Political slate listed for Pennsylvania offices
Governor William Draper Lewis of Philadelphia Lieutenant Governor Percy S. Smith of Allegheny Secretary Internal Affairs Fred E. Lewis of Lehigh and Representative in Congress 28th District Willis J. Hulings of Oil City Venango County named in the ticket.
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William Draper Lewis
Philadelphia
Percy S. Smith
Allegheny County
Fred E. Lewis
Lehigh County
Congress
Willis J. Hulings
Oil City
Venango County
Printer Slips Mix Wedding and Auction in Bangor News
A Bangor Pa newspaper published a humorous misprint where a wedding and an auction sale were accidentally combined. The fictitious notice described William Smith and Lucy Anderson’s nuptials and the auction of farm items, with whimsical details and oddities like prized cattle and farm implements listed as wedding trimmings.
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Bangor
William Smith
Joseph Smith
Lucy Anderson
Viewpoints on suffrage and politics across papers
A compendium of brief opinions notes Republican support for woman suffrage by Job Hedges and Hinman’s opposition. It also hints at price controls, Belgian war cannons, war-time prices, Belgian hares, and Senate treaty counts, reflecting varied editorial tones about neutrality and politics.
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New York
Job Hedges
Mr. Hinman
Hinman
Springfield
Congress
Indianapolis
Kansas City Journal
Liege
Washington Post
Language Gaps Shape Early Japanese Bible Translations
A discussion on how linguistic limits affected Bible translation into Japanese. Examples include using soak for baptize producing John the Soaker and a doctrine of soaking for remission. Miserere rendered as Oh heart broken schoolmaster. The Spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak rendered as The ghost is ready, but the meat is feeble.
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John the Soaker
Warren Mail Printing Prices Available
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Warren Mail
The Merchant
A country merchant vents at length about unfair credit, collector pressure, and the double standard of trade. He laments wholesale duns, farmers paying cash, and subscriptions as public blame while Skeers and Crawbuck refuse help. He notes heavy selling costs, bank interest, and looming $350 debt against $10,000 in accounts.
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Skeers & Crawbuck
Tama
Farrell promoter flees after securing 4100 in a cooperative scam
In Farrell, George Tobias Washington drew about 4100 from locals at the First Baptist colored church by offering a cooperative store with reduced prices. He pledged to invest more to start a first class store on Haywood street but vanished after collecting the money, leaving victims anxious for dividends and cashing stock certificates.
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Baltimore Criddle
Virgil Custard
George Tobias Washington
Farrell
George Washington Tobias
Washington Tobias
Washington
First Baptist Church
Virgil
Haywood Street
Speed Mania Endangers All on Public Roads
More than half of the fatal automobile accidents last year were avoidable. Reckless driving harms not only the driver and passengers but also every passerby. The public should cap maximum speed on licensed cars, a drastic but necessary safety measure if other methods fail. Subscribe for The Warren Mail.
Newspaper Advertising Costs Versus Personal Outreach
A discussion of advertising efficiency compares newspaper advertising with personal solicitation and letter campaigns. W. L. Douglas notes newspaper ads reach more readers for less cost, highlighting a $5 ad in a 2,000 circulation paper versus sending 10,000 personal letters that would cost over $300 in postage, printing, and labor. The piece argues newspapers are designed to serve advertisers and attract readers, making them the most economical option.
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W. L. Douglas
The Parson and His Pay Reflections on minister salaries in the United States
The piece argues that though 300,000 ministers earn less than 500 dollars a year, money does not measure merit. It critiques using pay as a standard of worth, says great preaching should be valued beyond dollars, and hopes for big churches with dignified parish clerics who choose meaningful use of income over lavish spending.
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United States
New York
A Friend the Dog Who Follows Me
A speaker describes a dog with a stubby tail, fleas, mange, and a rough past who is loyal and fond of the narrator. Despite illness and dirt, the dog waits at the door, protects, and shares peasant joys like chasing chickens, never punished for following, revealing a strong bond between human and animal.
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Andre
How to Manage a Man English Vicar Advice 1900s
A dated moral note presents a vicar's guidance for wives to nurture and support husbands. It outlines behaviors from loving and honoring to listening and trusting, ending with the caution to avoid revealing any control over him. The piece reflects gender norms of its era.
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P'Sons
High Finance on a Rail Line Aboard the Boardroom
A satirical scene shows a railroad board meeting where directors debate purchases and financing. The chairman jokes about buying lines, issuing bonds, and borrowing from banks, while operations falter over engine shortages and political pressure.
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Mellon
Wall Street
Hades
C’m
Jiggerstown & Western Railway
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George B. Munn
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