Fox Hill Letters Describe Holiday Community Vibe
In Fox Hill, Misses Alena Fox and Ethel Clark attend a teachers' institute as guests of Mrs. Henry Sears. Families gather for Christmas at multiple homes, with Fox relatives visiting Warren, Scandia, and Cable Hollow. Illness and church events color the season, alongside local incidents and a Dec 19 death.
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Fox Hill
Alena Fox
Ethel Clark
Teachers’ Institute
Henry Sears
Miss Fox
Miss Clark
Ida Hall
Cherry Creek
Brown
Warren
Hubert Fox
Kate
Flora
Joe
Fritz Lauffenburger
Sugar Grove
Minnie
Leva
Alice Fox
Steamburg
R. Y
Eva Young
Isora Fox
Ed. Thompson
Ackley Hollow
Charles Dinsmoor
Scandia
O. C. Gage
Rollin Fox
Figrnmet Bray
John Brinton
Cobham Park
Urs Hall
N. Y
Fidelia Jackson
Russell
D. H. Gregory
Inez
H. M. Putnam
Bert Fox
Nora Fox
Charles Houghtling
Cable Hollow
O. C.s Gage
J.N. Schour
Waren
McConnell to Open Mill This Week Aiding Local Jobs
H. E. McConnell will start his mill this week, providing employment for several men. The little daughter of Oscar Baker is reported ill. Our school advances with Miss Carrie Dodge teaching. James Baker of Spring Creek visited town last week. Mrs. L. Barber of Garland was guest of Mrs. Ella Rockwell on Friday.
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Jennie Lyon
Warren
Walace W. Logan
Mary L. Clark
M. J. Miller
McKitmck’s Hall
Ella M. Devine
Mable Clark
Herbert Philips
Marshtown
County Teachers Institute
Pomona Grange
Ackley Station
H. E. McConnell
Oscar Baker
Carrie Dodge
James Baker
Spring Creek
L. Barber
Garland
Ella Rockwell
Christmas Quiet in Youngsville and Local Christmas Trees
Christmas passed quietly in Youngsville with Episcopal and M E Sunday schools hosting trees filled with gifts. Several locals return home for holidays including Xarl Philips of Jamestown and Bert Sigging from Meadville. Many residents visit, attend school, or report minor injuries from holiday activities.
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Youngsville
Episcopal
M. E
Xonas
Xarl Philips
Jamestown
Chen Siggins
Meadville
Della Campbell
W. J. Campbell
Gay Phillips
Bert Sigging
Bert Smith
Edinboro
W. W. Fell
W. H. Shortt
Clara Mead
Michigan
Ralph Herrick
H. L. Davis
BE. J. Siggins
Ed Martindale
Pearl L. Smith
Warren
Quay McCune
Panama
Cora Darling
Randolph
Miss Low Blodgett
Vic Proper
Richard Marble
Perrysville
J. L. Currie
A. G
Alum Baking Powders Names in Official Reports
A list of prominent alum baking powder brands as published by Health Authorities is provided. The document notes resistance from some manufacturers to suppression efforts and names brands such as Davis Kenton Crown Davis Dry Patapsco Yeast Atlantic and Forest City Pacific Higgins Henkel Bros One Spoon Silver Star Washington Silver Prize Martha Wins One Spoon Low Cook's Favor Our Best Empire State Peerless Burnett's Scioto Crown Special Gold Sunflower Gem Buckeye. Also an unrelated land sale notice from Glade Township Warren County Pa offering about 18 acres with improvements and an optional 50 acres more, with terms one-half cash and long-time balance.
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Davis
Kenton
CROWN
Shabby stranger asks how to spell balloon in Chicago Record
Two men in a cafe near the front door are approached by a strange man who asks for a dime to buy a dictionary. He frames a dispute over whether balloon has one L or two. Both men give him a dime, deeming him a novelty, while the man quietly buys a dictionary for his friend.
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Chicago
Orchids For Cut Flowers Rise In Florists Favor
Orchids are increasingly used for cut flowers as many varieties last longer after being cut. Carnations are noted for their longevity on parlor tables, and orchids share this trait. The cypripedium stands out for persistence, fragrance, and striking forms and colors with long stems suitable for floral arrangements. Meehan's Monthly notes their value for cutting.
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Meehan
Free Lunch Strings and Gambling in Downtown Machines
A Chicago Tribune note describes nickel slot machines near lunch spots where many men gamble to pay for meals and often lose. The devices recoup profits for owners as patrons feed them nickels hoping to win.
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Chicago Tribune
Bursting Flywheels and Centrifugal Stress
A discussion notes that while a sudden momentum change may fracture flywheel arms, centrifugal stress from higher speed more often causes accidents. The excerpt cites a New York News line and contrasts dramatic dialogue from Detroit Free Press quotes about misreadings and reactions to a Chicago train collision report.
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New York News
Chinese Fishmongers Trade From Canton Market
A vivid description of Canton fishmongers shows live and preserved fish in shops, with artificial breeding of live fish, methods to keep them alive, and grisly display of bleeding fish to prove freshness. The piece ends noting Fair association officers and the next fair in September.
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Canton
the Fair Association
Fred Morck
D. A. Arird
F. K. Russell
D. Gardner
Morck Brothers Store Promotes Holiday Stock in Warren City
Christmas fever centers on Morck Brothers in Warren City with Chris and Santa browsing the stock. The store showcases silverware, gold, glassware, and antique ornaments priced to entice seasonal buyers. Also promoted is Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for any uncured case.
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Warren City
Morck
Chris
Santa Claus
Warren Street
General Grant Memoir Feat Credited to Bovinine Nourishment
A dying General Grant finished the second volume of his memoirs with Col Fred Grant noting his recovery was aided by Bovinine and milk. Dr T H Douglas supports the claim, praising the food as a potent life extending boost for debility, wasting diseases, and aged weakness.
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Grant
Col
Fred Grant
T. H. Douglas
Gen. Grant
Bovinine
Cure for Heart Disease in Thirty Minutes by Dr Agnes
A claim of a thirty minute cure for organic and sympathetic heart disease with a single dose. Peerleaf Remedy advertised by H. Dixons. Woodard's sale draws crowds of investors.
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Agnes
H. Dixons
Rheumatism Cure and Horse Liniment Ads
Small old ads announce RhnumatisM Curep 1x 4 Day Myotic Cure for rheumatism and neuralgia with claims of rapid relief and price 75 cents from H N Richfield Warren Pa. English Spavin Liniment promises to remove blemishes from horses with savings of 50 dollars per bottle and notes multiple spellings and vendors including A N Ritchfield Warren Pa.
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H. N. Richfield
Warren
Warren Palily
A. N. Ritchfield
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Lew Ridesperger
John Johnson
Glade
Geo. Harman
Thompson Hill
John Peel
Bright
Oakland
Alice Preston
St. Johnsburg
Vermont
Epworth League
Torpedo
Stoneham
D. A. Mead
M. Cryan
Dr. Bagnall
Theodore Vesling
Alfred Monstrom
Thos. Bines
Vesling
L.L. Smith
Smith’s College
Clyde Mason
Steadman
Mis
H. P. Ridelsperger
Seneca Bostwick
Lock
Glade Township
Warren County
Geo. Hinton
A. Lessler
Lessler
M. Waters
Eh.t. Hazeltine
D. L. Gerould
L. W. Dennison
E. T. Hazeltine
P. Hall
John M. Siegfried
O. F. Hoitman
P. J. Bayer
C. A. Cornen
Detroit Free Press
Ivory
R & Gamble CO
Green
Morck Brothers
Santa
Mamma
Morck’s
August Morck
Lind
Fred
Sammas
Sires
Merck’s
Hall
F. J. Cheny & CO
Toledo
General Grant
Scott & Bowne, N
All Druggiste
Woodard
Undertaker
Warren, PA
Orphans’ Court
Pennsylvania
Phillip Bucher
Saxtus Kel Jer
William McCray
Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Perry D. Clare
Philip Ackley
C. C. Chipps
D. F. A. Wheelock
Water Street
Ackley and Wheelock
Olidays
Wyman & Confrro
Wyman & Conarro, Jewelers
Opticians
Penn’a
T. O. Slater & Co
Bissell
Milford
Goshen
Landers, Ferry and Clark
Manning, Bowman & Co’s
Pearl Agate
Winslow
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