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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
4
An act passed by the last Legislature took effect April 23 requiring all Justices of the Peace in the Commonwealth to equip a seal and to note on each name the expiration date of their commission. The county recorder must refuse deeds mortgages and other papers for record unless these rules are followed. The law also covers acknowledgements and oaths and applies to all formal papers.
The Legislature enacted a law for the County Superintendent of Schools to set the date for a two day School Directors Convention each year. Directors will be paid for the day and mileage. Attendees from all county schools will mark a new epoch in local education and should yield excellent results.
The nation faces a projected year end surplus of 44000000 despite tax cuts. Proposes using the surplus to reduce the national debt and taxes. Jamestown Post announces editorial changes Norman S Easterbrook promoted to associate editor and George B Smith named city editor.
Harrisburg Telegraph notes Collier’s Weekly essay urging Americans to vacation in Europe claiming similar costs to domestic trips. It argues restful natures can be found in German villages or any American town with sea air and scenery along coastlines, advising against ocean voyages for recuperation.
Banners displayed at Odeon Hall during the National Good Roads Convention in St. Louis urged shared public road costs and rural mail delivery, advocating convict labor only on public works and linking road quality to morals and prosperity.
The Titusville Advance Guard reports no peak in ten to fifteen years and describes a booming spring trade. Plants run to full capacity and merchants and workers share buoyant, cooperative conditions with strong prospects for summer growth.
A Negro woman in Alabama reportedly whipped to death as part of the state’s peonage system is cited as a stark counterpoint to pro slavery defenses. The Buffalo Express notes the event as an unwelcome but timely revelation in ongoing investigations into Alabama peonage, occurring decades after abolition.
The Republican Convention of Pennsylvania endorses Theodore Roosevelt for another term. Public sentiment across states shows broad support for Roosevelt’s continued leadership, with opponents appearing unable to challenge him.
Senator Depew refuses to endorse the Pennypacker idea of cartoons. He jokes he would take the cartoonist out to dinner instead of drawing and quartering him. He notes he has been cartooned 48 times and enjoys it, saying it amuses the public and does not hurt him.
Public sentiment opposes tyranny by either side and workers should learn from others. Send weekly mail to absent friends to share news from Warren county. The proverb is modernized to Crushed with his own mobile and suggestions on oil wild cats. Ladies should visit Kertcher's to see millinery.
A varied June issue features an editorial on current events and four illustrated pieces on modern tuberculosis treatment with open air methods, an essay on England’s Nonconformity by W. T. Stead, a Wesleyan anniversary item by Dr. J. M. Buckley, Gov. Forest Making experiments by Charles M. Harger, and “An American’s Views of Patagonia” among other notable articles.
The article notes U S manufacturers are overwhelmed with orders pushing the government to import artillery from Germany. Congress will be asked to provide an appropriation for deficits in regular and rural free delivery services. Postmaster General Payne reports a total shortfall of 227300 dollars.
The Oil City Derrick notes horses remain essential while autos cost at least 750 dollars. A Warren motor-wagon owner found a horse needed when the "red devil" broke down, sending a horse to haul the machine home.
A quiet wedding occurred at Timely Topic in Melton New York on Memorial Day held over the bride’s father’s grave. The piece notes weddings in cemeteries as unfashionable and grim. It also includes brief opinions on wireless telegraphy by Edison and Marconi and political views on tariffs and immigration. It mentions Quay’s retirement and a pension adjustment for veterans with limbs lost in Civil and Spanish wars benefiting about 6,500 veterans, many in Pennsylvania.
Notice warns Warren Pennsylvania voters to approve an increase of up to twenty thousand dollars in borough bonded indebtedness for public sewers. It cites current debt of eighty four thousand dollars and a total property valuation of 3.567 million, with the election set for June 23, 1903. Several court cases are listed to be called for trial on June 8, 1903.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers round trip tickets to Asheville North Carolina for the American Society of Civil Engineers meeting June 8 to 12. Tickets are valid for travel June 5 6 and 7 and return by June 15 with a single fare plus twenty five cents. Inquire at ticket agents for rates and conditions.
Erie R R offers daily first class round trip tickets from June 1 to September 30 to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs St Paul Minneapolis and other western destinations at low rates. Return limit October 31. Erie Agents will furnish particulars.
The Mail Office showcases elegant engraved stationery with a fashionable range and sample prices. N. K. Wendelboe offers spring paper-changing at lower costs, with a choice line on display and prompt service from skilled workmen.
An old newspaper ad promotes Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for lame back and kidney bladder issues. It claims broad effectiveness, notes hospital and private practice testing, and offers a free sample by mail with a reply address in Binghamton New York.
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