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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1916
Page
4
Warren resident Edward R Allen announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for member of Congress in the twenty eighth district. Voters will decide at the primaries scheduled for May 16, 1916.
John Siggins Jr announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for Member of Assembly. He states the primary to decide the nomination will be held May 16, 1916, and the announcement is submitted from Warren, Pa. on February 21, 1916.
Willing Leach, long associated with Senator Quay, argues in a Sunday piece that only three men could be Republican nominees: Lodge, Root, and Roosevelt. He criticizes Lodge for lack of enthusiasm, questions Root’s westward appeal due to corporate ties and age, and deems Hughes unlikely as a candidate. He concludes only Theodore Roosevelt can defeat Wilson, with Wilson or Roosevelt as the likely next president. The article notes the political wind is shifting.
Boosters urge local pride and business, urging residents to back town growth and support local merchants. The piece praises backing community enterprises and spending locally to strengthen the town’s economy and reputation.
A Washington Star piece portrays Bill Jenkins, a reformer who seeks to uplift others by diagnosing faults and urging wholesale self reform. He realizes his own flaws, acknowledges the world’s ingratitude, and concludes true improvement starts with oneself.
The notice lists key dates for the 1916 elections including the spring primary on May 16 and general election on November 7. It covers petition filing deadlines February 18 to April 18, independent nomination deadlines October 3, registration cutoffs in April and September, tax payment deadline October 7, candidate withdrawal by April 21, and expense reporting deadlines May 31 and December 7.
A Hog Ford preacher's Sunday talk attracted a good crowd with a clear, orderly delivery. Interest waned briefly when Miss Fritzie Allop arrived wearing a new hat. Locals note worms are scarcer than worm supply concerns.
A reader mocks wedding notices and society items in The Critic. He complains the paper favors women and gossip while neglecting true information. He vows to visit the paper office to “put ’em wise” and laments its missed details.
A school writing sample contrasts Johnny’s simple cow description with the teacher’s formal rewrite. The teacher elevates plain facts into high diction, converting basic attributes into scientific phrasing and extended description.
Tuesday Sim Flinders reports a yard full of wild flower plants he hopes to tame. Washington Hocks contemplates a run for a simple post as treasurer of the Dog Hill church, citing past public favors as a qualification.
Luke Mathewson follows harvest trust suits in U S courts due to past thresher ownership. Miss Rosyola Moseley wears an upright tall feathered hat. Mail Carrier ignored by barking dogs on the road. Atlas Peck comments on ants scene at the opera ground show. Columbus Aillop takes bass fiddle to Tickville for thunderstorm scene at the state opera house.
A clipped Pittsburgh Press fragment mentions the seventh color of the spectrum and describes entities with unusually long caudal appendages, implying a surreal or speculative note about the topic.
A farmer pairs thirty apples to sell at different rates. Separately they earned 10 and 15 cents. Merged, sixty apples sold at five for two cents yields 24 cents. Why the total dropped remains a puzzle about pricing and division.
The article notes that mornings are quiet with few meetings or gatherings while by afternoon and especially evening the town buzzes with sporting, business, social, religious, and amusements. after midnight activity wanes for twelve hours.
The clock peddler chooses to pass through Hogwallow about every eight days instead of the Calf Ribs neighborhood. He claims expert knowledge of clocks and can diagnose faults in a clock that is already running perfectly.
A large crowd gathered despite good weather to hear the Dog Hill preacher deliver the message on Sunday. The turnout reflected strong community interest in the outdoor sermon as sunny conditions persisted.
Sidney Hocks, charged with carrying concealed weapons in his pistol pocket, announces he will wear a short coat from now on so the audience may clearly see.
A wild hog appears around the post office bothering the Postmaster during summer. He says the Democratic party is having a hard time with many issues. Washington Hocks left a tree Thursday morning when struck by lightning, and he warns that taking precautions can prevent death.
Jefferson Potlocks announced at the post office after the creek opening that when he goes fishing again he will be heavily armed. He bragged of a huge catch, described a fight with a large fish at the bank, and said the fish struck him with its tail and escaped to the water. He joined the Baptist church in 1882.
A lighthearted look suggests leap year may curb the city bachelor surplus by steering men toward country life. The piece notes rising urban bachelor numbers and argues small towns offer the best chance for romance, urging country visits to escape city smoke and noise.
A traveler calling himself an efficiency expert visited Warren and, as part of his claimed method, escaped with $125 in personal expenses. The piece notes many advisers lack verifiable achievements and rely on minor personal costs to back their claims.
A compact notice highlights readers' clipping corner and commentary in the paper. It notes readers share clippings and reflections, reflecting local press culture and public response townwide.
A brief joke from Judge features Willie marveling at a camel's humps and quipping that the animal is a funny place for mumps, addressing Sam in a playful exchange.
A typographical mistake in yesterday's Springfield Sun listed Howard Casper Finney of Cederville as 200 years old in his marriage license notice to Katherine M Mitchell. The correct age is twenty.
A late night scene unfolds with Miss Sharp dismissing Mr Bore as he hints at improving the situation. She coolly replies that his farewell is the only thing she cares about, highlighting a tense exchange in a sharp exchange.
The law firm Freundlich Froeh lich and Fusy filed a divorce bill for Mrs Ferencz Cserjach. It states that on August 23, 1908, in Tisza Beszded Hungary she married Ferencesne Sucs Susanna Cserpak who later in Nyuegyhaga Hungary was intimate with Czomba Balasz.
A showman jokes that this season Eliza escapes by crossing Broadway at Forty third Street instead of crossing on floating ice. The remark mirrors a critics’ quip from a Judge.
In a forward-looking piece the Louisville Courier Journal imagines a social scene featuring a haughty aristocratic woman described as a real personage and regent of the Descendants of the Ford Peace Party, highlighting a satirical future cast.
A Hinsdale Illinois newspaper ad seeks a courteous man to care for a well trained horse that can speak German. Interested parties should call Hinsdale 205 for details.
Mrs G Alfred Plumb of Carlton avenue S E will give a bathroom shower for Miss Myrta Johnson on Tuesday. Close connections for Grand Rapids readers can be made by taking early P R R trains from Warren at 7 16 a m eastern time.
Police log notes ten gallons of gasoline stolen from an auto tank on Broad Street at 10 last night during a brief absence. A four thousand dollar machine attached to the tank was also taken. Franklin News reports the incident as a recent theft.
A boy was born to Mr and Mrs John Rattler of Oakland California. The couple named the child Ford in a note published by Johns town Democrat.
An editor quotes a reader asking how long it takes to finish a shirt. A volunteer adds that the time depends on the laundry, noting his preferred shop completes a shirt in about three washings.
Officials of the Department of Agriculture in Washington are puzzled by the question What is a weed They suggest gardening as a practical test to reveal the meaning and resolve the dilemma The remark frames weed as a definitional debate rather than a botanical term.
A humorous exchange centers on Rube Simpkins seeking a show from a hotel clerk. He quips about oleo versus butter and improvises a joke about marriage and prior jobs, likening marriage to a mix of janitor, watchman, and caretaker duties.
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