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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1903
Page
7
Geared to farm use, the article describes a homemade wire fence stretcher built from a 15 foot oak scantling and enhancements to hold tension on long stretches. It details the crank rope pulley wire clamp hooks and anchoring method, noting successful use on both smooth and barbed wire and how to reposition for removal or temporary supports.
A poem fragment presents a speaker, “My Uncle,” reflecting on faith and patience. It contrasts worry with trust in divine guidance, noting no personal suggestions to offer while affirming belief that the world is steered by a higher hand. The piece quotes Roy Farre Greene.
A poem from the Chicago Daily Tribune mocks fashion costs and family frugality. It follows a mother’s walking hat with ostrich plumes and silver buckles, a father’s cash worries, and siblings reacting to new millinery with humor and hunger as they dine on simple wurst.
A lighthearted poem by J. M. Lewis appears in the Houston Post celebrating a childlike bond. The speaker describes wanting the loved one through words of affection and simple games, full of breezes hair and peeking play.
A poetic reflection on sunset and dawn over the western plains with imagery of drains, wagon trains, stars, coyotes, and night winds. Included is an inset note about a Saxon text and a reminder to “Do the next thynge” quoting a line from the Chicago Record Herald.
Seasonal hog care advises shade for hogs, proper feed from clover to corn, and breeding from vigorous thoroughbred boars. Avoid overfeeding and sudden diet changes to prevent diarrhea in sows. Lime as insecticide should be dry hydrate, dusted on wet insects. effective on potato beetle and asparagus beetle larvae.
A somber reflective excerpt describes a guiding light that pierces gloom. The passage references a miner looking upward toward a penetrating sun shaft and evokes endurance through grief, implying a steadfast, non-graphic symbol of hope.
E. S. Kiser writes in the Chicago Record-Herald about a teller who earns his pride by paying honest debts and turning from luxuries. The passage contrasts strength and restraint with the narrator's humble, steady actions.
The late Bavarian king Louis II’s extravagant castles such as Neuschwanstein and Lindenhof are deteriorating amid costly upkeep. The government questions spending on artless, madking era relics and plans to auction the eccentric furniture and bric a brac while preserving select items in museums.
Franklin Parsons, a nonagenarian from Glenolden, is the sole living heir to the grounds and cemetery beside the vine-clad ruin of a former Free Christian church meeting place once led by Frederick Plummer. The site, near Crum Lynne station along the Pennsylvania railroad, marks the fading of a regional faith tradition.
Katherine Fisher and Edwin Stanton Ross of Brooklyn wed in Philadelphia. A post marriage document titled a bill of rights sets out wife’s prerogatives and husband’s concessions, explicitly omitting any obligation for the wife to obey the husband. The certificate was signed along with fourteen witnesses.
The steamer named Dollar, an American vessel, was at the mouth of the Yalu river in Corea. The Baltimore American notes that very few places welcome the American dollar with open arms, reflecting cautious reception among local communities.
A Jeffersonville Indiana woman has just wed for the fifth time. The Buffalo Express calls it a forceful argument for matrimony beyond preaching, highlighting the surprising personal story.
Exports of Canada show per capita trade at roughly two and a half times the level of ours, highlighting a substantial lead in national export activity and international commerce.
Regional prices for flour cattle hogs and crops in New York Cleveland Chicago Toledo and East Buffalo are reported. Wheat oats corn and butter rates are listed with livestock ranges including steers bulls veals sheep lambs and hogs across several markets.
In a west campfire scene President Roosevelt and guests including John Muir and Burroughs recount rugged adventures. Muir recalls Arctic polar bear contact, a whale hunt is noted, and a mountain lion grizzly clash is cited while another statesman boasts no thrilling natural history but admits he has never ridden a horse, hidden in a hack.
A Chicago lawyer recalls a humorous divorce filing in which a wife charges her husband with refusing to kneel and say prayers on their wedding night, highlighting the lighter side of matrimonial disputes. The remark reflects the general tone of routine proceedings and rare oddities in divorce cases.
Mrs. Tressie Nelson of Nashville Tennessee reports six bottles of Peruna made her a new woman with no more pains and brighter life. Josephine Morris of Brooklyn New York says Peruna helps withstand hot weather and malaria and cleanses mucous membranes. The advertisement urges readers to write to Dr. Hartman for free medical advice at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
Miss Ethel Bradshaw of McCormick Illinois writes a letter praising Dodd's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble and urges others to try the remedy. Dr Dunaway of Benton Illinois also endorses it in his practice claiming it cures kidney ailments and even diabetes in late stages.
A wry exchange between a sage and his wife appears in London Tit-Bits. The sage proclaims that the longer he lives and learns, the more he knows he knows nothing, while his wife retorts that he could have been told this decades earlier but it would have been useless.
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee from 25 cents. It touts endorsements and quotes from various sources and mentions railway lines and a Minnesota address. The item reflects early 20th century consumer culture with sensational health claims and public notices.
The toastmaster invited a man missing an arm and a leg, prompting a sharp remark about absence. The exchange at the banquet surfaces in Stray Stories as a pointed aside on social proprieties and moneyed gatherings.
A testimonial ad touts Dean's Kidney Pills for back pain kidney trouble and dropsy signs claiming rapid relief and renewed vitality. Readers are invited to try a free trial and included are customer endorsements noting swift pain relief and health improvements.
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