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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1895
Page
3
A verse from the New York Tribune describes the rogue on the tree who knows the queen from over the sea. The spring returns with a humming tune and the swallows and gold wren respond as hills thrill with the nearing queen.
A narrator recalls a bleak Brittany coast village and the young Nona Le Magnet who died at sea in 1878. An old fisherman recounts her orphaned childhood, her belief in consecrated ground, and her brave death tying her hair and skirts for burial in seaweed to meet a sacred resting place.
A German noblewoman impressed by Moltke with Latin lines in her autograph album. She later showed Prince Bismarck, who added a rival verse. The entries translate to themes of truth prevailing and battles fought in vain, reflecting the two statesmen’s reputations.
The article describes lamp clocks used in the seventeenth century with a base lamp and vertical oil reservoir marked with hours. It explains a later 19th century design using two oil chambers and a float linked to a dial. These devices offered rough accuracy but reveal early mechanician solutions.
A catalog of trades in Dickens novels appears as an extensive trades directory. The piece notes eight sheriffs officers and many other professions, illustrating how densely populated tradesmen fill Dickens’ imagined streets.
An 19th century observation notes tridium as a rare metal complicating mint operations due to separation from gold bullion. It is valued for delicate, noncorroding instruments and obtained from iridosmine, a white alloy of iridium and platinum group, found in Oregon peach sands and resistant to acids.
A Philadelphia lawyer firm faced a clash of calendars when a senior attorney declined a late appointment, citing an 8 PM engagement, while a young attorney pressed for a meeting over an $85,000 fee. That evening the client and lawyer attended a Phillies game.
A historical Philadelphia account describes 19th century elites drinking heavily after dinners. It recalls a 1853 United States Bank audit gathering with brandy Madeira and Curacao, long revelry, whist, and a later breakfast, noting health issues like gout and dropsy linked to port wine and Madeira.
A senate posting outlines Lonbet's speech detailing France's 1.2 trillion pound national debt and rising deficits since Meline's reforms. The court of audits cites 211 budget irregularities and virements across ministries including £650 at the home office and £1,830 at the War Office.
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