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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
8
Notice to correspondents requiring all copy by Tuesday each week. Each letter must be signed by the contributor and only published if requested. Do not write on both sides of the paper.
Ackley Hollow reports a flurry of visits with neighbors and relatives from Mutch Hill to Warren. A musical evening at Mrs. Jane Logan’s and a large U B church gathering precede an oyster supper fundraiser for a new telephone company. William Hale buys land for a new residence. Fred Bennett travels to West Virginia for timber. Arthur Vansile hosted a musical. Rev Schoonmaker led services with Salvation Army members.
Jan 19 notes very cold weather and little sleighing. Local residents, including J Outrid of Corydon and C D Outrid, visit friends and attend gatherings. Oil field and lumber business continue as residents travel, shop, and plan moves amid town chatter.
Jan 19 report notes a new telephone line reaching Beacher's Corners and J O Lounsbury’s area, promising neighborhood convenience. Local residents including J O Lounsbury, Mrs C D Outrid, Eugene Outrid, and others are mentioned with visits, music, and social calls amid town activity and minor travel to Scandia and Buffalo.
An advertising item cites testimonials from Mrs. D Baker of Cleveland and Mrs. C G Bennett of Alma praising Dr Miles Nervine for epilepsy fits st vitus dance and spasms. It claims persistent use yields lasting cures and urges readers to write users and buy via druggists with a money back guarantee if no benefit.
W Culbertson called on Mr and Mrs H Marsh Tuesday. Mrs Joe Miller paid a short visit to Mr and Mrs J O Lounsbury a few days ago.
January updates report illnesses and social visits across the area. Ellis Linberg suffers inflammatory rheumatism while Rev. W H Armstrong conducts quarterly meetings in Lynnden Park and Pittsfield. Blanche Buck returns from Union City after the funeral of Dorothy Tuttle. Lloyd Buck returns from the West after two months away. The community notes visits, sick lists, and upcoming cottage prayer at Irvine Run.
Jan 18 report: Mr. and Mrs. D W Carrow visit Cherry Hill to see sick brother Frane Carroll who is improving with Dr H Phillips care. Ira Bindley and Joe Carrow traveled to Jamestown. Lee Hill to Sugar Grove. Mrs Jennie Woodburn heads to Corry to join her husband. Wesleyan meeting at Pittsfield attended by Wim Trusler and E Carr. Genevieve Carr assists Professor Brown at KE. A Baker hosted music rehearsal with weekly sessions through term. Mrs KE M Love rode Erie cut-off to Youngstown after a wreck near Columbus Pa at Dewey switch two miles east.
The Home Telephone Company formed November 23 1908 has completed about 16 miles of line and plans five more miles in early spring connecting Russell with Akeley Hollow Randall Hill Priest Hollow Holtberg Road Germany Quaker Hill and Scandia. Dean system installed with Mrs Philip Lauffenburg at central. Stockholders include Magnus Swanson C E B Erickson W B Culbertson Andy Young John Bloomer and J G Anderson.
A list names numerous shareholders including Adams, Cole, Salmon Swanson, Sandell, Walling, Emil Johnson, Fosburg, Schuler Jr, Anderson, Samp son, Ericksen and Palmer among others. Also noting a single share bought by blacksmiths Sampson and Anderson and additional holders Bert Fox, Eva Ladow, Ed Nasman, and Leonard Sampson who have not installed telephones yet.
An Oil City man, claiming he is the lone son of a dying widow, begs aid after admitting years without food. A compassionate woman offers a dollar to ease immediate need and promises to bring his case to a society meeting. The scene ends at a barroom door.
Public documents available at the newspaper office include reports on railways tuberculosis poultry beetles tree health cows beekeeping calcium carbide acetylene and orchard inspection issued by Slason Thompson Penn State College and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture with titles such as Cost Capitalization and Estimated Value of American Railways The Net Result at the Hague Some Poultry Experiments Test of Mechanical Cow Milker Insect Study Gleanings in Bee Culture Reports of Orchard Inspectors and more.
A quoted courtroom line reads May it please your honor you might send in eleven suppers and one bundle of hay. The remark appears in Everybody's Magazine reflecting a humorous or satirical moment.
The New York Tribune Farmer highlights Dr. C. D. Smead of Logan New York as the top veterinary expert, praised for lifelong study and practical care of horses cattle and other domestic animals. It notes his role in the Tribune Farmer and offers a one year subscription to The Tribune Farmer and The Mail for $1.75.
The article notes that shoppers seek a chance to buy eggs at affordable prices to pair with bacon for morning meals. It emphasizes the need for lower costs to support daily breakfasts for common people.
A jury in a simple case failed to reach agreement after a lengthy deliberation. The judge rebuked the panel and ordered them back for a second attempt. He warned that if they linger too long he would send them in twelve suppers. The foreman responded with irritation.
OnD A V P Ry lists trains to Dunkirk and intermediate stations at 8 44 am and 4 59 pm and services to Titusville and intermediates at 10 34 am with 804 interval times.
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