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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1903
Page
7
A collage of verse and verse-ettes from Washington Star Chicago Daily News N Y Sun and Century reflect on weariness and resilience. The reader is urged to accept life’s capriciousness and seek small comforts in sunlit days and steadfast love.
Maj Franklin A Denison a Chicago lawyer is appointed quartermaster with rank of major on the Staff of Gen James B Smith Third brigade Illinois national guard. He is acclaimed as a pioneer among Black professionals with multiple firsts in northern law and army service and later returns to a thriving Chicago practice.
Eastman Bros of Hancock County Illinois submit a 96 by 48 foot pole barn design with a central corn crib, self feeder, and haymow access. The barn holds 100 cattle, currently housing 101 head mostly Herefords, with open south end and weathered north doors for climate control. Scales beside the barn allow constant weighing and the layout promises time and labor savings.
Isaac Stephenson born in New Brunswick in 1829 rose to lead a major lumber company and hold controlling bank interests. He moved to Wisconsin at 12, built timber lands, served in the state legislature, and represented Wisconsin in the U S House of Representatives.
Fragmentary verse about children’s songs and the idea of letting love open doors to happiness. Mentions little sympathies, doors, and companions, with distorted names and separated lines implying a poem fragment from a larger work.
An 19th century style corn crib construction guide describes posts ten to eleven feet long and eight inches square, mortises for side and end sills, eight inch sills, lath and joist work, and a 14 foot floor. Bent length is 12 feet and the structure can hold about 250 bushels with stone foundations to frost.
From Staunton Arkansas Aug 31 reports come from Dutt Searcy County Justice I E Reeves who endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills claiming kidney trouble is solved and wishing them success. Local J P E B Cox agrees recounting his own battle with kidney trouble and swift recovery after using six boxes then giving three to friends who also praise the remedy. Unanimous verdict accorded.
In a Chelsea Gazette item a social clash is recalled where Mrs Pusher-I and Mrs Bigpile discuss a divorce tied to two sisters. The witty remark references a divorced husband’s sister and identifies the intended person.
A Bible student compares biblical travel from Dan to Beersheba with the Empire State Express claiming the train would finish the trip in under three hours. The note cites Ezekiel and calls attention to the New York Central’s rapid passenger service as reported by the Troy Daily Times.
A witty exchange from London Tit-Bits features Mrs. Upperton boasting about modern ancestry and Mrs. Newridhe joking that their forebears are the latest thing in genealogical fashion.
A fragment describes a large 500 pound steel range with a three month home trial offer from Sears Roebuck and Co Chicago. It promises a free return mail picture and many cooking heating stoves, plus other product pitches and assorted quotations from newspapers. The text also includes various unrelated ad style lines and jokes from periodicals.
Dr Werner from Vienna prints findings on sense organs in reptiles and amphibians. Water attraction occurs at long distances with light acting independently of heat. Crocodiles see poorly, snakes have limited vision, frogs see farther, and hearing is generally weak across these species.
Australian scientist Mr H C Russell, erecter of Sydney Observatory, publishes a memoir arguing the moon’s declination strongly correlates with rainfall. He notes abundant rain when the moon moves south, droughts when it turns north, a cycle repeating every 19 years, suggesting a linked cause.
The market roundup lists farm goods and livestock prices across cities on September 1 1903. Wheat No 2 red 85 to 1?4 1 4. corn 34 to 54 cents. oats 39 to 41 cents. flour and butter figures cited. cattle and hog prices vary by grade and region including Cleveland East Buffalo Toledo and East Liberty reports.
An advertisement-style letter claims Peruna cured catarrh of the kidneys and pelvic organs. James M. Powell of Kansas City says relief came in eleven weeks after severe bladder catarrh. Cyrus Hershman of Sheridan Indiana reports recovery after two months on Peruna. The piece promotes Peruna as a universal remedy and offers free advice from Dr. Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus.
A wife observes her husband’s strange behavior with a letter he takes from his pocket. She quietly retrieves the note when he changes jackets and discovers the bill for her latest purchase with marks criticizing extravagance. She restrains anger and keeps up a pleasant front.
An aged traveler laments modern youth behavior on a suburban train recalling her own flirting years. She notes she flirted "in a Christian manner" while listening to a favorite clergyman, contrasting past and present conduct observed by a Spectator and Chicago Journal.
Mrs. P Brunzel of Everett Washington reports fifteen years of back and groin pain ending after using five boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills. She says the treatment brought relief quickly and that a free trial offer and mail order from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is available. Pills priced 50 cents per box and sold by druggists.
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