Warren Area News Briefs and Local Events
D. A. V. and P. Railway officials visit Warren on a D. A. V. & P. inspection trip. electrification talks not discussed. Clarendon Refinery suffers $1,500 loss from a 4 am fire destroying a 500 barrel still. Warren Post Office reports $72,727.90 yearly business, aided by parcel post. Local nuptials as George Jackson Jr and Bertha Sears wed and travel. Death of Warren man Walter Yuill after illness. County school officials begin enumeration of children 6 to 16 for state funding. County High School Essay Contest expanding to state and national prizes.
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Warren
Lake Shore Railroad
Youngsville
Warren Office
Warren Post Office
Russell
Tidioute
North Warren
Warren County
Watson Township Farmer Buys Fine Herd of Cattle
G C Knapp of Watson township returns from Ohio with a purchase of shorthorn Durham cattle. The red bull weighs 1000 pounds, is fourteen months old, and comes from a strong milking and heavy beef lineage.
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Watson Township
G. C. Knapp
Ohio
Contract Awarded for Free Methodist Church Erection
A contract for building the Free Methodist church on Conewango Avenue was awarded to King and Gibson. The electrical fixtures and wiring contract went to Rogers and Jordan. Work has begun.
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Free Methodist
Conenango Avenue
King and Gibson
Rogers and Jordan
Film burns operator burned at Princess Theater
Howard Putnam, operator of the picture machine, suffered severe facial and hand burns Saturday afternoon when a film caught fire and burned. Early last Thursday morning, burglars failed to blow the safe at S. W. McMarrow’s store in Clarendon, securing only fountain pens and a watch chain before fleeing.
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Howard Putnam
Princess Theater
S. W. McMarrow
Clarendon
Girl Hanging Picture Falls Through Window Injury
Miss Cleo White a domestic employed at C A Berger home on Henry street fell through a window onto the lawn while hanging a picture from a step ladder. She suffered a sprained shoulder and minor cuts with no serious injuries.
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Cleo White
C. A. Berger
Henry Street
Death of Mrs. Eliza I Henry in Warren
Mrs. Eliza Isabelle Henry of Market Street died Saturday morning at 6 o'clock at her home after a long life in Warren. Born May 7, 1831 near Russell, she was daughter of Rufus and Rachael Weatherbee and a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church. Funeral was held Wednesday at 4 pm from her home with ministers J W Smith and A B McCormick, burial in Oakland beside husband and daughter.
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E. I. Henry
Eliza Isabelle Henry
Market Street
Commission Recommends New Laundry Building at Rouse Hospital
A special court appointed commission has reported on the necessity of a new hospital laundry at Rouse. Architect A. E. Phillips will have plans ready for State Board of Charities review in a few days. If the board agrees, county commissioners will seek bids for construction.
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Rouse Hospital
A. E. Phillips
State Board of Charities
County Goes Dry as Judge Denies Most Liquor Licenses
Judge George Criswell refused all applications for wholesale or retail liquor licenses in Venango County on Thursday, placing the county in a dry status. Most license requests were denied, while two breweries in Franklin and Oil City were not affected as their cases were reserved. The breweries later withdrew their applications, likely to seek state licenses.
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George Criswell
Venango County
Franklin
Oil City
Criswell
South street man burns from runaway oil blaze
Gust Sutter of South street suffered painful burns to his left hand and arm Friday afternoon while shutting off a malfunctioning valve at Seneca Oil Works. Oil escaped and caught fire, but the blaze was extinguished without firefighters.
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Gust Sutter
South Street
Seneca Oil Works
Warren marksmen to represent on international rifle stage
Warren shooters Edward Sweeting Dr. W M Robertson and Fred A Keller will compete in the upcoming International shoot in Buenos Aires. Warren's strong rifle club record has brought the trio into national prominence. R S Hartley of Pittsfield, a renowned farmer and stock raiser, has sold his farm and plans an Eastbound automobile tour starting May 1.
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Warren
Buenos Aires
Edward Sweeting
Dr. W. M. Robertson
Fred A. Keller
Pittsfield
R. S. Hartley
Hartley
Bankers Convention Set for Sharon June Week
The Group q annual convention of the State Bankers Association will convene in Sharon the first week of June. About 100 bankers from Mercer Crawford Venango Erie Warren Elk Forest and McKean counties will attend. Hosts include Sharon Farrell and Sharpsville at the Sharon County Club for the business session and banquet with addresses by prominent bankers yet to be announced.
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State Bankers’ Association
Sharon
Bankers of
Farrell
Sharpsville
Mercer
Crawford
Venango
Erie
Warren
Elk
Forest
McKean
Sharon County Club
Board weigh high school expansion and park plans
The Board of Education discussed enlarging the High School to accommodate over a hundred new students next fall and referred the matter to the Building Committee. They also considered drilling a well and installing a private water system and referred park improvements estimated at $6,000 and the water system at $2,000 to respective committees.
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Board of Education
Death of Charles Benson in Gladerun
Charles Benson of Gladerun, who kept rooms above the Thelin store, was found dead in bed Friday morning by Gust Thelin. The coroner was notified and an examination cited hardening of the arteries as the cause. Benson, a member of I O O F and Warren Lodge of Moose, died in his sleep after returning home on the 10 o clock car. He was survived by his wife of 48 Clark Street Island. Funeral held Sunday at 2 pm from her home under I O O F and Moose Lodges. Interment in Oakland.
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Charles Benson
Gladerun
Thelin
Gust Thelin
DeForest
Chapman
Benson
Warren Lodge
Moose
Clark Street
I. O. O. Fang Moose Lodges
Oakland
Eye and Ear Ailments and General Debilities List
A list of numerous ailments including cataract dropsy blindness dyspepsia deafness piles catarrh nerves lungs hives heart moles kidneys skin cancer nose throat eye conditions goitre rupture without operation nervous headache general weakness gastric pain diarrhea ulcerated stomach pimples and blemishes brain and nerves diseases presented as a medical catalog.
Radium Offered for Trial Treatment in February
Dr. R. J. Brown, specialist at Chada Koin Building, has secured limited radi um touted by European and American scientists as a cure for cancer and chronic diseases. A one week trial treatment is offered to anyone wishing to participate during February.
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R. J. Brown
Chadakoin
Europe
America
Testimonial letters praise Dr Brown's goitre and heart cure
A compilation of patient statements from 1913 extolling Dr Brown's treatments for goitre and heart disease. Beatrice J. Smith reports goitre disappearance after two months. Gust A. Anderson claims relief from valvular heart disease. William Hartley says his large goitre vanished after treatment.
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Dr. Brown
Goitre
Beatrice J. Smith
Harrison St
Jamestown, N. Y
Brown
Gust A. Anderson
Maple St
City, Cured
Catarrh Affected Systemic Health Across Body
Patient describes catarrh affecting stomach head nose throat liver kidneys bowels and nerves. Symptoms included irritability fatigue poor sleep headaches dizziness constipation irregular appetite digestion pains in stomach and throat dryness hawking mucus and coated tongue each morning.
Dr Brown Cancer Remedy Testimony in Jamestown NY 1912
Mrs Ziegen swears under oath that Dr Brown in Chadakoin Building Jamestown cured a year old cancer on her left cheek without curing pain. She testifies she lives in Celoron New York for 15 years and urges others with cancer to seek his treatment. Notary Florence E Terry witnesses the oath dated November 8 1912.
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Celoron
Paroled killer Frank Woodward linked to Titusville rumors
Titusville sleuths chase word on Frank Woodward who was paroled from prison after a murder conviction of Daniel McGrath. He reportedly visited the Bertha Bloom houses but found her absent, fueling nervous speculation among locals who testified at the trial.
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Titusville
Frank Woodward
Woodward
Daniel McGrath
Queen City
Bertha Bloom
Radium Cure Promises Relief Across Diseases
A Johns Hopkins University announcement says a radium salt solution inhaled in an air chamber treats many illnesses. Patients, rich or poor, recover in about three weeks with cancer cited as a cure by authorities. Claims extend to Bright's disease diabetes arteriosclerosis gout rheumatism fibroid tumors deafness goitre and tuberculosis.
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Johns Hopkins University
Eye sight restored after headache and treatment
Mrs Lois Honeysett of Jamestown New York says her left eye was completely blind after a severe headache. After consulting Dr Brown and a month of treatment her sight fully returned with no pain. She urges others with eye trouble to seek his care.
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Brown
Lois Honeysett
Jamestown
N.Y
R. D
Deafness Cured by Dr Brown Treatment
Emery Woodard of Jamestown R D 83 writes that after ten years of worsening deafness and nightly ear noises he can now hear conversations clearly. He says the treatment delivered wonderful results and notes his 75 years.
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Dr. Brown
Emery Woodard
Jamestown
R. D
Blind Child Cured by Dr Brown
The Sentinel reports a remarkable case of healing in five year old Margaret who became blind from a swelling that covered her eyes. After treatment by Dr. R J Brown the cataracts disappeared and she can see colors and flowers, with improved vision increasing daily.
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the Sentinel
R. J. Brown
Maragaret
Brown
Margaret
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Levi Smith Refining Company
Jackson—Sears
George Jackson, Jr
Bertha Sears
Kennedy
N. Y
Walter Yuill
Diamond Block
Anna M. Hain
Peter B. Yuill
New York State
Chicago
Daisy M. Hain
Grover W. Hain
Bispee, Arizona
Dc. S. Knapp
New Free Methodist Church
Warren Mail
County
Wilburnie Oil Works
Warren Shopshooters
Geo. J. Hesch
Riverside
John Burr
Tiona
Wheeler
Department of Fisheries
J. F. Albert
Alex McDonald
D. A. Arird
Commonwealth
E. S. Lindsey
C. E. Bordwell
Glade
Pennsylvania Avenue
Poplar Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Conenango Creek
Co. E. Metzger
B. G. Gregory
R. J
West Third Street
Abrahamson-Begelow Co
Prof
Erlich
Buffalo
Lockport
Gasport
Middleport
Johnson’s Creek
Mary J. Ziegen
Florence E. Terry
Notary Public
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