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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1916
Page
4
An editorial takes a humorous tug on the Jonah story. A cold foot passenger on the Joppa Trasish line tries to skip Nineveh, ends up tossed overboard and swallowed by a whale, and later promises reform. The piece ends with a moral against cold feet on risky voyages.
A rustic guide urges establishing a butcher shop for woodpecker bunting chickadee and hinejay families. It suggests suet on a string and scattered cracked corn or wheat to attract feathered visitors and deter cats. Do not wait to help the little creatures while they starve.
Two husbands sought divorces in Reading last Wednesday citing odd reasons. Charles A Miller accused his wife of flouting a family rule by entertaining other men at his absence. Isaac C Glass said he married a girl of 18 who promised to leave on turning 21 and kept her word eleven years ago on her twenty first anniversary.
Handsome and dignified wedding invitations announcements and at home cards at a moderate cost. Write for prices and samples. Mail Printing Co 229 Penna Ave West.
The piece lists spring primaries on May 16 1916 and general election on November 7 1916 with key petition dates February 18 April 18 and October 3 1916. It notes registration and tax deadlines and outlines parties and offices to be nominated. It ends with a local council evaluation of Warren committees and prospects for municipal growth.
Ohio reports 160000 drug victims while Minnesota welcomes 10000 new settlers annually. The United States records fifteen football fatalities this year. Nigeria sent 44 percent of its experts to Germany. Cologne Germany before the war housed 652318 residents.
The column notes playful remarks on teachers and arithmetic, two Twins from Calf Ribs enjoying each other’s company, Slim Pickens acquiring a new derby hat and plans to grow into it. It mentions a public discussion on marriage, and local antics including Ellick Hellwanger’s porch incident and Slim’s jail stay with a joking, lighthearted tone.
The Postmaster, once a staunch Republican, quietly changed his views and now plans to remain neutral regarding the upcoming fall election. He indicates no active support for any candidate at this time.
Luke Mathewson notes that many aging veterans who sit on village stumps now drawing pensions could not recount as many Civil War tales as they once could. The reflection highlights fading memories of veterans who lived through the conflict.
Jefferson Potlocks criticizes the government for the parcel post plan accusing it of dividing the nation into small units without seeking right of way through farms and questioning the method of nation building by officials.
George W. Brown of Youngsville died, remembered for his educational religious and civic work. He married M Florin Shipman on October 5 1898 and was the last of his family. Funeral Saturday at 3 PM from the M E church with Youngsville Odd Fellows officiating. interment in Youngsville cemetery.
Dassel Minnesota reports Nes Benson aged 77 and Johanna Dahlberg aged 81 married locally. Benson billed as the oldest bride in Minnesota history. Also noted Chicago chase by the pepper bandit, 18 year old Fred Logue, confessing nineteen holdups with a toy pistol. In South Bethlehem Joseph Danzko arrives with a 10 month old strapped to his back en route to New York. He reportedly traveled about 250 miles with the baby on crackers and water.
In Persia Iowa Mrs August Seeden endured an eleven hour trance during which she reportedly saw friends and relatives in vision. No medical details were provided, but the incident is described as a prolonged spiritual experience observed by bystanders.
A humorous essay argues pants are essential for men who work for wages and for those who draw a salary. It highlights pockets for wealth, rear pockets for tools and ammunition, and the inevitability of worn knees from fabric threading. It notes most men own several pairs but some must be patched or pressed at a moment’s notice.
In a startling incident, an undertaker prepared to close a coffin when the patient managed a final sigh, halting burial proceedings. Doctors report she is expected to recover from the scare and her condition remains stable.
Mrs. Sue M. Armstrong releases a six foot sturgeon that had lived in a small pool for over three decades in Hood River Oregon. The creature swam to the Columbia River’s deep channel and vanished from view after an initial daze.
In Richarsville Iowa L M Datisman finds a box with $1000 in gold coins buried by the late James Maxwell, once rumored to be miserly and killed in a railroad wreck. In St Louis Missouri a saloon robbery ends with the death of one armed Michael McCarthy after a gunfire clash with fleeing robbers.
Dispatch reports widespread illness among male miners and workers in Havelton as grippe spreads through underground areas. Stable bosses and hos’iers treat the sick, veterinarians search for cures, and whisky is noted to provide temporary relief in some cases.
Finley urges teachers and students of the College of the City of New York to spend vacation reading a good book making a new friend and taking long walks. He quotes Cowley on continual学习 and notes winter gifts of books as a symbol of affection and goodwill.
The postmaster general ordered standard rural and star route mail boxes in two sizes. The small box measures 18.5 by 6.25 by 7.5 inches, larger than current models. The larger box, 23.5 by 11 by 14 inches, serves regular parcel post patrons needing more space.
Mrs H H Fox was called to Claredon by her ill son Lyle Fox. Arthur Kelley returns to Akron after visiting relatives. Clarence La Dow and wife were in town on business. Miss Hazel Sadler shopped in Warren. Burton Arzner of Gananda N Y visited from Sunday to Wednesday. The Woman's Benefit Association held its 75th Review with 23 members and a visitor. Fiona J Russell spoke, Hanna Chimbury visited, Harry Briggs plans Florida winter. Eugene Outrich and Homer Brown of Quaker Hill were in town for business.
Edith Anderson heads to Geneva Pennsylvania for the summer with plans to return. Lillian Anderson will study nursing in Buffalo. G W Brown and R S Sweet remain ill at home. A Sunday School sale was held at the Prosperity store. Edward Gleason seeks work in Pittsburgh. Ellis and Son move their meat market to the John A Day Building. Genévieve Oberg now works at the Bell telephone office. Emma Sandberg returns home from Titusville. Philadelphia based students resumed school after a break. Olympia Club entertainment drew a large crowd.
The report notes coal costs more than 30 dollars per ton in Rome. It highlights growing energy costs and market conditions affecting industry and households across the region.
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