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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1916
Page
4
We are authorized to announce Edward R. Allen of Warren as a candidate for the Republican nomination for member of Congress from the twenty eighth district subject to the decision of the voters at the primaries to be held May 16 1916.
Warren Pa February 21 1916 candidate John Siggins Jr announces run for the Republican nomination for Member of Assembly subject to primary election to be held May 16 1916.
A Philadelphia Worth American correspondent argues dogs reflect their owners. Poor feeding, mistreatment, and lack of training produce fault and danger in dogs. Owners responsible for vermin, disease, and aggression. humane care and discipline prevent animal misdeeds.
A town urges farmers and merchants to unite for cooperative efforts to improve rail facilities and shipments. It argues that opposed legislation harming business harms rural towns, and that mutual aid boosts town vitality and farmholdings value.
A call to make towns lively to attract weekend visitors and boost prosperity. Merchants should advertise to help farmers and themselves, showing available goods and inviting customers to buy locally. Power lies in collective effort and visible commerce.
Billy Sunday argues that God is a God of both war and peace and urges preparedness. He claims battleships and submarines are necessary and expresses a wish to lead a regiment if other nations challenge the Monroe Doctrine. He cites historical outcomes and American dominance as justification.
An 1828 Lancaster Ohio school board document declares railroads and telegraphs impossible saying scripture forbids travel faster than 15 miles an hour. The piece, reprinted in Railroad Engineering, prompts reflection on enduring technological resistance.
The piece notes that public interest in the upcoming primary is stalled until winter ends and citizens recover from colds and flu. It humorously observes that a sick person cannot distinguish political parties and is not concerned with politics while ill.
A guide for growing old fashioned flowers urges a chosen few varieties. Perennials should spread with little care while exchanges with neighbors can fill gaps. H. H. M. Hills of Pennsylvania State College names favorites such as hollyhocks larkspurs lupins foxgloves sweet William columbine hardy phlox iris and others including tulips and daffodils.
A cafe window card reads Bearded lamb chops. A Chicago Tribune ad seeks a chauffeur who is married and sober with no bad habits. A New York paper lists a large furnished room for rent with private bath. An American Magazine note mentions a mining lamp and an ex officio phrase about a mother of three. A glassworker is quoted.
Hong Kong reports rising demand from nations for supplies to southern China. Items such as needles pins buttons ribbons safety pins rubber and celluloid toilet articles and similar goods are in great demand.
Miss Fritzie Allsop visited Miss Hostetter Hocks to learn the cost of a new hat. Sim Flinders, wife hoarse, cannot wear cot on in his ears until she talks aloud again. Prof Sap Saradlen explains lead heaviness comes from high lead content in a small piece.
Prof Sap Spardlen argued Spring is essential for Summer and benefits farmers by smoothing seasonal transitions. Miss Fritzie Allsop read a Spring poem and Yam Simms opened the post office window, closing the event.
The thin man quips that his letters are dictated but not read and his soup at dinner arrived with a record reading cooked but not tasted, as the two men discuss blame and propriety in a humorous cafe scene.
Mrs Worrygirl frets about her tall and awkward son who keeps stumbling and narrowly escapes danger. Another voice suggests training him to become a movie comedian to improve his prospects.
Dock Hocks mused yesterday on the chewing tobacco habits of Daniel Boone, reflecting on frontier customs during off hours.
Bat Smith reports daily deliveries of Moonlight Reel lickers praised for fishing use. The product supposedly makes all objects appear twice their natural size.
The wedding was attended by both sets of parents. After they left, guests enjoyed a thoroughly enjoyable time.
Bat Smith, congenial proprietor of the Moon shine still on Musket Ridge, announces he will keep the front door locked on Sundays per request of the Deputy Constable. For patrons’ convenience he will turn the rear end of the building around to face the front on Sundays.
The ladies of Dog Hill church are collecting money this week to buy the preacher a pair of plow shoes. They expect to complete the task by the end of next week.
A reader asks where to locate reliable information about Mary Pickford not covered in Britannica. The note suggests checking specialized biographical references and library catalogs for comprehensive entries on the silent film star.
The spring term at Wild Onion schoolhouse will start soon, as soon as the winter term ends. Pupils study rapidly, causing many to take short leaves from class.
Prof Sap Spardlen of the Wild Onion school grows popular and may seek office. His Tick villa appearance drew notice from the Tiding of that city which called him a pleasant caller at the office Thursday. He says he will save the press clipping for his grandchildren to read in later years.
A brief Indianapolis Star quotation notes a speaker railing against discussing topics beyond common knowledge, reflecting a fault cited in public discourse. The remark underscores a tension between dialogue and expertise in civic conversation.
A post office crowd offers sympathy to a Mail Carrier with smallpox arriving in Hogwallow yesterday. The town notes this is the first local case aside from the Wild Onion school teacher and hints at new activity with the onset of snakes and fleas. Dock Hocks resettles after a rabbit was treed under the post office as stock and fixtures were moved to allow clearance.
Sim Flinders swaps for a gray horse he says stands taller than seventeen hands. Sidney Hocks notes the size requires a two story stable to house the animal.
Poke Eazley debates how to classify bed bugs raising questions of family troubles versus unfinished business in a humorous archival note. The column suggests quirky taxonomy challenges and local color.
A total stranger entered Monday morning and sat on the Hogwallow post office porch, with the postmaster forced to keep the office open due to the chair occupant. Columbus Alisop sold his mule and plans to enlarge his home by moving the stable to the east wing.
Fit Smith joins the Hog Ford church as a new member but no extra seat will be added until he proves his commitment. Prof Sap Spradlen will speak on the South Pole at Wid Onion school house next Saturday night with a chalkboard description of its height and appearance. Postmaster says spring brings more room at the post office when Poke Eazley can move his chair to the porch.
Blacksmith Dock Hocks attaches an accordion to his bellows to produce continuous music at his shop. The quirky invention aims to entertain passersby and showcase his craftsmanship. Local residents react with amusement and curiosity as the sounds echo through the street.
Fletcher Henstep prepares a dubious mixture of onions whiskey and molasses to sell with a guaranteed cure for birth marks greasy spots ingrowing freckles warts quinsy moles stringhalts chilblains and sore eyes. A testimonial from Tobe Moseley claims repeated cures.
Raz Barlow complains about our Depuy Constable while The Old Miser on Musket Ridge hides behind his door. Erick Hellwanger approaches and is met with a slammed door after a brief exterior glimpse yesterday.
The Tickville Baptist Church organizes a series of suppers and entertainments to cover express charges on a newly shipped bench. Citizens note Spring delays have left several locals behind on fishing activities.
The mail carrier arrived several hours late yesterday after stopping multiple times to discuss the nearly impassable roads.
Hogwallow Improvement Society celebrated spring with a mass meeting at the post office Friday morning. Speakers addressed the benefits of spring for Hogwallow and its vicinity.
Columbus Allsop will study weekly cattle market quotations to know exactly what his calf is worth. The effort aims to set precise values for livestock and guide future sales.
A Missouri editor blames backwardness in small towns on the hot-stove element of the population. He argues fewer winter chair conversations would curb gossip and free time for civic work. The idea suggests that idle talk dominates community improvement efforts.
A Pennsylvania Avenue abridger with a vacuum cleaner on prospective candidates advocates long conversations as the main path to membership in the Ancient Order of Empty Domes.
In this era of agitation for readiness, the text urges women to maintain composure and morale, keeping their powder dry and pink as a symbol of poised support for national effort.
A resident in Evanton uncovered a key clue that advances a local mystery, with authorities reviewing the discovery and planning next steps. The find intensifies public curiosity and may influence ongoing investigations.
City editor recalls a summer incident where a presumed hailstone left on a doorstep proved to be not ice. The iceman had placed it there, sparking curiosity about the harmless misdirection.
A group of business men debates a banker known for hard bargaining and stinginess. One man recalls seeking a $1,000 loan. the banker was courteous yet did not lend the money and hesitated briefly.
In Detroit Free Press style a man Brown reveals his wife obtained a new fur coat by accident after a late night misread of a kiss plea to his wife Kate. The scene shifts to a sibling confrontation as Clarice and Percival exchange softened lines and a juvenile interruption ends with a plea to forget him.
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