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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1909
Page
4
Joseph A. Schofield announces his bid for the Republican nomination for Assembly in Warren County. Primaries set for Saturday June 4, 1910. Warren Pa November 3 1909.
The 28th district race looks unsettled as James P Whitlam withdraws leaving no declared candidates. Rumors swirl of a deal between Whitlam's Mercer county supporters and Forest county backers to back Joseph C Sibley, with Wheeler poised to announce and Sibley seen as the strongest contender in Franklin.
Franklin receives the customary Washington honor reflecting Mr. Sibley’s influence and the ensuing impact noted in the Franklin News.
The text notes Taft proclaims November 25 as Thanksgiving Day with a call for worship and thanks to God. It covers national blessings, peace, crops, and industrial progress, and includes the official proclamation dated in Washington. It also cites economic summaries and Dun's Review figures on trade, exports, and failures.
In Sharon on November 11 1909 J P Whitla announced he will not seek the 28th District congressional seat citing business and personal reasons. The move shocks readers as Whitla had publicly planned a run and speculation swirls about other candidates including Wheeler Stone Cumings and Sibley in Mercer County.
The article breaks down the 1908 corn crop totaling 2.66 billion bushels. Of these, 241 million went to flour and grist mill products, 8 million to starch, 9 million to malt liquor, 17 million to distilled liquor, 40 million to glucose, 190 million to export, and 13 million to seed. This sums to 518 million bushels or 19.3 percent, leaving 2.118 billion bushels, about 80.7 percent, used mainly for feed.
President Taft advises national observance through church worship and thanks to God for beneficences. He contrasts reverent practice with roistering and notes the nation has strayed from the original spirit of Thanksgiving and other historic holidays.
A new law regulating sales of medicines with alcohol morphine opium chloroform and similar ingredients went into effect October 1. It requires clear labeling showing exact amounts in each package and misbranding carries druggist accountability.
The Post Office Department ordered printing stopped for the 13 cent postage stamp due to its use in registering letters to foreign countries. The fee increase from 8 to 10 cents spurred the action. Gossip says a 12 cent stamp may be issued, but no official notice has been given to postmasters.
The text contrasts past newspaper behavior with its current role, noting a move from denouncing enemies to providing news while urging charity and restraint in a community. It emphasizes journalism as a public service rather than personal vendetta.
Conan Doyle takes up Congo reform, a harder task than any Sherlock Holmes case, challenging him to confront colonial governance and humanitarian concerns in Africa.
The quote contrasts a brave man seen as a hero for one act with a courageous man who remains steadfast until the end. It notes that some men speak loudly as pessimists to signal their presence in the world.
A Pennsylvania official provides multiple pest control methods for croton bugs. Remedies include Roach Paste, a sugar and plaster mix, arsenical poison with sugar and flour, borax dusting, and fumigation with carbon bisulfide or hydrocyanic acid gas.
A Clark University professor quotes State Zoologist H A Surface on San Jose scale control in Pennsylvania. Thorough spraying with boiled lime sulfur and careful coverage from twig to trunk are essential, with emphasis on proper dilution and consistent effort to prune disease from a rising orchard trend.
The article discusses the health benefits of high altitude travel by air and references experiences of Mr. A. Leo Stevens and F. A. Collins. It notes cooling, purer air, and claims of fewer colds on balloon trips, with Kipling imagining hospital airships for tuberculosis patients.
Three thousand Smith relatives gathered in Seattle for a family reunion while the rest were away visiting Jones kin. The event highlighted extended family ties and regional reach of the Smith clan.
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