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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
4
The piece argues that the current downturn is tied to a presidential year and will be brief. It predicts Taft's election secures business, easing the illness of recession, with September bringing renewed activity and a return to strong industrial output near 1906-07 levels.
A Washington pastor privately labeled Judge Taft as a Unitarian likening him to Tom Paine and Colonel Ingersoll. The piece notes Unitarians are not Christians as other skeptics claim and warns the claim may fuel campaign attacks though its truth is doubtful.
The fall term starts September 8 1908 at Edinboro State Normal School under principal Joan F Bicler The teacher remains the most important educational factor in the school’s instruction and direction.
The Pittsburg Gazette-Times explains the origin of the term yegg from John Yegg and the nitroglycerin safe cracking method. It describes how yeggs operate, including use of a kit with a boy known as a kitten to survey targets, the kingpin role, and the spread of yegg gangs across the country.
An old Chicago Tribune quotation sketches a playful exchange aboard an ocean liner. A young woman asks where Mother Carey feeds her chickens and the captain answers with a maritime flourish about the sea trough.
A Dutch proverb notes that industrious hands and a good head are worth gold in any land, underscoring the enduring value of diligence and intelligence.
Baron Verly recounts Napoleon III riding out to Bazeilles at dawn on September 1 1870 amid a hail of bullets. He allegedly sought death to escape the disgrace of Sedan, rode back after hours of exposure, and survived though two horses were not killed beneath him.
The Paris Eclair recounts a martinique island incident where a six foot lancehead snake slept on Private Durand’s bare chest after a prison night. Sergeant Legrand lured the snake with milk and music, killing it with cudgels as Durand recovered from shock and later returned to France with hair turned white.
Encouraging reports of commercial conditions outnumber adverse statements with earlier gains fully maintained and falling prices for wheat mainly speculative as harvest nears. August sees peak activity in iron and steel, leather tightens costs, and mercantile credit remains loose while foreign trade shows exports up and imports down versus last year.
The piece notes how many people can name Shakespeare as the source of familiar lines. It observes that everyone may quote him, citing lines like a woman's reason and a trick worth two of that, and mentions Goldsmiths line Ask me no questions and I will tell you no lies as widely known.
Mr Stubb and Mrs Stubb discuss a singer in the back yard mocked as a misread meal gaffe. Mrs Stubb admits the fault saying she boiled bird seed instead of oatmeal. The exchange ends with a quip tying wisdom to timely action.
John Mahon of Clinton Illinois seeks information on the estate of his uncles John Mahon and Patrick Mahon who died intestate leaving mining stock worth over a million. He offers 500 dollars to the informer and 500 to the editor who publishes details.
The Scranton Tribune argues for publishing General Assembly acts each session. It cites New York’s public access as a model and notes broad sentiment across Pennsylvania for publicity of laws. Violations of game and fish, pure food, and Health Department measures underscore the need amid widespread ignorance.
A list of public documents available at the newspaper office for subscribers includes Statistical Record of the Progress of the United States The Net Result at the Hague A League of Peace by Andrew Carnegie Test of Mechanical Cow Milker Penn State College Cost Capitalization and Estimated Value of American Railways by Slason Thompson Suggestions to Woodlot Owners U S Dept of Agriculture Paris Green Inspection Pa Dept of Agriculture Extent and Importance of White Pine Blight U S Forest Service Annual Report Penn a Society for Prevention of Tuberculosis Potato Beetle Tree Declining Pa Dept of Agriculture
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