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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
4
The column lists hunting season closes and economic optimism with imported goods rising in nine months. It notes Routh Bryan’s husband seeking a Republican nomination and President's message praised as plain and businesslike. It also mentions Pennsylvania Railroad staffing, Filipino imports, and growing theatrical losses.
The Ridgway Daily Record, issued last Tuesday, is a four page newspaper designed to fill a long felt need in Ridgway and vicinity. It promotes news and enterprise with editor William H. Baker of the Weekly Advocate anticipated to guide its success.
The Main subscription is proposed as the best Christmas present for former residents living far away and for someone nearby, emphasizing its value as a thoughtful gift.
The railway commission reports that electric cars covered an enormous distance this year, equal to eleven earth sun trips, yet the period saw 1,281 deaths and over 47,000 injuries. The toll compares unfavorably with steam railroads.
The text describes Macedonian women as fighting units against Turks, led by Christina Altanova. It portrays them in male military dress, trained in marksmanship, endurance, and self reliance. The account emphasizes brutal Turkish deeds against women fueling the fighters' zeal.
A Kane Republican editorial warns against getting items for free arguing that such gifts create obligation and debt. It advises buying what you need, paying promptly, and avoiding charity or speculation that might bind you to others. The piece extols independence and personal responsibility in commerce.
A lyrical stream celebrates a hopeful world despite darkness and storms. The speaker invites listeners to embrace life for a season, sing of love and light, and whisper a gentle good night.
The proposed Panama canal would run 49 miles with 11 hours transit ocean to ocean and three locks. It promises a 50 day saving over the Cape Horn route, with the canal’s highest level about 90 feet and a 35 foot depth. The project faced financings and reorganizations after 1889, with De Lesseps’s company in receivership and a new firm forming. Total cost estimates include 144 million for the canal and 40 million for property, purchase authorized June 24, 1902, with treaties ratified March 17, 1903 and rejected by Colombia on August 12, 1903. Work planned to resume.
Charles K. Herr publisher of the Butler County Record reports the plant burned but a new outfit is on order and the paper will resume in a reduced form termed Fire Number. He notes misfortunes seldom come singly and that nearly every member of the Record staff is ill.
The last fourteen years show a net $3.941 billion favorable balance for farm products, while other goods produced a $865 million deficit. The Secretary of Agriculture notes farmers have paid foreign bond holders, praising American tillers of the soil for the gain.
The piece contrasts doers with critics who seek impact by noise. It notes detractors in current discussions of the Panama business, arguing they try to compensate for small numbers.
Missouri posted the highest average cotton yield per acre at 232 pounds for the summer, followed by Indian Territory at 231 pounds. Louisiana and Oklahoma tied for third with 223 pounds, while Arkansas averaged 196 pounds and Texas 143 pounds.
A new Texas gusher at Metagorda is reported to be pouring 10 000 barrels per day and stirring strong excitement. The Bradford Era notes the implied impact would grow if the same output came from Pennsylvania oil.
The Boston Globe reports more than 600 clerks at Wall Street brokerage houses were fired due to reduced business. It argues that widespread layoffs could clear the way for real business to prosper in the country.
A married editor muses on the emotional nature of women noting that happiness or sorrow in a woman affects her but does not touch her madness when she is mad. The remark conveys sharp irony about gender and mood.
An itemized call to visit C F Schwing's Jewelry Store for Christmas presents. The note urges shoppers to explore available gift options at the store.
The Sheffield Observer reports Mr and Mrs W F Henderson visiting Pittsburg for Thanksgiving, with Mrs Henderson staying longer. The Star Club gathered at Dr and Mrs Gass to dedicate a new home. Two deer were brought in along Spring Creek near the Forest and Elk county line, the season’s only local counts so far. Sugar Grove Grange outlines a December program with talks, readings, and questions, plus a birth. Tidioute notes ex Sheriff Fuellbart’s hip fracture, cemetery fence installation, and local deer kills closing season after Thanksgiving.
The notice lists subscription prices for newspapers, offering The Mail and New York Tribune Farmer at 150 dollars per year and The Tri-Weekly Tribune and The Mail at 2 dollars per year, urging readers to subscribe now.
A playful quip contrasts Philadelphia and Pittsburg with a pennant claim. A joke about golf and a device's reaction to the game adds a light comic tone reflecting early 20th century newspaper humor.
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