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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
4
The piece notes two economic movements: electric lines slipping toward bankruptcy despite fare hikes, and a rise in public ownership of car lines as cities take them over. It argues private capital seeks profits while public control spreads, with critics wavering between patriotism and opportunism.
A reflection on the decline of traditional bird dogs like English setters in modern times. The author laments changing tastes and habitats, arguing that trained hunting dogs are displaced by urban living and private preserves, foreseeing a future where such dogs become mere house pets.
The piece recalls the 1919 March 4 round robin by 59 Republican Senators who opposed ratification. It argues their stance preserved American nationalism against provisions like the Shantung clause the League of Nations and overseas commitments. The writer contrasts this with the President and others who sought quick ratification.
The question asks the President to explain his remark made in October 1918 about accepting the people's judgment without evil. It seeks clarification for audiences across the country on what that pledge meant in practice and during his tour remarks.
The administration proposes opening retail stores in major cities and expects Congress to approve larger appropriations to cover deficits in railroad operation.
Large imports of potash from Europe are announced and the President issues an order permitting purchases of dyes in Germany. The piece questions the fate of assurances that America could produce its own dyes and fertilizers.
A reprint traces the expression Grass Widow from Canon law and Tudor era usage to the American gold rush era. It notes early meanings as widows of grace and unmarried mothers and explains how the phrase came to describe wives left by absent husbands in later times.
An old advertisement from the Round Table urges mothers to find daughters who will wash dishes care for children and ease a mother’s wrinkles. It promises constant love esteem and a honored place in the home and employment to qualified applicants with a Mother home office address.
Peter Gridley profiles a motion picture props man in a humorous daily interview. He describes the grind of sourcing a big spider for a scene, including cellar searches, door refusals, and coal-bin captures, highlighting studio life and the props man’s humor.
A fragment from a U S civil war era note shows Abraham Lincoln addressing a Massachusetts mother who lost five sons in battle. He offers consolation and pride in sacrifice, calling on divine aid and the republic’s banks to soothe her grief. The piece sits among unrelated verse and a comic misprint about a girl’s refusal.
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