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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1912
Page
4
The 80 000 eastern locomotive engineers won wage gains but the board recommends a temporary settlement. Railroads with 66 876 miles of track and 40 percent of U S freight and passenger traffic would face severe disruption if a general strike occurred, risking food and milk supplies in major eastern cities.
Joseph Cousin, long recognized as an eminent French authority on flight, claims a hitherto unknown law called that of a presenta tor. He says this principle explains how birds stay motionless in strong air currents and how they fly fast with little energy by forming a counter pressure behind a moving body. Once applied to aeroplane design, it could yield almost perfect security and greatly increased speed.
The Philadelphia Record reports on Schibler's new comedy presented last night. Critics discuss who played the hero and the overall reception as the show ran through its full performance.
A satirical poem directed at Hiram Maxim mocks his silent weapon device while urging market sales. It imagines March as a selling period and jokes about stopping a loud neighbor and a city official named Woodrow. The piece cites John O'Keefe in New York World.
The piece discusses difficult rhymes and spoofing by Browning and Byron. It cites examples from Sordello and poetic parodies, noting poets’ challenges with rhymes like porringer and absurd rhyming phrases. It references figures such as the Duke of York, Queen Anne, and the Lugaldishy Legends.
A curious historical tale recounts a nineteen year old thief who stole a loaf to stave hunger and kept a ring from his early life, prompting a jury verdict and a dramatic moral twist. The account touches on fate, poverty, parental mystery, and the unicorn myth linked to exotic horn artifacts in old chronicles.
Economic Zoologist H A Surface urges extending game laws to protect the skunk. He argues skunks curb white grub outbreaks that harm potato crops, noting abundant grubs have raised prices and that more skunks could lower living costs.
Miss Maude Annesley recounts a French maître d Hôtel trying to gouge an English diner. After the guest states his nationality, the price is trimmed from 45 to 40 to 35 francs, finally settling at 22 francs per head despite no change of nationality.
Thieves steal furs from William Morton’s Spring Creek barn valued at 800 dollars. Morton offers a 100 dollar reward for information leading to conviction. Stolen pelts include 41 raccoons 186 skunk 10 mink and 5 fox pelts.
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