates, with specified district delegate totals and primary rules including June 9 voting hours and required procedural amendments to county rules. The call lists precinct delegate allocations, rules amendments, and primary process details for the nominating and voting procedures.
The piece surveys calls for direct election of U S Senators, criticizing the Senate’s conduct and cost. It highlights Senator Quay’s speech and its vast Congressional Record scope, then notes a French ministry resignation over tariff and eight hour disputes, closing with a jab about senators resigning.
Multitude offers health hope to all with a free letter service from Dr Greene of 35 West 11th Street New York. He promises to diagnose by reply, explain symptoms and treatment using harmless vegetable remedies, at no cost.
The ad proclaims new spring stock premiering under Father Time with a bold race metaphor. It touts larger, finer, best and most stylish stock, claims lower prices than last year, and warns competitors of inferior old stock. Call on Jamees D. Wooparp of The American One-Price Clothier for details.
A collage of vivid reminiscence about Aladdin and Arabian Nights contrasted with an ad for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets claiming to cure sluggish liver causing headaches and constipation. It promotes Ackley Chipps Co wallpaper at 232 Water Street Warren Pa and urges audiences to visit for new patterns and services.
The Pamunkey Indians, about 110 people living at Indiantown on a narrow land neck by Pamunkey River near King William County, maintain strong lineage pride. They accept whites as equals but reject blacks, ban intermarriage with African descent, and seek to keep bloodlines pure while inviting Cherokee immigration. They live modestly, practice Baptist worship, fish and hunt with dugouts, hire enslaved labor for chores, and guide reedbird hunts using a metal “sora horse” to draw birds to fire-lit boats.
A Detroit Free Press item recounts a drummer's tale of chasing a pretty train passenger who rejected his efforts with gifts and gestures, his hopes crushed when she invites him to leave with her only to Detroit later, leaving him gloomily at the station.
A woman faced a charge of withholding a pitchfork lent by a neighbor gardener. She claimed it was her late husband's property and showed his initials on the handle. The judge struggled to decide which initials were correct, but the woman undercut her case by noting her husband died and took nothing with him. Judgment went for the plaintiff.
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