Ledger and state politics in Warren Pennsylvania
The Ledger reports subscription terms and printing services from Ledger Publishing Co Warren PA. It covers state tickets with Robert E Wright and A L Tilden, then discusses political and financial figures, pension claims, and reform efforts including actions by Governor Pattison and Attorney General Hensel. It cites national and international commentary and a reference to Oscar McCamant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledger Printing
Ivania
Rays
Ledger Publishing Co
H’ Warren
Penn's
McCamant
Livseys
Pattison
Hensel
Debate and indictments color the nation and colonies
Ly is reported that a pea-green elephant has been discovered in India. Debate between Campbell and McKinley looms in Ada Ohio on October 8 with McKinley pressed to defend the McKinley bill. Reports on politics, hemlock timber damage, a push for canal endorsement, and concerns about prison reform and state affairs fill the page from Warren Mail to Harrisburg and Newport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
McKinley
Ada
Ohio
Massachusetts Commissioners of Prisons
Boston
William P. Andrews
Criminal Court
Salem
Mass
State Hospital For
Harrisburg
Need for Constitutional Convention Debated in State View
A editorial argues for a constitutional convention to secure the secret ballot and honest elections, dismissing legislative route delays as impractical. It rebuts objections on cost, compares potential expense to the Columbian Exposition, and accuses opponents of deception while pledging a fuller examination of the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mheans
The Triumph of Fassett in New York Politics
The Rochester convention nominated J S Fassett of Elmira for governor aligning with Platts faction of the New York Republicans. White Becker and Wadsworth factions rallied but were outmaneuvered as Platt backed Fassett, foreshadowing federal influence in state politics and recalling the 1882 Folger episode. Some delegates foresaw a Cleveland-like defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boss Quay
Republican Party of
Pennsylvania
Boss Platt
New York
Rochester
J. Sloat Fassett
Elmira
A. D. White
Syracuse
Philip Becker
Buffalo
Gen. Wadsworth
Genesee
Platt
Prof. White
Harrigan
Trump
Becker
Wadsworth
People
Boss Platte
Platte
Judge Folger
Demorest's Family magazine review and notices
A capsule on Demorest's Family magazine October issue highlighting feeding babies and other features. Includes brief mentions of Ella Wheeler Wilcox story Was it death by own action and the Confession of a Materializing Medium, plus a feature on the Woman's Ward of an Insane Asylum with many illustrations. Also notes shoe retailer B G and Gregory offering savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demorest
Family Magazine
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
New York Democrats Nominate State Convention Ticket
The New York Democrats met in Saratoga and nominated a ticket led by Roswell P. Flower for governor and five other statewide offices. The platform denounces the Sherman silver bill and McKinley tariff while reaffirming the Democratic line on honest money and national issues. The Brooklyn delegation largely supported Mayor Chapin, but Flower won decisively. Robert E. Wright notes the emphasis on honesty and the Ten Commandments in the platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rensselaer
Friends
Cleveland
Hill
Brooklyn
Aciere
Chapin
Fiower
United States
Friends of
Honest Money
Empire State
Grain Market Speculation and World Prices
The Ledger predicts US wheat export will surge this year while domestic prices fail to reflect real costs. Russia faces famine, France and England harvests falter, and poor buyers in those lands cannot pay high prices. Speculators profit. farmers get low prices under protection.
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Russia
France
England
United States
New York
Scranton
Liverpool
India
Asia
Marvin's Cracker Meal Proclamation For Domestic Use
A proclamation promotes Marvin's cracker meal as pure fresh baked, versatile, and nutritious for children and invalids. It highlights its use in gruel batter cakes and milk boiling, and notes Marvin will exhibit breads and crackers at the Pittsburgh Exposition with a nationwide reputation.
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Marvin
Pittsburgh
America
Atlantic
Pacific
Smash the Machine no more Boss rule in Pennsylvania
The piece rails at Wanamaker, Bardsley and Marek as products of a corrupt system, arguing the machine must be destroyed rather than merely ousting Quay. It calls for a constitutional convention to end boss rule, establish a free ballot, curb money in politics, and ensure future elections are free from corporate or monopolistic influence.
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Pennsylvania
Robert E. Wright
Wanamaker
Bardsley
Marek
Kemble
Delamater
Lai Leen
Joan Barcewy
State Treasury
Auditor-Ge
Philadelphia
Quay
United States Senate
Pattizan
Commonwealth
Republican Party
Lenox soap and a bustling Pittsburgh exposition
The piece notes Lenox as the soap that cleans most and mentions the Pittsburg Exposition opening September 2 with strong visitor expectations. It cites Major Max Klein’s absence, his establishment at 82 Federal Street Allegheny, and references to wholesale liquor brands and pricing. It includes a testimonial for Ely's Cream Balm and reports free coinage advocates meeting in San Francisco to urge Congress and the president for silver funding.
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Pittsburg
Max Klein
Federal Street
Allegheny
Ft. Wayne
West Penn
Duquesne
Guckenheimer, Finch, Gibson
Overholt
Max Koch
North Clarendon
Ely
Samuel J. Harris
Front Street
New York
San Francisco
Congress
How to Succeed in Life Restorative Nervine Ad
The piece touts Restorative Nervine as the cure for nervous diseases and low spirits. It blames lack of grit and health on failure and promotes trial bottles and a testimonial book at Morris and Mullens drugstore.
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Miles
Morris& Mullens
Medical book offers and Detroit glass works strike note
An advertisement touts a medical book published with elegant plates available for three 2 cent stamps. In Detroit, 100 glass worksmen go out for a 10 percent wage cut, the strike escalating into a lockout at HALLE Detroit city glass works.
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A. P. Ordway & Co
Boston
Mass
Halle
Detroit
Swayne's Ointment Promoted By Boston Ad and Notable Names
A vintage ad bundle cites S Sulphur Bitters curing catarrh and a Boston testimonial by S M Day praising relief after costly doctors. It also mentions a Topeka schoolboy play and Swayne's Ointment claims for skin diseases and a Schenectady death note for the mother of poet James Russell Lowell.
Piles Licked By Swayne’s Ointment In Philadelphia
Moisture and intense itching worsen at night with scratching. Tumors form, sometimes bleeding and ulceration. Swayne's Ointment cures itching and bleeding, heals ulcers, and removes tumors in many cases. Available at druggists or by mail for 50 cents from Dr. Swayne and Son, Philadelphia.
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Swayse
Dr. Swayne & Son
Philadelphia
Letters of administration for James A T Jackson estate
Notice is given that letters of administration on the estate of James A T Jackson late of Conewango Township Warren County Pa deceased have been granted to Mary F E Jackson. Creditors and debtors are required to settle promptly and present claims for settlement. Warren Pa August 26 1891. 8 21 61
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James AT. Jackson
Conewarngo
Warren Country
Mary FE
Jackson, Admir
Warren
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