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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1913
Page
3
The advert touts Carmega Toilet Powder as ideal for women and babies with an exquisite oriental scent. It highlights absolute purity and safety from harmful substances making it the best dusting powder for infants priced at 25 cents a box.
Prof Hyde offers the most perfect eye testing with the latest appliances and guarantees glasses to fit or no pay. He invites quick visits, can fit glasses in the evening, and has 26 years of experience. Office hours 9 am to 8 pm at 348 Pena Ave, Wom. Over Citizens National Bank.
University of Pennsylvania experts unveil a shattered Susa tablet believed to be part of the earliest law code, the Hammurabi collection. Deciphered by Dr. Arno Poebel, it covers bankruptcy rules, interest rates, and penalties, with the ruined text indicating witness involvement and temple oaths. The artifact, excavated from Nippur materials, dates to 2100–2300 B C and signals early financial law.
Prof H B Hyce of Warren Pennsylvania is identified as a 4 Hi Optometrist and a member of the O A and Penna Optical Society in Warren, Pa.
The advertisement offers business training at Hoff College with Gregg shorthand touch typewriting Sadler-Rowe bookkeeping and the new stenotypy. It lists many names and firms in Warren Pa and surrounding areas as references and potential employers. The piece invites readers to send name and address for complete details.
Sk Wright and Pyatt Hubler of Sharon Pennsylvania create a wooden minnow lure with a carved girl face a miniature electric light and a small clamp to illuminate the bait The device includes a tiny music box powered by a pocket dry battery The inventors say bass respond to the music and light improving on the cow bell idea from the Tuscarawa river.
The Centennial Baptist Church of Washington reports pastors and congregations adopting coatless sermons in hot weather. Rev E Hez Swem recalls initial criticism, noting Ohio Wisconsin and Baltimore follow the trend. He says parishioners accept shirt sleeve preaching and he too grew comfortable in the pulpit.
A US Bureau of Education report argues that modern schools surpass past systems, with the three R's taught better today than fifty to sixty years ago. It says criticisms reflect a shift in public education goals toward broader life preparation and vocational training rather than a return to bookish fundamentals.
A German trial treats birch oak elm and spruce by burying in earth with lime for three to five months. The process gives a remarkable color and results in wood that requires no paint or stain and resists shrinking or swelling.
Lars Frederiksen, Danish cattle authority and representative of Jutland agricultural societies, praised North Dakota Better Farming association camps at Valley City Chau Tauqua. He noted 112 farm boys received ten days of instruction, and said Denmark will start similar encampments after returning home. Frederiksen warned Denmark to diversify from one crop, citing the benefits of dairying and agricultural education.
Floyd Densmore a 17 year old resident of South Dansville 12 miles north of Hornell died by self inflicted gunshot last week after suffering prolonged illness. His father was at work in a field and his mother in the yard when he acted alone taking a public safety item from a room corner to the cellar and firing. The top of his head was blown off.
Farmers announce a complete stock of field and garden seeds with best quality at moderate cost. They invite customers to request samples and quotes and encourage calls to arrange purchases.
An old notice urges that neglecting constipation leads to serious illness and diseases like typhoid and appendicitis. It touts Dr Miles Laxative Tablets as a mild, effective remedy and notes a 25 cent box with a money back guarantee from Miles Medical Co.
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