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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1911
Page
4
Gideon's Band announces a campaign to place Bibles in all U S hotel bedrooms. One hundred thousand copies ordered with 25 000 destined for San Francisco for a street parade and triennial Inter national Sunday School convention.
American business practice over the last decade favors young men who are gentlemen. Employers seek tactful independent yet unassuming individuals who can converse with diplomats, fit in clubs, and act kindly, honorable, and discreet in all life situations. The old ideal of gentlemanly conduct guides hiring.
A Somerville Journal feature urges courtesy to telephone operators and explains the strength of bees feet. The poem warns about rude calls and busy lines while contrasting the human operator in a box with everyday courtesy.
A. C. Mook and E. E. Thompson are authorized to announce their candidacies for county commissioner positions in the upcoming Republican primaries. The announcements emphasize official status and intent to seek election.
Authorized notices name J. W. Hughes of Warren and George W. Cogswell of Warren as candidates for associate judge in the upcoming Republican primaries. Also mentions candidates for associate judge from Tidioute.
Authorized notice declares A. Rank as candidate for Wood Grand Valley Register and Recorder and Clerk of the Orphans Court in the upcoming Republican primaries.
In a playful account the New York Press notes the harem skirt reaching town. The loose bifurcated gown excites women while provoking schoolboys who fear adopting their mothers’ trousers as a fashion trend spreads from eastern styles.
A compilation notes editors urging neutrality in political coverage and discusses advertising in a Baltimore paper. It also reflects on social responsibility and investigative journalism in caring for the insane and the sick, citing examples from New York hospitals and Lincoln.
The mail announces Ernest D. Stewart of Conewango as a candidate for County Treasurer subject to Republican voters. The same notice also names C. A. Love of Irvine as a Republican candidate for County Treasurer awaiting voter decision.
The article discusses how high prices reveal short weight and retailing costs. Secretary Wilson notes many bread loaves weigh under 16 ounces while selling at 5 cents, meaning consumers pay more per pound. Efficient weights and measures inspections could reduce losses and move toward cheaper groceries.
A Franklin News editorial urges citizens to seek county offices, claiming eligibility for all until nomination day. It mocks campaign perks and public salaries, noting the ease of entry with a handshake and a home paper notice, and playfully envisions rising to prominence.
A compact roundup of terse notes from public life and society. The pugilist refuses to speak while headlines cover quiet status in Honduras and a golden wedding anniversary among actors. A French count wed a poor American girl as a house fire rescues many children and a hearse incident yields a fatal auto crash. Diaz resigns and a dollar’s purchasing power falls. Suffragettes disperse quietly, judged.
The Punxsutawney Spirit notes that many young men prefer a country estate and personal freedom over city office life. It argues more youths would rather raise hell than grow potatoes, reflecting a provocative take on ambition and labor.
James H. Berger Pure Food Grocer of 436 Pennsylvania Avenue West Warren posted a contest offering 310 for the best bushel of apples and 5 for the second best. Seeds prize closes November 4 1911 and many inquiries followed as he seeks to prove Warren County can grow top apples.
The engagement of Jonah M. Shear formerly of Warren to Miss Anna Schmitt of San Francisco was announced at a Golden Gate party. The note follows local social circles and confirms forthcoming nuptials.
Prominent Lake Shore lines officials of the D. A. V. & P. traveled via Warren on a special Pennsylvania railroad train from Oil City to Titusville en route to Dunkirk. The delegation included J. J. Bennett and others aboard No. 30 observation engine and private cars. Officials may be exploring an Oil City extension to connect with Lake Shore, following a recent bond issue fueling rumors of line growth.
The article notes copper wire thefts from New York and Pennsylvania Telephone Co. operatives. Hoffman's parole and brief Kane iron-work history precede a delayed hearing due to apparent illness. Physicians dispute whether his symptoms are real or feigned as he remains largely unconscious with no nourishment despite normal vitals.
John W. Mullen of Stafford was elected bankruptcy trustee at the creditors meeting for the Farmers Bank of Batavia which closed January 39. Mullen serves as clerk of Genesee County Board of Supervisors and was a large creditor. W J Hayes of Fredonia was the other candidate proposed.
Contracts for pipeline and reservoir works were let in Hornell New York. Gray and Miller won the reservoir job while United States Cast Iron Pipe Co was awarded the five mile pipe contract. Total bids run about eighty thousand dollars, roughly twenty thousand under the appropriation.
Joseph Nash of Waterloo New York convicted of murdering his son in law Thomas Delmonti is to be executed at Auburn in the week beginning April 30. His original sentence was suspended for a new trial which was denied.
In Canandaigua New York a county court jury after seven hours deliberation acquitted Charles Teeter of Geneva of embezzling 139 dollars from a Rochester security company where he served as agent.
Phillip Cappellety starbrick resident dies at home from heart trouble aged 78 born in Italy May 27 1846. Survived by Angelo Antonio father wife and four children. funeral Thursday at St Josephs Warren interment St Josephs cemetery. Alphonzo Rathburn dies suddenly at 66 from a brain blood clot at home near Sugar Grove. Survived by widow Mary and two sons Howard and Floyd.
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