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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1880
Page
4
Since midsummer Bradford’s oil region wastes about 600000 barrels daily as 8000 wells push out 70000 barrels per day while demand stands at 55000. Old fields add 12000 daily. 2 million barrels stored in wooden tanks. 8 million in pipeline tanks. Pumping rises, gas fears grow, and much tankage and improvised storage spread among private acts.
The well known sawdust swindle has spread to the Southwest as mail and express routes report several offenders venturing there. A swindler poses as a produce buyer, pays in cash then substitutes counterfeit notes, claiming boxes hold genuine bills. He offers ten to one for counterfeit money, insisting the box stay closed, after which only sawdust is found. Farmers fearing damage to reputation often remain silent.
A collage of aphorisms and anecdotes on birth rates, suicide, and courtship ends with reflections on parenting and the ideal of a well ordered home. It muses on census births, debts, romantic misunderstandings, and domestic harmony, urging fathers to know their sons and mothers to guide daughters with patience.
An antiseptic tonic claims to cure skin diseases and digestive ailments. It promotes Swayne's Tar and Sarsaparilla Pills as a blood purifier and liver regulator with doses and mail order options. Address Dr Swayne and Son in Philadelphia for purchase.
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