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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1879
Page
4
A Chicago Times letter describes Belgian women as industrious and frugal, praising their simple attire and efficient routines. It humorously contrasts Belgian and American domestic norms, proposing to import Belgian practices to Chicago to save on clothes and vanity.
A Washington correspondent describes Mrs Logan secretly cultivating voters by gathering names and private histories then charming them at social gatherings. She identifies targets, flatters them, and steers their support toward her husband, often securing a pledge before they realize the manipulation.
A family of six faces starvation as illness leaves the father unable to work. The eldest daughter, six, consoles her mother with faith and prays for food. Charity volunteers arrive the next day, providing necessary relief to avert imminent want. The Erie Gazette records the touching story and the child's hopeful belief.
A Pike County colored youth and a town darkey clash at a passenger depot over a ticket office dispute. The Pike County man wins a lively scuffle before a policeman arrives. Also notes health and travel changes for Senator Christiancy, the Peruvian posting chosen for climate, and other brief items including a Philadelphia conductor assault, a Lowell Railroad exchange, Kiihu Burritt’s frail health, and a plan to build a telegraph line from Pittsburgh to Buffalo through the outer regions.
The piece warns that deaths rise each winter from minor causes, urging Boschee's German Syrup as a preventive cure for throat and lung diseases. It claims the syrup is the greatest discovery, with over 950,000 bottles sold last year and no known failures, per druggists nationwide.
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