13 Oct 1898
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1898
Page
1
The store promotes its underwear department with emphasis on heavy winter wear for men women and children. It touts wonderful preparations and long contracted values ready to tempt shoppers with low prices and good quality.
A local retailer touts Ladies fleece lined vests with fine embroidery and minor imperfections, Men's grey mixed shirts and drawers, Natural wool garments at bargain prices, and a popular Oneita Union Suit once $1.50 now available at a reduced price. The ad emphasizes value through inventory bought at discount.
Philadelphia reports show the Quay prosecutions provoke mixed public reaction. Editorials question motives, call for solid evidence, and warn time and timing on eve of elections may shape public opinion and political fortunes.
Funeral of Brooksville undertaker R H Ware follows his request to be laid to rest at midnight. The service includes a quiet ceremony, the hymn Nearer My God to Thee sung by Miss Staton, and a ministerial prayer, reflecting his disdain for showy funerals.
The Manila street cars were all built in America and measure 13 feet 6 inches long over dashers with a seating capacity for 20 passengers. They are drawn by Philippine horses about Newfoundland dog size, requiring ultra light but strong construction. The Transvias de Filipinas Street Railway Journal operates the line.
Senator Fairbanks recalls a Boston court battle over an Ohio railway where a modest Ohio attorney from a small town triumphed over a host of Boston luminaries. William R. Day of Canton, Ohio, later secretary of state and peace commission member, outmaneuvered seven or eight top Boston lawyers and won the case for the road’s legitimate owners.
John Centro of San Diego shot at a cat in a ranch shed with a loaded No 4 shotgun. A debris blast and flying splinters struck Capurro, tearing the gun from his hands and collapsing the shed. A buried crater and a dynamite package explode from the misfire, leaving him dazed and bleeding. No cat was found.
A gray traveling woman and a brindle suited man exchange pleasantries in a chance encounter. She wonders if she has met him before and recalls past mistreatment, while he hints at a lingering unknown connection. The scene unfolds with polite distance and unresolved questions.
An eager angler stares at a 50 foot whale washed ashore and recalls a fish he lost at Tottenham lock last Saturday. A tense exchange with a woman accompanies the scene as they discuss the improbable find.
In Central Park a sentimental young man gushes over nature, praising the trees as they grow greener daily. She replies with a pointed, significant look and questions the wonder of the scene in an exchange reported by the New York World.
A Chicago Post excerpt notes a lengthy sofa-side debate on disarmament. A woman urges the czar to include the man in any proposal, arguing that arms are meant for use and that pressure may spur him into realization.
A playful exchange asks why a mustache doesn’t grow as well as hair at the mouth corners. The Chicago News notes the suggestion that shade or lighting might affect perceived growth.
A brief quip from Brooklyn Life notes a newcomer to Harlem expresses hard luck after falling in love with a Brooklyn girl. The joke hinges on cross-borough romance and the charm of city life.
A terse dialogue shows frustration as one man laments a chain of anger sparked by Smith and the reaction it provokes. The exchange hints at tensions rising from perceived provocations and responses.
A light exchange unfolds as Millie calls her six foot husband a jewel and he teases her with a compliment about a big J. The Indianapolis Journal captures the playful moment between the couple.
A Philadelphia Press line notes a man who is so dull that asking how he is would elicit a direct answer. The quip highlights social stiffness and blunt practicality in conversation.
A comic exchange unfolds as Mr Carpe and the Pleine pair mock a brash Pick Me Up with declares of money overflow. The treasurer worries the funds exceed the sinking fund until the directors propose to declare a dividend.
A discussion framed by Wm. K. Fisher urges Endeavor groups to seek more Christlike effort through daily readings. Emphasizing prayer for doors of utterance, the piece cites Gideon as a model of quality over quantity and warns against overemphasis on large membership without spiritual depth.
Dr. Talmage argues that humans belong to a celestial pedigree, not descended from mollusks or other animals, declaring his own divine paternity despite all biological or comparative anthropology theories. He emphasizes an inner spiritual witness unreached by science.
A collection of short moral reflections urges humility and faith over vanity. It quotes Mc Cheyne on Achan and idols, warns against excessive wit, claims women’s religion supports family life, and states churches that are least selfish prosper most.
A New York man proposes a pencil sharpening alternative that splits the lead into short pointed sections. The sections fit atop a magazine holder and are fine-tuned at the tip with spring jaws.
A list of curiosities states that two thirds of beef consumed by Englishmen originates in America, Japan holds about four thousand rocky islands, iodine is produced from seaweed, Honolulu has many public holidays, and Australia defines its seasons by dates.
A Epworth League commentary by Wm. K. Fisher argues that choosing faith over worldly ease shapes destiny. Moses’ example shows preferring God’s reward to Pharaoh’s honor, urging readers to live by faith rather than circumstances and public approval.
Mark Guy Pearse contrasts holiness as a personal encounter with Christ with the idea of earning virtue by effort. He cites a friend who finds Jesus, then recounts Earl Cairns who embraced the claim of God on his life from boyhood through his rise to lord chancellor while continuing Bible teaching.
A fragmented newspaper notice advises readers to get oysters and fish from Riverside Fish and Oye Ce. It mentions the store at Third George Smith, with the manager named, and includes stray cautionary lines about manners and wisdom.
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