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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1911
Page
3
A September Woman’s Home Companion article collects practical ways to cut family costs. Advice includes shopping at dawn for fresh produce, buying in bulk like prunes and laundry soap, questioning merchant prices, insisting on accurate weights, and comparing local prices to stretch a dollar amid rising living costs.
The piece urges residents to stop tearing each other down and to support legitimate business growth. It stresses that towns thrive when each person treats customers fairly and cooperates with rivals, and warn that infighting hastens decline. Stand together to advance every citizen and avoid jealousy.
In a blunt economic argument the author claims dead men belong in cemeteries while living workers drive enterprise. The piece contrasts decently deceased bodies with living individuals who hinder progress, asserting twenty productive men yield more public value than a thousand inert assets.
The paper asks readers to forward news notices with signatures as authentication. An editor notes the fall 1911 hat styles are no more ridiculous in size and shape than in recent seasons.
Judge Vann notes names change with time and circumstance showing famous examples. From Balzac to Grant to Twain many adopted new names for fate, fame, or dignity, with no common law bar to a man taking another name.
In Canonsburg Notes a critique argues newspapers owned or controlled by trusts skew coverage to favor big corporations. It accuses writers of producing articles for pay rather than conviction, claiming editors promote a pro corporation view while the public is fed biased welfare rhetoric.
A humorous fragment shows a speaker vowing violent retaliation on an editor and printer. The Browns and kin attend a reunion in towns near forty miles away. The News Review prints a punny correction headline: The Gathering of the Clams.
A Springfield Missouri reader Mary Roberts won a newspaper prize for solving the conundrum Why is a newspaper like a woman The winning reply claimed Every man should have one of his own and not be rushing after one of his neighbor s.
A reflective comment on how critics are remembered by subjects long after praise fades. The line contrasts enduring criticism with forgettable accolades in journalism’s memory.
Local merchants push advertising in the Mail to reach a broad audience. Reported readers respond with inquiries and increased foot traffic, boosting sales and brand presence in the community.
Short Dispatches report ships of the Atlantic fleet assembling in Hampton Roads for the Chesapeake Capes war game. Henry Clay Beattie Jr narrowly escapes death when a train misses his car en route to trial. Dr Richter is rescued from Greek bandits demanding 225000 in ransom. Government police find no trace of Mona Lisa but suspect it is hidden in the Touvre. New York incipient consumption patients report hospitals are full and provide no proper treatment.
A defense expert argues that any war with a major power would begin with crippling the U S Navy. He dismisses harbor assaults as folly and asserts a successful invasion is impossible, claiming millions could repel invaders and prevent conquest.
Katsura resigns as premier of Japan. Manuel de Arriaga elected president of Portugal by the constituent assembly. Taft arrives in Beverly Mass to begin a lengthy vacation. France prepares Morocco settlement terms for cabinet approval. Finland realignment proceeds as two parishes leave Viborg to join St Petersburg. Liverpool strike ends with 68,000 returning to work.
Richard Croker expressed hope that horse racing would be revived in the United States. The report also notes a series of unrelated events including a massive Argentine battleship launching in Quincy Massachusetts and a deadly racial clash in New York.
A compact reading of Rudyard Kipling’s If poem excerpt urging resilience, self trust, and balance. It advises bearing triumph and disaster alike, avoiding arrogance, and maintaining virtue while facing doubt, loss, and challenge. The piece ends with the claim that mastering such conduct grants mastery of the earth and personhood.
A jocular quip notes a woman declining marriage with a Supreme Court answer promising six months to readjust. The humor hinges on legal authority and personal proposals in a light social column.
A London periodical once listed the many traits of a perfect newspaper man, from ability and energy to integrity and humor. The whimsical catalog spans skills, tools, and virtues, naming both professional assets and personal qualities in a long, playful inventory.
A reflective verse-like critique on a man’s life from birth to death. It lists recurring judgments based on status, choices, and circumstances, portraying shifting labels from angel to hypocrite to grafter, ending with a cynical take on aging and funeral costs.
A Chicago woman traveling with her husband and two hunters reached Skagway Alaska en route to the Canadian Yukon for big game. The article notes accompanying figures and the journey's aims in the rough transit through Alaska.
Wednesday reports show T. J. O'Brien hosted by Thomas Sammons in Yokohama while Taft readies tariff speeches for a twenty four state tour. A hurricane hit Charleston and Savannah causing multiple deaths and millions in damage. Paul Beattie testified that Henry Clay Beattie Jr confessed to wife murder as Mrs Owen speaks on her daughter's troubled marriage.
Thursday reports celebrate Corea’s anniversary in Seoul with public rejoicings. Chile and Colombia allegedly sign a secret offensive and defensive alliance. Berlin cites potential sale of American cruisers Saratoga Olympia Brooklyn Raleigh to Turkey. Charleston sees seven deaths and over one million dollars in damage as Clyde liner Apache docks after a perilous voyage.
Chicago August 31 The major railroads cut about 80 000 workers from their payrolls compared with a year ago An official report shows 60 of mileage accounting for 81 870 job losses a nine percent cut The wage savings total about 94 million dollars annually amid a wage dispute with shopmen The figures suggest further savings if cuts continue though wage rises for remaining workers are not included.
Mrs Mary Gardle mother of ten children was arraigned at the Fourth and York street police station on a highway robbery charge. Magistrate Glenn set bail at 400 dollars after Gardle said she took a watch and chain because she believed police were thieves.
Indiana Republican State Chairman Lee says Taft's remarks were unfortunate and may hurt the party. He stresses not criticizing Taft, urges insurgents and all Republicans to unite for Republican success in Indiana. He wants nothing to disrupt harmony.
Washington August 31 Third Assistant Postmaster General Britt says the postal service rejects stamps issued by the McNamara legal defense fund promoters. He adds the move is not hostile to labor and urges a color change so the stamp no longer resembles a postage stamp to earn departmental sanction.
Market report notes New York prices for wheat No 2 red at 94 and a half cents, corn No 2 around 72 to 74 cents, oats standard about 46 to 46 1/4 cents, butter creamery specials at 27 cents and extras 26, eggs freshly gathered 22 to 24 cents, potatoes Long Island new per barrel 2.75 to 3.00, Southern No 1 per barrel 2.00 to 2.50.
Buffalo Provision Market lists current prices for grains and dairy on Aug 30. Wheat No 2 white 90c and No 2 red 92c per bushel. corn No 2 yellow 69 1/4c. oats No 2 white 44 1/4c. flour blends and patent types priced per barrel. butter creamery western tubs 27c. eggs state selected 25c. cheese good to choice 3 13/16c. potatoes home grown 75c to 1.25 per bushel.
CATTLE prime steers 7.10 to 7.25, 1200 to 1400 lb 5.75 to 6.40, choice fat cows 4.35 to 5.00, choice heifers 5.75 to 6.00, export bulls 4.75, 4.00, choice veals 9.25 to 8.50, fair to good 8.75 to 9.00. HOGS light Yorkers 7.00 to 7.95, heavy hogs 7.90, pigs 37.50. SHEEP AND LAMBS choice spring lambs 6.75 to 7.00, mixed sheep 3.60 to 2.85.
Timothy grade No 1 sells at 20 00 per unit while No 8 Timothy brings 313 00. Straw wheat and oat bid range 6 00 to 6 50. Market activity notes Timothy supply and price levels for hay and straw products.
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