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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
4
A Chicago businessman argues prices rise due to greedy speculators and buyers, not real scarcity. He cites meat, shoes, and bread as examples and urges householders to organize protests to force price reductions and restore normal conditions.
A stockholder from Illinois Central proposes color schemes for Pullman interiors. Lavender and pink hues could harmonize travel, with specific car names like Mildred and Myrtilla mentioned for pink interiors. Vesuvius sleeper would keep smoky ceilings. Damocles chair cars get sword-blade electroliers. Androscoggin would keep antler motifs.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes that President Wilson’s push to end the war lacks strong support. It observes the conflict has broadly benefited the Democratic Party and the plan to force a quick settlement may be a weak lever.
The Wisconsin Fire Marshal warns against fire hazards with a long list of unsafe acts. Gasoline handling, matches near leaks, smoking while fueling, improper use of kerosene, leaving on electricity, and risky housekeeping lead to fires. The bulletin urges caution and learning from dangerous mistakes.
A critical wartime column denounces four more years of Democratic rule and warns of a winter of soaring living costs. It predicts war workers will lose wages after victory, tariff policy will curtail production, and inflation will squeeze consumers unless a protective tariff is restored.
A collage of brief editorials from city papers discusses political stances on alliances with the South, support for compulsory military service by older citizens, wheat price versus dollar value, rising wheat costs per acre, debt collection humor, and the Villa Huerta era noting.
Col House meets with the President as sessions resume. Officials report routine discussions on policy and wartime coordination amid ongoing national affairs.
A tangled discussion notes sky high egg prices driven by feed costs and storage plots. A farmer laments 235 a bushel wheat plus higher corn and oats while labor and housing costs rise, urging housewives to glass eggs for longer shelf life as a possible workaround.
New York debates the Gary system as it expands vocational training and time saving in classrooms. Opponents warn it may overemphasize handwork at the expense of thinking and enjoying learning, while advocates stress using knowledge as it is learned. The dispute splits teachers and risks flawed implementation.
A child recalls a dreamlike room expanding with ocean ships and dragons, an Arctic bear, moving chairs like a caravan, and treasure talk. As morning arrives the imagined world dissolves and returns to a tidy, ordinary room. The verses blend dream and waking with shifting scales of space and danger.
A note indicates Carranza is in a favorable position to head a de facto government. The report stresses his potential ascendancy amid political maneuvering and uncertainty surrounding the regime.
In wartime, calls grow for the United States to conserve resources and curb exports to Europe. Congress faces a fight over rationing, with fears of famine and possible food coupons as the nation stores and distributes essentials for both domestic and allied needs. Citizens are urged to pressure their representatives.
Miss M Jane Newcomb offers a thrifty Christmas pudding using suet molasses sour milk flour and dried fruit. The method steams the batter for four hours and serves with foamy sauce made from butter powdered sugar and lemon juice.
Poem wishing joy and happiness for the Yuletide season. Expresses hope for lasting peace, resilience through life’s trials, and purpose beyond the end of life. Signed by Levi Smith.
Buenos Aires is described as Argentina’s center of industry, thought, and culture, a cosmopolitan hub where commerce, journalism, politics, literature, and art concentrate. The city, famed as the southern hemisphere’s greatest metropolis, draws nationwide activity and serves as the brain of the country.
Seymour Deeming argues in the Atlantic that city life polishes self awareness as an army of minds interpret urban living for all. He notes salespeople and workers gain new personal consequence when briefly elevated to printed or dramatic status, transforming daily life from drab to notable.
The Washington Herald notes a key difference between the Stars and Stripes and the suffrage flag seen at the Capitol, stating the former has never been torn down in the city while the suffrage banner has been torn down several times in Mexico.
President Wilson describes the railroad dispute as a fight among railroads their locomotive engineers conductors and trainmen framing it as a private matter not a public concern. The remark sparks criticism over government involvement and public impact.
An Illinois judge rejects treating golf as amusement under President Wilson's crisis management approach. The ruling challenges the use of leisure activities to cope with national emergencies and impacts public policy discussions.
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