Mail dissolves into new hands and aging editor retires
Willis Cowan steps down after over thirty one years as editor and part owner of the Mail, fading into retirement and urging support for the new owners Dwight Cowan and Enos T. Drum. He reflects on a long tenure since 1874 and invites readers to back the publication as it continues as a first class weekly under its new leadership.
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MAIL
Willis Cowan
Dwight Cowan
Enos T. Drum
Reliable
Republican Mail
Cowan
Father and Son
K. Cowan & Co
Reader
Beef Trust Boss Indictments Follow Chautauqua Speech
The President spoke at Chautauqua and soon after new indictments were issued against beef trust bosses. The reference notes beef prices and market pressures rise in tandem with political brinkmanship.
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Beef Trust
Two persistent preachers praised yet deeds count more
An ex change notes the Kaiser and the President are persistent preachers, but emphasizes that actions matter more than words in shaping a good world.
Portsmouth Declared Hottest Spot for Peace Envoys
To ensure comfort for the peace envoys Portsmouth was chosen and proved the hottest place along the coast. The remark hints at the heat as a weather joke from the weather man.
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Portsmouth
State highway progress report lists 179 miles
The State Highway Commissioner reports to the Governor that the department now has 179 miles of road either completed under construction or ready for construction. Norway votes to become independent from Sweden with near unanimous support, while other social notes reflect shorter days and seasonal clothing changes.
Legal Blanks Dominate Malt Office Notices
The Malt Office highlights legal blanks as a specialty with emphasis on notices and official notices. Readers are urged to file or respond to legal forms and public notices issued by the Malt Office.
Roosevelt Visits Oyster Bay and Wilkesbarre Speaks on Peace and Temperance
President Roosevelt toured from Oyster Bay to Wilkesbarre and Chautauqua delivering talks on temperance and national policy. He endorsed well handled unions, reaffirmed the Monroe Doctrine, and argued for a strong navy as a path to peace. He outlined three conditions for the Doctrine and pledged aid to sister republics toward peace and order.
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Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Wilkesbarre
Total Abstinance Society
Chautauqua
Money Isn’t Everything in Wealth’s Limits
The Buffalo Express article by I. D. Marshall argues money cannot solve all problems. Rockefeller cannot curb oil competition or stop abuse of his family, Addicks fails to win a U.S. Senate seat, Lipton loses yacht races, and Crocker cannot buy English nobility. Money has limits, though rightly used it remains valuable and should be more evenly divided.
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Buffalo Express
I. D. Marshall
John D. Rockefeller
J. Edward Addicks
Delaware
U.S
Thomas Lipton
Europe
America
Richard Crocker
New York City
England
New Hymnal and Presby terian Service Highlight Marriage Oath
Two new church books draw attention to wedding rituals. The Presbyterian General Assembly requires a wife to promise obedience, while the Methodist hymnal omits such an obligation. The contrast underscores differing views on marital vows in the two denominations.
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New Methodist
Presbyterian General Assembly
Methodist Episcopal Church
Summer Widowing Comes With A Short Lived Freedom
An ex change argues that summer widowing is appealing only briefly. The family departure provides a few weeks of freedom but routines like feeding the cat, caring for pets, making beds, and washing dishes lose their charm as time goes on.
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Pinchbeck
Governors Reply To Conference On Marriage Divorce Laws
Forty four governors replied to Gov Pennypacker’s invitation for a conference on marriage and divorce laws. The letter notes the flag has forty five stars but emphasizes that only legislation can remedy the current divorce laws.
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Gov. Pennypacker
Postmaster General Orders Rural Boxes Painted
Cortelyou orders rural mail carriers to paint all boxes on their routes with government supplied paint. Carriers will receive twenty five cents per box. The guidance adds a humane note praising kindness to an old horse and reflects sentiment about trustworthy, compassionate character.
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Cortelyou
Season of the year tests the good housewife's equanimity
The saying notes this season as a period when a diligent homemaker preserves many things yet struggles to keep calm. It reflects domestic pressures and steadiness required in household management during busy months.
Timely Topics and Economic Tidbits Across 1905
A collage of brief notes on costs for peace envoys at 250 dollars daily with 200 dollars for each envoy, rail property value at 11.24 billion with Pennsylvania leading near 1.5 billion, Allegheny County freeing toll roads through highway improvements, a New Haven 1905 city directory noting Lex Strouse the dog, the Philadelphia mint suspending operations for lack of work, and a projection of Equitable declines totaling 2.5 million in the first three days versus 1904, signaling broader 1905 economic trends.
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Atlanta Constitution
Philadelphia Inquirer
Census Bureau
United States
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
Pittsburg
New Haven
David Strouse
Strouses
Lex Strouse
St. John’s Street
Philadelphia
Equitable
Meadville Journal
Reduced R R Excursion to Seashore From Erie Area
Pennsylvania Railroad announces a 15 day low rate excursion from Erie Rouseville Corry Dunkirk Buffalo Olean Rochester Bradford Tionesta Warren and other stations to Atlantic City Cape May Sea Isle City or Ocean City New Jersey. Tickets good for return within fifteen days on regular trains with stopovers in Philadelphia permitted. Information via hand bills or local agents.
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R. R
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Rouseville
Corry
Dunkirk
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Olean
Rochester
Bradford
Tionesta
Warren
Clermont
DuBois
Renovo
Atlantic City
Cape May
Sea Isle City
Ocean City
N. J
Delaware River Bridge
Market Street Wharf
Philadelphia
Summerdale
Ludlow
E. S. Harrar
Williamsport
B. P. Fraser
Main Street
Ellicott Square
N. Y
Dr Greenes Nervura Promises Cure for Nervous Diseases
An advertisement extols Dr Greene and his Nervura remedy as a proven, century‑tested treatment. It touts three generations of the Greene family, claims personal consultation and mail responses, and lists office at 10L Fifth Avenue New York as the contact point.
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DR. Greene
Fifth Avenue
New York
Subpoena in Divorce in Warren County Case 1905
Subpoena issued in Warren County Common Pleas No 27 March term 1905 Frank H Fritz Libellant v Ada Alice Fritz Respondent notes alias subpoena returned non est inventus summon respondent to appear Sept 4 1905 before judges at Warren Court House to answer libellant's complaint and show cause why divorce should not be granted Sheriff RE N Brown issued forces.
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Warren County
RE. N. Brown
Sheriff’s Sale Notice From Warren Pennsylvania
Sheriff R N Brown announces a sale at 2 PM in Warren Pennsylvania on August 15 1905. Public notice lists the sheriff’s office as the issuing authority and schedules a property sale.
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R. N. Brown
Warren
Notice of Account Filings in Warren County Orphans Court
Register Crandall announces that heirs and guardians have filed final and first accounts for estates and guardianships in Warren County. The Orphans Court will review these accounts on September 4 at 2 PM for confirmation and allowance. Names include Schramling, Linquist, Clark, Thompson, Chase, LeRoy, Walter, Hertzel, Head, and others with estates in Mary Schramling, Walter Linquist, Levi Ashton, Charles Shaw, David Walter, Philip Hertzel, and H. F. Head estates.
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Orphans’ Court
L. M. Schramling
Mary Schramling
Levi Ashton
Charles Chase
Lizzie Irvine
A. J. Irvine
Rose LeRoy
Charles Shaw
Albert D. Walter
George B. Walter
David Walter
Andrew Hertzel
Chas. Schimmelfeng
Philip Hertzel
W. R. Dawson
H. F. Head
Co. D. Crandall
Register, Register’s
Warren
Foreign Attachment Proceedings In Forest County
Writ of Foreign Attachment issued May 26 1905 targets Ward C Oille and Albert E McKeen nonresidents of Pennsylvania. Court orders publication in Forest Republican and Warren Mail for six weeks and attachment of their real and personal property to answer A Sperry’s Assumpsit claim at the September 1905 term.
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Albert E. McKeen
Oille & McKeen
Court of Common Pleas
Forest County
Pennsylvania
North Tonawanda
State of New York
A.C. Brown
Forest Republican
Tionesta
Forest Co
Warren Mail
Warren, Warren Co
Geo. W. Noblit
C. Oille
Assumpsit
W. M Udndeey
Seal
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