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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1904
Page
6
A nostalgic poem recalls a farmhouse, willows, and pastoral fields. The prose gives a Civil War escape tale where Rosalie Chilton leads Paul Ladue in a daring disguise to flee northern lines, with Dr. Chilton seeking permission to return a wounded soldier.
In springtime 1861 a Confederate column escorts Lieut Benton wounded to Charlottesville while Dr. Chilton and Rosalie Chilton attend him. General Longstreet orders Benton’s guard and Miss Chilton becomes custodian. The party settles at Charlottesville as Jackson’s and Banks’s movements unfold, leaving Benton troubled by Rosalie’s distance. To Be Continued.
The narrative recalls a late Civil War escape near Chantilly where Chilton, pursued by Union forces, slips away in a wagon toward Sudley road. Ladue follows through fatigue, mustering a nurse and servant, and hides with Henry family at Hopewell while Union troops search the area.
Senator Depew recounts a tale from Woman’s Home Companion about a husband who admits jealousy yet explains he never invites anyone to dinner to prevent any sane woman from admiring his wife. The anecdote underscores prudence and humor in marital pride.
A Rome dentist monk, who died, claimed to have drawn 2,600,644 teeth without instruments using only fingers. He served in his garden monastery and treated notable clients including Leo XIII and Pope Pius IX who joked he had no teeth left to pull.
In London Tit-Bits a widow named Mrs. Binks meets suitor Jerry and weighs his claim to run her late husband’s building business. She notes his credentials are fine but warns altering the sign from Binks, builder to Jerry, Dbuilder would be disadvantageous.
A collage of verses and sketches from 19th century periodicals presents portraits of nature loving youths, homemaking labor, and tender family scenes. It features Joe Cone on outdoor boys, a dream sequence about a mother and baby, humorous yet affectionate verses about Jim, and reflective nature writing linking life to fate through Clinton Scullard and others.
A reader note from Mrs. Fanny DL. Fancher in the New York Observer describes preferred posies and rare mowers. She favors bokays with sweet flags anemones violets and other fresh garden flowers over costly orchids and tea roses.
Local directory lists district and county officials including Member of Congress Joseph OC Sibley assemblyman L C Baker president judge W M Lindsey associate judges Z T Weaver A T Hackney prothonotary Homer M Putnam register and recorder Chas D Crandall sheriff Ralph N Brown treasurer George C Pee i county commissioners F M Downing Frank Hagberg W H Houchtling commissioners clerk George F Yates district attorney Will S Clark Co Supt Schools O J Gunning jury commissioners W J Farnsworth J H Drisell coroner Dr W S Petree deputy coroner H S Perry P J county auditors A M Bennett Elmer E Thompson Frank Metllan
The document lists Warren Borough officers and staff including Burgess Dr W S Peirce and Clerk W B Weed. It names council members led by President Win, Lemmon, and S A Wacrs with roles for town officials such as Treasurer A J Hazeltine and Attorney Wm Schnur. Also listed are School Directors and a roster of officers with multiple surnames and initials.
The Philadelphia and Erie line details Eastern Standard departures with trains at 8 percent and 1.40 PM, plus Express services at 6.05 PM and 6.02 PM on Sundays. Buffalo and Allegheny division lists express and Olean Bradford service, with Oil City departures at 4.0 and 7 PM.
The notice lists multiple professionals in Warren, Pennsylvania including A C Malpin and W H Wwalpln with offices in the Sw Bank Building, Dentisia at 310 Third Street, and Schnoe, Attorney at Law. Services include law, notary, real estate buying selling renting exchanging loans and collections. Offices noted in Hoffman Building third story Liberty and Second streets.
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