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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1900
Page
1
A mixed page features garden seed advertisements urging winter readers to dream of spring with Lima beans and Crook-neck squash, followed by verses from The Sad Boy and Up Ail, plus poems Hope and Sunday Morning and a short children’s piece Two Little Girls. Included are author attributions to Chicago Daily Record and Washington Star selections, with period newspaper tone.
The quoted verse urges sharing love and wealth, respecting others, and using one’s gifts nobly. It emphasizes that no one should obstruct harmony, and that love and virtue are sacred, to be honored rather than exploited.
A lines from the Atlanta Constitution reflect on thorns and gray skies, noting birds singing and rest at the end of the journey, conveying hopeful endurance amid hardship.
At the jewelers weekly display a gold collar buckle features three coals with alternating pearls, a gloved gold fastener set with semi precious stones, and a chatelaine suspended hook. A gold powder box with scroll bas relief, an ivory miniature surrounded by amethysts, and hatpins heads shaped as a bear and a lion are shown. A gold brooch showcases a large opal ringed by diamonds, all in separate settings about a fraction of an inch from the centerpiece.
A compact digest of midweek war and politics with reports from the Philippines and Europe. Key items include the ambush near Subig near General Lawton’s forces, Goebel’s Kentucky governorship, Belgian and British maneuvers, and notable deaths and appointments in U S and abroad.
Sacramento February 7 1907 Thomas R Bard has been elected United States senator to succeed Stephen M White in the California seat.
New York money on call at 2 percent. Prime mercantile paper 4 1/2 percent. Sterling exchange shows actual bankers’ bills at 4.874 cents for demand and 4.8444 for sixty days. Posted rates: 4.85 to 4.88. Commercial bills 4.831 to 4.84. Silver certificates 59 to 60 cents. Bar silver 59 cents. Mexican dollars 47 cents.
A market summary lists prices for flour, rye flour, barley, cornmeal, wheat, corn, oats, hay, pork, butter, cheese, eggs, and potatoes across New York and Buffalo. It shows bid ranges for winter patents and spring wheat, diverse regional lots, and specific prices for state, western, and Jersey goods.
Philadelphia in Feb. 6 reports a jury found three men guilty of conspiracy to commit election fraud. District Attorney Rothermel led the case, opening the ballot box and presenting evidence of fraud. The piece notes Republican unity, city finances, and Mayor Ashbridge guiding convention plans for the upcoming national gathering.
In Youngstown Ohio a portion of business paused to honor Major John A Logan killed in the Philippines. Flags half masted, houses draped in mourning. A guard of honor of U S soldiers and Logan Rifles watched the bier at St Johns Church. Remains laid in state from 10 am to 1 pm with a large crowd paying respects. Body then escorted to Oak Hill Cemetery and placed in Andrews mausoleum.
Washington February 2 The house committee on mileage rejected Brigham H. Roberts Utah claim for 1038.80 vener mileage, Mr Cooper Texas sought allowance but failed on a 2 to 2 tie. Chairman Barhan will report action as committee rejection.
Telegraphic advice confirms services for Major General Henry W. Lawton U S W in the Covenant Presbyterian Church Washington next Friday at 2 p m with burial at Arlington National Cemetery. The Lawton fund total reaches 97 302 67 dollars.
Alexis Normandin died from poison in Montreal yesterday. He had left Watertown three weeks ago to work for the Ives Truss company. Three years earlier he attempted death by own action in Montreal.
A blaze in St. Louis yesterday burned across parts of three blocks destroying property estimated at 1 to 2 million dollars. One fireman was killed and eight others injured, with one injury likely fatal.
Mabel Cox aged 13 a schoolgirl was struck and killed on the West Shore railroad track at Cornwall while crossing to skate on the Hudson. The incident occurred on February 7 near Newburg New York.
Mrs. Corntossel jokes Josiar about Josh staying out late to avoid trouble. She notes Josh did not get home until 4 AM and recalls her instruction for him to rise before 5 AM. The boy is described as fearful of her, leading to his sleepless vigil.
The Detroit Journal notes a somber scene where Robert, after breaking his new toys, remains silent, prompting his parents to implore and question the child’s sustained mental power in a pointed moral vignette from a holiday season.
Widow asks The Daily Squib publication office to add the phrase Gone to Rest to a death notice. The clerk complies, and the next morning the notice appears with Gone to rest in an appropriate place.
Harrisburg reports reveal William Flinn plans to recruit Republican defectors to oppose the regular party, potentially allying with Democrats to defeat regulars. The piece contrasts Flinn’s tactics with praise for the state’s fiscal officers and notes January 1899 receipts.
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