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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1891
Page
6
The New York Sun describes medicine men among Indians as conjurers and intermediaries with spirits. It details their garb, dances, and drum rites, compares Hebrew and Indian practices, and notes Sitting Bull’s disputed power and the longevity of a medicine man’s influence.
John Campbell, veteran freighter, recalls two violent episodes against Indians amid frontier wars. He details a smallpox infection plot near Fort Boise that devastated tribes and a German guard’s murder at A M Harvey’s fort followed by a masked cannon massacre. Frontiersmen argue decisive action could resolve the Indian problem.
In a Pittsburg Bulletin chatter, Maud asks about a Sullivan opera and Mildred quips that Sullivan is an actor, not an opera reciter, reflecting a lively newspaper-style exchange.
Detroit Free Press notes that the wedding custom of a best man is ancient. In early Saxon weddings the groom’s party rode in procession to the house of the groom, led by a foremost man. The bride was guarded by a brideswoman and attended by bridesmaids, from which the modern best man and bridesmaids derive.
A congressman visits Hagerstown to find a seminary for his daughter. He praises the town’s beauty hotels and the school, likening the atmosphere to a refined home. The daughter thrives, and the father’s perception shifts from “neglige” to “recherche” in meaning.
A German biologist notes human faces are asymmetric mostly in the upper regions. In two of five cases eyes are misaligned, seven in ten show stronger sight in one eye, and the right ear is typically shorter than the left, even by noticeable amounts.
A New Yorker recounts a Hanover village visit where an elderly mother mistook a U S traveler for her missing son in America. The tale highlights German assumptions about the United States and the traveler’s lack of direct knowledge of the son’s Minnesota residence.
Two sparrows, a big and a small one, battled over a piece of cotton cord on an asphalt walk. The smaller bird used strategy to tire the larger, then seized the prize, flying away in triumph as onlookers watched the two to three minute contest. The scene, reported by the New York Herald, drew a crowd and ended with the little victor escaping unmolested.
A Chicago Tribune reminiscence recalls John Brae, an Ohio politician of early days, who traveled to California during wars. His vessel wrecked on Roncador reef, leaving survivors with nothing but their character. He reached Frisco later, recounting the peril and rescue to admirers as old forty-niner praise his lack of baggage.
The article notes that electricity used by skilled medical practitioners can greatly aid disease treatment, but warns against self treatment or advice from uninformed friends. It criticizes superstitions about magnetism, citing Sir William Thomson and urging consulting the family doctor before use.
In a May 25 1840 letter from a lively brother to his sister, the writer mocks stamp use calling it absurd and troublesome. He jokes about sticking his mouth to the adhesive and, with humor, notes this as a potential insult to the queen and the ministry. The note appears in Notes and Queries.
Jules Simon warns in Forum that universal suffrage could be corrupted in two days by candidate money or government influence. He cites individuals spending up to 200,000 francs for a seat and Boulangism funding of about half a million francs across three elections, arguing such buying undermines equality.
A moral meditation extols truth over self deception, urging purity and consistency in life. The piece references prayer, modest living, and integrity, condemning hollow appearances and the tale of Paradise while affirming that truth unravels lies and reveals ruin. It grounds its tone in religious and ethical ideals.
A London Spectator observation portrays a cat’s haughty behavior toward diners and servants. The cat’s disdainful gaze and slow, deliberate movements charitably mock the crowd, making the animal appear to wield personal power over the dining room.
The essay compares Australia to a young nation full of surprise and risk driven progress. It highlights its future as boundless, its history to be blessed, and its position in the Pacific with rich resources and social progress.
A quip in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat recalls how a spilled glass of water at a Paris reception triggered a duel and a broader quarrel between English and French residents, inflaming the prolonged struggle over who would wear the throne of Spain.
The piece notes aluminum at $1 per pound is not expensive when compared to other metals. It explains aluminum is about three times bulkier than iron, over four times bulkier than silver, and more than seven times bulkier than gold weight for weight. It concludes silver at $1 an ounce would be fifty times more costly by bulk, while aluminum at $1 a pound would be twice as costly as copper at fifteen cents per pound.
The article notes best practice for page numbering in manuscripts using a lead pencil and erasure for drafts, with ink for final travel ready. It also reports luminous deep sea crustaceans in the Indian Ocean as potential proof of self luminosity in deep waters. It concludes that atmosphere density tables from telegraphic weather reports improve cyclone movement origin understanding over isobars and isotherms alone.
Report notes a 13,000,000 franc yearly yield while the pope amasses a reserve for the church. It also cautions on electric light’s impact on ship compasses, requiring calculation of dynamo running hours to fix vessel reckoning.
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