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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
7
A city editor named Puffer devises a money making plan to publish a Christmas issue with no Christmas content. The scheme shocks colleagues but proves brilliant as readers rush to buy a holiday free, leading to immense profits and a trend across American editors.
An elderly neighbor recalls a tale where a doctor saves a sick man by mixing medicine with humor and hope. Dock Haines and Slip Buckner bet on Smith’s survival, the stakes rising as the community watches. The speaker argues doctors blend science with human understanding, noting humor eases suffering and bills weigh heavily after care.
Frank H Severance of the Buffalo Historical Society reports a letter from Lyman Cornwall of South Wales offering an old tombstone from a pioneer cemetery. The stone, now on display in the Historical building basement, bears a weathered inscription and a weeping willow motif above a solemn urn, linking its bearer to frontier history.
A dated verse honors Israel Reed who perished in the Battle of Buffalo on December 30, 1813 at age 45. It laments his death and remembers his kindness, inviting affection and tears from kin and local readers.
The best account comes from Buffalo Express records recounting Israel Reed and Josiah Emery joining the militia at Buffalo. Israel Reed, aged man with Tyler's gripe, volunteered to take his ill son Benjamin’s place and died in the December 1812 clash at Scajaquada Creek, his body found three days later where Col. Emery left him.
A father chides his forgetful son over failing to recall election results from a bulletin board. The exchange shows parental exasperation and a simple solution suggested, reflecting a midcentury humor style from Youth's Companion.
A Hamilton era advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages and offers 100 dollars to any case it fails to cure. The note promotes internal use to affect blood and mucous surfaces, invites testimonials, and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as suppliers with a 75 cent price. It also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Edyth tells him she won’t marry him and will return unopened letters. He warns he could have included matinee tickets in the mail.
Advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease powder claims relief for painful feet, ingrown nails, sweating feet, and foot discomfort. Sold by druggists for 25 cents with a free trial package available. Includes an unrelated humorous exchange about prestige and wealth.
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