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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1907
Page
7
A wealthy father cuts off funds as Jim seeks extra allowance for Harvard student Jack. Jack, the bull pup, is sent to college with tuition and earns praise for Latin and languages, then exposes the family to scandal after a drunken buffet car episode ending with Jim throwing Jack from the train.
An agent warns a delinquent tenant to pay rent at once. The tenant, shivering, says if the warning leaks to other tenants, no one will pay rent this winter.
Capt. George C. Boerum of Melrose Massachusetts, aged seventy nine, has twice been honorably retired from the navy. He refuses to accept retirement as final and says he will return to work at the navy yard as soon as he is able, despite requests to retire.
Cleveland and Chicago report mixed grain and livestock values on February 13. Prices include wheat at 80 and 7844 cents, corn around 45 to 484 cents, oats at 41 to 44 cents, butter at 33 to 34 cents, and hogs near 7.20 to 7.45 dollars per hundredweight for various classes. Cattle and sheep ranges vary by region, with notable highs in Minnesota flour and Pittsburg lambs and wethers.
The Gulf Coast region from Robstown to Raymondville along the Rio Grande shows extensive artesian water development and diverse crops. John Closner, a major Rio Grande planter, grew Bermuda onions on 33 acres and shipped 35 carloads worth $15,000. The region supports two corn crops annually and wide fruit production, with a descriptive eighty page Gulf Coast agriculture book available from John Sebastian in Chicago or St Louis.
A compact survey notes how sports terms enrich English vocabulary. It traces origins of common phrases to chess falconry yachting horse racing fencing pugilism rowing cricket bowls and more, showing how everyday expressions mirror athletic history.
Ladies' Field discusses a proposed hostess' trade union by society women to uphold self respect and ensure courtesy from men. It notes a drawback: most women lack respect for themselves, reducing the union's potential influence.
An Illinois mother credits Grape-Nuts with reducing medicine needs and doctor bills for her children. She reports improved appetites and energy, noting one 15 year old pupil feels sharper after breakfast featuring Grape-Nuts. Read the Postum Co. notice from Battle Creek, Michigan. There's a Reason.
Robert Scollan of Seneca Falls New York, aged 87, credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring his back and kidneys after a kidney trouble and lumbago. His daughter Mrs Goethious adds that both father and husband found relief. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
In 1901 a desert Sonora squash allied plant was moved to New York and kept without watering. During a six week desert rain it grows leaves flowers and seeds then dries leaving a water filled gourd. The transplanted plant still remembers the six week rainy season and revives each year.
C V Beltz of Tippecanoe Indiana reported two years of severe eczema on limbs below knees. After trying physicians, remedies, and quack cures, he found immediate relief using Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent, returning to health by November 15, 1905.
Lew Wallace recalls Henry Clay with a striking presence and flowing grace. He describes Clay as tall and majestic, with a memorable mouth that grows larger and stretches like an elastic link during the speech.
An inexpensive homemade mix of Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Kargon and Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla is claimed to relieve rheumatism by filtering uric acid from the blood. Instructions say to take a teaspoon after meals and at night and to obtain these ingredients from a pharmacy. Professor George W. Jones of Cornell University, head of the mathematics department since 1877, plans retirement and a pension request from the Carnegie endowment fund.
Fragmentary verse and mock advertisement text describe a speaker addressing a creditor over an unpaid bill. The snippet presents a humorous dialogue about writing a thought and a promotional claim for a cold remedy.
A short note laments the quality of eating habits, claiming that most good foods are unhealthy for one person. The text hints at regret over diet choices and local concerns about nutrition.
Advertisements tout Putnam dyes claiming brighter colors per package and faster results than rivals. Also promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain with a 25 cent bottle. Piles treated by Pazo Vintment with 6 to 14 day cure or refund. Garfield Tea advertised as blood purifier and liver cleanser. Quotation from Rev J L Spalding ends the page.
It cures while you walk. Allen's Foot-Ease is a remedy for hot sweaty callous and elenching feet. Sold by all druggists price 25c. Do not accept substitutes. Trial package available by addressing Allen S. Olmsted in Roy Nebraska.
A Scotsman asked by a friend to attend a music hall over the weekend declines saying he never visits on Saturday to avoid laughing in church on the Sabbath, as noted by London Opinion.
William Whiteley, a London merchant killed recently, was born on a farm. He boasted he would fill any order, no matter how unprecedented. A tale recalls two army officers visiting his store and one asking for six elephants. they were supplied and the winner paid, revealing prior arrangement with Whiteley.
Article promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for puberty childbirth and change of life. It cites testimonials from Mrs. George Watters and Mrs. Elva Barber Edwards, urging women to seek the company’s guidance, with free advice offered from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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