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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1904
Page
4
The Washington Journal urges using unused lands for tree planting, noting that many farms have fields or hillsides suitable for trees. Planting forests, large or small, can yield future benefits with little initial cost and boost family inheritance. Some Warren county lands once forested are now bare but could be replanted for posterity.
The article notes Senator Quay will travel to Atlantic City for health reasons rather than Europe. He struggles with a strong smoking habit. His doctor reportedly ordered a halt to smoking but allowed half a cigar daily. The senator then had fifteen inch cigars made and smokes half of one each day, a point the piece calls a joke.
State Highway Commissioner reports the new roads law as failing in practice. Fifty two separate applications for state aid cover over 100 miles of road and more are being received. Officials anticipate demands will exceed the funds available for the coming year.
Republicans argue Cyrus P. Wallbridge of St. Louis should be free to accept second place rather than be forced to accept Roose velt. They cite readiness and opposition to Indiana Senator as reasons for backing Wallbridge.
Townsville and borough auditors are compiling accounts of local officials. They must publish the results of their labor as required by law, and taxpayers will find an Auditor’s statement of district expenditures more informative than a posted notice.
Captain Hopson stood at first rate to blow up the Merrimac and be a prisoner of the Spaniards and be kissed by the girls. But his health has broken down under the exertion of a political campaign. The calm and peaceful career of a fighting man is poor preparation for the strenuous life of a politician.
The piece cites a cold sap season causing a maple sugar shortage and many northern bees starving in winter. It also notes the radium cancer treatment being abandoned by a London hospital and clarifies that ex President Cleveland is not joining the Masons, despite rumors.
The article notes pneumonia deaths peak in February March and especially April, with April the highest. It emphasizes the late winter to early spring period as the deadliest. The data highlight seasonal vulnerability among the population.
The old season lingers as winter holds on longer than expected and stubbornly resists the transition to warmer weather.
A fragmented notice describes Spring limping in on the scene and references new deeds and a sale printed for the Mal Office. The readable text hints at a real estate or legal notices context with limited details about the action.
President Roosevelt, after a White House audience with Ogalalla Sioux, counseled selling ponies and adopting cattle raising to foster self reliance. He reiterated that the government will continue to care for the old and that the young must earn their living, signaling a shift toward allowing Indians to rely on their own resources.
Leslie's Monthly estimates 200000 doctors in the U S or one per 350 people. Average yearly income about 750 dollars with public expenditure of 150 million annually on medical attendance. Expenditures for education include 4000 dollars for four years of medical school 100 dollars for two years hospital service and about 1000 dollars to set up in practice plus a year or two in Europe.
Cribner's Magazine for April presents Jules Guerin color drawings and architectural notes on the St Louis World’s Fair. Montgomery Schuyler comments on the Exposition’s significance as opening nears. Illustrations and text aid readers in understanding the fair’s architectural features.
Representative Sibley describes testing a new car last summer when it sped away into a cornfield. He joked the car flew through a sea of succotash as lima beans grew among the cornstalks. The Bradford Era notes his usual luck.
Immigrants continue to pour into Ellis Island with 51,000 landing last week and more expected this week. The flood mirrors last year’s peak, and many newcomers are not desirable as citizens but cannot be kept out.
During March and April the Erie Railroad offers one way excursion tickets to all points in California Washington Oregon Montana Idaho North Dakota Minnesota at greatly reduced rates. Finest equipment fastest trains free reclining chair cars or Pullman Tourist Sleepers. Start from your home station and save time. Talk with Kre agent or write F H Garfield D P A Jamestown NY for literature.
Reduced excursion tickets available March 1 and March 15 with dramatically lowered prices. Contact your nearest Erie agent or write F. H. Garfield D and P A Jamestown New York for details.
The Tax Mail Office showcases latest engraved stationery with fashionable styles and sample prices.
A New York dispatch notes wartime horrors and generals names, while New Jersey concerns loom. Emil Panr will conduct the Pittsburg Orchestra for three years starting next fall, amid wage peace in coal regions. A New York doctor links rising appendicitis to more trolley use. The Washington Star lists curiously named post offices such as Tub and Why Not. Peru’s rail line from Callao to Cerro De Pasco climbs 15645 feet with 7000–8000 deaths during construction. Immigration shifts with 1920s contrasts and current unskilled labor trends in cities.
On April 8 the Pennsylvania Railroad offers a final special excursion from Buffalo to Washington for National Capital visitors. Round trips start at 10 dollars from Buffalo area points and lower rates from Driftwood to Lock Haven, with ten day return windows and optional Philadelphia stop for deposits. Contact B. P. Fraser or K. S. Harrar for details.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will sell round trip tickets to Washington for Knights of Columbus meeting in Washington on April 13. Tickets available April 11 12 and 13 and valid for return until April 18.
Legal advertisements itemizes 45 proposed wholesale and retail liquor licenses to be heard by the Court of Quarter Sessions in Warren Pennsylvania. Names include Schmutz Baldensperger Greason Randall Siggins Griffin Acocks Weiss Beebe Mead Edwards Campbell Galdin Carmicheal Megahey Wilcox Horton Goss Clancy Groat Cooper Leonhart Bacher Jackson Amacher Adams and others for establishments across Warren Co and surrounding boroughs. Prothonotary M Putnam notes.
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