State aid dispenses to tuberculosis sufferers proves reach
The Health Commissioner reports 9,363 patients examined at state dispensaries in the last seventeen months ending Dec 31 1908 show an average monthly family income of 24 63 and 4 38 persons per family. The study notes infections from within the home and from coworkers and urges employers to increase medical inspections. The article also reprints Vest's dog eulogy and includes a meat recipe from The New Idea Woman's Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Health
Dixon
Pennsylvania
State Department of Health
Russia's Credit Holds Steady Amid Growth Claims
From Russia's Financial Condition by Fredric Austin Ogg in the American Review of Reviews January issue, the piece argues Russia's credit remains unimpaired despite recent Balkan losses. It cites growing population, rising land prices, savings deposits, and rising per capita consumption as signs of increasing tax capacity and future balance-sheet solvency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
France
Holland
Belgium
Germany
England
Balkan
Fredric Austin Ogg
American Review of Reviews
Bank trustees elect centenarian to board in historic vote
At the annual meeting of B Savings Bank stockholders George Howard was elected to the bank's board of trustees. At over one hundred years old he is believed to be the oldest living bank trustee, a possible world record for age in such a role.
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George Howard
Mutton Dishes From Forequarter to Broiled Chops
Classic kitchen guide outlines preparations for braised mutton deviled mutton and baked mutton chops. Select lean forequarter meat, brown quickly, simmer with onion and marrow or salt pork, then finish with a flavorful gravy. Deviled mutton uses paprika mushroom sauce and Worcestershire. broiled slices are plated with onion rubbed platter and sauced.
Anti Food Trust League Seeks 200000 Membership Cards
Washington January 18 An anti food trust league reports 200000 applications for membership cards after its first board meeting. Organizations such as Traveling Men's Association Central Labor Union House Keepers Alliance and the League of American Pen Women request blanks. A letter from Mr Taft reportedly endorses the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Anti-Food Trust League
Traveling Men’s Association
Central Labor Union
The
House Keepers’ Alliance
League of American Pen Women
Taft
Prussia Expands State Control Over Properties and Mines
From Elmer Roberts, Monarchical Socialism in Germany in Scribner January issue. In 1908 Prussia earned over tax and borrowings from public properties with railways yielding 149.755 million dollars, crown forests and mines adding 26.9 million. The state aims to broaden government involvement in industry, extending mineral rights on private lands. Prussia seeks coal syndicate influence, buying a controlling stake in Hibernia Coal Company, provoking capital increases and reallocation by coal owners.
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Prussia
United States Steel Corporation
United States
Hibernia Coal Company
Dresdner Bank
Stock Exchange
Germany
Elmer Roberts
Scribner
Leasing of Gregory-Brown Store Room Near March
The Gregory-Brown shoe store room has been leased to S. Keller's Sons with a move planned around March 1. Miss Grace Burch left for Tulsa to visit her brother with the U S Oil Company. The Gilliland funeral held at Youngsville.
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Gregory- Brown Shoe
S. Keller’s Sons
Grace Burch
Tulsa
Okla
U. S. Oil Company
W. M. Lindsey
Warren
Pittsbug, McKeesport and Westmoreland Railroad
William Meas
Meas Furniture and Novelty Co
Ellen Crail
Armstrong County
State Hospital
Many Girls Prove Themselves Heroines
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awards show nine of fifty eight heroes are girls. Most acts involve rescuing others from drowning or burning with several age groups and states represented. Education grants total 46 850 for younger winners and 15 500 for older recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
New Idea Woman's Magazine
Missouri man hails Moses as greatest journalist
A Missouri man argues Moses was the greatest journalist ever, noting his skill in organizing expeditions and drawing comparisons to Peary Columbus and other modern explorers.
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Missouri
Moses
Peary
Columbus
Collective Hearings in Quotable Local Lines
A roundup of witty and pointed exchange snippets from Altoona to Punxsutawney. Each item offers a compact moral or humorous observation on human behavior or social norms.
From Steam to Electricity On Railroads Near New York
The shift from steam to electric power on railroads is gradual and often unnoticed. Long Island Railway has 140 miles of electrified track ready. By February trains may run from the Pennsylvania Terminal in Manhattan to Jamaica, with more western and north shore routes to follow.
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New York
Long Island Railway
Pennsylvania Terminal
Seventh Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
Manhattan
Jamaica
Long Island
Deep Snows Harmful to Small Game
Severe winter conditions threaten pheasants and quail in western state sections. Farmers with woodlots provide limited feed, while rabbits starve or seek shelter in barns harming fruit trees. Deer near Ridgway and Elk County towns grow emaciated and raid haystacks despite fear of humans.
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Ridgway
Elk County
Mrs Adelia C Olney Dies at 79 at Home
Mrs Adelia C Olney widow of the late John M Olney died at her home 205 East Water Street Tuesday morning aged 79 years 2 months 26 days She leaves two children Annie M Olney of Warren and Mac Olney of Glade township Funeral held at her home Thursday at 2 oclock Interment in Oakland cemetery
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Adelia C. Olney
John M. Olney
East Water Street
Annie M. Olney
Warren
Mac Olney
Glade Township
Oakland Cemetery
Public Documents For Subscribers At The Office
Senator Penrose has sent a batch of public documents on farming gardening and fruit culture. Materials include Report Orchard Demonstrations by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Plant Pest Treatment and Concentrated Lime-Sulphur from Pa State College Study of Pennsylvania Butter also from Pa State College.
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Penrose
Dept. of Agriculture
State College
Pennsylvania
When Women Sign Papers Warned to Seek Legal Advice
The piece urges women to resist signing papers merely as form. It stresses that signatures create liability and urges women to understand commitments, preferably with an independent lawyer. It emphasizes being alert and seeking unbiased legal counsel before agreeing to sign any document.
Some Men and Women in Life Fate and Views
A reflective piece on human stubbornness, taste in entertainment, and the game of life. It notes men’s stubborn pride, plays that defy profitability, magazines blending fiction with ads, and women's shifting understanding and enduring affection. It ends with Fate tallying the score rather than stacking cards.
Washington's Mt Vernon life profiled by Harri son H Dodge
A new account for The Youth's Companion details Washington at Mt. Vernon. It notes his love of country and farming skill. It says he oversaw all work despite heavy duties and took pride in Mt. Vernon's produce.
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Washington
Mt. Vernon
Harrison H. Dodge
Washington Estate
Snap Shots and Political Jabs in the New Year
A cheeky collage of public figures and events features Pinchot, Dr Cook, Peary, and Sugar Trust references. It notes Pinchot’s nonpolitical stance, prison capacity at Atlanta, and Judge Gaynor’s rumored Benjamin Franklin faith, plus a Tammany setback as a convention gathers.
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Peary
Pinchot
Atlanta
Sugar Trust
Gaynor
Ben Franklin
Tammany
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Warren Mail
Vest
George G. Vest
West
New Idea Woman’s Magazine
Aced Bank Trustee
Matt
Ayer
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Anti Food Trust League
Home Matters
Mle
Rollo G. Gilliland
St. Louis
W. G. Gilliland
Youngsville
Fuller
the Water Co
J. M. Africa
Jersey City
A. W. McCallum
Philadelphia
Altoona Tribune
Williamsport
Lewisburg
New Castle
Oil City
Titusville
Warren, PA
Public Documents
Dr. Cook
Kopf & Henry
Siegfried
Warren PA
Buffalo
Lich As
Charles W. Morse
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