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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
4
The piece reflects on Plato's man and expands to critique modern leadership. It laments Europe’s upheaval, America’s government by slogan, and a culture dominated by lawyers and politicians. It calls for a practical, working man with experience, contrasting elite ideals with plain, steady competence.
The Committee of Professional Ethics asks if a Public Prosecuting Attorney may inform newspapers that the government has evidence linking designated individuals to designated crimes and that the evidence is before the grand jury. The piece argues prosecutors seek convictions, aided by police, over fair inquiry, and that efficiency is measured by conviction counts.
Hogwallow News reports Eazley stirred after a quiet spring as Tickville announces a balloon ascent next Saturday with a large crowd expected and a risk of the performer falling out. Fletcher Henstep is summoned for Tickville jury duty next week and has precommitted to a defendant linked to his wife’s kin.
The article reports Dock Hocks being reproved for rolled sleeves on Sunday. He claims the gesture is his right, equating it to girls wearing short skirts for the same purpose.
Washington Hocks, once dapper, now aged and unkempt with a mule’s mane grown out. Raz Barlow dressed on Monday for Rye Straw intending to smoke a cigar, but his cigar broke Sunday night.
The Tin Peddler, noted for broad interests in business and pleasure, joined a funeral procession this week near Bounding Billows but left it at a wide road turnout to allow his horse a slow pace.
The Deputy Constable shadowed a stranger on Musket Ridge for days and, after confirming the man had done nothing, arrested him for that.
A bookseller on subscription toured the area this week but received no sales. The note mocks local appetite, and highlights the Wild Onion School Teacher as a desired resident. Tobe Moseley’s watch halted suddenly at breakfast Tuesday morning. The Tin.
Peddier was hastily summoned but has not yet managed to set the wheels in motion. The delay preserves uncertainty over the next steps and potential actions by involved parties.
Cricket Hicks asks for whistleblower job after a train hits Tickville. He earns credibility from months of ringing the Dog Hill church bell, signaling a background in loud alert work.
There is potential a strong persimmon crop on Musket Ridge this fall unless Tobe Moseley fences the trees and claims the crop as his own.
The Postmaster declares next Monday a national holiday to plant his garden. He notes the date is set aside for gardening and personal tasks rather than official business.
A discussion on mites describing them as energetic insects inhabiting various fowls. It notes their consistent activity and appetite, compares them to fleas, and remarks that mites remain hidden and rarely photographed by newspapers.
The argument favors installing a Public Defender to balance the state's power in trials. Prosecutions rely on vast funds while the accused often lack resources for legal defense, risking wrongful convictions. A defender would speed court work and free innocent people, with costs justifiable to protect liberty.
The jests mock social niceties and modern manners. A sharp lampoon of quarrels with women and egotists, ending with an absurd line about fresh air costing a dollar a bottle. It reads as playful satire from a humor column.
The passage wryly contrasts male and female habits, noting why men delay tasks but drink, a woman’s complexion tips, and a bachelor’s age, ending with a joke about loyalty to a baking powder brand versus booze. It reads as a light social column from a past era.
The creed extols rural life over urban life praising nature, honest work, personal effort, and a square deal in all actions. It emphasizes that success comes from pluck, discipline, and balance between work and play, aligning with farm life values.
The Wall Street Journal extols a gallon of gasoline performing farm feats. It claims it can milk 300 cows, bale four tons of hay, mix 35 yards of cement, move a ten truck 14 miles, plow three-fifths of an acre, and power eight lights for 30 hours, with nostalgia for boyhood grindstone days fading.
The article discusses the late Jewish playwright known as Sholem Aleichem. It notes a large East Side funeral and praises his benevolent will. He urges his widow and children to live in harmony, help others, and honor his Jewish name while avoiding graveyard control.
The updated dog statute assigns duties to county constables to kill unlicensed dogs with one dollar payable per animal from licensing funds. Penalties apply for failure to act, and humane society agents may intervene to take dogs. Owners of dogs must license and collar dogs. uncollared animals may be killed on land with no legal recourse. Assessors face penalties for noncompliance and existing dog taxes are superseded by the new act.
William Jennings Bryan, en route to Covington Georgia, rejects rumors he would be Prohibition party’s presidential candidate. He says Roosevelt unlikely for Republican nomination and that Democrats will nominate President Wilson unopposed.
Miss Emma Plessner and John McCann of Toledo were married while 200 workmen began constructing a house on a barren lot. The Toledo real estate board finished the house in one day to illustrate an operation, starting at 4 30 p.m. Nearly 290 men worked, and by 10 p.m. the house was half completed as thousands watched the newlyweds arrive.
A clipped exchange from Tidioute News and Titusville Herald notes a fatal death. The Courier Journal quips about a prominent figure, Mrs. Cin cinnatus Wombat, being called from a "fireless cooker" to the senate in a satirical line.
Two healthy horses offered cheap due to stopping fresh-meat business. Listing appears in Elgin News with brief sale notice.
The editor apologizes to Andrew Ampus the new tenor of East Meadows Church for a misprinted remark in Wheeze about singing a silo at a sociable Solo. The editor notes tenor singing has no relation to ensilage.
A dinner guest hears Bailey say a new car may cost around 4000 dollars and a child jokes about weekly payments. The piece then reflects on the routine crisis rhetoric surrounding a presidential campaign and the return to everyday tasks after votes.
The Youngstown Telegram notes a farmer cock’s habit of taking credit for his wife’s work. Authorities propose a Rooster’s Day to remove about one hundred thousand boastful birds by axe or hatchet, aiming to reduce domestic disturbance.
A clergyman fond of hot pickles playfully passes a stranger at a restaurant who teases the pulpit man with hellfire talk. The tale ends with a witty remark on sermons and samples. The second piece from Oil City Blizzard features Ahboob Bil Bryan and a parodic poem about future presidents.
Advertisement notes subscription to the Warren Mail at 1.00 dollar per year in advance, urging readers to sign up for home delivery. The claim is simple and direct, with no extra details or terms provided.
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