Mail Room Note Advises Caution on Names
Postal staff are urged to skip reporting items about individuals unless a first name or initials can be identified. The guidance aims to avoid recording vague or anonymous notices in the correspondence column.
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1910
Page
2
Postal staff are urged to skip reporting items about individuals unless a first name or initials can be identified. The guidance aims to avoid recording vague or anonymous notices in the correspondence column.
The Lander Missouri area reports a church reception for Rev and Mrs Sibley, a Russell meeting, and multiple visits by residents. Pearls Schuler and Eleanor Gibson host visits, Clyde Hodges ill with pleurisy, and the young men’s annual hunt ends with a supper for the losers.
In Akeley Hollow on October 9 Miss Fre da Mattson is able to be out again after mumps. Local residents report visits and social calls among the Akeley Hollow families including Passinger, Vansile, Akeley, Walker, Chase, and others.
Hugh Coch of Titusville visited relatives in Mount Osk on Sunday. Clayton Oviatt bought the Amasa Nichols farm. Nichols plans to move to Corry for work. Ilya Daye recovers from illness. Nora Fowler of Bradford visits. C Hellyer to Andover for several days. S Dickson of St. Charles, Minnesota, met friends last week. Birth announced for a son to Mr. and Mrs. C Paden of Sanford on Oct 19. Glenn Oviatt and friend from Pittsburgh visit Mr. Oviatt’s parents for three weeks. George Immicks and O A Robinson have monuments set on lots in Trim’s Cemetery.
Farmington reports Rev. Green of Busti on vacation. Workmen repair the Baptist church. Harold Creal is improving. Mrs. Perna Mix has gone to her father Rev. O J Gage in Chandlers Valley after the death of her husband C K Mix.
A list of community happenings and visits in Pittshield and nearby towns. Residents mentioned include Mrs Silas McIntyre hosting a grocery shower and travelers such as Miss Ellen Hayle visiting Mrs John Pike in Youngsville. Others report relatives visiting, travels to Sherman Tidioute Columbus Dugall Pleasantville and Erie with new automobile shown.
Mrs. Fred Jackson and Mrs. Alice Mead called on friends in town. Earl T. Abbott and Harry Barret vacationing in New York City. Mrs. Frank Abbott and Isabel returned from Russell visit. Abbott brothers buy Catlen lot on Main street. Ed Gourley ill. Mrs. Julia Hayhowe also seriously ill. The Strollers announce Oct 26 lecture in Seminary Chapel. George Woodside visited Warren on Saturday.
Oct 25 Cass’s Corners reports Mr and Mrs William Gray hosted two days with Clar ence Thayer of Mickle Hill. Lucy Pratt and Mr McCrum wed Friday evening by Rev McClelland. William Gray visiting Union City. Charles Whaley returned from the grape country. Orlie Blakeslee and Spartansburg visit Dexter family. Guy Whaley and family visit Charles Whaley.
A playful exchange on perception and self image contrasts how we see ourselves with how others might view us. The dialogue suggests a desire for mutual understanding seen through sharp wit and humor.
A reflective line notes inner discord troubling a man as he seeks harmony within. The verse contrasts soul tension with a stomach turmoil, implying a struggle between inner peace and bodily discomfort.
A reminiscence recalls Lady Randolph Churchill’s electioneering for Mr. Ashmead Bartlett in his first parliamentary bid. He was married to the Baroness Burdett Coutts, a wealthy elder. she recruited the Baroness for support as Lady Randolph charmed farmers who joked about paying votes with a kiss.
Captain Robert Knox recounts how in 1660 to 1679 many Ceylon towns became desolate when residents fled after illness and deaths, believing an evil visitation. Some returned later, convinced the danger had passed, while others stayed away.
The excerpt questions why a young seal is called a pup, why seal fisheries exist, and why seal breeding sites are termed rookeries. It argues seals are not fish, noting the creature is labeled a fish only in common parlance at sea, while on land or ice it is grouped with animals or birds.
A humorous exchange recalls a tired hobo asking a kind woman what she would do with a penny. She replies they would buy a postcard and write a note of thanks as a keepsake from Cleveland.
A concise quotation states that dwelling in hearts left behind means not dying, attributed to Campbell.
The guidance notes fruits should be eaten at the end of the main meal to maximize benefit, with bananas exempt and fine when eaten with bread and butter. Stewed prunes figs or apples are best before breakfast, while grapes should follow the chief meal due to potential harm when the stomach is empty.
The czar title is incorrect for Russia's ruler. The official designation is emperor and autocrat. Peter the Great rejected czar, and in 1815 at Vienna powers admitted the imperial term with no precedence over Western kings.
In a sharp exchange the Roman Guide boasts of the Coliseum ruins while a Seattle man questions why the ancient site isn’t cleared for a modern Coliseum. The remark at the end points to impatience with historical preservation versus progress.
A quotation from the Chicago News questions whether a man can live on one dollar a day unless he is un thriftier and saves for contingencies. It notes the impracticality of strict budgeting for basic needs and responsibilities.
A casual exchange questions if someone would take ten thousand dollars to fly from Albany to New York while noting a cashier’s trip to Europe cost 1060 dollars. The remark suggests varying travel costs and possible insider humor about air travel expenses.
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