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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
4
Trade reports show seasonable quiet in wholesale and jobbing, with confidence in spring business. Inventory results suggest stock depletion was not overestimated while conservative buying kept dealers strong and mills restrained. Retail holiday demand remains solid though some stock will carry over.
The Secretary of the Interior withdraws vast western phosphate lands from entry. The area spans portions of Utah Idaho and Wyoming totaling about 7 500 square miles underlain by phosphate rock the largest deposit known. Phosphoric acid is essential to soil. studies show long term soil depletion in Wisconsin Ohio and Illinois, implying millions of tons of rock needed yearly to offset losses on U S cultivated lands.
D. Swift & Co. reports patents issued to Pennsylvania inventors this week. Names include H. J. Beck Philipsburg with choke oil for moving picture machines and W. S. Rickey Chester with a snugly stowing stock less anchor.
A Pennsylvania State College bulletin reviews Calcium Carbide and Acetylene, tracing 10–12 years of growth for industrial illumination. It notes safety endorsements by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, use in autos and beacons, and the oxy acetylene flame that melts metals. It highlights cost comparisons, fertilizer potential, and availability of the bulletin. Quebec's Imperial Domain. The piece praises Quebec as a distinct European-spirited province with vast resources, annexing Ungava to reach over 800,000 square miles, and its rivers, lakes, forests, and power potential shaping North American geography and industry.
With the generals in office and the army installed in the custom house, Haiti again hosts the dove of peace. The article notes a return to stability under military leadership and asserts a hopeful, peaceful domestic outlook.
In a digressive note January Scribner laments stray household jokes and advice in journals. He recalls caustic cleaning tricks and dubious remedies for hats gowns frames and ink spills with wary humor and a final nod to the rag man.
The King of Italy, about to depart for Messina, was told his presence would console the stricken people. He replied, Don't talk nonsense, a remark praised as fitting for an American citizen.
A report claims Emperor Wilhelm suffers from religious dementia described as not turning the other cheek, signaling a troubling state affecting leadership and public perception.
In Warren on January 2 1909 H A McDowell of Shingle House and Lucy Turner of Bollis Mills wed at home with Rev W A Bennett officiating. Also Laverne Leary and Ina Wecall tied the knot December 31 1908 in North Warren with Rev Caldwell. Alonzo Cole and Mary Barker joined in Russell December 28 1908 by Justice Putnam. Claude V Pollock and Ellen M Beane wed January 4 1909 in Warren with Justice Perry officiating.
Obituary items report deaths in Warren and surrounding areas: Rev. Philip Doerr of Brush Creek dies at 68 after forty years as a Lutheran minister. Carrie Johnson of Warren dies at Emergency Hospital leaving husband and Danish relatives. Mrs Mary M Campbell dies aged 90. Mrs Casler in Little Falls, mother of H K Casler. Cameron child dies at age two and a half. Funeral details and Oakland burial noted.
At Jamestown a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Haile on December 31 1908. In Warren a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. R A Myers of Jefferson Street.
The author describes two wooden lift lids boxes lined with newspaper to shelter geraniums and lily family blooms, using lamp heat for warmth and bricks with a bucket of warm water for lilies. The piece also urges bird feeding with suet and grains and warns of ecological impact if birds vanish.
The text urges feeding birds during harsh winter and snow covered ground. It notes Norwegians habitually place a sheaf of wheat for birds to access food in cold months.
The article notes J Pierpont Morgan sent 10000 dollars and was followed by John D. Rockefeller also giving 10000. The Standard Oil Company added 10000 and the Steel Corporation 25000. The King of England contributed 2500, illustrating rapid international charitable aid.
In a ruling the Illinois Supreme Court held foam is not beer and cannot be measured as such. Samuel Gompers warns of judicial despotism and argues courts would be harmed by unchecked power.
Count Zeppelin compares the aeroplane to a toy and notes rivalry will mirror competition among automobile makes and airships.
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