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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1901
Page
2
The Buffalo exposition ends with the project carrying a $4,100,000 debt. Other items note a Mount Pleasant Utah physician's wife killing their 2 year old daughter then dying, a fatal rail crash at Larimore North Dakota, and fires destroying the National hotel at Menasha Wisconsin.
A weekly roundup of Industrial Field news, personal and political items, with happenings at home and abroad. The column compiles domestic developments and international events reflecting business, politics, and social items of the period.
Dr George Stockton Boroughs former Wabash College president 1892 to 1899 died in Clifton Springs New York. George T Barnes longtime Georgia congressman died at home in Augusta aged 60. Josiah Turner noted North Carolina figure died in Hillsboro aged 80 after electing to US congress after the war and refusing the seat. Indian named Goker died near Bloomer Wisconsin aged 115. President Roosevelt marked his forty third birthday.
The Pan American congress in Mexico adopted a resolution urging Venezuela and Colombia to seek peace. Reports detail battles in Colombia near Bogota with 100 rebels killed and high water disasters in Austria leaving 776 houses washed away and 80 dead.
A survey of short items notes British navy ships defects and Canadian produce shipments for South Africa, Vanderbuilt patents railway car improvements, Senator Hoar reads daily, Southern lumbermen form an association, Spiritualist HQ dedicated in Washington, Pike statue unveiled, Census projects 1910 US population at 100 million, Mrs Roosevelt named honorary D A R member, British steel alliance to curb US manufacture, Baptist seminary plan in Kansas City, Paris art fraud unmasked, Loyal Legion elects Schofield as commander, Mindanao gold rush foreseen and praised.
Washington October 26 Admiral Schley continued his narrative of the July 3 1898 battle. He described the closing approach to the Spanish fleet the turns and the firing and noted the rough seas of gunfire the pursuit of the Colon and the surrender of the Viscaya. He praised the officers and men for upholding American naval traditions.
President Roosevelt after a conference with Secretary Root decided to send no more troops to the Philippines. The force there will be reduced 7000 men by next March. Conditions in the archipelago are said to be satisfactory.
In Memphis Tennessee on October 26 a young runner broke the world's pacing record at Billing's park finishing the circuit in 2 01 percent. The prior mark was 2 01 percent held by Little Boy.
The principal chemist of the government laboratory presented a year’s report on adulteration controls. Tea samples refused for home consumption totaled 252 from 2,662 packages for exhaust leaves and sand content. Beer analyses found 598 of 3,828 samples tampered by dilution or added sugar. Tobacco data showed shifts in consumption and export, with licorice or glycerine in eleven samples. Legal actions numbered 35 with penalties and forfeitures totaling £3,766, plus additional fines and settlements. Lead compound testing for pottery added 195 samples, including 91 fruits, under home office directives.
General Tracy argues that possessing basic legal knowledge can protect individuals and reduce the need for a lawyer. He warns that misuse may cause serious trouble, while careful, discreet use aids legal work and can streamline eventual legal help.
A man recalls a Chicago Post note about a woman who can manage a home on 2.70 weekly and still face marital strife. He suggests it resembles a matrimonial advertisement, remarking a young woman who saves may not stay without a husband long.
A sober view of the Pocono mountains in northeastern Pennsylvania highlights their elevation from 1600 to 2000 feet and dense pine and fir forests. The region offers health and sport with abundant deer and bear, yet notes a slight decline in attractions despite heavy annual visitor numbers. Access is via the Ockawanna Railroad, linking New York and the Great Lakes corridor.
The Detroit Free Press recalls a satirical exchange about a summer boarding house that advertised truth while city officials and locals question the claim. The exchange mocks the idea of a place that boasted honest lodging for travelers and lodgers.
A house neglects a crucial safety item and urges stocking St Jacobs Oil to rapidly cure pain from sprains and aches. The message promotes keeping a ready supply to handle sudden injuries and neuralgic attacks.
A Washington Post quotation features Uncle Eben remarking that true cleverness includes knowing what not to say. He says a man smart enough to speak may also be smart enough to stay silent.
In cold weather many with delicate skin suffer from chapping caused by cheap soaps. Wash the face and hands in clear hot water with ivory soap. After bathing apply a little mutton tallow or almond oil to soften the skin. Eliza R. Parken.
A Tacoma Ledger item notes a gentleman advertising a lost dog that answers to the name Nancy, living or dead, praising the animal as a smart dog. The fragment highlights the dog’s reputed responsiveness and the owner's efforts to recover it.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a universal health remedy from headaches to cancer, promising natural bowel movements and quick relief for 10 cents. It warns against imitations and notes the genuine boxes bear C. C. CL stamps.
A fragment from Town and Country notes a conversational exchange about willingness to offer help, mentioning a singer and a parental figure. The text reads as a casual chat fragment without a clear event or identifiable subjects.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a one day cure for colds. It claims druggists refund money if it fails and lists a 25 cent price.
A collage of jokes, quotes, and patent medicine blurbs from a 1900 issue. Notable lines include a bee sting gag, home remedies like Hale’s Honey of Horehound, Pike’s Toothache Drops, and Piso’s Cure for Consumption, plus political quips and a civic ad for Putnam Faceless Dyes.
A 19th century advertisement touts Hoxsie's Croup Cure as a speedy bronchitis remedy priced at 50 cents and marketed for physicians, described as an old fashioned remedy.
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