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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1898
Page
4
A Warren PA issue shares quips on folly and wisdom with remarks on sidewalk hats and a note about Spaniards avoiding blame of umpires. The column pokes fun at road work and pathmasters while keeping a light, humorous tone.
A collage of light items and remarks ranges from Queen Wilhelmina’s youth and a shy portrait to odd anecdotes about elephants, a Virginia woman’s age and rail curiosity, naval jokes, cats on bikes, and a Suez toll quip. Also notes on squirrel hunting laws, a football accident, Borax uses, and wartime flag orders.
The text reflects on Queen Wilhelmina's burdens of governing and performing duties while preferring time with her horses dogs and books. It portrays her as a more sympathetic figure, suggesting her public role weighed on her personal interests.
The mall office features wedding invitations calling cards and ball programs offered in neat elegant designs at low prices. Local shoppers can order personalized sets with affordable rates and quick turnaround.
A purse snatching leads to a scene of terror and relief as a woman treasures scatter from her purse. The thief is caught, and the owner, relieved, lists small keepsakes like a penciled note a sugar plum gum and a button-hook. She continues shopping with a smile and quick step.
The memory ring, resembling a key ring, comes in gold or silver and holds charms for every reminder. Tiny figures like pigs turtles cats rabbits frogs and lizards along with symbols such as a shamrock and books dangle to trigger memory of tasks, tickets, or engagements.
The article outlines a proposed St Clair and Erie ship canal to shorten passage between Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie by about seventy nine miles with a fourteen mile cut and an estimated cost of 5 500 000 dollars. It discusses expected tolls, potential traffic shifts from Detroit, and the growth of lake commerce including tonnages through Detroit River and comparative global ship rates. It notes the era’s shift to steel ships and larger vessels, with lake yards praised for low construction costs.
Spread thin slices of roast beef with butter as you would bread. Layer with mixed mustard black pepper and salt. Drizzle a spoonful of vinegar. Cook in a chafing dish until the edges curl.
Instructions describe removing pits from ripe peaches and serving them with whipped cream. Use minimal flavoring in the cream and choose flavors that harmonize with peach taste.
A reflection on how a woman's appearance changes when she removes her hat, noting the shift in perception from headwear to facial features and demeanor. The converse also holds, suggesting beauty and identity are affected by millinery.
The piece notes a rising fad where women wear watches around the neck to deter theft as a safer carry method, replacing waistfront pockets. It comments on the fashion trend and suggests women claim it is the safest option, while hinting at a new guide to highway robbery.
The piece quips about how men trace marriages to ill fated affairs and notes women’s chatter about neighbors and taxes. It teases why women like football games and how men observe gossip without admitting reasons.
Advice warns against feeding babies to silence them and recommends four hours between meals. Weekly weight checks help detect issues as lack of weekly weight gain signals a problem. Cuina and decorated ware advertised at low prices by FEHLMAN Bros.
The piece explains rice and buckwheat coal sizes, their low mine cost, and rail freight rates. It notes washers produce rice coal at about 15 cents per ton with 10 cents profit, discusses pea coal rising in demand, and compares domestic uses of coal sizes from stove to steamboat. It highlights shifting toward soft coal due to cost and heat, and notes manufacturers mixing rice and buckwheat with bituminous coal.
An analysis of the Cuban girl alongside two other regional sisters from the Pacific and their prospects in modern society. It notes Spanish temperament, early beauty, convent upbringing, music study, social constraints, and evolving athletic spirit amid tradition. It also reports on marriage trends showing October November and December as peak months.
A 1900s style kitchen note lists ingredients for Picallili including green tomatoes onions peppers ginger cloves mustard seed and vinegar followed by a child choking relief method. The recipe stresses soaking chilling layering and cooking until soft while the second section advocates a backslap method to widen the chest to relieve choking.
Mr L D Hilles of Yokohama, in New York, urges retention of the Philippines by the United States. He notes Manila's electric lighting station serving 12000 incandescent and 260 arc lights, a US made system, and plans for more American electrical gear in the Far East. He mentions 720 miles of telegraph, 70 miles of steam rail, Manila’s English instrument telephone system, overhead conductors, a horse railway converted by war, and a future trolley line concession. He sees strong opportunities for American industry in the islands.
A tip to prevent jar breakage and ensure preservation. Soak a towel in cold water, place it on the jar, fill to the top with boiling fruit, then screw the lid tightly. Wipe off any preserves on the outside and turn the jar upside down to check for air tightness.
A scene at a wedding unfolds as a man notes the bride trembling like a fawn while a spectator mocks and laughs at the ceremony. The celebrants share tears at the breakfast, as observers comment on the bride’s evident nerves and un rehearsed emotions.
The regimental laundresses who served with United States troops in past wars are no longer attached to each company. They acted as nurses in crises and resided in their army post quarters in peace, once dubbed Soapsuds Row for their care and daily duties.
To remove stains stretch the fabric over a basin rub with salt and pour boiling water until the stain vanishes. If dry, use sparingly salts of Jemon and rinse thoroughly to prevent fabric rot.
An examining surgeon asks a candidate if an old injury will hinder running. The candidate responds that if the army needs runners he will be counted out, signaling a rejection based on physical limits.
A Globe writer recounts a twelve foot sturgeon weighing over six hundred pounds on a Victoria cannery floor. The piece notes bigger fish exist, and describes the risky process of halving, butchering, and disposal of fins while Chinese workers and Indians gather scraps, then face expulsion amid noisy reminders of racial tension.
A worried man asks a doctor about remedies for sluggishness in a season like this. The physician, noted for absent mindedness but patriotism, answers emphatically with a single word: Havana.
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