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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1909
Page
3
A historical explainer on block signals explains that a block is a track segment with a signaling post and movable arm, protected sections on double and single track lines, and that trains cannot enter the next block until it is empty. The system ensures safe movement by signaling occupancy and clearance as trains advance.
A rust affecting common beans especially pole beans was observed for years. The cluster cup stage was found on cultivated beans in 1908, explaining infection sources. The rust can range from mild to severe, with varied lesions on leaves and pods. control includes seed selection, burning old bean leaves, and removing wild beans nearby.
In Kansas farmers use traction engines for field work. A Muscotah ranch of 680 acres employs a 20 horsepower gasoline engine to pull four 14 inch gang plows and a two horse harrow. The engine covers two to two and a half miles daily on tough soil. Doubters questioned the cost for such a small tract, but owners say the engine will soon pay for itself and the test is satisfactory.
Barrel makers report solid inquiry for finished apple barrels along with staves and heads. Prices expected to stay near last year with 32 to 35 cents for three bushel standard barrels. several regional quotes show 30 to 35 cents f o b. West Virginia and Midwest producers quote 32 to 35 cents.
A lyrical meditation on October winds and dancing leaves gives way to a travel tale aboard a train. The narrator notices a dull travel companion who finally offers a sales pitch for a book titled Seven Hundred Ways of Starting a Conversation. The scene shifts back to awkward social misfires as Miss Phr. and Mr. Wr. navigate flirtation and repercussions.
A parishioner questions Dr Pounder about a sermon on women’s fashions this fall. The preacher recalls a letter from a prominent citizen, signed by Trimmins, offering $50 for the general fund and noting the sermon spurred women to eye the new hats at the town’s largest millinery store.
A visitor asks if state prohibition allows obtaining any drink at drug stores and questions if the native is thirsty or working for a magazine. The exchange hints at widespread curiosity and possible rumors surrounding alcohol access under prohibition.
The United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York in New York City awarded Carter Medicine Company a decree affirming its exclusive right to use red colored wrappers on its liver pill packages. The decision recognizes the long established ownership dating back over thirty years and cites the high authority of the court.
A Cassell's Saturday Journal quip compares a slippery geography claim to a family cycle of thrashings. An Atchison Globe aside notes a husband’s coaxing his wife versus his reaction when children coax her.
A fragmented list from Chicago to New York shows names and addresses of women associated with topics like Change of Life and Maternity Troubles. The notice compiles numerous Mrs. titles with locations across Indiana Kansas New York Wisconsin Ohio Pennsylvania and beyond. It reads like a classified notice or society column snippet with scattered urban and town references.
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