Warren County Republicans rally for Liberty and law reform
The Warren Mail praises the Union State Convention at Harrisburg as liberal and united against the Slavery propagating Democratic ticket. It lauds Cochran Phelps and Laporte as competent officials and warns voters of sharp party contrasts over Pierce and the Nebraska question. A new State License Bill is described, proposing regulated hotel licenses, higher fees for brewers and retailers, and set quantities for liquor sales.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
North
Cochran
York Republican
York County
Senate
Phelps
Armstrong County
Laporte
Bradford
Land Department
Timothy Ives
Pierce
Nebraska
Kansas
Warren County
Committee of Conference
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Democratic factions in Warren County press for unity at Harrisburg
The piece classifies Warren County Democrats into three groups: principled anti slavery and anti corruption reformers, those opposing federal meddling in Kansas, and opportunists chasing spoils. It notes a state convention in Harrisburg on March 26 with Ball presiding, committee actions, and nominations for Canal Commissioner Cochran, Auditor General Phelps, and Surveyor General Laporte, plus a 28 member state central committee.
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Pennsylvania
Kansas
United States
Commonwealth
Confederacy
Washington
Europe
Thomas E. Cochran
York
Darwin Phelps
Armstrong
Bartholomew Laporte
Bradford
Jos. R. Flanigen
Jacob Dock
Phila
Henry L. Benner
Oliver P. Cornman
Charles Thompson Jones
Wm. H. Slingleff
Montgomery
H. Jones Brooke
Delaware
Daniel R. Clymer
Berks
Henry T. Darlington
Bucks
Peter Martin
Lancaster
George Hiffman
Lebanon
C. F. Muench
Dauphin
B. J. Hagenbueh
Lehigh
David Wills
Adams
Abraham Ferry
E. Beatty
Cumberland
David C. Boal
Centre
John Penn Jones
Blair
Philip T. Mays
Montour
Wm. Jessup
Susquehanna
Ashley M. Hills
Clearfield
Wm. Stewart
Mercer
Michael Weyand
Beaver
A. H. Miller
Thomas L. Shields
Allegheny
Thomas Miller, Jr
W. H. Koontz
Somerset
Philip Clover
Clarion
Israel Gutelius
Snyder
Robert Stitt
Westmorland
Robert M. Palmer
Schuylkill
Delaware County
Mr. Wills
Small
Jno. Covode
Howard
Gazzam
Arthur's Home Magazine Spring Note on Pricing
Arthur's Home Magazine improves in April under Miss Townsend with readers praising the improve ments. The publication costs $2 a year or four copies for $5, offering strong value to readers.
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Arthur's
J G Saxe Retires From Lectures in Philadelphia
Philadelphia reports reveal J G Saxe has halted lectures due to ill health after visiting Warren. The anticipated tour is canceled with Saxe ending public speaking engagements in the near term.
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Philadelphia
J. G. Saxe
Warren
John Dailey Purchases Half Interest in The Ledger
The Ledger notes John Dailey formerly of Franklin Venango County has bought half of the concern and takes full business and editorial control. He has served in the office for about a year and is described as a skilled printer and a radical Democrat. The paper shifts from anti Nebraska to pro state convention and pro slavery positions.
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John Dailey
Franklin, Venango Co
Dailey
Our North Mail Delays Spark Citizen Frustration
A North Dakota voice laments inconsistent New York mail deliveries after long gaps of five days between news. The writer blames railroad blockades and inefficient contractors along with postmasters near Dunkirk and urges the Postmaster General Campbell to revamp mail contracts for more reliable weekly service.
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North Mail
New York
Here
Dunkirk
Campbell
Pigeons Trapped by Meads Box and String Trick
A Mead scam uses a dry goods box and grain to lure pigeons. A boy hidden near the open side pulls a string to trap or trap-and-make pigeons, catching hundreds for the market. The writer compares the method to political trickery.
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Mead
Warren County
Philadelphia Merchants Card Promotes Western Trade
Portaveta aANp Tus West. We call attention to the Card of Philadelphia Merchants. Philadelphia is near and accessible now as New York. Elmira Williamsport Cattawissa Reading Railroads connect to Elmira at New York rates. Dealers urged to visit Philadelphia and start a profitable business with Sunbury and Erie completion. John A. Riddle, Merchant's Hotel, Philadelphia, Traveling Agent, offers information.
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Philadelphia
New York
Elmira
Williamsport
Cattawissa
Reading
N. Y
Sunbury and Erie
John A. Riddle
Merchant's Hotel
Banks and Savings Charter Report Favors No New Institutions
The Legislature's Banks Committee reports against chartering new banks or savings institutions and urges extending no charter for any bank not keeping notes at par. LS David Jackson of Conewango shot a swan 74 feet across in the river near his home. A light rain fell last Wednesday, pleasing men, women, and ducks alike. BB Graham's Magazine April issue nears, Abraham H. Lee publisher.
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Commonwealth
David Jackson, Esq
Conewango Township
Washington
Pacific
New York Bay
Kansas Commission
House
Secretary of War
Kansas
Messrs. Sherman and Fogg
H. G
Married and Single Gentlemen Debate Gender Dress Reform
A parliamentary committee of bachelors and married men discusses gender roles with humor. They conclude no legal measure is needed, noting cases where both spouses sign petitions and jest about laws allowing husbands to wear skirts and wives breeches to show true domestic relations.
Preparations for Plunder by Harrisburg Democrats in Printing Bill
Berks County Press accuses Harrisburg Democrats of passing a bill to regulate State printing that raises costs by seventy percent and adds over thirty thousand dollars yearly. It claims the move aims to create a central organ and rob the Treasury, condemning promised retrenchment while in Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg
Berks County Press
Court of Appeals Voids Prohibitory Law in New York
The Court of Appeals declares the Prohibitory Law unconstitutional and void while upholding the legislature's power to prohibit liquor sales. The decisive flaw concerns destruction of liquor as property and the ruling notes the search and seizure clause was not argued. A stronger excise law may follow amid a shifting political climate.
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Court of Appeals
Friends of Prohibition
N.Y. Times
First Gun in Downfall of Pierce Election in New Hampshire
The 1856 New Hampshire state election, aimed at Nabaska ism, ends with a Democratic hold in Granite State politics. Metcalf expected re election as American Republican, while Pierce era figures show vote totals up by about 11 000 since 1852 and a swing from a large Pierce lead to a narrow deficit for his faction.
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Pierce
New Hampshier
Congress
Assembly
Senate
Council
Metcalf
Bradford bill to curb intemperance advances in Senate
Mr. Bradford introduced a Senate bill to prevent intemperance and its consequences. Referred to the first Committee of the Whole. The measure, amended from last year to remove Court of Appeals objections, removes search and seizure clauses and authorizes trial by jury.
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Apany
Bradford
Senate
Court of Appeals
Leaf tobacco trade figures cited by Cincinnati Chamber
The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce stated that within a sixty to seventy mile Ohio circuit about 1,500,000 pounds of leaf tobacco are grown annually. Of this, 2,300 tons were sent to Louisville last year and roughly 1,209 tons came to Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Louisville
Cincinnati
New York Legislature Plans Wednesday Adjournment
Both Houses of the New York Legislature have agreed to adjourn on Wednesday, Anil Oth.
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New York
Distinguishing Genius of the Age and Holloway Remedies
The article lauds this era’s discovery as medicine advancing foremostly with Holloway’s Pills and Ointment. It proclaims his remedies cure all diseases, citing physician acclaim and widespread use, and urges press support to promote these treatments.
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Newton
Shakspeare
Talleyrand
Milton
Nelson
Napoleon
Washington
Franklin
Jefferson
Luther
Cromwell
Jackson
Holloway
New York
Atlas
Union
Liquid Cathartic by Dr Wright promises cure for humors
An advertisement touts Dr L B Wrights Liquid Cathartic as a universal purifier removing unhealthy humors from the blood and aiding liver function. It claims relief for skin eruptions and glandular issues, purging the bowels and cleansing the system with full usage directions. Price is 50 and 25 cents per bottle.
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Bitlovsyrss
L. B. Wright
Wright
Home Cure for Cattle Wounds via Egg Yolk and Turpentine
A note on treating cattle wounds advocates washing several times daily with a mixture of egg yolk and spirits of turpentine. The advised remedy emphasizes topical cleaning to promote rapid healing.
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Warren Mail
State Union
Warren Co
Democratic Party
Douglas
Whitfield
Slavery
Reeder
Stringfellow & Co
Hamlet
Polonius
Union State Convention
G. J. Ball, Esq
Erie
M’calmont
C. W. Burton
Gordon & Fellows
Burton
Brezcuzs
Judiciary Committee
Woman’s Rights Convention
Scott
Hale
Goodnight
Frank
Lewisburg
Dr. Ayser
Pratt
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