25 Aug 1904
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1904
Page
1
Local notes mention Flora McNett visiting Oil City, changes to school staff and textbooks, foundation work on a hose house, and various residents traveling or returning. Reports include weather, crop notes, and community events such as dances, outings, and sports updates.
In a Monarch Park address H M Irwin recalls death notices as difficult and thankless to write. He notes editors rarely receive thanks or money from bereaved families, with only a few scant examples of token gratitude. The piece, from Oil City Blizzard, meditates on the economics of obituary writing.
The Kane Republican notes North East life split into many social sets, criticizing exclusion and low sociability among common people. It reports passenger engineers on the P and E R R wearing new uniforms of blouse, overalls, and cap. Mrs. P F McMahon returns from Buffalo where her husband seeks hospital treatment.
In Kinzua Pa on August 24 1904 Guy M Shaver and Grace Irena Green wed at the bride s home. In Sugar Grove Pa on August 17 1904 Lee N Dailey and Lucy B Abbott tied by Rev M R Woodland in a home wedding with gifts. Dailey will direct a Yankton college. Ayers Comstock union occurred August 18 1904 at Garland Pa.
Wesley J Bennett who died in Warren Indiana on August 16 was buried in Fentonville cemetery after services at his mother's home in Ackley. He left a wife a mother four brothers and a sister and was about 35 years old.
Real estate transfers show multiple conveyances in Warren Pine Grove Freehold and Watson areas. Purchasers include C M Gealy W H Newton Polly Strain and Eli Swanson among others with amounts from 1 to 2800 dollars and totals including 519.16 529.16.
A Philadelphia director warns against eating fruit raw and exposed to air, citing rapid spoilage and possible poisoning especially for cucumbers watermelons and cantaloupes. He cautions against large iced sweetened drinks as they irritate the stomach and can cause inflammation. Cool water sipped slowly offers relief, while gulping ice water is harmful.
Fredonia Democrat Dr. D. G. Pickett, long a leading figure in Northern Chautauqua county politics, says he will support Roosevelt. He recently ran as a Democrat for State Senator alongside Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties. He accuses Parker and backers of collusion with trusts. Many regional Democrats are said to back Pickett.
An old note on a trader’s finances led Jacob Astor to mark OK across inquiries. He misread or could not write and believed OK stood for All Correct. The note recounts the origin of the mark associated with credit checks. An unrelated small fireplace accessory ad follows.
Forty dozen garments across 27 styles priced from one to four dollars and fifty cents each. All items guaranteed clean cut and absolutely perfect in color and style.
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