Editorial on Subscriptions and Honest Feedback
A sharp critique of readers who cancel subscriptions claiming they have more papers than they can read. The piece urges honesty, urging debtors to pay arrears and tell editors truthfully that the paper is unsatisfactory. It notes Samson as the first to advertise and to draw a large crowd.
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Samson
Pennsylvania
State Board of Education
Whimsical Anecdotes and a Woman's Political Pledge
A humorous sketch recalls a Boston man funding a May tombstone scrubber and a Los Angeles thief sent to read the Bible. A quip about love as a disease named anaphylaxis leads to satire on marriage and science. A dialogue from Buffalo Express features Gladys debating a congressional run with her mother, defending independence and integrity against political schemers.
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Los Angeles
Daniel
Cladys
Harold
Gladys
Congress
John Smith
Buffalo Express
Brumbaugh Inaugural Address Sets Broad Reform Agenda
Governor Brumbaugh outlines a program stressing limited new laws, local option on alcohol, highway improvements, state education expansion, worker protections, child labor limits, housing, and agricultural growth. He calls for civil service efficiency, fiscal restraint, and a focus on the commonwealth’s moral and educational development.
The Wages of Sinn in Oil City Divorce Case
In Oil City a pumper named Archybald Sinn Huang faced divorce after his wife sued, claiming he beat and threatened her. The court granted the divorce and ordered Sinn to pay alimony, with half his twelve dollar weekly wage allotted to support.
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Oil City
Archybald Sinn Huang
Unclear audience reaction cited in Ohio Journal quip
In Columbus the Journal mocks politicians addressing "thinking men" as observers. Floyd Trayer of Kalamazoo was sentenced to one to five years for throwing his aunt's teeth into a river as a joke.
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Columbus
Ohio
Kalamazoo, Mich
Floyd Trayer
Warren's Popular Shoe Store Offers Bargains in Warren
Warren County shoppers learn of deep discounts at Warren's Popular Shoe Store on Penna Avenue. The store touts 200 pairs of ladies shoes at 98 cents to close out, Goodyear Welt dress shoes from 1.98 to 2.98, rubber boots, rubbers, and kids school shoes at 98 cents to 1.48 with broad department bargains. Store invites customers to browse or leave parcels and notes its location next to the street car waiting room.
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Warren
Penna Avenue
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