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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1888
Page
2
In Dauphin County auditor general Thomas McCamant is named alongside James T. Wichel of Philadelphia for judge positions on the seme court. The notice highlights official candidacy and party alignment.
A call urging voters to inform themselves on issues and elect Republican candidates to drive growth. The notice promotes a cheap paper rate through December 1, 1888, offering the Mai at 25 cents and the Main and Philadelphia Press at 1.75 per year, inviting new subscribers and names to swell the Republican majority in the Keystone State.
Gen Lewis Wallace author of Ben Hur publishes Life of Harrison by Hubbard Bros. A 348 page authentic authorized biography of Gen Harrison with noble ancestry and a vivid life story. Readers urged to obtain the volume through publishers in Philadelphia or local agents.
The Ledger notes the Prohibitionists face a tough choice for Congress as fusion with the Democrats seems unlikely. Warren County lists Rankin McKean Goldsboro Maloney with Cameron without a candidate. Noyes and Cyrus Cornen are named potential contenders, while Col Watson remains a popular hurdle. The column suggests nominating Watson to unite support.
The Philadelphia Press claims the Democratic majority spent the surplus with reckless excess. It cites total appropriations at 371 million dollars, including 287 million in new or pending spending, 68 million in permanent interest, and 47 million in a sinking fund. After these deductions, only 12 million remains.
Get registered now to ensure your vote in November. The message urges timely registration to protect voting rights and participation in the upcoming election.
A Cleveland figure contributes ten thousand dollars to the National Democratic Committee for campaign purposes. The move is described as a bold signal to other office holders to act quickly and decisively, reflecting a view that public trust is now measured in cash.
The letter complains about inconsistent Ledger coverage of Assembly candidate Rankin. It cites two claims over two months: that Rankin would decline the nomination, then that he has withdrawn, and criticizes the paper for keeping his name on the ticket despite the confusion.
The Ledger commends the neighbor’s improvement over the past year and hopes the progress continues. It condemns personal abuse and mudslinging as out of place in campaigns.
West Chester resident Ex Congressmen James B Everhart died on the 23d instant. He served as a Captain in 1862 and was promoted Major in 1863. Elected to the State Senate in 1876 and to the 48th Congress, he earned the esteem of colleagues and constituents.
Judge Murray Whallon, a veteran Erie figure and prominent California Democrat, endorses Harrison Morton and Protection. He explains he remains a Democrat but opposes Free Trade and cannot support the latter policy at this time.
A Senate rejected the Fisheries Treaty last week by party lines, calling it a surrender of American rights to Canada. The piece argues President Cleveland now seeks expanded powers to retaliate, including suspending bond rules on freight to Canada, while criticizing the president for failing to enforce self defense laws and blaming British commissioners for pressuring a bad bargain.
Mrs J Ellen Foster head of the Woman's National Republican Committee appeals to American women to back the party in the coming campaign. She argues protectionist and moral standards, urging working women to support Benjamin Harrison and Levi P Morton for national leadership and home values.
A 1882 New York Herald letter compares 1816 and 1882 prices for farm products and stock, showing large gains for farmers in wheat corn butter cheese cows cattle hay straw horses sheep and farm labor, and contrasts with declines in manufactured goods due to protective tariffs, citing the Boston Journal.
The American Magazine opens a series on tariffs with two lead articles. James G. Blaine contributes The President's Error while Joseph B. Foraker offers Tariff and Labor. Both pieces are billed as powerful and masterful productions discussing the great economic and political question of the hour.
The piece contrasts drastic purgatives with Hostetters Bitters. It argues purgatives cause severe pain, lack lasting benefit, and weaken the body. In contrast Bitters promote regularity, restore intestinal balance, and stimulate the liver and kidneys while countering early rheumatic, gout, and malaria tendencies.
Robert T. Lincoln returns from Europe. Cleveland and his allies gave 150000 last week to support the lost cause. Gen Harri and wife rest at Middle Bass Island while Harrison visits Put-in-Bay with ex-Governor Foster. Hop price set at five cents per pound in Waterville New York. G A R encampment scheduled in Columbus September 11 to 15. Pittsburgh storm losses total about a million dollars with further damages expected. Minnesota to rise twenty eight story building of iron skeleton will be eighty feet square and 350 feet high with 728 rooms.
Mr. McKinley of Ohio argues a protective tariff centers revenue on duties paid by foreign competitors. It shields home producers by taxing imports like coal, iron ore, wool, and textiles while keeping tea and spices on the free list. He contends free trade harms American labor and pledges to defend tariff policy against reform efforts, stressing national unity and patriotic economy.
The September number offers Amelie Rives tragedy Herod and Marianne, an article by William Shepard on Famous Hoaxes, Charles Morris on The Temperance Reform Movement, Tourgee's With Gauge and Swallow continued with A Conflict between Church and State, plus prize questions and answers. A new department Every Day's Record is added.
A short, promotional note claims Down's Elixir will cure the common cold attributed to B F Morris. The fragment suggests a medical remedy endorsement without additional context or evidence.
A historical fragment lists voters for Harrison in 1840 with names from Warren to Enterprise. The roll includes G W Scofield L F Struthers H Cogswell M M Spaulding Williams Sherman Sadler S P Johnson Eli Burritt M Waters J F McPherson Elias Kingsley R H Benson J K Palmer A G Hamblett J J Page J D Mead H Green D Green W Graham R York E H Day Horace Mix Sr A Skinner J H Coburn H Pratt James McIntyre Moses Morton James McIntosh and others across towns such as Sugar Grove Cory Con North Warren Chandler's Valley Farmington Grand Valley Spring Creek North Clarendon Pittsfield Kinzur Cherry Grove Tidio ute Enterprise.
The article outlines voter eligibility for the upcoming Presidential election on November 6. It specifies age, residency, tax payment, and naturalization requirements for native and foreign born citizens, with deadlines for assessments and taxes, and notes that recent arrivals from other states may be ineligible unless previously state citizens.
Lawyer E C Robbins, a Democratic supporter, declares he will vote for Harrison and Morton. He denounces Grover Cleveland as a humbug and opposes Free Trade, urging protectionist Democrats to rebuke him and his advisers at the polls.
The President vetoed a bill granting a pension to the widow of Lieut Clinton B. Smith of Indiana. He died in 1884 at a Union City hotel with morphine cited as the cause, though testimony argues his wounds from Perryville caused his pain and death. Critics urge compassion and challenge the verdict branding his death as self-inflicted.
A new beverage named Pear Phosphates arrives at Davis Drug Stores. The item is described as elegant and refreshing, adding a peppy option to the store’s soda and beverage lineup.
The Senate debated the Fisheries treaty with Morgan leading the pro ratification, Evarts denouncing the texts, and Gray supporting ratification while Hoar and others attacked. In the House, tariff reform and Chinese immigration spurred long debate ending with passage of some measures and adjournment. The week closed with votes on pension bills, statues for Statuary Hall, and naval and army appropriations.
Reports from Cleveland to Toronto, Tipton to Philadelphia, detail verdicts in the White Cap gang case, a fatal brick arch collapse at a silk mill, a major opium smuggling arrest in Chicago, and a missing funds case in Tipton. Also noted are yellow fever counts in Jacksonville, a lightning strike killing horses in Wyoming, a church tower collapse in Washington, and plans for a 3.5 million dollar dressed beef company in Pittsburgh.
Aug 27 report highlights Mrs D G Olney returning home after weeks away and Miss Etter leaving for Altoona Pa. Mrs T G Skinner back after three weeks away. School term to begin soon with Prof U S Bartz principal and Mrs B assisting. Chautauqua guests, river boating, and travel notices follow, including visits by Hon J B White and Mrs Taft family. Minister Marquis away but to return for final Conference events.
In York county Mrs Nancy Sifes died recently aged 103 years. Clearfield county has abolished toll roads and bridges after a long fight. The Erie Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will convene in Greenville Wednesday Sept 19 with Bishop Foster presiding. The Harmony Society held its 84th Harvest Home at Economy Pennsylvania with two services an eloquent sermon by Elder Henrici and a feast aided by wines dating back to 1847.
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