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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1902
Page
7
A compact poetry page fragment features short works by S. E. Kiser and others. It includes a humorous lament about a constant visitor, reflections on travel and longing, and playful verse on weather and time, with attributions to Chicago Record-Herald and Lippincott's. The piece concludes with a meditation on the present versus future happiness.
The article discusses Theodore Roosevelt as a model of strenuous physical culture and leadership. It notes comparisons to Washington and boxing figures, arguing his example influences young men toward vigor and ambition, shaping national character and education in fitness.
Reports from across the country show the seventeen year cicada causing crop damage as it emerges after underground life. The bulletin notes most harm is done when females pierce bark to lay eggs on twigs prompting withering and death in vines and trees.
A poetic fragment from L. Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution extols Hopin for the best as a benediction for weary souls. It contrasts trouble with hopeful rest and cites birds singing as a sign of improvement through hope.
Poetic lament reflecting a child’s question about a sister’s absence and the longing for love. The piece quotes verses by M. A. B. Kelly and Elizabeth Lincoln Gould from Youth's Companion, expressing grief and a prayer for grace to bear sorrow.
The article details the cicada life cycle alternating between a 17 year subterranean larval stage and a brief 4 to 5 week aerial life. Males sing for courtship while females prepare eggs, then the cycle ends as the insect dies. It notes the species is American and cites vast emergences, including holes under birch trees.
A reprint of A B Donelson advice on humane colt training from Farm and Home stresses letting the foal bond with the dam, delaying nursing, and gentle handling. It details cradling the foal, feeding oats and bran, halter training at three to four months, and progressive driving lessons to produce a safe, well mannered horse.
A discussion notes that medium beets weighing 1 to 2 pounds are typically richer in sugar than small or large beets, but sugar content and purity depend on growing conditions. It cites a comparison of 2.88 and 2.90 pound beets grown under different water supplies showing 10.45 percent sugar with 67.0 percent purity versus 16.06 percent sugar with 85.1 purity, concluding size alone is not determinative.
Western farmers face over-irrigation harming soil by driving fertility away from root zones. Excess water pushes nutrients into deeper layers or surface streams, reducing productive topsoil. Advocates urge balanced watering to retain nutrients and sustain crop fertility.
In a humorous exchange from the Kansas City Independent, Jinks declares his obsession with ping pong as a keeper from the asylum leads him away. The dialogue riffs on spring fever and the banjo sing song of the game as a "king kong" fad.
The Chicago and North Western Union Pacific introduce a revised Colorado service. The Colorado Special departs Chicago 6 30 p m reaching Omaha 6 55 a m and Denver 8 00 p m with Colorado Springs 10 20 p m. One night from Detroit Cincinnati Cleveland Indianapolis and Chicago, two nights from Atlantic coast points. Through sleeper to Colorado Springs and a second daily Chicago to Denver train at 11 30 p m.
A terse Washington Star quote captures a writer admitting no shame for earlier pieces. The relative challenges the author with a blunt question about remorse while the author reveals a motive tied to money. The exchange underscores pressures authors face from family and finances.
An old advertisement touts Allen’s Foot Ease as a cure for swollen feet with a 25 cent price and free trial. Included are filler quips from period publications and other product mentions like Piso’s Cure for Consumption and a mushroom joke, reflecting light ad content from a bygone era.
Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets offered at 25 cents. Ad copy notes the product stops coughs and clears colds. A quote from Richter warns that revealing any secret ends a person’s power. Local ad style with period tone.
July 8 1902 reports data from New York Cleveland Toledo East Liberty and East Buffalo with prices for flour patents wheat corn oats hay eggs cheese butter potatoes cattle sheep lambs hogs and cattle conditions including best and average ranges and notable spot figures across multiple markets.
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