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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1886
Page
10
Subscribers with July 14 1885 start dates must pay by October 1 to lock the $1.50 advance rate. F E Reed will visit towns countywide to collect or payments may be sent by money order. Offices warn that subscriptions will not run beyond due date and readers should comply. Names of towns and local collectors are listed.
Ninety three new subscribers joined last week bringing the total to 2,857, close to the 2,000 target after a miscalculation. A list from multiple towns including Torpedo and Bear Lake was received, with subscriptions to be filled promptly. John McElroy authors the new serial Red Acorn in the Leger supplement with author permission.
A campaign note accuses Republicans of offering to trade Beaver Scott King or any Democrat to defeat P. J. Swain for assembly. The author urges Democrats to stand firm and insists the full ticket can be elected without concessions.
M Strelitz visits Oil City on business. Billy Moran from Sheffield in town. A.G.U. W will host an oyster supper on the 14th evening. Mrs Martha Crookin of Corydon dies aged SH years. Mrs James Cooney of Cincinnati visiting sister Mrs John Clark. L B McGill and Orin Cousin of Tidioute in town on business. Minnie Rage of Jamestown visiting Warren friends. Harugari Society hosts a successful Monday party. Harry Miller and wife return from Edwara. Col Gardner of High Street returns from Lima oil field. Mrs Rose Wurris dies in Sugar Run of typhoid aged 28. W F Grogs of San Jose formerly of the city in town visiting old acquaintances. Aly Gosper Child wed Elizabeth Fisher of Glade Tuesday. Ben Smith and Minnie wed by Rev Doerr. Don’t miss cigar makers dance at Harugari hall with two orchestras. D S Thompson of Tidioute in town last Tuesday. Watches clocks and jewelry repaired at Woman & Davis. Prohibitionist meeting at court house with E Mo and J C Sibles speaking. Mr FLW Puillis Bemus Point and Miss Nannie Sherman wed by Rev Burns on Oct 20. Ladies of Baptist church host festival at A Gerould’s, many attendees. Mrs Cornelia M Stewart, widow of A T Stewart, dies of heart trouble after illness begins Friday.
Martin Schaeffer dies at 9 oclock Tuesday morning in Warren aged 87 years, a longtime resident since 1843. The obituary notes a large Lutheran church funeral, while nearby items discuss cultural events, Carleton lectures, and Warren’s rapid housing expansion with about 165 buildings since April, urging manufacturing to sustain growth and reduce unemployment.
A Boston dispatch to the Times reports Republican efforts to defeat Congressman Allen of the eighth Massachusetts district over his oleomargarine tax vote. Jewett Swift and others entice ex mayor Greenhalge to oppose Wilon, offering campaign funding from oleomargarine and pork interests led by Phil Armour. The plan, though failing, aims to unseat all lawmakers who backed the tax and to mobilize a wider anti oleomargarine campaign. Farmers in Warren County are urged by Mr Mackey’s backers to stay wary as local politics mix with national tax opposition. Mrs E J Palms advertises millinery in North Clarendon with a note on upcoming reductions.
A practical guide for arranging a guest chamber in a middle class house. It recommends bath facilities with towels and a sponge, an empty wardrobe, a safe mirror setup, workable window blinds, and a clean, ventilated, well lit room. It also advises hosting etiquette for ladies, including avoiding charging guests for taxis or laundry and ensuring comfortable, unobtrusive furnishings.
A fragment from a Jamestown newspaper exchange recounts a satirical exchange between the Agitator and the Mirror. The Agitator mocks the Mirror and democratic critique, while the Ledger chides both as political harlots amid partisan sniping and playful mockery of contemporary papers.
Advertised items include clothes hampers and picnic market work waste and traveling baskets oleographs and oil paintings in frames. The notice says price cuts last for thirty days with surprise goods and prices to attract shoppers.
Deputy U S Marshal T W McNett was commissioned last week for the western district of Pennsylvania. His office will be at the undertaking and embalming company on Hickory Street.
The Relief Association will hold its annual meeting on Monday afternoon November 1 at 8 o'clock at the residence of W. C. Brown. Officers will be elected for the coming year and other business will be transacted. All ladies are invited. By order of the president.
Mrs E L Palm advertises the largest stock and most stylish goods at North Clarendon with best flour and low prices. Theodore Messner offers a one night only deal priced at $1.25.
Latest styles at lowest Western Penn'a prices. Umbrellas silk covered with gold silver ivory mountings ranged 250 to 10. Fabrics include 6-4 foul, hair line stripes, mourning goods, cloaks, wraps, and blankets. Brand names and yarns listed. extensive cloak room and low cash terms emphasized.
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