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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1911
Page
8
Doctors suspect poison in Schenk patients water as illness deepens. A nurse detective hides samples from Dr. Hupp and a visiting physician, sending them to Johns Hopkins and West Virginia University for analysis. Both tests reveal arsenic in the water. A nurse gains Mrs. Schenk's trust and secures damaging evidence.
Rev A C Ellis of Trinity Methodist in Oil City preached on gambling and the evils of poker rooms, naming alleged owners and players. He urged reform while detailing modern methods and noting a public boast of a $200 weekend take.
The discovery that the post office holds sole right to transmit parcels up to four pounds spurs express firms to plan mergers. Pittsburgh representatives say major carriers may share routes across two entities for single charges, ending double pricing. A two-house split east and west of the Mississippi is considered as a likely outcome.
A brief, humorous note presents large match usage figures. It states three million matches are lit each minute worldwide and seven billion per year, attributing half to those under the American flag, and adds a joke about matches in heaven.
The Devon sea fisheries committee passed a resolution removing protection from seagulls and their eggs due to skyrocketing numbers and extensive damage to fish. It was estimated a single gull eats about ten fish per day.
Obituaries report the deaths of Jacob Snaveley 67 from paralysis in Watson township with funeral at 1 PM and Oakland Cemetery interment. William DeRocher 35 of Tidioute died in Oil City hospital from liver trouble with telegraphy service and uncle Henry DeRocher surviving. Mrs. Luther J. Marsh 76 died at her daughter's Wayne Street home from heart failure with funeral at Oakland cemetery.
A Munich medical journal describes henbane contaminated horseradish causing 25 visitors and staff at a Davos boarding house to suffer bizarre symptoms. Russian guest loses language, English guest tries to teach, a woman acts as a statue, others laugh uncontrollably, a servant hides hot water bottles, and memory lapses occur. Antidotes were given and within hours all recovered.
Four prominent men Milo Ward Sam Neidig Colonel J C Leper and W N Heaton with combined ages over 270 meet weekly in Des Moines Iowa to play cribbage for a million points. Despite eight years and 800000 points they have not seen a twenty nine hand and doubt it will appear before the stake ends. Ward and Heaton play Neidig and Loper in a novel contest with a secret final stake.
British carriers bring a proven annual profit of 400 million dollars from the carrying trade. Foreign insurance, mining and other industrial firms add 175 million dollars in net gains each year.
A cryptic line from Atlantic Monthly advises caution while strolling near a neighbor’s garden. The aphorism blends practical behavior with wit, reflecting periodical humor and moral framing.
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