26 Apr 1877
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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1877
Page
1
A street dealer and customer exchange heated words over pants sales. The customer laments high prices while the dealer defends cash-only business, claiming damaged trade and vowing to quit the business amid heated threats and taunts.
A girl hiding in a house during a winter siege escapes through a cherry tree as robbers search for silver and gold. A pistol fires, a man falls, and the Raven is found dead in a well while a third robber escapes amid a nighttime chase. Her father and neighbors defend the household and pledge safety thereafter.
A debate in the Methodist New England Conference centers on Wendell Phillips and policies of conciliation. Resolutions favor peace and church unity, urging harmony between Northern and Southern denominations. The piece condemns insinuations of hostility, urging Christians to pursue love, unity, and the eventual triumph of Christian fellowship.
In Detroit a man buys cheap pants after being reassured by a dealer that the fabric is genuine. Days later the pants appear to shrink at the bottom while the wearer grows taller, prompting a humorous exchange about proportions and truth in advertising. The dealer jokes about traveling with the growing man as the pants remain the same.
The article outlines three parties in an auction the owner the auctioneer and the bidding public and stresses the owners name must appear and that items must be sold without reserve. It notes if the owner bids or if fraud by the vendor occurs the highest outside bidder or purchaser may have rights to the item and may need to return it if fraud is proven.
Charles Francis Adams writes a private letter dated March 6 1877 praising Mr Trayes and criticizing a rival as fraudulent. He reflects on party ties and public affairs noting his long abstention from party politics and endorsing merit over name in leadership. The text is dated Boston and New York and centers on political judgment and reverence for Adams’s chosen path.
New York Post reports Superintendent UD Butler of the New York Aquarium tested blue glass panels in several tanks to soften sunlight and mimic natural ocean light. He notes improved condition in fish and invertebrates with blue glass and plans larger trials with tropical species. The piece also includes anecdotes on political zeal and animal training philosophy by Prof Wagner, stressing measured use of force in handling horses and children.
Old Mr Buck recalls a seventy year old round country hunt with six hundred deer thirteen wolves and three immense bear kills. A captain led ten men inside a circle atop a hill on the Wyalusing headwaters. The two day surge ended in night firing and a split of game among settlers.
The Jefferson Republic reports a remarkable event in Little River County where a large, well formed red deer with a baboonlike head was killed by Dr. Collins. The doctor recounts the creature screamed and appeared to feel pity as he fired, speculating it may be a Mexican centaur legend. The item mixes quips and anecdotes with the main extraordinary animal tale.
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