Warren Mean Notice Urges Delinquent Subscribers to Pay
A stern notice to many subscribers demands payment for the Main claiming overdue amounts. The message warns that nonpayment will lead to consequences and urges prompt settlement under the motto pay as you go.
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Etters
J. B. Phillips
Youngsville
Warren County
David Beaty
Glade
Hosea H. Townsend
Farmington
Pennsylvania
Samuel Townsend
Frewsburg
N. Y
Burget
Frank E. Barker
Thanksgiving Day A National Festival Since Lincoln’s Proclamation
The text recalls the 25th anniversary of Lincoln’s 1863 proclamation designating the last Thursday in November as a day of national thanksgiving. It notes earlier proclamations for special occasions, but emphasizes the pilgrim spirit and New England origins that made Thanksgiving a nationwide festival from Maine to California.
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Lincoln
New England
Maine
Pacific Coast
Democrats Promise Revolution in Congress Plans
The Democrats announce a policy to gerrymander Ohio, defeat federal election reform, block House rules to limit majority rule, and filibuster reapportionment under the 1890 census. They aim for a 52nd Congress majority and a 1892 presidential win, admitting they will use trickster tactics rather than constitutional means.
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Washington
Congress
Ohio
South
Navy Status and Plans Highlight Commodore Wilson Report
Commodore D Wilson in his annual navy report to Secretary Tracy outlines current strength and future builds. Four steel cruisers and a steel dispatch vessel are in commission with more vessels soon joining the fleet. He urges establishing shipyards at government navy yards. Andrew Carnegie and wife visited Washington calling on Secretary Blaine at Seward Mansion for a cordial chat.
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Head Sre D. Wilson
Naval Bureau of Construction and Repairs
Tracy
United States
Baltimore
Vesuvius
Petrel
Charlestown
Commodore Wilson
Andrew Carnna Gig
Normandie
Washington
Blaine
First Hen or Egg Dilemma Stirs Warren Curiosity
A correspondent asks if codfish make the sea salty or vice versa while the paper wrestles with a longer question about which came first the hen or the egg. The writer notes this will be settled long before Warren addresses the gas issue.
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Warren
Brazil’s Exit Sparks French Canadian Republican Talk
The piece notes French papers in Canada urging a Canadian Republic after Brazil’s discharge of its Emperor. It suggests joining the United States as a stronger path and mocks monarchy as a fleeting, unclear arrangement, contrasting Rio coffee with Russian beverages.
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Brazil
Canada
United States
Rio
Prohibition and flooding noted in era dispatch
A late dispatch reports the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union plans to ban tobacco opium and other drugs. It notes Cortes popularity shifting after Dom Pedro exited Brazil. Central Pennsylvania faced another flood last week and Pennsylvania's stance on Prohibition is questioned with cold water remarks.
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Pennsylvania
Republican Party integrity questioned over primaries and mirrors
The article argues that direct primaries empower voters while condemning the Mirror for dictating nominations. It defends letting the people choose and criticizes personal bosses aiming to control the party for selfish aims. It stresses party unity and fairness over ring manipulation.
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Warren
Mr. Nutting
the Mirror
Lindsey
Judge Brown
Higgins
Republican Party
Warren County
Mirror
President Harrison Ducks at Bengies Point Club
The Philadelphia Record reports President Harrison hunted ducks at Bengies Point Club House on the Delaware on Nov 16 with Senator Sewell and others. He sat behind the blind with Tramp the retriever, bundled in a reefer, as ducks refused to cooperate on a poor day for waterfowl.
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Adirondack
Philadelphia Record
Harrison
Bengies Point
Delaware
Senator Sewell
A. D. Wood
Falstaff
Dell
Bill Nye Appeals for Women's Vote in Humorous Rant
The noted philosopher and humorist uses a retired stage driver to argue that women deserve the vote not by reckoning rights alone but as a societal brake. He mocks male self-importance and notes biblical references to criticize Jim Crow norms while advocating suffrage.
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Bill Nye
Speaker
Sweetwater County
Mr. Speaker
Bethlehem
Cigarette Teases Bigger Game. Man Sent to Asylum
A Norristown incident shows a small cigarette joke escalating to a dangerous outcome as a grown man ends up committed to an asylum after mishandling the cigarette. The reader is urged to take drastic measures to avoid harm.
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Norristown
Asylum
Foolish letter over Postmaster removal during Mississippi expedition
Wave Hampton wrote a letter to Wanamaker about the Postmaster being removed. He was on a gunning expedition in Mississippi when Wanamaker noted the gunner’s weapon fired at half cock and killed at the wrong end.
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Wave Hampton
Wanamaker
Mississippi
Memory system draws nationwide interest and free prospectus
Prof. Loisette’s memory method spurs growing nationwide interest as readers seek his free prospectus. The ad notes thousands could be asleep in the earth without Downs Elixir, per Morris & Mullen, N.C. Allen.
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Loisette
Morris & Mullen
N.C. Allen
Prescriptions and drugs at Guo Davis' Drug Store
Readable bits mention prescriptions carefully compounded and fresh drugs at Guo. 8. Davis' Drug Store. The line questions “Whose Matt are you reading” suggesting a casual shopper dialogue.
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Guo
Davis’ Drug Store
Matt
Thanksgiving Delights and Distant Notices From 19th Century Press
The passage blends a Thanksgiving poem with a rapid-fire digest of political, social, and transportation news. It notes Congress meeting next Monday, Lyman R. Casey named South Dakota Senator, Stanley’s Africa dispatch, Brazil’s new republic blessing, New York World's Fair funding, Holzhay’s life sentence, corn burning in Kansas, pension business in Washington, Barnum’s London triumphs, McCreary eyed for Supreme Court, Cassidy’s death, Bonner’s San Francisco trip for Sund, Philadelphia appointments, Pendleton’s Brussels death, weather deaths in Columbia, Washington Legislature events, San Francisco Grange on ships and farms, proposed silver coinage, and shifts in the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union leading to a Cleveland base.
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Iowa
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Guv. Pattison
Robert Bonner
San Francisco
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Geo. H. Pendleton
Germany
Brussels
Little Mac
Montana
Court House
Senate
National Grange
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Cleveland
Ohio
Secretary Blaine Resides in Historic Seward Mansion Near White House
The article notes Secretary Blaine has moved into the old Seward mansion near Lafayette Park, a site with storied history including Barton Key and Gen. Sickles. It contrasts the building’s plain exterior with its historic dramatic past while praising the dwelling’s comfort and view of elm trees and gardens.
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Blaine
Payne
Australian law taxes couples based on mother-in-law living arrangement
The Pittsburg Times quotes a claim that Australia’s legislature passed a tax fining married couples 900 if they live with the husband’s mother-in-law and 120 if they live with the wife’s. The piece argues the rule targets in law a bias in judgments between men and women and notes mothers’ skepticism toward daughters-in-law.
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Pittsburg
Ayer's Cathartic Pills Promote Healthy Digestion
The advertisement claims Ayer's Cathartic Pills stimulate disordered digestive and secretory organs back to healthy action. It states top physicians prescribe them and that they are sold at all drug stores.
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Ayer
A Few Good Hints for Everybody by C D Higby
The piece advises farmers that fortune comes slowly and losses loom small, urging self examination of farm practices and finances. It urges find your battle ground and fight within your own line fence, preparing for spring chores and winter debts.
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C. D. Higby
Meadville Journal
Advertising draws customers with courteous invites from merchants
The Conneautville Courier notes that ads do more than show goods. They invite intelligent readers to visit, judge quality and price, and decide where to buy. A well crafted advertisement that asks the public to call and promises value best attracts attention.
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Conneautville Courier
Republican urges buy Mail and Philadelphia Weekly Press
A political appeal urges every Republican to subscribe to the Mail and Philadelphia Weekly Press for the offer price of 1.75 dollars. The message highlights party alignment and a call to support party communications through the weekly periodical.
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Mail
Phila
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