Beat Mail Order Houses Through Advertising
A Wellsburg Leader quote warns that a merchant who ignores advertising allows mail order houses to capture trade. It argues farmers and others miss goods and savings when local papers fail to promote available products, noting publicity can reach beyond visible effects and drive competition.
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Businessmen urged to curb loafing crowds to boost patronage
A Victorian-era column argues stores lose customers to idle loafers and noisy teens. It proposes after hours visits for friends, notes Fay ette county arrests of tramps for quarry work, and suggests a regional workhouse to keep prisoners productive. It cites Knabe Brothers seeking a half million dollar plant and mentions reactions from the Titusville board of trade.
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Fayette County
Warren County
Knabe Brothers
Titusville Board of Trade
Warren Business Men’s Association
European Salt Production Output Declines Across Regions
Great Britain yields 1,980,000 conn of salt annually while total European production remains under 5,000,000. The report highlights Britain's share against continental output and notes overall regional production.
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Great Britain
Europe
To Destroy Gunpowder Safely in Water Disposal
The safest method to destroy black gunpowder is to throw it into water to dissolve the saltpeter.
Tea Party Stereotypes Stir Westward Mockery
In an Archison Gigbs quotation, the author mocks the idea of a "hopelessly sissy man" who attends tea parties, noting that in the western setting such a figure is rarely seen and labeled as "thirty third mollyceddie" with dismissive tone.
Thompson and Mook Enter Republican County Commissioner Race
The committee announces E. E. Thompson as a candidate for county commissioner and A. G C. Mook as a candidate for county commissioner in the forthcoming Republican primaries.
John Sig gins Declares Candidacy for Associate Judge
The Republican party announces John Sig gins of Tidioute as a candidate for associate judge in the upcoming primaries. Also named is J W Hughes of Warren running as an associate judge candidate in the same Republican primaries.
We Are Authorized to Announce Candidates for Local Offices
We are authorized to announce E. R. Allen as a candidate for register and recorder. We are authorized to announce Frank A. Wood of Grand Valley as a candidate for Register and Recorder and Clerk of the Orphans' Court at the coming Republican primary.
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A. G C. Mook
E. R. Allen
Register and Recorder
Frank A. Wood
Grand Valley
Register
Orphans’ Court
County Treasurer Candidates Named in Primary Race
The Mar announces Ernest D. Stewart of Conenango township as a Republican primary candidate for County Treasurer. C. A. Love of Irvine is also named as a county treasurer candidate, subject to Republican primary decisions.
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Mar
Ernest D. Stewart
Conenango Township
C. A. Love
Irvine
Taft opponents and campaign figures in a memory prompt
The text asks for a list of Taft’s presidential opponents, the Democratic VP candidate in the latest national campaign, the current Vice President with initials, the Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor, the last Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate, and the inventor of the wireless telegraph, then admonishes Mr. Merchant to advertise weekly or be forgotten.
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Taft
United States
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New Governors Start Year With Johnson in California and North Dakota
The new year opens with two Johnsons as governors G. Hiram W. Johnson leads California and C. A. Johnson heads North Dakota both Republicans. The list covers 25 other states electing governors in the fall including Shafroth Baldwin Brady Carroll and Foss among Democrats and Republicans across the union.
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California
Hiram W. Johnson
North Dakota
C. A. Johnson
Alabama
Emmet O'Neal
Colorado
Joan F. Shafroth
Connecticut
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Uncertainty Over Program Delays Pennsylvania Legislature
Harrisburg observers report lawmakers debate a ten day recess as leaders clash over the session plan and big measures. Governor Tener pushes for careful scrutiny while tensions mount over city government consolidation and salaries for state judges.
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McNichol Tax Commission
Tener
Tie
Cedar Used for Lead Pencils in Nuremberg
American cedar supplies seven hundred thousand tons yearly to lead pencil makers in Nuremberg Germany per our consul.
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Nuremberg
Germany
Shrinkage in Cooking
Advice notes meat weight loss when cooking: beef loses about a pound per four pounds when boiled and about eighteen ounces when roasted. mutton losses are even greater.
New Baby and Local Updates Across Warren County
A baby boy named James Hertzel Frantz is welcomed by Dr. and Mrs. C. J. Frantz. Jacob Amann becomes water inspector after Amile Amann’s death. Ice causes minor falls on sidewalks with no serious injuries. James E. Hogan’s funeral held in DuBois with Warren attendees listed. Derrick oil report shows January activity with 291 wells completed and 329 barrels in production. 54 new rigs and 41 fewer completions noted. Housing scarcity drives rent concerns under $15 monthly. Construction on United Brethren church progresses aiming May 1 service. State highway department halts automobile license fee checks after January 31 due to state funds order. P. R. R. conductor R. P. Schultz injured on trestle near Oil City. Woodard Theater bills draw crowds with acts The Hunters, Hawaiian Trio, and Edgar Tennis Co. Upcoming shows and matinees announced. Alvin Snow injured by nail near left eye. risk emphasized. Benson Jones narrowly avoids death at Russell crossing. Barnes Free Methodist church fundraising $800 for parsonage. Warren Y M C A alterations completed. a major gym opening planned. North Warren hospital upgrades fuel oil burners due to rising natural gas costs. Justice case requires interpreter in Sheffield. several bail figures set in local dairy prosecutions. Teachers’ institute draws 50 attendees. next session scheduled March 4 in Warren. Peculiar custody case to be heard in Crawford county involving Edmund Russell and son Forest W. Russell. Poultry ad promotes Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds. Advertisements for local services and subscriptions close.
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