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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1906
Page
3
Aunt Phrosy narrates a tall tale about Mrs Possum and Mr Grubworm. The tale blends mischief table talk with a council law that animals must crawl on their backs, forcing Grubworm to flip over and walk upside down while the creatures mock him.
The Rev J S Murrow of Atoka argues Oklahoma is a Choctaw word meaning red people not a Comanche term for land of the fair god. He notes Wright of the Choctaw Nation named the territory in 1866 during treaty talks, with Oklahoma meaning red people, a decision later tied to boundary plans and a proposed Indian controlled state.
In Lempster New Hampshire the town greets William Welch with hats in the street as the 106 year old Civil War veteran and revered elder statesman of the community.
The article reflects on wartime photography from 1861 to 1865, noting Brady's pivotal role and his extensive collection. It explains how his images, captured at battles such as Cold Harbor and near Richmond, provide a direct, unsentimental record of the war and its logistics, including the costs and risks of transport and publication.
Report states a British soldier will now receive three shirts instead of two. The change reflects updated provisioning in the field.
The Chicago Inter Ocean story recalls Simon Buckner's early 1861 role in Kentucky neutrality, his move to the Confederacy, and Battles at Bowling Green and Paducah. It notes Buckner’s kin in Union lines, Sherman at Muldraugh’s Hill, and Grant’s capture of Buckner in 1862, plus a minor anecdote about a burned fort paper.
A Cleveland Leader correspondent recalls Gen. William T. Sherman at Goldsboro North Carolina visiting Gen. Oliver O. Howard and choosing a seidlitz powder over whisky to avoid offending Howard's temperance stance. Dr. John Moore orchestrates the playful ruse and Sherman drinks the powder with staff amusement.
Henry Hirschman of Hirschman Brothers faced sentencing after pleading guilty to selling nearly 100000 worth of goods not his and diverting funds to real estate. He received freedom after creditors urged leniency. John Clark, 45, with prior Sing Sing terms, was jailed six years for stealing a 25 cent coin and rationalized his crime by claiming hunger.
Police probing the June 8 death of Mrs. Alice Kinnan at the old Stenton homestead in the Bronx uncovered a hidden room with silverware and clothing. Behind a false window door lay a chest valued about 1000 dollars. Five upstairs trunks held new goods with tags from major department stores.
Washington reports that failures to convict Chicago beef packers on interstate conspiracy due to an immunity claim, sustained by the court, prompted Congress to pursue a remedy. The Senate and House approved a new bill replacing the original under the interstate commerce law, now set for conference.
Washington New Jersey report of a pistol duel at Hampton Junction after burglars broke into the general store and post office. Eight burglars seized stamps and cash while Postmaster Bigelow, his wife and son returned fire, injuring no one as robbers escaped after a return volley.
In Washington on the 19th the house adopted a substitute amendment to the Beveridge amendment of the agricultural appropriation bill concerning meat inspection and sent the measure to conference. In the senate Knox delivered a lengthy speech in support of the lock type solution for the Panama Canal.
Two more schooners the Blossom and Reindeer were reported wrecked as a hurricane raged. Fragments of their hulls were found along Newfoundland shores after last week’s storm.
John Joseph Kean, the abductor of Freddie Muth, was sentenced Tuesday to twenty years of hard labor in solitary confinement at the Eastern penitentiary in Philadelphia. The verdict marks a harsh outcome for the defendant in the high profile child abduction case.
A mining veteran from Oneals California describes severe stomach trouble and faint heart symptoms. After failing with many remedies he used Dr Williams Pink Pills and recovered, claiming the pills rebuilt his blood and nerves. Sold by druggists or by mail 50 cents a box or six for 2.50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
A collection of aphoristic musings on resolutions credit purchases and poetry. The piece humorously contrasts practical common sense with social observations and suggests cautious reflection before action.
A Washington Star quote attributes to Senator Sorg the view that political friendships vary by motive. The remark contrasts friends who aid with those who seek favors, suggesting differing expectations in political alliances.
Launder china silk waists using benzine to remove spots, then wash in warm soap suds with Ivory Soap. Rinse through several waters, do not rub soap into fabric, wring dry, wrap in a sheet, and dry partially from the right side as advised by Eleanor R. Parker.
A brief exchange notes a call of lying by a Huskie rival. The respondent counsels telling the truth whenever the rival is present, framed as a cautionary, humorous remark in Catholic Standard style.
A satirical note claims a woman married out of spite and divorced to allow her former rival to wed. The comment frames the act as a calculated sequence to provoke ongoing spite.
A Chicago Tribune cartoon shows a house cat deemed fat and apoplectic by dialogue and a pug dog attempting to turn his head, but giving up. The caption emphasizes humorous resignation in a domestic scene.
North Bend Harbor notes settlers from the east have begun installing fly screen doors on homes, fearing the rise of flies around the bay. The casual observation hints at changing habits as regional life adapts to new pests.
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