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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1904
Page
6
A poem fragment urges bold put to doubt and persevere. It cautions those seeking glory or leadership that many trials, blows, and disappointments precede any gain. The lines emphasize the heart must bleed and endure sloughs of woe before success.
A woman and her husband move into a 17th century style Pinal house famed for hauntings. After servants quit, two Chinese workers become guards. Burglary ends in a gunfight reveals a counterfeiting tunnel under the house, bringing arrests and ending the haunting rumors.
The London Chronicle notes that Japan’s veneration for the mikado restrains war and revolution. It describes Japanese patriotism as religious devotion to the son of heaven and suggests public acquiescence to imperial decrees, even amid personal sacrifice.
Jane Seymour boasted to Anne Boleyn that Henry VIII asked for her hand. The queen retorted that he had asked for her head. Subsequent events showed both ladies granted the requests in history.
The article extols the 1904 St Louis World’s Fair as massive and unparalleled. It highlights the Palace of Agriculture the Palace of Transportation the United States government exhibits the Palace of Art and the Palace of Machinery, plus vast displays in Electricity Varied Industries Manufactures Education Mines and Metallurgy and horticulture. It notes transportation ease at Union Station and simple city navigation from Market Street with clear streetcar routes.
A traveler arriving late for a lecture in Turkeyville is served whisky by a hotel boy after a misunderstanding. A local Total Abstinence society committee visits the room, believing the guest ordered a whisk broom, not whisky, leading to a humorous miscommunication.
An 18 year old from NeKoma Illinois in 1901 suffered kidney disease and backache. After starting Dodd's Kidney Pills he recovered enough to work and remained stronger each year through 1904 praising a complete permanent cure and stating he could do harder work than before.
A Yonkers Statesman quip notes the average U.S. family size as four and seven-tenths persons, with Mrs. Bacon remarking she is the seven tenths in her family.
A promotional notice touts a Hand Power Hay Press priced at 28 cents and claims two boys can bale three tons per day. It urges sending 5 cent stamps to La Cross Wis for the catalog and seeds, praising the press and farm tools amid a general ad copy tone.
An old advertisement repeats Hoxie’s Croup Cure at 50 cents claiming it is the life saver for children. The page also features snippets and quips about aging, time, and advice from sources like Ram’s Horn and Chesterfield.
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