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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1889
Page
4
The piece lambastes Republican policy, cites August debt increases of 6 076 692 25, laments taxes on the rich and poor, and critiques tariff protection. It promotes A G McIntyre for County Treasurer and E Gibbs for County Surveyor. It notes labor, wool, and lumber issues, and urges pine land assessment ideas.
The Ledger condemns council pettiness and favors a municipal water works. It cites Burgess Merck and other councilors who supported water plans, accuses others of compromising with the old company, and urges voters to choose representatives who back municipal water with fair, uniform prices. The piece calls for postponing votes to reflect public will.
Alfred H Jury cites a Shamokin mine scene with boys nine to fifteen sorting slack, wearing cloth masks and headlamps amid thick coal dust. He argues tariffs and protection harm workers, while owners seek abundance and suppress wages, with unions and trusts in play. A tax notice from Warren County follows the long discussion.
A wave of revelations shows Commission Tanner rerated several pensions, netting large sums from George W. Clark Lewis Milins Frank Rose Charles Lovely Philo Bierce Henry A Kirsch and others totaling 72622.92 with Richard Whiting and Hiram Smith among recipients. Police and officials assemble accusations amid a Johnsons hotel banquet scene where leaders cheered.
An 1889 promotional note from Wie, Cash and One Price Buffalo extols the Centennial Exposition and a ten day fair. It promises over ten million dollars in exhibits including dry goods, carpets, clothing, millinery, and shoes, and invites visitors to rest in the store parlors while exploring both fair and shop. The piece positions the store as a rival, an “intelligence office” for attendees.
Net-price list lists Masury pure colors ground in oil with lamp blacks and a wide range of blues greens reds yellows ochres and earth tones. It notes strictly pure lead raw and boiled linseed oils spirits of turpentine and umber sienna and finishes with graining colors and dry colors at bottom prices. It invites calls or writes for prices and quantities.
A dense sales pitch outlines an exhaustive furniture stock with prices across categories from sideboards and dining room sets to parlor suites and bedroom furniture. It touts 53 years in business, maker direct sales, free packing and freight, and invites customers to visit the city store highlighted as a local sight.
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