Potter for County Commissioner Declared by Democrats
Editorial notes the Democrat party announces rank Potter as a candidate for County Commissioner subject to Republican primaries. It praises Potter's strength within the party and hints at opposition from rivals. Also recounts War Department figures defending war contracts with nearly 5 billion spent and Southern share at 345 thousand of 4.835 billion.
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Rank Potter
Potter
Court House Criteies
Penrose
Philadelphia
Congress
War Department
United States
South
A Noteworthy Endorsement of the Metric System
Smethport Borough Council endorses the meter liter gram system as a simple decimal method now used worldwide except in the British Isles and America. The piece argues for abandoning the complex current American system rooted in German origins, noting Germany adopted decimal weights in 1871 and praising the ease of learning metric divisions.
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Smethport
British Isles
America
Germany
Watch Sproul Says Bryan in The Commoner
In The Commoner editor William Tennings Bryan criticizes Pennsylvania politics. He cites Quay and Penrose as giving the state a bad name and notes corruption from corporations and liquor interests. He praises Governor Sproul as a strong reform candidate who sided with ratification and won his nomination.
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Sproul
Bryan
William Tennings Bryan
Pennsylvania
Quay
Penrose
Keystone
Wet Candidate and Prohibition Push in 1916 Era
The passage discusses a wet candidate who won the Democratic nomination and, aided by dry Democrats, carried the state by over 250000. It notes his leadership for ratification, his push for woman suffrage, and a new state law creating enforcement machinery for prohibition while deferring alcohol content to Congress. It also mentions Governor Sproul and Woodrow Wilson's 1916 victory reshaping GOP presidential prospects for 1920 as Democrats won several states.
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Congress
Sproul
Woodrow Wilson
Republican
New York
Charles E. Hughs
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Indiana
Ilinois
Political Announcement for County Commissioner
Editor Mekeny Ficmoerat announces case tamounes eit Ctim as a candidate for County Commissioner subject to Republican primaries. Wednexdis, September 17, na. Prank Potter Smethport Pa May 7, 1919.
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Mekeny Ficmoerat
Case Tamounes Eit Ctim
Wednexdis
Names and places listed amid WWII era casualty notes
A long OCR fragment lists numerous names including Private Clainn Chirk and Leon Allen Donivan alongside a roster of soldiers, prisoners, and missing in action. It reads like a casualty or personnel roll with scattered towns such as Sawyer City Jolms Roche Warren and Smethport, reflecting a wartime roster.
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Leon Allen Donivan M. Anderson
Arthur Brace
Giuseppe Carhone
George PL Dewes
Alfred E. Elmore
Caerer
John W. Hitt Robert Paul Tohnsor
Daniel Frederick McCarthy
Bart Mekune
Nate V. Nesselgon
John W. Owens Henry John O'mien Ernest Clifton Reddish
Sawyer City
Jolms
Roche Warren Daniel Shaw Stephen Sanker
Lewis Run
Bert Seamon Willam Wesley Lincerny Nearman
Rocco Barella Willam H. Batley Raymond Edgar Beyler
Henry Clay Clark
Nick J. Gicerello
Charles L. Dinute
Waiter Russell Duncan Walter Edward Plaherty
Albert Johnson
John Wranktin Kelle Lea Vaurick Melly
Robert C. Melly
Adrian Lester
Tony John Charles Burd Layton Lloyd Leroy Layton
John Lekes
Iword
Ran Smith Martin Gians Lindstrom
James Claide
Moorehead
Thomas A. Burnett Haymond
Peery Glaute
Rudolph Whiteman
Theolore
Bradford
Harry W. Wilson
Cuyler City
Alee J
Barbour
Smethpork
Clinton Vincent Clark Amethpaert
Harold Howard
Smethpore
James McCrube
Smethport
Leo Osuruin
Imeshport
Cecil Re
Smetapart Homecomes
Bmethpors Nort
Charence Makvard Taylor
Smer
Beederick Tieton
Laxelhus
Harry Caimon McDowell
le Run
Unclear names emerge from fragmentary notice
Fragmentary OCR lists several personal names and places such as Wilfred E. Hunteen Ormsby Prank Peederick and Kenneth John Kilby with scattered locations including Dale Center and Bradiant. Content is incomplete and hard to interpret but indicates a local notice or listing without clear event or action.
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Wilfred E. Hunteen
Ormsby
Cyclone Snow
Weaver
Difford
Kenneth John Kilby Duke
Local Personal Notes Highlight Community Events
Aas received many gifts and a pleasant evening with delicious refreshments and table decorations. Andrew Burleson, employee of Herzog Milk, confined at Rose Hall Avenue for ten days due to illness. Mrs K R Kessler and daughter Susan returned from Leroy Wheeler School. Helena Anderson hosted a gathering for Miss Juda Luke celebrating her engagement to Mr E Wy Anderson. John Digol, Backus Novelty Co employee, injured his foot last Friday and remains at home. A L S Geary’s Ice Cream Parlor opens with remodeling and plans for further upgrades.
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Andrew Burleson
Herzog Milk
Rose Hall Avenue
Hlness
KR. Kessler
Daugi Saney
Leroy
Wheeler
Ruth Kestents
Launa Willard
Helena Anderson
Sue
Juda Luge
E. Wy. Anderson
Bradford Young
John Digol
Back Us Novelty Co
Obituary of Andrew Samson Bush
Andrew Jackson Push son of Elisha and Haine Paige Bush was born October 26 1829 and died May 2 1919. He lived near Smethport grew up in the Bush Hill area and assisted on the family farm. He married Hannah McElyee July 1 1834 and had six children. later remarried Mietly Benue November 1959 and had four more children. Survived by wife Etty Bush ten children, many relatives. interment at Rose Hill cemetery. memorial service at Union Church East Smethport.
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Samson Bush
Andrew Jackson Push
Elisha Ant Haine
Paige Bush
Bush
Hill
Bush Hil
Keating Township
Man Hord
Smethport
John N. Btn
Hannah McElyee
Kings’ Corners
Mietly Benue
West Sungbury
Chevey Tush
Union Churel
East Smellport
Arthur Gregson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rose Ail
For Sale Remington Typewriter in Good Condition
For sale a Remington Monarea typewriter in good condition inquire of Mrs. Theresa Ureindle blank street low at.
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Remington Monarea
Theresa Ureindle
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Frank Mredovick
Iehe Clarence Frederick Minnich
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Bradiant
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Aas
AL. S. Geary
Andrew
Elle
Swift
John A. Lindholm
H.C. Wells
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James Quirk & Sons
Hamlin Bank & Trust Co
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