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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1915
Page
7
A Washington Post idea describes making a privacy screen for a telephone using heavy wire as a frame and fabric panels. Fillings vary from silk to cretonne with lace trims, showing color contrasts and embroidery options for a stylish, adaptable home accessory.
An article describes making a dainty sewing basket from a long egg shaped cardboard foundation wrapped in silk. It includes a two compartment interior with a pincushion and thread spools, finished with lace or rose trimming and a handle for scissors.
Women report their embroidered linens wear poorly until they learn proper care. Wash embroideries separately in hot water with pure soap, rub soil gently by hand, rinse, and lay flat between towels. Roll to prevent contact, then iron face down on a padded board with light pressure to protect silk embroidery from steam damage.
Summer heat prompts indoor respite and lighter garments. The article describes dainty negligees using lace nets chiffon crepes and silk fabrics. It features a matinee style with lace borders satin belt orchid ribbon and a sun bonnet inspired cap with bows and streamers.
The piece highlights summer neckwear options to match revived coat suits. It praises hand embroidery and organdie for collars, suggests combining simple designs with machine embroidery, and notes affordable ways to add value through embroidery. A peasant style collar of sheer organdie is described.
Frank Waltenberg wed Bertha Shack in Chicago and released three carrier pigeons at the Grant hotel. The birds flew to Pa Shack's loft in Kankakee with notes declaring the marriage. Mrs Waltenberg quipped that her father may not blame the pigeons.
Governor Whitman visiting a San Francisco fair had his infant son held to a telephone transmitter and cried aloud. The scene echoed across the event as the child wailed.
New York July 8 Police pursue Holt alias Erich Muenter as a dangerous age figure and possible agent of a vast conspiracy. Holt killed himself as investigators closed in, leaving unclear connections to plots against steamers, powder mills and public figures.
Police crown the Frank Holt alias as Professor Erich Muenter a former Harvard German teacher and fugitive after Leona Muenter’s death by poison. They say the case points to a wide conspiracy with accomplices and call in the U S Secret Service to pursue Holt’s fellow conspirators. Muenter’s body was found at Cornell Hemstead tied to the Dunckel store. the cause and arrival remain under inquiry.
July 8 Fritzie Scheff was granted a discharge by Judge Hand in the United States district court creditors failed to prove the charge she concealed 349000 from the trustees
Homemakers can transform cretonne into decorative trays using picture frames and felt backing. White enamel and gold trays suit bedrooms while dark wood fits living and dining rooms. Glass tops and fabric inserts create easy to wipe surfaces for bureaus and desks.
The piece titled Song of the Suffragist echoes a 1915 era plea for liberty and justice for all. It advocates ending child labor and empowering women to shape the nation. The author is listed as Mrs. H. W. Phillips from Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania.
The piece asserts women belong in the home yet notes voting public space as best for women. It references the phrase rank Crane and emphasizes female participation in elections as a superior venue for civic engagement.
In a remark on suffrage, the prime minister noted women’s vote as a dawning realization among thoughtful men of moral and mental force. In Raleigh, North Carolina, T R Lamm’s home safe yielded over 59 thousand dollars in cash after his death, with the total estate secretly larger than earlier estimates. An old sack held 34 thousand eight hundred twenty two dollars in gala certificates, and thirteen envelopes contained 16 thousand nine hundred dollars.
In Warren County Pennsylvania 1915 Myrtle McClelland is respondent in a divorce case. A subpoena alias was returned non est inventus. The respondent must appear before the Court of Common Pleas on the first Monday in August to answer the libel of the petitioner and show cause why a divorce should not be granted. Sheriff Will G. Tate and Attorney D A Arird are noted.
A legal notice indicates a divorce case with a subpoena in the cause. The service returned non est inventus and the matter shows as on file for July 8 15 22 29 with attorney Co M Shawkey listed.
A July 8 to 15 entry notes the phrase Non est inventus in reference to a case where D A Arird, Attorney, seeks return of an item or service. The notice indicates service issues and legal action moving forward.
W D Ward of Glade Township announces qualification as a candidate for County Commissioner subject to Republican primaries in September 1915. Support requested from voters in Glade Township and surrounding areas.
A candidate announces design to run for County Commissioner in the Republican primaries set for September 1915. The notice requests reader support and supplies campaign credentials.
In Youngsville Pennsylvania the Washington Party nominates candidates for local offices with Be E. C. Swanson as a noted figure in the party slate. The piece outlines forthcoming primaries and expected campaigning locations in the district.
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