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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1909
Page
8
Local Notes From Our Village A Mix Of Visits And Harvests
Mrs A E Singleton left Suoday for Manington West Virginia to spend winter with her sons. Filmore Nelson visited his parents and was in a recent railroad wreck but escaped uninjured. John T Brew of Erie tracked for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Ladies Aid Society of the M church renovated the church basement. Butternuts yield high while hickory and chestnuts fail. Clayton Jackson visited his parents from Brocton New York returning to work Monday. Mrs Sterritt visited Warren. Eddie Hewdart overhauls his new purchase to occupy soon. Hunting season opens with limited success. bear tracks spotted near Thompson station. Presbyterian Sunday School classes plan a social in Good Templars hall Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Singleton
Suoday
Manington
W. Va
Filmore Nelson
Chas. F. Nelson
John T. Brew
Erie
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Ladies’ Aid Society
Clayton Jackson
Brocton
N. Y
W. F. Jackson
Thompson Station
Presbyterian Sunday School
Good Templars Hall
Fall Farm Progress and Local Social Roundup
Farmers here have most of their fall work done and are ready for winter. Chris Hellyer and John Trisket returned from Blooming Valley Sunday, accompanied by M. Hellyer. Mrs. R. Daye and Julia Nichols were Spartansburg visitors Friday. The many friends of Harry Hutcheson are pleased to see him out again. Mrs. Ilo Daye was home from Irvington Saturday calling on friends. Mrs. James Cochran of Titusville visited her father S. P. Nichols this week. Our school progresses finely with Miss Iva Armitage as teacher. Q. A. Robinson took a load of apples to Spartansburg Saturday. Hunters are plentiful around here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Hellyer
John Trisket
Blooming Valley
M. Hellyer
R. Daye
Julia Nichols
Spartansburg
Harry Hutcheson
Ilo Daye
Irvington
James Cochran
Titusville
S. P
Cobb's Corners notes and local visits
Cobbs Corners notes residents travel reports and church events. Mr James Phil dis and wife visited Columbus over Sunday. Grapes pickers returned from Portland New York. Rev McClelland preached at the Baptist church last Sunday and will preach again next Sunday at 11. Rev Rilley of Spring Creek to hold singing schools at the Methodist church on Monday and Saturday evenings. Mrs C M Cobb visited daughter Miss Sarah Cobb at Edinboro last week while she attends school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Phildis
Columbus
Portland
N. Y
McClelland
Baptist Church
Rilley
Spring Creek
Methodist Church
C. M. Cobb
Sarah Cobb
Edinboro
Sunshine Beats Germs in Sunlit Rooms
The article warns that dirt and darkness breed disease while light and fresh air promote health. It cites a scientist who exposed tuberculosis germs to direct sun, bright light, and dark damp conditions, showing sun exposure likely kills germs.
Keep Windows Open for Pure Air and Health
Ed R Pritchard urges constant ventilation to keep germs at bay and promote cleanliness. He notes women as natural sanitarians and stresses sleeping rooms must be aired each morning and night. He adds night air is often purer in cities and too much fresh air is beneficial for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. R. Pritchard
Department of Health
Chicago
Little Newsboy’s Love for Mother Moves Readers
An old tale from Ella Bartlett Simmons of Plateau Colorado tells of a poor newsboy who bought a broken marble shaft to mark his mother’s grave. He carved a line about waiting for her but died before finishing. The story evokes maternal forgiveness and a boy’s lifelong devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Bartlett Simmons
Plateau
Colorado
Christ
Official and Citizen Inefficiency and Waste
The piece argues incompetence and waste are linked, urging businesslike administration to cut waste, raise revenue, and avoid taxes. It critiques New York’s lack of measuring efficiency, noting offices, employees, and methods go unexamined, widening the gap between citizen action and official responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metz
New York
The Business of Citizenship in New York City
A commented excerpt critiquing how both leaders and officials mishandled the duties of citizenship in New York City. The passage argues the city’s governance mirrors the broader failure of civic responsibility in modern urban life.
Dutch Masterpieces in America Illuminate Indigenous Art
The article notes the strong, direct character of Dutch art and its reflection of Holland’s social and political history. It highlights a substantial U S collection including five of seven Vermeers, about thirty Rembrandts, and around twenty Frans Hals works, valued for public display and national pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Holland
United States
Franz Hals
Emerson a Master Genius of His Time and Its Essays
The article profiles Emerson as a vast intellect whose Essays compile 3393 citations from 868 writers. It praises his eclectic, transformative use of others’ thought and his rich, personalized synthesis, noting the ten volumes as a towering catalogue of wisdom in English prose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Holmes
Plato
W. C. Brownell
Scribner
New York’s Zoological Garden Declared World’s Best
Editorial lauds New York City Zoo as the greatest in the world created by private and municipal support. It cites praise from Lord Northcliffe Sir Harry Johnston and F G Affalo and notes ample daily crowds and calming Jungle Walk balm for nerve weary workers in South Bronx Park with tens of thousands visiting on Sundays and Mondays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial New York
Lord Northcliffe
Harry Johnston
F. G. Affalo
New York
Zoological Park
Baird Court
South Bronx Park
New York Plan For Zoological Parks
William T. Hornaday
Scribner
Straw hats depart on the fifteenth for public morality not law
The article notes a social custom that on September 15 straw hats are removed from urban crowds, reflecting public opinion as the basis of morality and law. It remarks that this daily practice, though not a formal law, is widely observed by the public.
Wheat shift boosts home use as exports fall
The Bureau of Statistics reports a steady rise in U S wheat consumed at home and a drop in exports. For the nine months to September 1909 wheat exports totaled 27,768,901 bushels vs 68,178,935 in 1908, while flour exports fell to 6,288,283 barrels from 9,428,347, signaling a likely 1909 export low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Bureau
Rough Handling at Home Blamed for Boys Temper
A historical excerpt argues harsh treatment at home shapes a boy's temper likening him to a horse abused by a bad trainer. It contrasts the spoiled child who learns to cry for wants with poor discipline, suggesting repeated habits form from parental influence and environment.
Quote on children from The New Idea Woman's Magazine
A December issue quote attributed to Mrs. Wiggs compares children to bustings, saying that you get out what you put in. The line reflects a caregiving philosophy highlighted in the periodical.
Irreverent Notes and Global Gaps in Briefs from Our Office Boy
A jumble of quick takes spans topics from matchmakers demanding advance fees to political jabs at Bryan and Texas, to forecasts of postage stamps, reform trials in France, Haiti’s gunboats, and Los Angeles water plans. The piece blends satirical quips with scattered facts and contrarian opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H. Cowan
Fort Worth
Mr. Bryan
Texas
Congress
Haiti
Savannah News
Turkey
Abdul Hamid
Los Angeles
Philadelphia Public Ledger
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County Letters
Irvine
Mount Oak
Cobb’s
Ayer
Iteeit Discaveriéz
D. C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Mass
Perriuia
Ayers
F. A. Cleveland
New York City
William H. Allen
American Review of Reviews
Emersona
Bell System
Tor and Guardian
Boston
West
California
New England
Kansas
Prairies
Annie Besant
Washington
Warren
Mary Harriman
Helen Gould
France
Steinheil
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