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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1889
Page
2
The Warren Mail announces a renewal offer for one year subscriptions to the Mar and the Philadelphia Weekly Press at 1.75 in advance. It promotes both papers as leading Republican journals with full town county and neighborhood news and urges readers to join local clubs now.
The article portrays General Harrison as a thoughtful leader who keeps counsel yet speaks decisively on Southern policy. Delegates report his careful consideration, noting his ability to choose a cabinet with the confidence of the Republican party, akin to Grant but aided by seasoned Republican statesmen.
The public learns Mrs. Harrison and her daughter are in New York shopping via Philadelphia with Mr. Wanamaker to obtain the Post Office. They plan a two week stay before Washington for the inauguration ball. The piece admires Mrs. Harrison’s position as wife of the President elect and praises her as a kind, dutiful Christian woman.
A Washington letter writer repeats the claim that Congressman Scott will leave politics, noting repeated exits and returns. The writer predicts Scott will attend the next National Democratic Convention, disputes rumors about his health, and suggests he may run again if not candidacy.
Senator Allen presented petitions from 877 voters and 1 282 non voters in Spring Creek and many nearby communities for submitting the Constitutional Prohibition Amendment to the people. An additional petition from 61 voters and 75 non voters in Irvine and Brokenstraw was also submitted.
Dan Devaverrty criticized President Cleveland for not attending his Washington lecture. He called Cleveland a cold man and noted disappointment that Cleveland or family did not attend. Singerly of the Philadelphia Record shares the social coldness view, reflecting Democratic veterans' sentiment this winter.
Joan Warnamaker of Philadelphia visited Harrison on the 23rd for a long private interview. Reporters guess he may be considered for a Cabinet position, but Warnamaker says nothing beyond an invitation and an enjoyable talk with the General.
The list shows Matthew W. Ransom of North Carolina Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois Preston B. Plumb of Kansas Isham G Harris of Tennessee and Richard Coke of Texas all re elected. W D Washburn was also elected Senator in Minnesota.
The state plans a new county named Hazel carved from parts of Luzerne and Schuylkill, bringing total counties to 68. The last creation was Lackawanna in 1878, with Cameron before it in 1860, marking about 30 years of county formations.
Democratic Congressman Burns of Missouri collapsed with a paralytic stroke in a committee room last Wednesday and died within hours. He was 57 and had been re-elected to the next Congress.
The report notes Senator Quay has traveled to Florida and will oppose any office seeker who seeks his aid before March 4. It also urges readers who owe for the March issue to pay their bills to please the editor and improve the paper.
The Senate has passed a tariff reduction bill totaling about 75 million dollars a year aimed at home protection rather than foreign free trade. No Democrat supported it in the Senate, and the measure now waits in the Democratic House as leaders decide whether to advance it or block it.
A thousand neighbors serenade newly elected U S Senator Higgins of Delaware. He vows Delaware leads border states back to protective policy and urges successors in Maryland Virginia Kentucky Missouri to follow in the Whig tradition and defend American labor and interests.
The Philadelphia Press urges three reforms to fix country roads: pay all road taxes in money, hire a skilled engineer to oversee county and township work, and designate main routes for maintenance by county authority. European nations use top engineers for road planning, a standard the paper says applies here. The State Board of Agriculture elected officers in Harrisburg with Secretary Edge re-elected, and Brookville to host the spring meeting with twenty two institutes planned.
Harrisburg dispatch reports estimates from 30 counties outside Pittsburg and Allegheny show 1888 liquor license revenue totaling 1 472 354 dollars while the State’s share is about 294 475 dollars. Old laws yielded 679 354 to the State. Philadelphia and Allegheny drop 209 244 from 1887. The Brooks law grants the State only one fifth of fees, wiping out thousands of saloons.
John Wanamaker of Philadelphia explains his success through heavy advertising. He spends $5,000 weekly on ads and employs a skilled former newspaper editor for $1,000 a month, calling advertising the leverage that raises his store. Continuous advertising is his key to large, sustained retail success.
The passage notes political tension as Minister Puevis returns home. It contrasts John Bull’s reluctance to maintain a minister in Washington with Cleveland’s stance on London appointments. A farewell dinner in London is described as unusually lavish, while the text suggests the minister now faces the difficult task of leaving his agreeable neighbors.
The Senators quashed opposition by voting for the tariff bill along party lines 32 to 30. The measure advances to the House, with hopes of Democratic support likely unfounded as the piece notes their tendency toward folly.
Jacos Tome of Baltimore donates 2,500,000 dollars to establish a coeducational manual training school in Fort Deposit Cecil County Maryland, supporting youth education and practical work skills.
A Harrisburg girl suffers facial paralysis after three months of continuous gum chewing. Doctors report nerve damage and muscle weakness as the primary condition.
Langdale’s is described as the headquarters for oysters fruits candy cigars and tobacco with a sales approach inviting customers to ask for items not visible on display.
January 1889 report from Harrisburg on the push to amend the state constitution to prohibit liquor. The House narrowly supports submission while the Senate moves toward a June vote and stricter voter qualification. Temperance groups clash with liquor interests over leadership and campaign strategy as battles loom. Governor Beaver hosts a legislative reception while critique grows of the Executive Mansion and savage fiscal debates shadow the fence law repeal efforts.
The Harrisburg to Steelton street car line operates with electric propulsion unseen power above the tracks. A wire overhead connects to a car mounted wheel system controlled by a brakeman with a lever, intriguing observers as to future widespread use. Steelton hosts vast iron and steel works, where a steel rail is produced every few minutes by a few workers and heavy machinery.
The Legislature will fix June 18 as the date for the state election on the Prohibition Constitutional Amendment. A five month lead time allows voters to canvass the issue, and pledges before open discussion are condemned as partisan. The Republican stance urges calm deliberation.
Francis Murphy, famed temperance worker, tells a Dispatch reporter in Pittsburg he opposes the Prohibition amendment arguing whisky cannot be legislated out of the country. He notes some support from women for absolute prohibition, praises Brooks law, cites a one year impact of saloon reductions, and urges enforcement while stressing faith and gospel over new laws. He also says he met President-elect Harrison in Indianapolis and praises his independence.
Gen Hastings as Chief Marshal coordinates the Washington march for March 4 with a large civic and military pageant. Applications span nearly every state and include women’s marching clubs. Pennsylvania troops have secured quarters. Hastings plans for headquarters in Washington. Estimated cost about 25 000 dollars with pledges exceeding this amount.
The Pittsburg Times notes Prohibition supporters are pleased the question will go to voters but argues Republicans backed the process. It asserts third party Prohibitionist tickets harmed Democrats and that Republicans stood by constitutional open debate, gifting the outcome despite Prohibitionist attacks.
Dispute erupts within temperance groups as A A Stevens calls a Harrisburg state convention for February 5 to coordinate Prohibition strategy while the Woman's Christian Temperance Union Good Templars and other societies resist central leadership.
A collection of short items covers political shifts in Arizona and Alabama, a Missouri murder case fate by electricity, lost ships near Philadelphia, weather in Pensacola, and a Boston G A R encampment. It notes Phil Armour’s fortune, 1888 crop values, and a New York statue plan for Horace Greeley. Also cited: dynamite gun tests in New York harbor, Samoan Islands details, and the rise of the Sons of Veterans.
Oysters received daily at Langdale’s and served in all styles. Meals available at all hours.
A column catalogs curios about public figures including Ewrrior William and Mr. Whitney compiling clipping scrapbooks, the Ameer of Afghanistan taxing books, Mrs. Mares Cope at St. Nicholas, Gladstone on his voice, the Mikado of Japan’s attire and study, and Senator Jones the Bonanza King of Nevada sharing frontier yarns.
A guidance column lists wedding customs and taboos. It notes guests depart after the couple, avoid sending wedding cards, bouquets given by the groom, and the groom leading first to the church. It also covers refreshments, who escorts the bride, and proprieties for widows including wearing orange blossoms and rings. It mentions the mother of the bride leaving first after the couple.
A list of daily etiquette and discipline guidance for children includes greeting parents at meals, closing doors quietly, keeping boots clean, avoiding shouting, waiting for speaking turns, and washing hands before meals. It emphasizes self control, politeness at home and in public, and obeying parents without questioning reasons.
The report notes Law rence Barrett's daughter wedding cost actor twenty thousand dollars. Coronel John A. McCarty wins title in Confederate army as captain of a Virginia regiment. Mary Dickens and Annie Lippincott enter acting and light opera. A stage accident in Austin Missouri ends in instant death from a blade wound. A Mormon and thirty-seven children attend a Salt Lake minstrel show.
The article argues for applying business principles to farming, improving soil fertility, and aligning buildings to work. It warns against overfeeding hogs, recommends separating fattening stock, and notes sheep and cows as key producers. It cautions against neglecting pasture quality and urges persistence and learning in farming.
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