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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1885
Page
2
Reports from Chalons France reveal two young cousins aged eight and ten endured brutal abuse by strangers. They were lured from Barcelona, mutilated at Perpignan and Chalons, then forced to beg in streets while suffering severe injuries and daily torments. Police detained the suspects for trial.
The article recounts Captain Boycott’s landowner conflict in Ireland and the tenants’ united resistance. It traces how the boycott spread to become a powerful social tool, its methods, and limited adoption in the United States, noting moral debates about its legitimacy as redress.
A Philadelphia owned goose ranch on Virginia's eastern shore spans about 3900 acres, housing swan geese and other breeds. Geese are pas tured, fattened, and cared for with minimal shelter, with feather processing yielding down for quilts and textile uses. The operation notes long bird lifespans and yearly productive cycles, while detailing packing, cleaning, and adulteration risks in down and feather markets.
Ci 37 correspondent writes about Fasos social scenes and roller crowds. The piece notes entertainment, drinks, and skating culture with a wary tone on crowds and deception. It mentions bosses, agents, saloons, and a fleeting social dynamic among early 20th century patrons.
The article discusses a fashionable nose reshaping contraption by a French inventor marketed as a medical machine. It describes a hinged iron frame worn overnight to reshape the nose with a greasy oil treatment, claiming results in eight to ten weeks.
A portrait of Block Island Rhode Island as a tranquil old world retreat nearly fifteen miles off Point Judith. The island shows compact farms and one story whitewashed houses with windmills, few trees, and a tight Baptist community. Residents farm and fish, suffer modest incomes, and value health and solitude over bustle.
Fragmented OCR describes early attempts to fuse electricity with weaponry and crafts. It references experiments, instruments, and speculative devices such as electrochemical components and magnetism, noting uncertain origins and terminology.
A cryptic clip discusses harsh labels used against Chinese people as a “paper tiger” and other metaphors. It likens quick judgments to a hunchback, a spendthrift, and a lantern on a pole that illuminates little, critiquing social prejudices without clear context.
A.G. King of Leetonia reports letters praising Peruna from Mrs. J. W. Reynolds of New Lisbon and other readers. The notes claim the medicine cured various ailments from dyspepsia to cramps in children, with testimonials urging others to try Peruna and its companion products.
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