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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1895
Page
2
An archaic verse excerpt reflects on fate and duty, invoking belief that no life is wasted and that nature will balance. The speaker asserts trust in eventual good and seasonal renewal, ending with a quotation tag to Tennyson.
Jed Wilson and I join a 60 man expedition on the Umpqua river and clash with Wahkiana the hostile chief. After a perilous chase and a night in the wild Wattie Linn and a concealed rifle-fire rescue drive off the pursuing Indians.
In a South Carolina memory General Wade Hampton recalls Henry Clay and his father playing whist. The two men amused and sharpened each other with mocking but affectionate blasts, culminating in Hampton paying Clay forty dollars after one particularly brutal stretch of ill advised plays. The anecdote appears in the Chicago Times Herald.
A writer in The Popular Science Monthly discusses a mental condition where individuals perceive imaginary figures and hear voices despite no external stimulus. He cites a frightened young woman who sees a white mouse on her clothing and food, causing constant agitation and ritual washing.
An Arkansas physician recalls practice interrupted by a native asking about his diploma. The doctor defends his training but resigns after a six week stay, amid a clash over formal schooling versus innate skill. The Indianapolis Journal reports the anecdote.
A minister was attacked by a disappointed lover while performing a marriage ceremony aboard a railway car. He sustained injuries as the assailant disrupted the service, with the incident reported in the railway news column.
A damaged collage traces a courtship from love to marriage and back to doubt, with comments on beauty, goodness, and a mother’s mixed reactions. The piece ends with a humorous note about a boa constrictor and a cage, contrasting romantic missteps with odd animal quotes.
An Austrian ornithologist, Professor Wang, reports from a Vienna lecture that bird migrations follow direct southward routes and occur rapidly. Helgoland and Egypt serve as key stopovers while bluebirds cross 100 nautical miles in a night and swallows reach 234 miles per minute. He suggests an irresistible urge to travel rather than fear of cold as the migration trigger.
The article notes the first shot of the Civil War by South Carolina Military Academy cadets at the Citadel. It recalls the January 9 1861 engagement with the Star of the West and the cadets warning and forcing retreat, claiming such acts earned southern homage and envy throughout the region. It also mentions related notes from the Chicago Record. Iron Tonic For Orange Trees follows after.
An investigation compares prices in European capitals noting Vienna as cheapest for many foods, Madrid as most expensive, bread prices in St Petersburg high, Brussels second-cheapest, Paris higher, and London extremely costly. Also mentions Pleiades timekeepers and Pueblo Indians timing, plus overeating critique and risks of too much nutriment.
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