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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1907
Page
4
The piece argues that the year before a presidential election signals political sentiment and previews next year. It notes one statewide race in Pennsylvania with John O. Sheatz nominated for State Treasurer by Republicans. The Greensburg Press praises his legislative record and fiscal integrity.
A mixed historic column lauds J. Pierpont Morgan and John D. Rockefeller for stabilizing markets with vast cash and debt relief, then shifts to a note on witness marks and fingerprint ideas for identification. It also announces Hon. W. F. Whitman of Venango County seeking re election to the Assembly and extols his service.
Proclamation by Sheriff G. Gregory lists election places across Warren County for a general election, naming districts and venues from Warren Borough to Pine Grove and Sugar Grove, among others. It designates eligible voters and confirms offices to be voted and restricted positions for election officers.
Voters are told the hours 7 a m to 7 p m and the locations where officers will be elected. The list covers State Treasurer Warren County Treasurer Warren County Surveyor and County Coroner with guidance on straight party voting and writing in names not printed on the ballot.
State treasurer race listing candidates Mark One John Sheatz as Republican John G Harman and Matthew H Stevenson with Samuel Clark as Democratic Prohibition Socialist lines.
County Treasurer C. S. Keefer and B. Lacy are referenced with a party label Democrat. The fragment suggests an election context but provides no clear results or full details.
The ballot lists D. F. A. Wheelock as the Democratic candidate for county surveyor with party designation indicated. The line shows Wheelock's name repeated in the candidate entry.
The electors of Warren County are notified that the forthcoming election will be held across the several districts within the county. Voters should check local notices for polling locations and election details.
The excerpt states Section 1 authorizing male citizens aged twenty one and above to vote. It outlines qualifications including one month US citizenship, one year residency in the state, or six months for those previously qualified or native born who have returned. The text reflects early constitutional eligibility criteria and residency requirements.
The notice outlines residency and tax requirements for voters in the district, sets the general election date as the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, and details certification of election returns by district judges. It commands return delivery to the Prothonotary’s office in Warren by specified times and dates, signed by Sheriff B. G. Gregory in Warren Pennsylvania October 28, 1907.
An exchange describes a man who uses a tobacco cure costing 51.50 over two weeks then switches to five cent daily items and bizarre chewing habits. He eats gum candy peanuts cough drops and even chews erasers pencil tips and penholders. After odd experiments he resumes tobacco use for economy.
The essay praises local newspapers for unstinting weekly service without pay, arguing editors boost community growth and population while merchants profit from their work yet offer scant advertising in return. It emphasizes the mutual, unbalanced reliance between press and merchants.
N. W. Dupree of Chandlers Valley and Mrs. Ora Burgess of Tidiante were seen in Warren last week and on Monday on business. Bounty blanks are for sale at the main office.
The Plymouth Memorial reports a new method to set glass without putty. A wooden sash remains on the outside while the inside frame allows glass insertion between India rubber slips, locked by a knob screw for a firm fit. Nearby, construction continues with a frame opposite the Temperance House and a torn-out storeroom replaced by a new structure between the Mansion House and Bennett's Jewelry Store.
In Warren on Sept 22 Rev John Sailor united Alpheus J. Davis and Nancy J. Miles, and John Sailor joined E T F Valentine with Helen M. Parmlee. In Conenango on Sept 15 Rev John N. Henry joined James G. Benson to Eliza Jane Hodge.
Corrected weekly market report by L. F. Watson lists grain prices including flour per bushel and wheat spring and winter varieties with miscellaneous figures and denotations in a concise market summary. The fragment references corn rye buckwheat and other grains with unclear figures, reflecting a damaged OCR page.
Fragmentary OCR shows the name American Union Health Association with unclear following text vircayp No.
A Review of Reviews article argues for river improvement to ease nationwide freight congestion. It cites Hill Harriman and President Finley of the Southern, noting long standing calls for waterway use to relieve rail bottlenecks. M C Markham of Missouri Pacific and ex Illinois Central official emphasizes rivers as rate regulators across routes from St Paul to New Orleans and New York to Denver.
The Youth's Companion advertises its 1908 program of 52 issues highlighting serial stories and narratives of character, adventure, and heroism by both emerging talents and writers who first gained fame in the Companion's pages.
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