09 Jul 1874
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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1874
Page
1
A spoiled society beauty Miss Mowbray alternates between defiance and charm as Mr. Willis, a cool bespeaking suitor, wins her with spirited opposition. After social wit, quiet drama, and mutual honesty, Willis confesses love and the couple marry after a planned ruse to break her stubborn resistance.
Mrs. Mast of West Bradford Township, Chester County, challenged a large brown snake on a fence rail after hearing commotion among turkeys. She struck with a hoe, fell, recovered, and with a few more blows cut the reptile into pieces, ending the danger.
The author reflects on backlash from Americans after criticizing English and American horse racing and Irish relations. He recalls personal experiments, letters, and insults, noting differences between Old and New countries in handling criticism and defending Irish associates with measured satire.
A moral tale about frugality from Mrs Dobbs and a doctor arguing that money saved yields lasting value. The dialogue compares buying dresses to unspent dollars, noting the benefits of restraint and repeated value from nonspent sums. A short provincial note follows on the California method to start a reluctant horse by rope and steady urging.
A Delaware wife’s thrifty years, famed milkman escape, and a San Francisco dentist sign lead to light town chatter. The piece also recalls Thurlow Weed discovering a lithograph of Horace Greeley and his emotional reaction, framing the image as a treasured reminder of their long friendship.
Theodore Tilton denounces Mr Beecher's letter as his own composition and signed by Beecher. He says Beecher’s church and counsel attacked him publicly and his defense was crushed. Tilton asserts Beecher can publish the letter if he wishes and would receive a copy upon request.
The piece attacks President Grant arguing his 1872 salary and perquisites total $102,600 a year plus a raise to $50,000 salary. It compares to an embezzlement scenario and cites a New York dispatch on hydrophobia findings by Dr. Hammond. It notes a McCormick case, a dangerous dog in the city, and calls for stricter dog legislation. Doctors Hammond Gross and others are quoted urging action.
A Sunday morning blaze in Randolph New York destroyed numerous properties including a store, barber shop, stock, and a lodge building with total losses around 25 700 dollars and roughly 15 500 dollars expected to be recovered from insurance.
An advertisement asserts most Americans suffer from dyspepsia and liver issues. It lists symptoms such as sour stomach headaches constipation impure blood heartburn yellow skin and bad taste. It promotes a 75 cent bottle or 10 cent sample from J J Wells Co and G G Green sole maker in Woopsury New Jersey.
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