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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1891
Page
6
A condensed humor column sketches readers’ woes with moving a heavy stove and selecting the lighter end, then recounts Mrs. Cobleigh's cow crisis as she finesses a yard intrusion with mock dog caller and rattled wit. Also notes a student’s muddled question and a closing line.
Early bird plans for incubator hatching begin in November to yield March market ready broilers. Three weeks incubating plus ten weeks growing, with optimal eggs and pure bred sires. Emphasizes use of incubators over hens, careful egg sourcing, and clean, well drained yards.
Morris and Mullen promote Dr Miles New Heart Cure and Restorative Nervine for palpitations shortness of breath and heart disease urging readers to try the remedies before it is too late. The advertisement boasts large sales and free testimonials. Joseph Kallowen, the Lewisburg bank robber, was held on $23000 bail at Sunbury awaiting further proceedings.
The article touts Dr Miles New Heart Cure as a major breakthrough for heart disease promising relief from short breath fluttering pains and swelling. It promotes Dr Miles book free and sells Morris & Mullen Restorative Service for various ailments. It notes the death of 91 year old John Huber in Washington township Berks county.
An ad touts Dr Miles' Nerve and Liver Pills as a new principle that regulates liver stomach and bowels via the nerves, claiming rapid relief from biliousness bad taste torpid liver and constipation with 30 doses costing 25 cents and free samples at Morris and Mullen's drug store. Also notes a Phillipsburg arson acquittal and a horse blemish cure liniment sold in Warren. Dickinsons of Scranton build a seventy ton iron wheel for New York traction road.
An array of sensational patent medicine claims fills the page, promising Dr. Haines' Golden Specific cures for drunkenness and various ailments. Anonymously advertised tonics claim guaranteed effects, free consults, and domestic addresses, with references to insurance, explosions, and cures promoted in promotional prose.
Rail schedule lists eastward and westward trains from Warren to Philadelphia New York Baltimore Washington Erie and Williamsport. Through trains from New York Philadelphia and Washington to Warren include Pullman sleepers and coaches with transfers at Harrisburg and Philadelphia. Also notes local arrivals with multiple minor details. A separate note mentions a dentist extracting a Williamsport child’s two teeth and a new tooth growing in three days.
When Baby was sick we gave her Castoria. As a child she cried for Castoria, as a Miss she clung to Castoria, and as a mother she gave it to her children. Also obituary notes Congressman Frank D. Collins died at Lackawanna hospital after heart illness. Local business notices advertise cider mill openings, jelly, vinegar, and related goods, plus ads for underwear, hair goods, clams, snow, and printing services.
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