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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1904
Page
4
Voters face a crowded field as six Democratic tickets compete for nominations. Analysts note many supporters may shift to alternate slates, while organizers hope one platform gains broad appeal ahead of the party’s eventual selection.
Warren county Republicans are urged to be represented at the annual League of Republican Clubs meeting to be held in Reading Pennsylvania on September 26.
The passage notes the eagle and turkey as candidates for a national bird while claiming the stork became prominent during Roosevelt's presidency, framing a shift in patriotic symbols.
Prohibition party managers report a campaign fund of 20000 dollars while candidate Davis contributes a million to the Democratic fund. The remark calls the spending a waste and compares peanuts to meat, joking about nutrition and a shell game.
Daily bulletins emphasize Parker as the central figure with his routine swims and horse rides covered by a vigorous press bureau, signaling ongoing campaign attention in Esopus.
Wayne MacVeagh of Philadelphia urges suburban justices to try violators by jury and imprison rather than fine. He is noted for driving a notably fine team of horses that frighten cars.
After six years a final settlement assigns 827000 dollars to Admiral Dewey and his force from Manila Bay with 10 percent deducted for legal expenses. The lengthy delays are criticized as red tape.
Secretary W R Andrews of the State Committee says the Keystone State will deliver the largest national ticket majority in the union at the November election. Campaigns begin August 15 with county leaders preparing by September 1, Meadville address cited.
The piece notes President Roosevelt learned of his nomination only yesterday, mocking the slow process. It predicts Parker must wait until August 10 for official word on the Democratic ticket with Davis as running mate and imagines the chaos if either candidate refuses to run.
The Philadelphia Inquirer analyzes the 1908 race noting Democrats must carry New York and a broad range of states to reach 239 electoral votes. It cites New Jersey Connecticut Delaware West Virginia Idaho Montana Colorado Utah Nevada and Nebraska as pivotal targets, while Republicans only need to hold what they have.
Consular reports note California planes repacked in France and sent back as Gallic products while Yankee peanut oil and other oils reappear as olive oil of quality. Maine sardines ship to Europe and return labeled as French fish, with foreign stamps. California wines also export and return as European vineyard products. Still, our prunes oils sardines and wines deserve consumer credit without exotic labels.
A busy professional man laments fatigue and a medical friend prescribes rest and simple remedies. Eat fruit and little meat, drink water, avoid hot drinks, sleep whenever possible, avoid quarrels, and limit newspaper reading to headlines to regain strength.
A Boston Globe remark notes life is short with average length not yet thirty four years, one quarter die before seven, a sixth live beyond sixty, and millions die yearly. It questions why people quarrel when mortality is so high and urges harmony.
The August issue features Kipling Wharton Page Dasham Bacon and others with serials by Grand and Lloyd and poems by van Dyke Finley and Martin. It is hailed as a remarkably distinguished collection for a single number.
A Banking Department report as of May 31 shows deposits across Pennsylvania banks increased by 40 million dollars since November of the prior year. Total capital stands at 105,224,482 dollars while deposits reach 563,015,189 dollars, not including National Bank deposits which are implied to be much larger.
Hundreds of Porto Rican women students in the United States absorb American ideas. A dozen Cornell students among them were sickened last week by tainted meat and now believe the meat itself was unfit for consumption.
Immigration to the United States in the just ended fiscal year is about 834,000, down roughly 230,000 from the record 1903 total. The decline comes despite steamship line price wars aimed at cheaper traffic to the United States.
A brief notice seeking an old pair of andirons suitable for a small fireplace. Apply at the mail office for details and response.
A collection of short items notes life lessons jokes and trivia. It mentions Washington Star quotes James Town Journal a California giant tree discovery a Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Boston and a shift in U S embassy seals to American Embassy and American Consulate with varied opinions on automob
The field includes Roosevelt and Fairbanks for Republicans, Parker and Davis for Democrats, Debs and Hanford for Socialists, Watson and Tibbles for Populists, Swallow and Carroll for Prohibitionists, Corregan and Cox for Socialist Labor, and Payne and Scott for the National Liberty party colored.
D. A. V. and Pennsylvanian Railroad offer Boston excursions August 12 to 14 with round trip fare of one cent per mile. Tickets valid to depart Boston through Sept 30 with stop overs at Niagara Falls and New York on return. Inquiries to local agents or A J Smith G P and T A Cleveland Ohio.
The D A V and P R R announce round trip tickets to Boston for the National Encampment at one cent per mile each way for travel August 12 to 14. Tickets returnable to Boston by August 20 or by deposit until September 20. The D A V P R R and Lake Shore tout their speed and comfort as the best western routes.
The Chautauqua Institution announces Graft Week in mid August with three 11 o'clock addresses on graft by Hughes Robins and Pomeroy. August 1 to 6 features lectures on moral leaders and famous writers plus devotional hours by Dr. Gray and studies in Anti Babilonian Prophets.
On sale daily from June 1 to September 30 for all eastern and western resorts. Apply to ticket agents for details. A select list of eastern tours is in the Summer Tours booklet, available on receipt of one cent stamp from A J Smith G P T A Cleveland O.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces reduced round trip fares to Toronto from all lines for travel on August 9 10 and 11 to attend the Friends' General Conference in Toronto Ont August 10 to 19. Tickets are valid for return until August 31 inclusive.
Low rate ten day coach excursions via Pennsylvania Railroad on August 3 10 17 24 and 31. Rate fourteen fifty from Warren. Train departs Warren at 140 PM connecting with a New York special train arriving in St Louis at 415 PM next day.
Dunkirk Allegheny Valley Pittsburg R A agents will sell special excursion tickets all Sundays and Wednesdays in summer. Tickets are good for going and returning the same day only.
A teacher defines inheritance as something passed from father to son and asks Johnny for an example. Johnny answers with a humorous misread of the term linking it to a lick, reflecting a childlike misunderstanding.
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