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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
4
An editorial asks readers to make Christmas a truly old fashioned occasion. It urges generosity and real warmth, criticizes hollow cards and long letters, and calls for heartfelt acts toward friends and neighbors. The piece emphasizes joyful giving and appreciation beyond mere gifts and social rituals.
A fragmentary historic column mixes a Kipling style peace ode with wartime commentary. It notes claims from von Bernstorff that allies have lost, hints at German victory lines, mentions a Casey Jones song earning $10,000, and warns workers from certain nationalities to leave American munition plants by January 1. It ends with a quip about a community Christmas tree in Warren.
The canal projects resilience despite cost overruns and a major slide that briefly halted traffic. Officials note the need to secure the channel against future obstructions to protect commerce between oceans and U S finances.
The council asks Congress to create a permanent shipping board to oversee federal shipping laws, adding to commissions already charged with constitutional duties. It cites existing boards for railways marine insurance banks and general trade and notes costly duplicate investigations burden the system.
A mosaic of observational quips on public taste censorship geopolitics and consumer culture. Notes on libraries cosmetics earthquakes road space diplomacy and early aviation reflect a period perspective with satirical tone and regional references.
Local notes report the Hogwallow postmaster undecided on reappointment and weighing gains from public courtesy during a political crisis. The column also records social anecdotes from Calf Ribs Wilow about Sunday visits, plus visits by Dock Hocks and Raz Barlow with light hometown gossip about travel, wealth, and polite gestures.
Saturday description shows the Old Miser giving a worm eaten hickory nut to the Blind Man. Fit Smith attends Dog Hill church Sunday after nearly quitting due to a perceived slight and is allowed to collect offerings and start the stove.
Isaac Hellwanger’s Musket Ridge house burned nearly to ground and his whiskers caught fire but were saved when he stepped into a cistern. The Hog Ford preacher borrowed Sid Hock’s mule and drove to Boundings Billows, failing to reach home quickly due to the animal’s slow pace.
In Buffalo on December 11 Lady Pontiac Johanna, a $20,000 cow, produced 658 pounds of milk in one week and 41 pounds of butter from that milk under New York State Agricultural Department supervision. Her owner is Lady Oliver Cabana Jr. also featured is Lady Eglantine the $100,000 White Leghorn hen with a 314 eggs in 365 days record, showcased at the poultry show and kept in a hotel apartment when not laying.
News from Berkeley, California reports the death of Lieutenant John W. Barnett, UC Berkeley graduate and athletics leader, in the British trenches. His letter stated the average life of a range finder is thirty days. he was on the job seventeen days and risked surpassing the average. His two brothers, classmates at Berkeley, live within a few miles of the death site.
After a Tuesday meeting the Hogwallow Improvement Association expresses approval of Miss Cordelia Hellwanger's new hat. Miss Gondola Henstep was compelled to sing at Dog Hill church on day night and the audience, including the stovepipe, endured the performance.
The Excelsior Fiddling Band performed Hell Amongst the Yearlings at a sociable on Gander Creek Saturday night drawing local dancers and spectators.
An old tradition in parts of the country prompts Sile Kilden to release his pet jaybird next Friday and follow it partway, as part of a local anecdotal custom.
Yam Sims says it is a hard matter for a nice young man to attract much notice while traveling across country roads after a year’s end.
A silver chain eight feet long was given by each relative or friend to Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Lynch in Stockbridge Massachusetts to mark their sixtieth wedding anniversary.
A New Castle Pennsylvania woman says she gave away a mummy head claimed to belong to an Egyptian queen aged about 3500 years to break a spell she believed caused the deaths of her husband and son.
New York December reports Frank Morelli a Waldorf waiter found a $10 tip fragment held to be Mexican in origin and valued at about 15 cents a bale. Other notes mention Chicago schools showing moving pictures to curb hockey play and a Wisconsin university considering lace curtains in cow stables. A Detroit church rector plans to wear overalls to study workers in an auto plant.
Albany December 8 reports the hay embargo for the port of New York has been raised last night. Shipments are now arriving at piers 23d and 36th streets via the New York Central and other roads.
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