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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
4
Republican voters are urged to attend the primaries on Saturday June 5 from 2 to 5 PM at all Warren County precincts under the new uniform primary law. Voters will select one Associate Judge one Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts one Sheriff and one District Attorney and elect two Delegates to the State Convention and one Committeeman per precinct. A G Elpred chairman.
The piece praises Senator Penrose for tireless tariff work and real influence in Washington. Lewis Emery Jr acknowledges Penrose’s hard work in restoring the petroleum duty to protect American oil against Mexican imports. A Washington dispatch notes Emery’s realization of Penrose’s active leadership and reliability in advancing Pennsylvania oil interests.
The Inquirer notes a public servant seen as capable and diligent, yet criticized for not countering a spread of false impressions by adversaries. The piece implies political pressure but defends the official’s integrity and service.
The report highlights improving domestic agriculture and rising farm prices, expanding iron and steel, wage restoration by independent producers, and strong railroad earnings up 14.9 percent from last year. Bank clearings exceed prior years, while New York shows notable gains. gold exports rise with ample bank credit. Commercial failures total 238 in the U S and 23 in Canada this week.
The governor approved new game laws fixing open seasons and limits for multiple species. Gun ownership, collar requirements for dogs, penalties for Sunday hunting, and license provisions are included, with forfeiture of equipment for violators.
William E Meehan Pennsylvania State Fish Commissioner explains the 1909 fish law signed by Governor Stuart Open seasons run Trout April 15 to July 31 Black bass June 15 to November 30 Other game fish June 15 to December 31 Size limits Trout six inches bass eight inches muscallonge 24 inches many other species twelve inches Rock bass white bass yellow perch calico bass six inches Measurements taken nose to tail Daily limits Trout 40 black bass 12 muscallonge 4 other game fish 25 Each Sunfish removed from game list Devices rules limit rods three for streams with trout unlimited without trout Three hooks three pronged burr hook permitted Suckers carp mullets eels may be gigged September October in streams with no trout Fike nets and dip nets for carp suckers mullets eels closed June No device allowed other than rod and line Eight tip ups allowed for pickerel and yellow perch Minows any device except dynamite and poison Carp suckers mullets eels dip nets fake nets and up to 100 hooks total A seine allowed for shad Eels baskets allowed in streams not inhabited by trout Owners along stocked streams cannot forbid angling but offenders liable for damage
Harrisburg health chief Dixon decries overtaxed schooling and lack of outdoor activity as key drivers of child tuberculosis. He cites anemic, intelligent youths harmed by excessive study and crowded commutes, urging balanced education and open-air exercise to strengthen body and mind.
A terse line notes that the game may be sold only during the open season and that the remark was made by the officer making the arrest. The fragment implies a regulation tied to a specific sport or local ordinance. No additional names or locations are provided in the readable text.
Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth announces two Warren performances on June 12 featuring a forenoon street parade and a European style program. Desperado dives from a canvas dome and Jupiter the horse flies and fires light up the act. The circus employs 1,500 staff, 700 horses, uses a five-section train, and covers fourteen acres with a 15,000 seat main pavilion.
Laurence Laughlin argues in the June Scribner that the willing poor should be tested by offering work. Municipal employment agencies can connect demand with labor, with farms as a key path, aided by charities. Training under skilled instructors could lead to independent farming and eventual home ownership.
State Zoologist Surface urges buyers to choose pure copper sulphate blue vitriol free of iron sulphate to ensure effective Bordeaux mixture spraying. Advice covers clean crystals, mulching potatoes, and safe Paris green and arsenate formulas for plums and potato blight.
Public documents available to subscribers at the paper office include Cost Capitalization and Estimated Value of American Railways by Slason Thompson. Also on hand are reports from Huntingdon Reformatory, Shelter Tent Experiments with Tobacco from Penn State College, Care of Scale-Infested Trees from Pa Department of Agriculture, and Orchard Fertilization from Penn State College.
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