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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
4
Notice indicates printing is intended for post office distribution in Warren Pennsylvania and filed as a second class matter.
A collage of jokes and anecdotes. Notes on delivering thread, a political quip about Wilson and liquor, a country editor’s wife quip, and a Yap currency tale. The Yap money consists of 500 pound stone wheels used for large purchases with perforated centers.
A wartime voice urges patriotism and duty to the flag while urging farmers to increase crop output. The writer stresses that production must be organized and controlled, noting that the “food hog” must be penned to avoid waste and ensure ample supplies.
Secretary of Agriculture Charles E. Patton urges immediate establishment of municipal markets in cities of 20 000 or more to connect farmers with buyers and cut food costs. He recommends curbstone markets with free parking, possible shelters, or wagons selling directly, and notes benefits for war gardens and youth savings. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture will outline plans for interested municipalities.
The piece argues that today prices soar not from scarcity but greed across all levels from trusts to common traders. It condemns withholding goods at market, calls for severe action or public shaming, and warns such conduct harms the country during an emergency.
The Jamestown Journal notes hotel men in New York promoting meatless days and conservation measures to cut meat use. They advocate no lump sugar after supplies run out and shifting to rice and corn, while promising beef from ten thousand calves, yet imply no meal price relief for diners.
Four men run for burgess of Warren with multiple tickets including two Republicans one Prohibition and one Democrat in endorsement. Primary set for September 19 with school directors tax collectors and a justice of the peace to be elected alongside ward inspectors and councilmen.
Two men debate politics and faith, sharing likeness yet diverging on war policy, revealing personal loyalties and the strain of ideological rift. One man expresses initial affinity then wrestles with the other’s wartime stance and its impact on their relation.
Indications suggest the Warren County Agricultural Association well drilled last week on the fair grounds will be a small producer. Drilled through the Glade, Clarence Don and Gartland sands, it yielded little gas in the Gartland. Directors plan a yearly well shooting as a feature and aim to secure a profitable lease.
Since Italy entered the war the nation has focused on the navy. Modern apparatus and new guns have been installed on many battleships and ships have been overhauled for war service. The picture shows H M S Cavour with the fleet in harbor. A gun crew trains with a small calibre rifle on deck for close range actions or submarine combat.
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