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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1879
Page
4
Two strangers dine with a dyspeptic older man who repeatedly notes he cannot eat everything. He orders oyster soup roast turkey roast beef chicken pot pie veal and more, finally begging for milk and bread to soothe his weak stomach while the landlord hopes he returns only when well.Reported by Adrian Michigan Times.
The dispatch reports a crowded Speakership contest with Garfield as a Republican nominee but no ability for the GOP to organize the House. Democrats face Randall opposition from anti Tilden factions and a possible Blackburn candidate. By early next week the contest is set to heat up as anti Randall groups settle on a leading Democrat.
A Visalia Delta correspondent reports a boiling spring between Polvadero and Los Gatos creeks. A clever inventor built a two stage clothes washer driven by a water wheel. Clothes swirl in hot fluid, surface, wring, rinse, and dry in under thirty minutes, much to the ranchers' satisfaction.
A quoted exchange condemns snobbery that equates worth with wealth. It argues true character rests on labor, manners, and morals, not caste or gold. The piece denounces a social elite obsessed with money and status, warning against a civilization built on money alone.
An unknown enthusiast recalls three scientists by humorous labels Richard A. Proctor with a telescope, Professor Hughes with a microphone, and Edison with a phonograph. The piece playfully notes sight, sound, and heat measures, imagining preserving a walking sound for future centuries.
Public health note warns winter cold can lead to fever and lung trouble. It praises Bosshee's German Syrup as a presumed cure, cites sales and claimed efficacy. Also includes a potato storage tip advising washing, blanching, and storing new potatoes to prevent sprouting until peas return.
A sampler of dated adages and practical tips on meals patience cleanliness and oddball beliefs. It riffs on stomach matter bear lore cleaning ware and the odd tally of bones and hairpins inside the average woman.
John McNamer, longtime Menard County official and early settler near Petersburg, is buried. The tale recalls Abraham Lincoln’s days at Old Salem, including a famous pardon scene linked to Annie Rutledge and a song that stirred Lincoln to mercy. Also notes Lincoln era friends like William G. Greene of Tallula and McNamer’s affection for Lincoln’s letters.
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