County Letters Notice to Correspondents
Notice requesting all copy be submitted by Tuesday each week. Signatures required on all communications but names not published unless requested. Do not write on both sides of the paper.
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1909
Page
8
Notice requesting all copy be submitted by Tuesday each week. Signatures required on all communications but names not published unless requested. Do not write on both sides of the paper.
A list of socially active residents and visitors from Warren and surrounding towns is recorded. Names include Geo F Hoop Lena Hoop Adella Whitehead Lena, Miss Anna Eberhardt, Lorinda Smith, S D Newton, Jerry Smith, Vol Hinton, John Shaffer, R H Shearman family, C D Seaman, Morrison family, Nellie Shearman, Fanny Morrison, Lottie Foulkrod, Mary Whitely, Mary C Seaman, M B Arthur, Mabel Russ, and others visiting or traveling through Warren. The report also notes opening of school with Miss Mary Whitely as teacher and Co D Seaman attending a funeral in Bradford.
Charles Arthur and wife of Falconer visited uncle Guy S. Griffith at L. D. Hill's home. Frank Strink and daughter from Jamestown called on friends en route to Titusville. Schools reopen Sept. 6. Alonzo Carr of Ashville died. funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. Earl Baker moves his mill back to Lottsville after finishing at Dugall. Mrs. Jean Duell and son William visited cousin Mrs. Gretta Hill. Mrs. Edith Young and children stay here and on Lind Hill.
Miss Edith Feldhausen travels to Youngsville for schooling. Mrs. Kate Falkinburg and daughters Josephine and Effigene return to Cambridge Springs after a week with relatives. Mrs. Banks visits sister Mrs. Frank Parker. Mrs. Ly S. Trimm of Jamestown visits her father J. N. Falkinburg. Mrs. Nina Blood returns to Warren after two weeks with relatives with daughter Ida.
A collage of brief quotations from newspapers cites lines about human behavior and humor. Entries include Bradford Era on scorn, Altoona on self-correction, Punxsutawney on cheerful fortitude, Williamsport on enemies, Youngstown on appearances, New Castle on dreamers, Buffalo on domestic chaos, and notes on women’s suspicions.
A terse line asserts absence since her departure with a bold emotional edge, implying unresolved relationship tension and lingering memories.
Ithaca reports the first authentic U S case of gid or staggers in animals. Dr Veranas A Moore of Cornell University notes deaths among lambs and yearlings, with post mortem findings revealing a gid parasite in the brain. Prompt preventive measures are advised to control the outbreak.
Russell August 27 The thirteenth annual Putnam family reunion was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Gregory east of Russell. A meal under arbor shade preceded a business meeting electing IT. L. Putnam president Delbert Putnam vice president Miss Louisa Thompson secretary H A Putnam treasurer and Inez Gregory historian A brief literary program followed and memorials were read The next reunion is set for August 31 1910 at Akeley Pa with guests from Warren Measured tones reflect a community event with family leadership announced.
The thirteenth annual Lawson family reunion took place at Albert Anderson’s home in Chandlers Valley with a noon dinner and literary program. Officers elected for the next year include Elmer Lawson president Clyde Swanson vice president Mrs Henry S Lawson secretary Eva Lawson historian plus a literary committee and executive group. Participants traveled from New York Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia. The next gathering is planned for 1910 at J W Sanbury’s home in Busti.
Public documents on farming gardening fruit culture and related topics available at the newspaper office. Senator Penrose sent a collection featuring works such as Shelter Tent Experiments with Tobacco from Penn State and Orchard Fertilization from Penn State College. Also included is Fire Waste of the United States.
Mrs C C Gorkey of Northfield Virginia recounts five years of heart pain and breathlessness improving after taking Dr Miles Heart Remedy. She claims six bottles cured and urges others with fluttering or palpitations to try the remedy, promising money back if no benefit.
The report compiles demonstrations and studies from Pennsylvania State College and the Pa Department of Agriculture including orchard demonstrations plant pest treatment concentrated lime sulfur and a study of Pennsylvania butter. It outlines agricultural research outputs and institutional collaborations for the period.
Real estate transfers list numerous properties with buyers and prices across Warren, Spring Creek, Sugar Grove, Sheffield, Pine Grove, Glade, Mead, Deerfield, Brokenstraw, and Clarendon. Transfers show many $1 nominal deeds and several larger amounts including $1,200 and $5,000. Parties include Jennie KE Hazard, Maude Campbell, Thomas Struthers Estate, Cynthia H Shaner, J B Wentzell, B B Bowen, C H Smith, Eugene G Reig, Andrew Thouson, Teresa Bell Bush, Stephen J Costello, Charles Eastman, Georgia A Jacobs, Anna J Irwin, and others. Dates not stated. locations span Warren area and surrounding towns.
Mrs. Johanna Isaacson of Warren died Wednesday afternoon August 25 1909 at Celeron in the cottage of Hultberg and Simpson after a week long illness of old age. She was 61 years 8 months and 1 day old born in Sweden and came to this country in 1868. Survived by two daughters Mrs. J E Hultberg and Mrs. R G Simpson and one son John of Jamestown. Funeral Sunday at J E Hultberg residence Warren then Chandlers Valley church at 11 AM.
A large Warren delegation plans to travel to Toronto on Labor Day to attend the Fair. Other items note Munson’s injury taking down theater scaffolding, Mrs. Van Every’s Erie visit, a pastor’s reception, school changes, and upcoming weddings and reunions. The St Joseph church spire was struck by lightning and damage totals about 50 dollars. Theatorium widening and a compliant machine booth were ordered.
Marriages reported in nearby towns August 1909 include C Fred Bartsch of Warren weds Frances Peterson of Frewsburg at James town New York. Levi Learn of Union City Pa weds Jessie Hesch, he a trolley motorman and she a confectionery store owner. Ernest P. Anderson weds Edna McGuckin, both of Warren, on August 24 1909.
At the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition the Alaska Building highlights how Alaska women contribute. Mary E. Hart, U S government special agent, rallied twenty ladies auxiliaries to present a varied exhibit. Displays include native crafts, Indian labor under white instruction, preserved berries, fruits, and pressed flora, illustrating a home making Alaska pioneer life.
An early defense of stock exchanges as crucial to modern business, noting they provide a market for buying and selling, set prices by high transaction volume, and enable large capital raising for governments and enterprises. Exchanges do not transact business themselves but facilitate information and execution under member protections.
Opinion urges integrity over paid endorsements, arguing genuine friendship is earned not bought. It warns that paid “friends” will desert for higher offers, urging readers to be worthy of friendship in business and to cultivate trust through honesty and reliability.
The speaker warns that a friend gained by lavish spending or socializing is not lasting. Merit in character or in the goods offered matters more than a paid-for friendship, and if you cannot win trust on merit you should pass.
The excerpt riffs on a possible swap between Bingham and the mayoral post, argues about public optimism and fear, and notes New York Congressmen pursuing Loeb, warned he may target their leaders. The tone is satirical and speculative about power moves and political fate.
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