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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
6
A business speaker argues that brands and tradesmen must embody integrity from the start. Quality and transparency build customer trust, while employees become their own inspectors through accountable practice. If a doctor is blamed for a fatal error, so too should a firm bear responsibility for its mistakes.
The piece promotes internal sanitation via a morning drink of hot water with lime stone phosphate to cleanse the bowels and remove toxins. It claims daily cleansing improves health for headaches, biliousness, constipation and bad breath, comparing bowel cleansing to skin washing and advising readers to obtain phosphate from drugstores.
A brief advertisement promotes a grocery store offering low prices and prompt delivery by phone or in person. It highlights customer recommendations for teas coffees and spices to entice patrons to try the products.
A new steel tape fire escape drops from a building like a spider’s thread. The device uses a spool casing with a leather belt around the waist and a clutch to control unwinding speed. A 200 foot drop was tested from a fourth floor tower in Los Angeles. A longer tape is planned for a demonstration from the Woolworth Building in New York.
Paris reports that the US federal trade commission studies the French comptoir system to boost American export efforts. A plan to send French youths to America for study is discussed, aiming to expand foreign trade while avoiding Sherman Act issues. The comptoir unites manufacturers to sell common goods, preventing overproduction and price cutting.
Philadelphia adopts advanced medical approach for inmates. A board of physicians will classify ailments and provide treatment to rehabilitate prisoners as sick people, not criminals. After discharge, individuals will be referred to dispensaries and monitored by social workers with four yearly inspections.
The report notes no major battles in Europe with limited actions in the Balkans and Albania. Montenegro's capitulation remains disputed, while communications slow arms disarmament. French raids on Monastir and Belgian front fighting accompany German attacks near Nieuport, including cathedral bombardment observations.
A herd of seven deer, the largest in the area, were spotted on the river ice in front of William Rockefeller's estate. One deer was struck and killed by the Woolverine express while the remaining six fled into the woods and vanished.
Stockholm reports that William Jennings Bryan has accepted a place on the American delegation to the Ford permanent peace tribunal and plans to arrive soon. The move signals Bryan involvement in international mediation efforts during the postwar era.
Wheat futures for May close at 1.44 dollars. Butter prices show finest grade at 82 and 82 percent. Eggs graded gathered white quality sizes 31 to 35 cents. Long Island potatoes in barrel or bag run 3.75 to 3.80 dollars.
Winter wheat No 2 red at 1.34, corn No 4 yellow 78.5 cents, No 5 yellow 75.1 cents, oats No 3 white 54 cents, No 4 white 53 cents. Flour prices for patent blends range 7.25 to 7.50 per barrel. Dressed poultry prices vary by cut and quality, butter at 5 to 10.32 cents, cheese quotes 18 to 19 cents, eggs hensery white 35 cents, mixed 38 to 33 cents, potatoes No 1 white per bushel 1.20, fair 1.00 to 1.10, sweet 75 cents to 1.25.
CATTLE prices show heavy steers 8.50 to 8.75 with butcher steers 6.75 to 8.25 and heifers 5.75 to 7.50. Cows range 4.00 to 6.50 while choice veals fetch 11.50 to 12.00 and fair to good 10.00 to 11.25. Sheep and lambs list choice lambs 11.50 to 11.60 and mixed sheep around 7.25. Hogs show light Yorkers 7.25 to 7.75 and heavies 7.90.
Report lists prices for hay based on track and grade with entries for No 1 timothy No 2 timothy and No 3 timothy prices 20 18 17 dollars per unit. Includes fancy mixed hay at 19 18 19 hundred dollars and straw and other feeds with scattered values and a question about location or source.
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