The Warren Tribune Open Forum and Candy Consumption Rise
The Warren Tribune outlines letters and policy details while reporting a dramatic 1914 to 1925 rise in candy chewing gum and ice cream production. It notes wholesale value totals of 47.8 million for gum, 286 million for ice cream, and 379 million for candy, with projections toward a 1 billion annual retail market. Factors blamed include prohibition, advertising, export growth, and factory effort to satisfy youth demand.
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United States
Commerce Department
Stop Gambling with Lives in Prize Air Races
Opinion piece condemns high prize bets for airplane stunts that push competitors toward deadly risk. It notes Dole race deaths, missing entrants, and a tragic girl aiming to fund college. Argues thrill seekers profit while lives pay the price, urging restraint and reflection.
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By the Way editor’s confidence on local affairs and music aid
In Warren Pennsylvania a reader letter from Richard G Smith offers a Victrola to aid eight shut-ins, with instructions for delivery to Liberty Street. The piece notes the instrument’s suitability and the planned delivery to Dr Clancy’s Fonttarium on Brown Run, plus a report of Miss Mary C King mourning her sister Blanche King McCintock, buried in Los Angeles, and gratitude for comforting messages from Warren and beyond.
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Miss King
St. Paul's
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Diet and Health Q and A on Saccharin and Milk
A reader asks if saccharin is harmful. experts say it is a coal tar product that can be harmful in excess, but Diabetic specialists tolerate two to three grains daily. The exchange notes saccharin sweetness, no calories, and cautions about cooking it, plus references to obesity and diabetes. Another reader asks about milk intake during weight gain and urination. advice confirms natural increased urination on high milk intake and three day liquid diets.
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Jossin
Ello
Eynazium
Just Folks by Edger Guest Second Choice Tale
Edger Guest sketches a working woman tempted by a stylish second husband while her first love remains devoted. The piece contrasts worldly desire with the faithful simplicity of a laborer's affection, hinting at social contrasts and evolving marriage ideals.
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Edger Guest
Deerhorn club to arrive in Warren on New York Central train
Retrospective notes from August 2, 1924, report the Deerhorn club’s 28 members set to arrive in Warren this evening from New York Central service after a two week absence. Other items include Robert Sweetland’s car accident at Frews, highway work between Beantown and Sheffield near completion, a Clarendon Heights gathering of fourteen families, a Morrison-Kinzua stone and dwelling fire, and school medical conference in Franklin.
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Kellygrams on buyers versus sellers at a big store
The writer notes buyers appear more respected than sellers among store staff. Salespeople envy buyers whose work seems easier and more glamorous, with trips to New York and Paris for fashion selections. The piece laments perceived hierarchies between buying and selling roles.
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Paris
Nightlife Panorama of New York City at Ten O clock
The Day Book describes a summer New York scene at ten, with crowds in parks, theaters, and clubs, noting the glow of city life from Bryant Park to Coney Island. It observes late workers, dancers, and shoppers, plus curious sights like a three hundred pound cake exhibit and a nine cent sale on Fourteenth Street.
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Reducing and health tips from a reader letter
The letter argues appetite is not essential and cautions against eating without appetite while using milk and cream as digestion aids. It notes that those who tire should get a medical check up before attempting reducing or gaming measures and references a pamphlet with gambling instructions.
Henry Ford and the danger of iconoclasm in humor
A collection of clipped quotes on Henry Ford reshaping American humor, a physician predicting future craziness, Syracuse University expelling a student amid debates on free speech, and a Concord Lake Breaze reflection on success. Fact density prioritizes named people and institutions, but the fragmentary source yields a compact, period-tone card.
Songs of a Housewife by Marjorie Krawlings
Poem style verse recalls a housewife narrator preparing for a visiting clan. Uncle Lou Aunt Em and seven cousins arrive with plans for six weeks. The family stocks beds attic leaks cake fruit and nuts gingerbread ice cream and a frozen treat ready dasher turning.
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