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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
7
The article details British fears over German Fokker monoplanes, their daring tactics and high maneuverability. It notes losses of 16 British aircraft in France, debates in Parliament, and admiration for German pilots while contrasting courteous aerial engagements with deadly efficiency.
John Covers, a Columbiana County commissioner, weighs near 450 pounds and declares his chief ambition is to ride a motorcycle.
A Dickinson youth writes an anthem and elopes with a girl who played it. A car shortage leads to 16000 bushels of car corn piled on a Agenda Kansas street. A saw made from anéfe biide in Istelle Reek Arkansas cuts through inch walls and escapes. A Paterson New Jersey court must change a boy’s 25 cent snow fine to its dollar. A sea turtle on Georgia beaches must be righted or risk arrest under a new law. Bologna sausage and beer blamed for bowlegs by the Pittsburgh Welfare association. clergymen to preach against them.
Princess Marie Vassiltchikoff, Russian aristocrat and relative of M. Rodzianko, is under arrest for seeking to induce Russia to end the war. She has lived abroad as the reported morganatic wife of Prince Liechtenstein. A letter offering peace negotiations was sent to Rodzianko and then to Sazonoff, Khvostoff, and related officials, sparking rumors of a court intrigue to secure a separate peace.
William Britton of Corona New York discovered chicken thief William Littler in his coop after an alarm sounded. Britton detained the intruder then released him to await a policeman. Littler held on $2000 bail for the grand jury.
Germanys Egypt campaign faces coal shortage blocking the Syria railroad to Suez. Old Turkish mines in Syria, used by Romans, are reopened with 500000 tons annual capacity. Turkish laborers work to develop mines, making them key to the rail line to Egypt.
Former President William Howard Taft explains his method for staying thin in winter. He notes no golf season yet keeps weight down by walking a hill near his Yale classroom, about a mile and 600 feet away and 150 feet high, likening it to an eighteen hole golf course.
Ordnance experts outline a harbor defense plan for New York City centered at Far Rockaway with sixteen inch rifles and an all around fire capability. The defense would cover about 1 256 square miles including Manhattan south of Harlem, Brooklyn, Queens, and parts of New Jersey, threatening any naval attack from sea. A warship would be deterred by this fire power, while Fort Hancock’s range remains limited to about 24 000 yards, leaving large parts of the metropolis uncovered.
Mabel King Brown files libel for divorce in Bridgeport Superior Court naming George L. Brown stockbroker of New York and Stamford. She seeks alimony of 83 383 23 dollars and custody of eleven year old Elizabeth. Accuses habitual intemperance and intolerable cruelty.
The report lists capital stock paid in 155,700.00 dollars and various deposits totaling over one million. It notes time certificates, municipal deposits, and certified cashier checks. Liabilities include bills payable, dividends unpaid, and miscellaneous items with a total shown for the state of Pennsylvania. The document is sworn by cashier G. B. Ensworth before a notary on January 20, 1916.
The Conewango Trust Co of Warren Pennsylvania presents its January 12 1916 balance sheet with assets including cash securities loans real estate and bonds. Liabilities show capital stock profits deposits and trust funds with various due to banks and bills payable. Officials Keck Siggins Johnsons Eaton attest the figures as of January 21 1916.
Margaret Graner as administrator of the P W Murray estate in Warren County Orphans Court reports first final and distribution accounts confirmed December 6 1915 with no exceptions. She will seek discharge February 21 1916 or as soon after as heard, with attorney R W Stone. January 27 February 3 10.
A Kansas City Journal quips Pa counsels marrying a good American and, if needed, buying him a title as a scheme to please all, presenting a witty social observation on marriage and class.
In the Richmond Times Dispatch a witty exchange unfolds as he accuses her of receiving too many flowers and candy for Freshleigh. She responds with a sly deflection suggesting thoughts of gifts never crossed his mind.
An old remedy advocates Hamburg Breast Tea sold at pharmacies. A tablespoon poured into boiling water, strained, and sipped through the day or at night to relieve congestion by opening pores and loosening bowels. Described as inexpensive, vegetable, safe, and harmless.
Classic 19th century advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil to rub away rheumatism. Claims include easing stiffness, soreness, backache, and neuralgia by applying to tender joints for fast results. Promotes a 25 cent bottle from any drug store with no skin burning.
An Indian doctor style ad promises instant relief for a stuffed nose from cold or catarrh. It touts a fragrant antiseptic cream to apply in the nostrils to soothe swollen mucous membranes and clear air passages.
The piece notes a shift from the old sage and sulphur mix for darkening gray hair to modern preparations sold in drug stores. It highlights a product named Meth Siane Salptoar Comy that promises lustre and a more youthful appearance while preventing dandruff and itchy scalp.
A health column warns that excess meat strains kidneys causing backache and urinary symptoms. It prescribes Jad Salts, four ounces in water daily, to cleanse sluggish kidneys and reduce bladder irritation, noting its grape and lemon acid base with lithia.
To half pint of water add 1 oz Bay Rum a small box of Barbo Compound and 4 oz glycerine Apply to the hair twice a week until the desired shade. Any druggist can mix or you can make at home at low cost Full directions come with Barbo Compound Gradually darkens gray hair removes dandruff Helps with falling hair Makes hair soft and glossy Will not color scalp not sticky or greasy does not rub off
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