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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1909
Page
8
Notice from the paper urging timely copy from correspondents each week. All letters must be signed by the author, though names are published only if requested. Do not write on both sides of the paper.
Heavy winds damaged local property with two oil derricks toppled on leases. A three story Main street building housing A. Dunn & Son's stores had a tin roof blown off. Several residents noted travel and visits while obituaries and Easter activities fill the page. Chambers Jury dies at Niagara Falls after long Niagara Paper Co. work. Other items include births, movements, and local numbers.
Miss Ethel Barber of Russell visits sister Mrs A A Avery on Friday. Mrs Julia Daugarthy returns home to Celeron with her son after visiting her parents. Monroe Passinger comes home from Wetmore after a visit with friends. Gust Akeley of Jamestown spends Easter at home. William Drayton Sr and son Earl of Stoneham visit his brother. Richard Lauffenburger of Russell visits parents. Ella Passinger returns to Russell after a week with her parents. Loyd Sampson of Scandia calls on friends in Hollow. Mrs Georgia Scott of Scandia calls on Miss Bertha Passinger. Mrs Eugene Adams and daughter visit Miss Bertha Passinger. Mr and Mrs A C Walker visit Scandia. A W Walker and Harry Vansile visit Cable Hollow. Jane Brown of North Warren calls on Wash Drayton. A W Young does business in Warren. Miss Bertha Passinger improves after illness. Mrs Fred Thompson and children visit Jamestown parents. Miss Freeda Mattson calls on Bertha Passinger. Fred Lauffenburger of Fox Hill calls on his brother.
Mr and Mrs Frank Phillips of Russell were calling on friends and relatives at this place the past week.
County Commissioners met on Mary Ellen Whitcomb property concerns with Sugar Run in focus. Corydon visitors include Wm Schobey Earnest Springer and A N Reeves plus Fred Slater aiding local telephone line work. Potatoes loaded this week by P C Holt and Mr Mrs W R McKinney hosted in town with relatives. Leo Wilcox returned from Marshburg oil well work.
April 10 reports show Lloyd Sampson visiting Warren while Arvid Gustafson travels to Russell on business. Clarence Carlson visits James town with friends for a few days. George Graham and Miss Georgia Barber visit Russell and Akeley Hollow. Orlon Lane of New York City visits his wife here. Harry Carlson visits his parents at this place. W W Cook of Warren and A W Youngs of Akeley Hollow call on Mr and Mrs Joe Miller. Dorothea Hague and Georgia Barber attend Sunday School at Akeley Hollow. Mr and Mrs Taylor of Egypt Hollow move to the A C Walker farm. Mrs Geo Graham leaves for James town for granddaughter Christenings. Eric Gustafson returns to James town after visiting. Arbutus to bloom soon in spring.
April 12 notes show Eva Simmons leaving for Edinboro Normal School and a Sunday Easter program. Wind damaged a barn near Olson farm and several trees fell. Messengers visit Edinboro to view DeLaval and Sharples separators. Local residents Ella Allen Martha Ayer Celia Gates Loucks Reynolds Ray Carrier visit. Cemetery Society meets April 16.
Personal testimonials from Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Bennett cite cures of epilepsy and St Vitus Dance after using Dr Miles Nervine. The ad asserts nervous diseases respond to the remedy with long lasting benefits and offers money back if no benefit. It urges readers to obtain a bottle from a druggist and follow directions.
The ladies of the vicinity gathered at Mrs. Brightman's on Thursday to quilt for L. Bacon who recently suffered a fire loss. Several local residents visited nearby towns and families including links to Spartansburg Irvine Cambridge East Branch and Bowling Green. The township district school course examination is set for Eldred Center on April 16. Fred Brown traveled to Garland for his aunt Lydia Burns funeral in Ohio.
In Fentonville on April 12 a surprise party honored Mr and Mrs Frank Davis for their 30th wedding anniversary. A late supper followed and a purse of money was presented to the couple. Edith Johnson of Jamestown visited her parents the Johnsons. Carl Johnson’s condition was listed as under doctor care. A strong wind storm damaged timber and twisted telephone wires, briefly interrupting service. The F C A will meet with Mrs Minnie Bradley on May 26.
April 13. Ben McCoy on the sick list. M Giltinan of Corydon visited Saturday. Mrs. Alice Outrid in Jamestown with her ill daughter Mrs. Harry Beary. John Learn in Russell Friday shaking hands with old friends. C Ladow moving into a new house soon. Mr List of Clendenning Corners rented the Beach farm. Our Grange met recently despite bad weather. Wind blew hard but no damage reported.
A historical catalog traces England’s class pyramid from agricultural laborers earning pennies weekly to farm servants, gentry, shopkeepers, merchants, professionals, clergy, and landed proprietors. The piece notes deep income gaps and social rankings reflecting a rigid hierarchy.
April Scribner argues that in both English and New England towns social rank centers on the lord lieutenant or governor and wealth holders. He notes that a shopkeeper or cashier may be respected, yet true social glory comes only when a commoner sits at the noble's table during formal functions.
A black man travels from Kansas seeking shelter and food, faces racial rejection, and finally returns to Mississippi. He knocks at a front door, is told to use the back, and proclaims joy at being among his own people. The Washington Star recounts the encounter.
An April New Idea column extols stair climbing as healthy when done correctly and notes safety concerns for women. It highlights technique with chest elevation and buoyancy from full breaths, and contrasts it with fears of invasion affecting England and Austria's gains amid hostile plots.
A reform note argues that high divorce rates and extravagant living undermine domestic life. It cites the US divorce rate, contrasts France and Germany, and blames luxury for weakened family happiness. It urges simpler living and shared effort in marriage to restore true economy and virtue.
Senator McLaurin of Mississippi tells a story illustrating his view on race by comparing treatment of a colored man in Kansas and the South. A Mississippi darky travels north to seek aid but ends up stranded, begging for food.
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