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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1913
Page
4
Luther H. Gulick argues in favor of child labor as a moral discipline. He states children learn through work, criticizes schooling that removes work, and asserts unrest among youth stems from lack of real labor. He claims exposure to work trains character and condemns abusive practices in child labor.
The Chamber of Commerce calls on all citizens to support local projects and attract new plants to Warren. It urges residents to speak positively about Warren wherever they go and to avoid naysaying, suggesting moving aside if they cannot contribute.
A new order by Postmaster General Hitchcock allows parcels weighing four ounces or less to be mailed in any mail receptacle at post offices stations street boxes or chute in large buildings none on parcel post stamps. Packages over four ounces still require mailing at a parcel post station or post office.
A Miami Metropolis item pokes fun at an unnamed caller who pressures the paper to cover his issue while withholding his own name. The piece mocks his inconsistent public duty claim and contrasts it with his reluctance to reveal his identity.
Los Angeles health officials released a list of thirteen enemies of children after a comprehensive inquiry. The items include doctors who fail to report contagious diseases, dirty milkmen, flies, tubercular cattle, concealers of diseases, counterfeit candies, adulterated foods, child slavers, reckless drivers, quarantine violators, parsimonious taxpayers, and mothers who withhold a baby's milk. The board emphasizes protecting child life amid growing public concern.
A nostalgic note from the Warrenton Banner reflecting how a hometown paper chronicles a person’s life from birth through milestones. It recalls birth announcements, school entries, sixteenth birthday, graduation, college, first job, marriage, birth of a child, family visits, sorrow, joy, and funeral rites offered at a yearly subscription price.
A short meditation on kindness attributed to Henry Drummond. The speaker reflects on why people are not kinder and urges that kindness to others benefits both giver and receiver, noting its instant and lasting impact.
The article profiles several of President Wilsons aides chosen for their energetic backgrounds rather than political experience. It lists six officials with portraits made since joining the administration: David F. Houston Missouri secretary of agriculture Albert S Burleson Texas postmaster general Lindley M Garrison New Jersey secretary of war William J Bryan Nebraska secretary of state William G McAdoo New York secretary of the treasury James C McReynolds Tennessee attorney general.
A poem contrasts world turmoil and Turkish scrap with daily baseball news from Bermuda and the Highlanders. It argues readers care more for baseball than war, imagining a battlefield excitement as a ninth inning tie in New York.
A laborer named Albert Simson tells a foreman he is Simson, not Samson, before being assigned his first task to move iron plates and a crane at the docks, prompting a brief correction.
A tailor bills Smith for overtime work and writes a cheeky verse asking for payment. Smith replies with a rhymed note admitting bankruptcy and inviting a suit. A judge settles the humorous dispute between the debtor and creditor.
An old Wisconsin woman tells a despondent young woman that if marriage is meant to be, it will occur even in a charm or tough odds. The quip suggests resolute singles can still hope for union if fate intends it.
Deceptive thaws tempt sap and counterfeit spring laws. A cruel frost nip’s the buds, foreshadowing famine in June brides. Weep for buyers of duds as shortages loom, per Chicago News. Then a joke about a cashier and jury follows in His Fate.
Josiah V. Thompson a Uniontown banker earned a reported profit of 1 million dollars from a land deal. He sold cecal land to Midland Steel for 4.75 million dollars, about 800 dollars per acre, in Washington and Greene counties. He had bought the land for 759 thousand dollars eight years earlier with a large mortgage. The deed was recorded in Waynesburg. Thompson recently divorced his second wife and paid her 1 million dollars not to contest the suit.
Henry Clews the New York banker files ejectment suit against Joseph D Hall a Rome laborer for a ramshackle dwelling on Mohawk river bank occupied by Hall for 24 years. Hall counterclaims for permanent injunction. Property value likely insufficient to cover trial costs. Papers miss clear chain of title from New Yorkbuyer.
A department of agriculture bulletin reports farm laborers received about 3.2 percent higher wages in the past year and 7 percent higher in the last two years. Since 1902 the overall rise stands at roughly 34 percent as crops boomed.
A Yonkers Statesman item notes Sunny Sue amid a thaw on frozen ground inspiring people to plant and raise numerous lady slippers in the area. The playful mentions from Peoria Journal and Chicago Tribune frame the scene of sun and resilience.
The piece notes the cremation of Major Jinks and a joke about his widow keeping the remains in a fruit jar as the last of the family jars in Atlanta.
Tuesday evening Mark James restrained a man attempting to steal a bicycle from Dr. J. C. Russell. The physician was in the Library Theatre when the thief tried to ride off with the wheel left at the curb, and James intervened to prevent the theft.
George A. W. Deforest declares candidacy for sheriff subject to the Washington Party primaries decision to be held next September. His statement outlines the bid and party alignment.
A candidate for District Attorney remains subject to the decision of the Washington Party primaries to be held next September. The outcome will determine whether the candidate advances or faces party constraints.
FRANK J. LYONS announces plans tied to the Republican primaries scheduled for September, aiming to shape party outcomes and rally support.
A candidate announces run for Tax Collector of Warren Borough subject to Washington Party primaries in September. The statement names the office and the party process guiding the election.
A Baltimore American quip notes recent family orefillation stories centered on Mrs Grump. The item hints at humorous misunderstandings and a persistent, if odd, family tale that continues to amuse readers.
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