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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
6
A grandmother’s hair was kept dark and glossy using Sage Tea and Sulphur. The Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound is sold at drug stores for about 50 cents and claimed to restore natural color with simple application using a dampened comb.
A promotional blurb offers Fly's Cream Balm to open clogged nostrils and relieve catarrh. It claims rapid soothing of inflamed mucous membranes after applying a small amount in the nostrils, promising immediate breathing ease and nighttime comfort.
The Outlook recalls a Sunday scene as Mr. Beecher, weary after church, declares the sermon was the worst he had heard while his daughter quips that he only hollers when he has nothing to say. The exchange captures his dry humor after service.
Ralph P. Mulgane describes Rainier Park as sacred to indigenous people and a landscape of mineral springs, volcanic peaks, and Nisqually glacier. The road from the springs to the glacier offers pavement-smooth driving with grand views of pine forests, river, and Mount Tacoma rising like a mythic tower.
The article notes 1,166,000 sequoia trees within Sequoia and General Grant national parks, with 12,000 exceeding ten feet in diameter. It highlights the General Sherman tree as the world’s largest by trunk size, 86.5 feet diameter and 7909 feet tall, containing about 1,000,000 feet of lumber, equating to forty acres of average Minnesota timberland.
A humorous exchange frames gossip as lying in a story where a young investigator questions a parent about rumors tied to his late office hours. The elder replies with a plain definition while noting the home context.
A New York Times quote recalls a newcomer asking if a local minister truly follows his preaching. The citizen sighs that the minister “does,” and would be glad if he stopped, noting the minister begins his preparation next door at 7 am Sundays.
The New York Times notes that many Turks and Levantine peoples still count 12 o'clock from sunset rather than meridian time. Official adoption began with the Young Turks in 1908 but faced religious opposition, leaving most people to continue sunset time except in Constantinople and Smyrna.
In October 1806 a man in Brighton, England, wore and used only green items from head to toe. He lived alone with green decor and ate only green fruits and vegetables. His fixation ended when he jumped from a window and then from a cliff, a disastrous finale.
In a police court scene a dispute over an eight day clock ends with the magistrate awarding the clock to the plaintiff. The defendant asks what he will receive and the magistrate says all give you the eight days.
A maritime superstition holds that a shark lingering beside a ship foretells a death aboard, based on the belief the creature can sense death and warns seafarers of impending tragedy.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes a fashionable resort as a place offering high style with minimal comfort at a high price, suggesting a critique of luxury and expense in popular getaways.
The hot cross bun traces to ancient crops and Astarte and links to Jewish Passover cakes and early Christian bread. The cross mark was added to ease cutting into four parts, a practice noted by Greeks. Cross marked buns were found in Herculaneum ruins.
A Bristol mariner proved in 1795 left his executors instructions to pay his wife one shilling from the first money collected so she could buy hazelnuts. He notes she prefers cracking them to mending stocking holes, a curious token of love.
The one-year-old great grandchild of Henry Miller stands to become California’s richest woman if she survives the cattle king’s three grandchildren. The will provides $15,000,000 to her if alive. otherwise funds go to California schools and charities.
An exchange reveals Leasley claims to be busier than in years past while others insist his current job is easy. The conversation concludes with the assertion that he has been fired and is now seeking new employment.
A blunt exchange describes a school as very fashionable and focused on developing the mind without applying it, labeling it as one of those fashionable institutions. The remark characterizes the institution and hints at its perceived use of intellect.
A humorous line from Albany Knickernock lists a thief learning by watching his mother fish for change in her husband’s trousers, reflecting a playful local-voice quip from the era.
A terse maxim notes that every brave man lives by his word. The saying links bravery with integrity and dependable promises across a code of honor.
President Wilson argues for retooling the nation’s economic base like a sturdy house. He envisions strengthening foundations, threading old structures with modern steel, and gradually changing partitions to create a unified, cooperative society resilient to storms and adaptable to future needs.
A fragment from a Baltimore American piece notes quick robberies after a new arrival, with lines about a nurse and grafters, suggesting a crime-filled introduction to the city.
An exchange asks if an actress can be a good wife and suggests that good acting may signal suitability for marriage. The remark links acting talent to domestic partnership expectations.
A compact quote attributed to Goethe emphasizes that accepting sound guidance strengthens personal capability and growth. It underlines the value of listening to counsel to enhance one’s skills and judgment.
A literary snippet notes the bitter ache of happiness seen through the lens of another man, echoing themes of envy and perception in a brief, contemplative line from the Yan Tike Tt. collection.
An advertisement urges readers to flush sluggish kidneys with Jad Salts made from grape acid and lemon juice with lithia. It claims four ounces in water before breakfast cleans kidneys, prevents bladder issues, and ends discomfort though warns it is harmless and inexpensive. A local druggist endorses its popularity.
A Cincinnati authority says freezone can lift all corns and calluses without pain or infection. The drops applied directly to the corn dry quickly, do not irritate surrounding tissue, and cost about a quarter ounce per treatment. Women with high heels may find relief as coins stress feet.
Advertisement urging readers to call and view samples and prices for the art preservative sold by Mail Printing Co at 229 Pennsylvania Avenue, Warren, Pennsylvania. The note emphasizes choosing the best style and encourages direct inquiry for samples and pricing.
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