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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1893
Page
2
Special correspondence from New York discusses the difficult period between youth and old age for women. Olive Harper offers guidance on modest, elegant attire for matronly figures, emphasizing rich fabrics, lace, and colors to flatter fading youth while avoiding overly youthful styles.
Robert Young grows from a prairie artist to a Boston painter while his mother longs for a single black silk dress. A rushed Ipswich sketching trip delays his return home, where his mother’s deathly shock interrupts the hoped gift on her birthday. The piece ends noting Nicaragua’s riches as reported by J Crawford.
Emperor Alexander found a photographed tableau of Countess Sophie Perovskaya, hanged for involvement in the murder of Alexander I. At Livadia he also discovered an Easter egg with a tiny silver dagger and two ivory death’s heads, bearing the note Christ is risen. The secret police have not uncovered the origin of the portrait or the egg.
James McCrabb of Fairbank died leaving a notably brief will. A $700 bequest to “James Kelly or somewhere near New York” prompts the master in ordinary to publish notices to locate the intended beneficiary. The case hinges on identifying the unknown James Kelly or the location referenced. Authorities seek the rightful recipient to fulfill the legacy.
A nostalgic 19th century July Fourth scene recalls festive village life with 3000 to 4000 people, boys chasing anvils, mothers warning, and street fairs. The crowd enjoys grocers treats, beer, ginger cakes, and cigars while praising colonial independence and rejecting despotism.
Two new steel passenger steamers costing 300000 each will serve the Upper Lake route. The ships promise speed and safety with a 20 mph pace and sub 50 hour trip times between Cleveland Toledo and Chicago. Weekly trips connect Toledo Detroit Alpena Mackinac Petos Key and Chicago with daily Detroit Cleveland service in July and August. Also daily Cleveland Put-in-Bay runs with first class accommodations and low round trip rates. Pamphlet available from A A Schantz G P A Detroit Cleveland Steam Nav Co Detroit Mich.
A fragmentary dialogue features Clara Slimson and Willie discussing torpedoes and a lack of smise as Willie guesses about visitors. The tone hints at a casual wartime social exchange with playful banter and misheard phrases.
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