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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1916
Page
4
A reflective piece by Bolton Halkin urges making the home a loving simple space. It emphasizes correcting oneself, fostering harmony, and sharing joy with family, while avoiding unnecessary adornment and keeping troubles from the home.
A rustic reminiscence describes early mornings at a homestead, from milking cows to the scent of ham frying and coffee in the cabin. The narrator recalls rural life, the dog, and the rough cadence of childhood chores with vivid sensory detail. William Dean Howells is cited in the fragment.
A Virginia reader asks Candidate Wilson a series of pointed questions from 1916 about war policy and diplomacy. The letter questions strict accountability to Germany over the Lusitania, the Carranza incident, and the meaning of principle versus condition while referencing Hughes and labor reciprocity.
A Myrtle Creek Oregon reader sends one dollar for a War ren Mail subscription and declares support for Hughes and Prosperity. The note asserts Oregon will go for Hughes and Fairbanks about three to one.
Minna Irving in Leslie's Weekly recalls soldiers camping on the Rio Grande who balk at loafing in a harsh climate while insects pests and sweltering heat test their resolve. They insist on duty over idleness and vow to defend Old Glory despite discomfort.
In Greensburg the Eastern laundries seek a 7 cent per collar wash price. Residents warn higher costs will limit how often collars can be cleaned, impacting regular wardrobe maintenance.
Advertising note from Mail Printing Co of 229 Pennsylvania Avenue West Warren Pennsylvania offering high quality job printing. The short ad invites readers to call for samples and pricing.
The piece argues voters care little about foreign affairs and party rhetoric. It urges focus on everyday issues affecting bread, clothing, costs of living, consumer protection, and what the next administration will do for the American masses. It stresses identifying policies that raise living standards and safeguard buyers.
Residents discuss Wilson and Hughes, tariff, wages, and policy across local concerns. Prohibitionists push steady reform while Socialists gain attention amid debates about war risks and national direction.
The piece argues that equalization, government ownership, and workers’ rights shape a government of the people by the people and for the people. It notes all political parties claim to work for the country’s good and seize every chance to tout their aims.
The FTC now delays two key reports one on gasoline and another on the printing trade. Rumors say the paper inquiry will reveal no price collusion and may whitewash manufacturers. Issuance is expected after the election. Citizens note cautious weather and veiled complaints as supplies loom.
Hicks confined in Rye Straw jail faces charged confusion. A party to cheer him is hosted by jailer’s daughter Miss Cordelia Hellwanger at her home next Saturday night. Yam Sims is uncertain but may attend.
Miss Hostetter Hocks prepares to perform Saturday night at Bound ing Billows. She recently sang there a few weeks ago, and locals show little interest as everyone in the area feels acquainted with her.
Raz Barlow is invited to perform his fiddle at the Musket Ridge candy pulling Saturday night. He practices many sweet tunes in preparation for the entertainment.
The Wild Onion school board met Monday at the Wild Onion school building to decide on extending the teaching tenure of the school’s tancher. The teacher praised the trustees in a formal address before the vote. The board, in a unanimous decision, reappointed the tancher for another term. A separate local notice reports the Depuy Contable levying on a cow and calf owned by a Pollock near Wild Onion.
The hurdy gurdy originated in Germany in the ninth century under the name bauren leyer. It spread across Europe, later declined, and now a modernized form appears in Savoy towns. The instrument uses a wheel against strings to produce bass and treble tones, with keys adjusting string tension. It was once a street instrument for fêtes and popular music, later supplanted by the band organ.
Toward the close of the seventeenth century the bed gained importance in households. A Malem merchant's 1690 inventory lists a great oaken bedd a truckle dmwaple six camblett bedd curtains and eight clankett sheets. The colonial settee linked the settle and the sofa and was used as a bed, reflecting renaissance design imported via Italy France to England. The Dutch settlers were unfamiliar with this settee.
The Kansas City Journal quotes a debate on moral weighing with the line about weight of conscience. The dialogue hints at ethical standards being measured in small units like scruples, reflecting a moral or doctrinal discussion of the era.
A worn curtain at Tickville’s opera house has been used through repeated raises and lowers. Audiences must keep eyes shut between acts until a replacement is purchased.
Jefferson Potlocns compares men with promises to fiddlers who constantly tune up yet never perform, criticizing empty assurances and lack of action.
The Rye Straw Store Keeper believes reducing yardstick length by an inch or two boosts earnings amid competition and high taxes, preferring this method over regular profits.
Raz Barlow disputes The Tickville Tidings remark that an entertainment was a rare treat. He says a rare treat is being called out behind a tree and given raw whiskey, a harsher experience than the magazine implies.
Frisby Hancock plans to drive his black horse for a time following the death of his brother-in-law in Rye Straw on Tuesday.
The Wild Onion School reopened after a brief rest and trustees re elected the head, with scholars learning fast. A pupil named Little Frdity Flinders, who had caught up recently, fell behind after tearing a few leaves from his book.
Raz Barlow enhanced his home facade with a larger picture featuring Miss Fruzie Allsop, creating a noticeable focal point for the residence.
Classified ad seeking a housekeeper. Provides contact address W R Smail East Hickory Pennsylvania and date September 14. Short notice notice format as a typical classified line from a local paper.
Bids due by November 1 for timber on 200 acres known as the Gould Tract in Glade township Warren County Pennsylvania. Southeast corner of Warrant No 5545. Right reserved to reject all bids. Mail to Mrs Jennie Gould Way 554 Orange Street Riverside California. October 5 12 19.
The Curtis Publishing Company seeks a minor woman to manage renewals and recruit new subscribers in Warren and nearby. Duties include renewals and introductions with salary and commission. Prior experience desired but not required. Send details and references to Box 654 Philadelphia. Oct. 19-26.
A brief line notes a purchase location described as the home of the phrase Better Shoes for Jess Money. The readable text centers on a location tied to a retail slogan.
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