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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1915
Page
4
The speaker welcomes visitors and notes the fair represents a whole lot of hard work and determination. Officials discuss initial planning for upcoming rockets and seasonal events while urging positive coverage of the fair.
Bishop Charles D. Williams praises Henry Ford as running the most Christian institution in Detroit noting the 18 000 workers receive Christian instruction. Ford counsels offenders with forgiveness and seeks to reform jailbound drug fiends by aiding their recovery.
A reflective piece argues that a stern face does not signify virtue while kindness and warmth, shown even by the poor or weary, reveal true character. It notes wartime stoicism, the deceit of thieves, and the piercing power of a genuine smile across social classes.
A fragmented item repeats phrases about swatting a fly with urgency and action. The scribbled lines mention coming and going and a warning about being swatted. The tone resembles terse street notes or a chant.
Edward F. Fischer of St. Joseph Missouri, once acclaimed as a perfect husband, sues for divorce after two years marriage. Critics praised his eight years of work, thrift, child care, and house duties including washing, gardening, and laundry, yet he claims his wife overindulgence led to thebreakdown.
John A. Mather a pioneer photographer of Titusville known for preserving oil region scenes died at Titusville City Hospital at 10 30 p m after a period of illness He was born in England 1827 and arrived in America in 1856 He leaves a daughter Mrs Willard Hunt and a brother Edmund Mather of Philadelphia His funeral will be at St James church with Masons attending in a body He captured life and landscapes of early oil country and helped document Drake era oil development in Pennsylvania.
A compact column riffs on finance in Europe hinting forts as investments and predicting wartime cost shifts. It blends wry remarks on weather, guessing, and public talk with late war anxieties about radium and global outcomes.
A farmer touring New York City wanders into a woman's exchange on Twenty Third Street and asks if all the attendants are women. After a brief exchange, he jokes about keeping a woman named Maria, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding.
Olympia August 21 Ed ward Kelly of Vancouver explains to the industrial insurance commission how he was injured by a mule kick. He filled the form with a joking answer about the machine being in good working order and was later allowed a $27.65 settlement.
John J. McMahon, longtime Erie Fire Department chief since 1893, died from injuries suffered during a Mill Creek flood rescue two weeks earlier. He was swept away in the rescue operation and later developed typhoid pneumonia during treatment.
R W Guiton of Muzette near Tionesta cultivates stalkless potato plants on a large farm. He claims the hybrids resist bugs, showing rows with minimal foliage above ground yet plentiful roots and crops. The plant aims to produce tubers like normal vines but with little visible vegetation above soil.
A montage of 1914 era editorials reflects shifting rhetoric as European powers endure costly conflict. The Pittsburgh Gazette Times notes the sultan shedding old labels while the Philadelphia Ledger hints at Polish autonomy tied to wartime outcomes. The Cleveland Leader warns that the next generation bears the financial burden, and the Detroit News questions the price of any lasting peace.
A collection of editorials notes contrasts Haiti governance with statesmanship and praises decisive action, while a Baltimore American remark predicts a Gordian knot cut by leaders. The piece also notes American tourism shifting travel from Europe to domestic sites, encouraging national gains for both traveler and country.
In Philadelphia on August 23 Governor Brumbaugh and 112 Pennsylvanians boarded a special train to San Francisco for Pennsylvania Day on September 4 at the Panama-Pacific exposition. Lt Governor McClain and Speaker Ambler accompany the party. Attorney General Shunk Brown will act as executive in the governor's absence.
An advertised cancer cure claims a genuine D. W. Clark formula now offered for $5.00 with simple instructions. The seller states it cures cancers where doctors fail and promises a full refund if not satisfactory, noting sale dates Aug 26 to 31.
Short notes present quirky claims about rainwater being soft due to lack of minerals, halibut abundance on Pacific coast banks, and a postmaster ruling babies as livestock not mailable. It also mentions Macedonia growing opium, Saloniki crude opium exports, and morphine use, contrasted with smoking opium quality.
The Clarion State Normal School invites applications for the fall term starting September 7, with teachers and students collaborating for enhanced education. Principal Amos P. Reese notes unsparing faculty dedication aids student welfare and co operation.
Palmyra Perrine, 17, living at 27 East Clifton Avenue, lies critically ill after a neighbor's spaniel bit her twice in the leg as she passed by. Convulsions followed within thirty minutes, despite efforts by Dr Ettore Varbaro. The dog has been turned over to the board of health for observation.
Practical household tips on floor scrubbing methods for wood homes and preventing paint windows from sticking. Advice covers breaking up lumped powdered sugar with a food chopper, making waxed paper from paraffin and tissue, and daily airing to keep painted windows from sticking during a brief curing period.
A collection of short witticisms touching on reputation in men unguarded puzzles about Mexico and Turkey, a note on a future substitute for the sport shirt, a tongue in cheek sight of Chicago women in a flatiron duel, and a quip about a Unitian president seeking a single term.
The Northern Railway operates 400 miles of tracks in Costa Rica. A French engineer developed a water driven sandbox to deliver sand to rails with minimal waste. April is noted as the month with the lowest railway accidents per Railway Age Gazette. New York City subway and elevated trains in Manhattan and the Bronx cover daily distances exceeding twice the globe's circumference.
“Yaas,” said Uncle Silas, my son Bill has returned from a college course with a paper signed by authorities declaring him an A. M. I don’t know what an A. M. is, but I fear a mistake since he acts more like a P. M. at breakfast.
A Boston Transcript quip notes readers sometimes disagree with editorials yet remain subscribers. The cartoonish line warns against dropping subscriptions over disputes, referencing a prior cabbage shipment as a humorous example of disagreement without severing ties.
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