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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1910
Page
3
Store slashes prices across the season with one third off millinery and one quarter off top suits to clear stock. Shoppers can order custom tailored suits and save as prices list from 24.38 for 32.50 value to 35.63 for 47.50.
Every convenience known to store keeping will assist in making the holiday shopping a pleasure. Begin selecting gifts early, but shop with PROMPT and EFFICIENT service. Saturday marks the signal day of opening the great holiday campaign with toys on display in windows for special exhibits.
The Furniture Store presents a wide selection of gift furniture with individual pieces. A part deposit holds desired items until delivery, allowing customers to SELECT NOW while assortments remain complete. Featured items include mission rockers and tables, reception chairs, morris chairs, clocks, magazines racks, smoking sets, hall and library tables, lamps, writing desks, music cabinets, Roman chairs, and various rockers in oak, mahogany, and reed finishes with prices ranging from a few dollars to over twenty dollars.
The State Water Supply Commission adopts plans to build a storage reservoir at Portage New York above Letchworth park. The project costs 4 558 000 dollars and will hold about 18 090 000 000 cubic feet of water, creating a lake 15 miles long. The dam will be 800 feet long and 152 feet high with a 184 000 cubic yard masonry mass. The district includes Wyoming Livingston and Allegany counties and Rochester with costs shared by counties towns city and property owners. William Pryor Letchworth dies at 88. born in 1823 in Brownsville Jefferson county.
The London Times notes the decay of old country fairs and feasts once as familiar as Lady Day or Michaelmas. Rural districts face longer dull periods over the past fifty years, with life losing its traditional seasonal rhythm.
A beaver colony appears near Boonville New York along Forbes Creek by John Stephens farm. They construct a three foot high dam and ten by ten foot house flooding fields. The law protects wild beavers and their dwellings, leaving Stephens with no redress.
The Cobocton Canning Company and the George H Nass & Son evaporator closed for the season after handling a fair quantity of apples. Most stock had to be shipped in due to a very light local apple crop. The Miller orchard of about 40 acres was a total failure, forcing tenant Gordon Mann to buy apples for his family.
Geneseo New York last Tuesday night a runaway caused William Kelly to be thrown from a buggy on Court Street near Wadsworth. The horse blocked the front wheel at a telephone post, wrecking the carriage. Kelly was hospitalized at Dr. Lauderdale’s with over 20 stitches in head and face.
Edward Barrows of Toronto is set to be next president of the Eastern League of Professional Baseball clubs. Club owners meet next Monday to elect. P T Powers resigns to pursue a private venture in Ireland. Barrows has managed Detroit Americans and Montreal clubs. Rumors say Thomas J Lynch may not be re elected NL president amid opposition from Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia and St Louis over scheduling and umpire concerns.
New York December 8. E V W Rossiter vice president of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad and longtime financial advisor to the road is critically ill at his home on Sanford Avenue Boston? The report says he is suffering from an acute attack of liver trouble.
President Taft delivered the opening address to the National Rivers and Harbors congress at the New Willard Hotel in Washington. More than 3,900 waterway enthusiasts have gathered for the three day convention.
The census bureau announced Texas population as 3,896,042 in 1910, up from 3,948,710 in 1900, marking a 27 percent gain over ten years.
The Philosopher of Folly warns against marrying a stenographer noting she belongs to the union and knows the rules and will never let you hire another.
Concrete sculpture by Lorado Taft rises forty eight feet on Eagle's Nest above the Rock River across from Oregon Illinois. The monument aims for permanence outlasting pyramids and sphinxes with a nontraditional Indian portrait inspired by several tribes and Roman hints.
The article details the engineering and artistry behind the Illinois River statue project near Oregon, describing the laborious mold making and concrete casting process, wind and cyclone setbacks, and the vision of Wallace Heckman to preserve the land and monument as a natural forest for future generations.
Texas ranks a close second to California in the production of quicksilver. The report highlights Texas mining output and compares state standings, noting California leads while Texas shows strong activity.
A Washington Star quote recalls a press agent explaining a prima donna was discharged after he praised another singer as an angel. The diva insisted on only praising herself, prompting the firing and a journalistic dispute.
Market notes from New York on December 7 show No 2 red wheat fob at 99 4. CORN No 2 late December at 55 e. OATS No 2 white in elevator 9 c. PORK Mess range 49.00 20.00. Butter creamery specials 61 4c, extras 29c. Eggs state and Pennsylvania dull. Potatoes Long Island 1.50 1.90, state bulk 1.27 1.50.
Wheat and corn prices listed for various grades with afloat quotations. No. 1 northern wheat at 1.143 4 dollars per carload, No. 2 yellow 59 cents, corn No. 2 yellow 59 cents, oats No. 2 white 37 l/4 cents. Butter 27 28 cents, cheese good to choice 15 to 16 cents, eggs state selected white 50 cents.
Fast Buffalo Livestock Market details prime steers at 6.50 to 6.75 and good to choice butcher steers 6.25 to 6.15. Cows 4.75 to 5.00, heifers 5.50 to 6.00, common bulls 4.25 to 4.00, veals 10.75 to 11.00. Sheep and lambs clipped yearlings 4.90 to 5.25, light hogs 7.50 to 7.85, heavy hogs 7.80 to 7.85, pigs 8.00 to 8.10.
Timothy prices show slight moves with new on track values at $1S.50 19.00 and No 2 timothy at $16.50 17.00. Straw wheat and oat quoted at $7.50 8.56 in a brief market snapshot.
Public notice touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a universal remedy for coughs and bronchial trouble. It claims instant relief for coughs colds la grippe asthma croup bronchitis hay fever and whooping cough. A Asheville reader reports an obstinate cough cured after other remedies failed. 50c and 1 trial bottle free guaranteed by druggists.
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