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Subscription terms set at 1.50 yearly in advance and 200 yearly if not prepaid. Advertising rates include business cards six lines, six dollars yearly, transient at one dollar per inch for first insertion and six cents for subsequent insertions. Notices for executors, administrators, estray, obituaries, marriages, and deaths with line limits and pricing details. Ledger Printing House promotes printing services and provides mailing address in Warren, Pennsylvania.
Thanksgiving Jams And Grateful Dinner Reflections
A historical verse wishes thanks for Thanksgiving foods and blessings. The poem mentions oysters, turkey, pumpkin pies, sweet potatoes, corn bread, gravy, and vegetables. It ends with gratitude for medicine that helped the writer endure illness and a note of communal thanks.
Political gossip and office changes in Corry era
Corry Flyer notes a push to legalize pocket checks with more vellows and reds than whites amid a blues surplus. Treasurer-elect Morrison is appointed cashier, enabling Boyer to mentor him. Republicans push tariff as the pivotal 1890s campaign issue while Democrats prepare to embrace it. Secretary Foster backs Sherman’s Senate re election, and Raum dismisses a pension office clerk over a novel controversy. Exports of breadstuffs rise sharply by end of October with forecasts of further gains. A New York Sun piece argues Isaac Gray should be Democratic presidential nominee and electable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Foster
Ohio Republican Association
Washington City
John Sherman
United States Senate
Foraker
Political maneuvering behind party lines and speakership bids
The piece notes Blaine and Harrison may form a defensive alliance over factional loyalties. It reports New York Democrats backing Crisp of Georgia for Speaker, Turner as Doorkeeper candidate, and hints Cleveland and Mills with Morrison uniting against Flower and Tammany Hall, with uncertainty over intra party pledges and follower control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mr. Crisp
Georgia
Crisp
Ieman Turner
John R. Fellows
Cleveland
Mills
Morrison
Illinois
Flower
Tammany Hall
Corrupt Politics Angers Philadelphia Republicans
The Ledger calls for a full investigation into alleged purchase of bogus receipts by Democrats, condemning corruption across parties. It argues people share blame for voting with tax receipts and notes a long standing system threatening honest elections, while criticizing Republican silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
The
Ledger
McKinley tariff stance sparks post election clash
After election commentary argues McKinley ignored tariff relevance in victory. Critics note he benefits from plunder and oppose agitation, urging hard limits on monopolistic friends. An ad plague touts Dr. Pierce remedies for female weakness and hair care promotions intrude the page.
Campbell and the Ohio Idea in the 1896 Campaign
The article argues Governor Campbell opposed free silver and would have won re election on tariff reform. It claims Campbell lost due to Democratic convention expediency and factional blunders. It credits Campbell with a good record while blaming the Ohio idea for the defeat, and predicts a united Democratic push for tariff reform and an honest dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Ite
Cincinnati
Cleveland
McKinley
Bill Allens
Ohio
Democratic Party
Valuable Gift and Medical Ad Mix in One Page
A physician advertising section touts Dr. Greene of New York as a renowned mail correspondence specialist for nervous and chronic diseases, offering free consultation and a promise of cure, alongside local ads for Latine dress shirts, coffee, liver remedies, glass and putty, and a popular cook book. The piece blends medical pitches with shop notices and promotional lines from Siegfried & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
14Th Street
New York
B. G. Gregory's
Second Street
Momaja
Siegfried & Co
Ayer
Powderly Leads Labor Delegates In State Toll
The official count shows Terrence Powderly as the top labor candidate with a lead over 2,000 votes on the Republican ticket, while William Weihe and Herman Breimer trail among labor and amalgamated association figures. Corporations backed their own men, opposing labor delegates and the constitutional push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrence V. Powderly
Lewis W. Ball
Harrisburg
William Weibe
Amalgamated Association
Phila. Times
Dphis
Hail
Warren Mail
Workman Powderly
William Weihe
George A. Jenks
Herman Breimer
Philadelphia
Powdery
Sinle Denis W. O.K
Deafness Cure Ad Claims and Local Ads
A clipped medical ad declares the only cure for deafness is constitutional remedies and promises a hundred dollar reward for any case of deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured with Hall's Catarrh Cure. The page also lists multiple local ads for drugs, tonics, tooth powder, gargle, wallpaper, and a pharmacy with contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Siegfried & Co
Madame Neuville
Noyes
Warren Bazar
B.A. Dixson
Kemp
N.K. Wendelboe’s
East Warren Pharmacy
F. H. Dixon
December Jurors in Warren and surrounding towns
A long list of December jurors from multiple towns including Columbus to Warren, Pine Grove, Sugar Grove, Farmington, and Glade. Names cover farmers, carpenters, laborers, merchants, and professionals like dentists and teachers, with many from Tidioute, Conewango, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand
Ayling
Henry
Farmer
Columbus
Andrew
Thos
Tidioute
Boardman
Bruce
Carpenter
Bear Lake
Brant
Geo
Braley
Horace
Farmington
Bartsch
Fred
Pittsfield
Bloomfield
A. C
Borchers
L. T
Warren
Burger
John
Parmington
Crocker
F. A
Conewango
Grosenburg
Sam's
Highhouse
Pleasant
Hamilton
Chas
Mason
King
Teamster
Kulow
Lake
Jno
Freehold
Marsh
Kinzua
Ott
Ridelsperger
H. P
Mead
Rounce
J. E
Glade
Samueleon
Sugar Grove
Smith
H. A
Tompsett
Triumph
Walton
Byron
Traverse
Andrews
H. F
Merchant
Auer
Pine Grove
Bennett
W. J
Crosby
Elmer
Clark
H. C
Clark, Inc
Davis
Chas. A
Darling
F. L
Damon
Jas
Spring Creek
Youngsville
Gregg
Gregory
Edwin
Gage
W. G
Elk
Hudson
Albert
Harris
Milton
Houghnot
Hayward
F. B
Horn
Clinton
Hazeltine
Pardon
Honhart
Barber
Irwin
James
Sheffield
Jagger
Jenkins
Kightlinger
South West
Lang
Lavery
W. R
LeDow
O. A
Miller
A. B
Morrison
O. J
Kingua
Meacham
Manderville
Loren
Park
Porter
Quick
Judson
Eldred
Spence
Clarendon
Storum
Marshall
Clerk
Shaw
Thompson
J. B
Walling
Silvester
Secvad
Deerfield
Grosby
E. B
Hodges
W. V
Keller
Edward
Leroy
Lorenzo
Lord
Sam’‘s
Mix
Wilber
Mowers
Bermal
Limestone
McCray
Manley
A. D
Norway
Frank J
Brokenustraw
Parmlee
Rowland
Conrad
Butcher
Ricker
Sweeting
Jacob
Siggins
Sadler
Lavern
Singleman
Starrett
Conawango
Swanson
C. A
Brokenstraw
Schwing
Templeton
Witz
Weatherby
Erastus
Wickster, Inc
Wright
Oscar
Witzgerald
E. C
Young
Wesley
Sulphur Bitters Credited By Boston Woman
Mrs Clara Knowlton of 35 Hanover Street Boston says a six month course with spiritualist doctor Mrs Hall cured her lifelong scrofula. She describes miraculous relief after taking the medicine and notes Hall refused to disclose its ingredients beyond naming Sulphur Bitters.
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Clara Knowlton
Hanover Street
Boston
Mass
Swayne's Ointment Piles Cure Promises Relief
Vintage ad describes piles symptoms including moisture intense itching and night aggravation. Claims Swayne's Ointment stops itching and bleeding heals ulceration and removes tumors in most cases. Available from druggists or by mail for 50 cents. Dr Swayne & Son Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swayne
Swayut
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Wyman & Davis
Water Street
Carver House
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