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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1886
Page
1
A narrator recalls a London social drama where an actress is barred from a gala by noble order. The tale details lockstep fashion, a sword arch, and the crowd’s reaction as the actress passes between guards, earning the title Lady of the Sword.
W. D. Hoyt & Co. of Rome Georgia touts Dr King s New Discovery Electric Bitters and Bucklen s Amic Salve as best sellers for two years reporting wonderful cures including pronounced consumption cured with a few bottles. Guaranteed and sold by A V Morck.
Chicago rules committee of the National League and American Base Ball Association announced major changes. Old high and low delivery abolished. bunt forbidden. fouls hit deemed strikes. home club keeps choice of position. five balls and four strikes. base on balls counts as a hit. hit by pitch grants a base. any deception by pitcher is a balk. Runners safe if detach base bag. only captains may question decisions. runners may walk after fouls. no substitute runners. fourth strike outs batter regardless of catch. Pitching box shortened to five feet six inches. foot placement rules. two coaches allowed who may talk only to baserunners.
A. T. Stewart explains to a New York Independent correspondent that his enduring success came from acting as other people’s merchant. He pursued lasting value over quick speculation, forbade deceit, demanded full profits, and kept honest, uniform purchases and truthful sales to build buyer trust over a lifetime.
If constipated or suffering headaches dull taste or headrush you should visit your druggist for Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets. They are small sugar coated and agreeable to take, said to cleanse liver stomach and bowels without causing pain. By druggists.
A brief excerpt urges prompt payment to printers to sustain the press and public prosperity. It argues that timely patronage keeps printers solvent, enabling better writing and more pleasant news. The piece invites wide visibility for this prudent maxim.
A vintage advertisement touts the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded at 25 cents per box, sold by A. W. Morck.
An acclaimed local physician markets Dr Fenner’s Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic to cleanse blood regulate functions and restore nerves. He touts Dr Fenner’s Improved Cough Honey for coughs and Golden Relief for pains and burns. Women endorse Parker’s Tonic for despondency indigestion back and kidney troubles.
An advertisement claims a man can buy a fancy worsted or diagonal suit for 3.75 at the Keystone Clothing Company. The notice emphasizes value pricing and ready availability.
The passage contrasts reform ideals with organized public opinion. It depicts unity as a closed fist under a single purpose, with prohibition as that fist and the saloon as the defeated foe, presenting liberty, charity, and collective action as the driving force.
A fragmented temperance essay discusses law as harmony, quotes Queen Victoria and a Madagascar queen, and argues prohibition reduces liquor sales. It cites Judge A W Tourgee notes, contrasts abstinence with saloon politics, and recounts a North Carolina campaign ending saloons after public pressure for nuisance removal.
Telegrams from across the continent carry greetings from religious and temperance groups. National officers plan for future meetings but cities press to host next year’s Convention. Dr Stevenson of Philadelphia sends wishes from the National Reform Association to WCTU ladies. Mr Williams Col Hoagland and Mrs Fair bring greetings from Youths National Home and Aid Association.
Harper's Magazine December issue stands at the head of a forty year tradition of entertaining and enlightening readers. It offers wealth of reading and pictures with Christmas subjects and a complete, self contained issue minus serials.
Walker's Labor-saving Soap by H. R. DeLong Irvington Pa removes grease paint and stains. It cleans flannels woolens and white goods in hard or soft water. Be sure to try it.
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