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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1913
Page
4
A polemic links famine to soil exhaustion and rising population. It argues tariffs and trusts are scapegoats while grain production lags population growth. cites 1840 to 1910 population rise, farm land expansion, and per acre yield declines, warning famine looms as soil is “played out.”
A twenty year old New York story shows John D. Laurie rising from unknown ad-hoster to top manager by consistent effort. He urges boys to know their work advertise for opportunity and move up by proving themselves with honesty confidence and initiative. The piece also notes a possible Washington trip for hardworking company boys and their deserving effort.
The Oil City Blizzard questions whether Billy Sunday’s fiery sermons attract audiences for their excitement or for the preacher’s provocative statements. It notes critics find his bold boasts and coarse quips off putting yet acknowledge he holds attention through his personality and sensationalism.
The Baltimore Sun contrasts 1913 as unlucky for loafers monopolists critics and schemers while praising progressive politicians brides auto men mothers pastors and workers who give full value. It also lauds energetic youths star players and Democrats who avoid begging Woodrow Wilson for jobs.
Temperance advocates publish figures comparing six largest Mercer county towns Sharon Farrell Greenville Sharpsville Grove City Mercer by population. Data shows deposits total and per capita figures for each town to argue economic advantage of prohibition or lack thereof.
The Missouri lawyer Henry Clay Dean refused to defend a man accused of a notorious crime. Dean declared the defendant ought to be shot out of a red hot cannon through a barbed wire fence into hell, signaling a scathing stance amid famous days.
A humorous verse portrait praises a woman excels in algebra and languages yet imagines a playful future scene. It blends math prowess with romantic ambitions and exotic language fantasies in a Judge fiction snippet.
In a Westminster Gazette excerpt, Mme de Stael discusses women in politics. She notes Napoleon’s remark about meddling women and asserts that those who risk their heads for politics deserve to know why. The exchange frames a historical suffrage argument with sharp rhetoric.
A column notes the entertainer era with former revenue sleuth San Kirkpatrick delivering sharp takes on celebrity behavior and public personas. The piece blends satire with pointed observations about money fame and media.
A Chicago humor item riffs on doctor patient chatter about memory loss with a punchline that the doctor relies on a bill collector in routine practice. The brief quip plays on medical and billing roles.
Sant Kirkpatrick of Ottumwa, a Democrat, seeks the Sixth Iowa district seat now held by Republican H. E. Kendall. Kirkpatrick, nearly seventy-one, has been an internal revenue agent since 1885 targeting moonshiners and counterfeiters in the South and is a Civil War veteran. He survived many dangers and carries numerous bullet mementos from raids.
Spiffin and Miffin walk on a sunny Sunday when Spiffin asks for his friend’s private critique. Miffin jokes about the height difference making such a private opinion impossible and the exchange ends with light banter.
A humorous exchange recalls a defense related exchange with a prisoner who says I stole the watch. The dialogue highlights a debate over who spoke and who named the act, ending with a sly line about not squealing.
In a stern hearing the magistrate presses a prisoner who admits stealing a pig. The judge notes a surge in pig thefts and vows to make an example of the offender to restore public safety.
E Livingstone Cornelius, a Democrat and former assistant sergeant-at-arms for over a year, succeeds late Colonel Daniel Moore Ransdell as Senate sergeant-at-arms. He first served as private secretary to Ransdell when the latter was U S marshal for D C and later joined the sergeant-at-arms staff. He handled official funeral arrangements for Vice President Sherman and Senator Rayner of Maryland.
A Fun Magazine line jokes about golf club membership by imagining a walker beating a path with a club and muttering to cope with rough terrain. The quip playfully contrasts formal club status with rugged outdoor effort.
Sacramento report says Senator Brown of Los Angeles introduced a bill to outlaw prize fighting in California making it a misdemeanor and remove the state's reproach as a last holdout among commonwealths that have legalized the sport.
In Lynchburg Virginia on January 16 a telegraph operator discovered a railroad tie fastened on the rails and halted the Washington and Chattanooga express to prevent a wreck near the city. The incident saved the train and its passengers from disaster.
Henry I Ashhurst is described as highly versatile in the senate with a varied career. His autobiography lists occupations including lumberjack cowboy clerk cashier in store newspaper reporter bed carrier and lawyer illustrating a broad professional range.
The Attica church unanimously invited Rev J T Cowan of Toronto Ontario to serve as pastor and he accepted. A McMaster University and Rochester Theological Seminary graduate, he preached his first sermon in Attica last Sunday.
The Rev. Carroll H. Yerkes, recently back from China, where he witnessed many revolutionary changes during the past five years, is visiting his college mate the Rev. G. R. Morrill of Canandaigua New York.
An advertisement touts Rexal Celery and Iron Tonic as a direct-acting nerve and blood tonic. It claims benefits from improved energy and appetite to better complexion and sleep, with a money-back guarantee and price of one dollar. Sold at Seigfried's Pharmacy in Warren, Pa.
Frank J. Lyons declares his bid for the District Attorney office contingent on the Washington Party primaries next September and also notes a Republican primary decision due in September.
Warren National Bank announces Christmas Savings Society is now open and invites all readers to join. The advertisement encourages participation and directs readers to page four for details.
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