17 Jan 1879
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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1879
Page
1
A late Christmas note from London dated 1878 arrives with two messages concluding a marvelous tale printed earlier. The writer reports a photo of a person, a fatal end, and plans to send flowers to Bala, while preparing to meet a cousin in Paris.
Special correspondence from Bala describes an American inventor Marcus Ptolemy Hannibal Claymore who built a giant brass automaton powered by an electric brain. The device, eight feet tall, responds to spoken commands and can perform complex tasks with humanlike precision. The inventor plans to install his brain in the automaton and claims it will revolutionize power, while the narrator recounts fear and awe during a staged demonstration.
A reclusive American named Claymore was found dead in his Bala home with a damaged workshop scene and scattered machinery parts. A heavy forging hammer overturned, brass statue fragments, and India rubber like pieces clutter the floor. Coroner’s inquest set for tomorrow to determine cause, time, and manner of death. Readers urged to view a photograph at the office.
A Critic argues that women are economical and prudent, contrary to claims of extravagance. They spend on wearables for family use, buy careful fabrics, and rely on economical living, while critics blame vanity and misstate women’s spending. The piece defends the sex against biased judgments.
A practical method to store ice for summer use through a wood shed and stacked ice. An example farmer describes building a thirty by fourteen foot ice house, packing ice with stone drainage and sawdust, and daily checks to prevent holes. The article notes ice can last through September with proper care and daily attention.
Dr Trammond’s discourse on Miss Mollie Fancher’s phenomena challenges standard medicine. Protae and Buchannon argue psychology and anthropology lack in medical training to explain such cases, citing psychic powers and distant diagnoses by psychomeyne proponents. They reference an 1887 Indian case buried alive and note sensational assertions by psychics within New York circles.
Thurlow Weed lives in retirement in New York with his oldest daughter acting as amanuensis and reader as his eyesight fails. The autobiography project proceeds, while a social party at a private residence ends abruptly with an awkward display. A City of Pittsburgh Critic note laments the rising trend of guests arriving late and invitations signaling informal gatherings.
A collection of social commentary and anecdotes discusses parenting failures and cruel lessons, the Empress Eugenie's poverty, jewelry trends, Washington society, and salary scales of notable figures. It critiques neglectful upbringing, urges wealth to be tempered by principles, and contrasts public wealth with the plight of the poor.
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