Wheeler Nominated for Congress on Sixth Ballot
Franklin convention nominates Nelson P. Wheeler of Endeavor Forest county as Republican candidate for Congress. Wheeler, a lumber firm member, born in New York state about sixty, highly regarded, with strong local backing, and expected to win in the district.
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Franklin
Nelson P. Wheeler
Endeavor
Forest County
Congress
Warren County
H. Cumings
Wheeler
Tilla
Cummings
Wheels
Wheeler & Dusenberry
New York State
Pennsylvania
Theodore Roosevelt
Bonnie Brae
Tionesta
Berry’s Prohibition Run Underlines Pennsylvania Crisis
Meadville Messenger notes voter doubt as Treasurer Berry leaves the State Treasury after a month to seek a Governorship nomination. It argues the Berry-Castle forces trumpeted a graft-ridden system and an impending bankruptcy but Berry now pursues Prohibition politics, prompting questions on Republican ethics and Democratic principles.
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Berry
Harrisburg
Berry-Castle
Pennsylvania
A Strong Candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania
Portrait of Edwin Sidney Stuart born December 28 1853 in Philadelphia. A self-made leader, he rose from clerk to head of Leary’s book business, led Republican clubs, and held political offices from councilman to mayor, culminating in a gubernatorial bid.
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Edwin Sidney Stuart
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Leary
Stuart
James A. Garfield
United States
Young Republican Organization
Republican Clubs
New York
Baltimore
Pennsylvania State League of Republican Clubs
Lancaster
Pittsburg
Blaine
Benjamin Harrison
Beaver
Harrison and
Morton
Union League
Derrick
Rural free delivery carriers gain right of way on all roads
A Postoffice Department ruling in Washington states rural free delivery carriers have priority on every road. Auto drivers and wagon teams must yield the entire road when a carrier is deemed to need passage. If a carrier trails a slow rig the latter must stop or turn aside to allow the carrier to pass.
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Postoffice Department
Washington
Emery Still in the Race For Governor
Lewis Emery Jr. declares he remains the Lincoln party candidate for governor and will stay at the head of the Lincoln Republican ticket unless state delegates in convention demand withdrawal. The statement reflects Emery’s unchanged determination despite Harrisburg nominations.
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Lewis Emery
Lincoln Party
Harrisburg
Lincoln State
Lew Emery
Gambling as the worst sin warns youths
A famed state figure urges young men to avoid gambling at all costs, arguing it corrupts character and leads to ruin. He contrasts gambling with drinking and other vices, calling it a deep-seated malady comparable to a medical contagion that undermines a person from within.
Man Who Built Niagara Falls Voices Dissatisfaction with State Ticket
A Warren daily reports the man famed for Niagara Falls spoke against the Republican state ticket, arguing the current slate lacks broad support. He asserts the ticket has near universal GOP backing, questioning why a few persistent critics demand changes. Subscribe for the Mail.
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Niagara Falls
Warren
Making Money From Bees in Summer Hours
A New Idea Woman's Magazine excerpt outlines bee keeping as a small start venture with a modern hive and queen for about fifteen dollars. It forecasts rapid expansion to fifty or one hundred colonies and notes summer as ideal to begin while stressing protection from spiders and ants.
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New Idea Woman’s Magazine
Peace on a Wedding Posy Sparks Upright Gaffe
A Madison Avenue delivery boy brings a four foot cross of roses spelling Peace to a wedding gift. an elderly observer misreads it as a funeral content. The item sits among a humorous misinterpretation of a floral tribute. Rural carriers would gain fifteen days leave with pay under a new amendment to the post office appropriation bill.
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Madison Avenue
New York Sun
Post Office
United States
Penrose
For Sale Or Exchange on Warren Street Car Line
For sale or exchange for a farm near Warren three modern houses with bath all on street railway line in Warren on street car line. Apply at Mart office for particulars. May 24, 1941.
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Warren
Bath
Mart
Building Up Home Industry
An exchange asks how much advertising money spent with outside sheets returns to home merchants. Home papers recirculate every dollar within the local economy, while outside ads drain funds away. The piece urges shoppers to keep money at home to boost overall community prosperity.
Canadian fire rangers season in the forest from May to October
The Four-Tract News notes fire rangers work in pairs from May through October to blaze trails mark boundaries and post government warning signs. They patrol to enforce fire and game laws, visiting each tract more often in dry weather to prevent fires, saving millions for Canada and timber owners. The camp shelters travelers and share meals with visitors in the forest.
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Dominion of Canada
Advertising and the farmer's view on selling
A farmer argues advertising drives sales. He recalls a tale of a man milking a cow, waiting on a pasture boulder, and notes the brother who owns a store refuses to advertise, trusting customers will seek him when they want goods. The farmer concludes most purchases arise from advertised goods.
Booker T. Washington to Speak at Chautauqua on Education
Principal of Tuskegee Institute Mr. Booker T. Washington will lecture at Chautauqua New York on Sunday July 22. His topic is The Education of the Negro. Washington is a renowned educator and philanthropist whose visits draw large audiences.
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Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Alabama
Chautauqua
New York
Washington
America
McClure's Magazine seeks staffers in New York City
Wanted notices call for men women boys and girls to represent McClure's Magazine with good pay. Apply at 67 East 23rd Street New York City.
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McClure’s Magazine
East 23Rd St
N. Y. City
Erie Railroad Low Fare Excursions to Western Cities
The Erie Railroad offers low rate excursion tickets to Los Angeles San Francisco California Portland Oregon Spokane Washington Denver Colorado Springs Colorado St Paul Minneapolis Minnesota and many more summer resort points in the West and Northwest. First and third Tuesdays feature extremely low rate Homeseekers tickets to South Southwest and West valid twenty one days from sale for return. Also low rates to all summer conventions. For details contact nearest ticket agent or F H Garfield Division Passenger Agent Jamestown New York.
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THE
Erie Railroad
Los Angeles
San Francisco
California
Portland
Oregon
Spokane
Washington
Denver
Colorado Springs
Colorado
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minn
Jamestown
N. Y
Mail Office Advertising for First Class Job Work
A brief notice invites readers to place orders for first class job work at the mail office. It emphasizes prompt service and clear communication for printing and duplicating tasks.
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Manen Mail
the Mail Publishing CO
Enos T. Drum
W. R. McKinney
Bell Phone 390
Edwin S. Stuart
R. S. Murphy
Cambria County
Henry Houch
Lebanon
Rob't K. Young
Tioga County
N. P. Wheeler
Senate
E. W. Parshall
James Brann
3. G. Gregory
H. M. Putnam
A. T. Hackney
Glade
WM. S. Clark
Republican County Committee
Citizens National Bank
RH. W. Parshall
Meadville Messenger
Battle Creek
Bourne Sinclair
Upton
Old
England
Philadelphia Ledger
Emery
Dun
Canada
Warren National Bank
Bell Telephone Co
New England
Boston
Pennsylvania Railroad
Oil City
Titusville
Struthers Warren
Irvineton
W. W. Atterbury
J.R. Wood
Geo. W. Boyd
Penn‘a
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