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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1914
Page
4
The Oil City Blizzard published poems mocking county liquor licensing after Judge Criswell refused new licenses in Venango. The verses describe a dry era across Venango towns including Oil City and Franklin, citing soda and water as the only drinks.
In Venango County a dry spell changes lives from Johnny Brent returning sober to his wage in hand to Sandy Morrows quitting drinking. The tale links families, debt, and work as liquor bars close and a courtroom vision invokes a heavenly plan.
The piece argues that old newspaper ads reveal daily life in colonial America. It cites examples from New York, Philadelphia, and Boston, including slave trade notices, indentured servant ads, tavern promotions, shop goods, and early craft items, with names like Franklin, Fraunces, Revere, Lorillard, and Greenwood Turner.
Dr Granger of Presbyterian Memorial church in Washington praised frank talk on dress emphasizing practicality over fashion. He noted a man cannot sit in overly tight pants and a woman cannot be well dressed with skirts two yards at the knees and a half yard at the bottom. He added many extremists are behind on tailor and dressmaker bills.
The Mail office reports daily inflow of political dead-head advertisements all claiming no charge for the newsletter. The paper baler has room for more insertions despite the saturation.
The independent voters of Pennsylvania are urged to support Progressive candidates for United States senator and governor to eliminate Penrose and his allies from state politics at the next fall election.
Joseph H. DeFrees declares for State Senator in the Warren Venango District subject to Washington Party primary on May 19 1914. Announcement appears in Warren Pennsylvania newspaper notice.
The Warren Mail urges readers to subscribe in a county wide effort highlighted by signs and reminders. Local residents are invited to enroll for yearlong delivery and access to all sections of the newspaper.
Montgomery Schuyler argues Mexico has never had a constitutional government and condemns its people as unable to govern themselves. He describes elections as sham, bandit incursions, and widespread violence against women, insisting only a wise, humane dictator can bring order.
Between February 9, 1910, and March 13, 1914, the Senate’s investigations cost the government $163,514.72. Senator John Sharp Williams, chairman of the Contingent Expenses Committee, cited items such as the Lorimer inquiries, Titanic disaster, Alaska needs, campaign contributions, Mexico disorders, coal strikes, and lobbying as major costs.
Truman Doud Collins, renowned lumberman who built vast holdings in Pennsylvania Oregon Washington and California, died at his Nebraska home at 83. He left a multistate timber empire, substantial philanthropy to foreign missions, and a wide network of mills, railways and companies.
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