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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1895
Page
4
Friday Morning 1895 examines hypnotism's promise and perils with American caution about long lasting effects and possible harm. French doctors report strong benefits. The piece also recounts Gath’s amusing Morgan meeting and the banker’s blunt insistence on privacy.
In April to graduation time colleges see athletic contests across football baseball track and rowing. Debates erupt between those fearing decline of learning and those praising physical excellence with Harvard football as the focal point. Conservatives call for balance, extremists warned against excess, and a lively clash over physical development versus academics continues.
A witty critique describes the loud traveler who dominates porch chairs, car windows, and vacation scenes from sea to mountains. It contrasts this bumptious type with the wiser approach of easygoing travel, soft speech, and consideration for others, citing a Scriptural caution about finding pleasure by yielding to others.
A tale about John Williams a soldier who marries wealth and quits early rising only to hire a drummer to wake him each morning. He shouts I’ll be abed as long as I choose proving the lesson that getting what you want may not bring happiness or contentment. The story ends with the moral that desires change once fulfilled.
Walter Camp of New Haven, longtime Yale football figure, resigns due to ongoing squabbles between Yale and Harvard. The clergymen in New York discuss religious issues in small towns, while comments touch on authorship and a broader call for useful ideas. Summer arrives as germ nests caution appears.
The fall race promises the most exciting America's Cup in history as British challengers and American defenders refine fast cutters and centerboard designs. Veteran yachtsmen expect tighter competition, with debate over cutter versus centerboard likely to continue regardless of the outcome.
A Chicago man plans to test in court his right to carry a bicycle into his office. He was ejected when attempting to take the bicycle upstairs after riding from home, arguing it has equal rights to a umbrella or a book. If ruled common sense, bicycles would be allowed in offices provided no interference or damage occurs.
In a New York performance of Charlotte Corday by the Potter Bellew company Mrs. Potter as Corday receives long applause after Marat is slain in a bathtub. The curtain parts and Marat appears for an encore, smiling as if unharmed despite the earlier death.
The piece humorously notes the season for tales of vast fortunes left by oil country relatives. It highlights that 1995 may yield many myths, with the lawyer often the only real winner, taking fees in advance as claimants chase imagined riches.
An exchange claims Boston will sterilize school books to kill disease germs and even suggests sterilizing children. Mentions rising German petroleum prices and inventors seeking substitutes. Notes Standard Oil notice. The Prince of Wales possesses numerous uniforms and outfits but cannot wear them all at once.
A Swiss experimenter introduces a factory near Zurich producing raw silk substitute from wood pulp and plant waste. The process, patented and patent protected worldwide, uses a simple chemically treated mucilaginous material spun by a machine to yield continuous thread. Early plans mix it with cotton wool and natural silk, potentially challenging China and Japan's cocoon silk industry.
The piece argues Spain could yield Cuba for a fair price given its strategic gulf position and valuable sugar products. It recalls prior U S offers and the Ostend concept, noting Spain would resist but might accept if offered enough. It notes the need for substantial force and funds to quell the ongoing insurrection.
Howells recalls his failed submissions to Stedman and major magazines before The Nation accepted his work, highlighting persistence in American literary success. The piece notes M Grousset's Paris exhibition scheme to dig a mile deep for water sheets and minerals, amid geologist interest and objections.
The crop of presidential candidates is already large with many patriots willing to make sacrifices at high pay, yet returns from distant regions are incomplete. With conventions over a year away, the number of bids remains modest and not significantly increased.
A writer in The Arena magazine asks should war be abolished and advocates fighting to achieve it. The piece notes business revival persists despite the Democratic tariff law and the Republican victory, signaling ongoing political tension.
A Long Island gull farm owner profits from selling gull wing adornments for hats while denouncing fashion cruelty toward birds. The piece contrasts animal cruelty ethics, notes gulls’ predictable breeding, and mentions fashion shifts and other miscellany from New York society. It also jokes about an umbrella invention and Li Hung Chang’s sandal strings amid broader chatter.
The late Kenward Philp, a New York City reporter, pursued an execution story in New Jersey. He narrowly missed an early deadline for the first edition but charmed the warden by saying he minded being executed early to please a pleasant official. An affidavit from interested parties could not be provided as a guarantee of good faith. A Baku correspondent notes oil flows from the Caspian region, sometimes soaking land to ease digging, a story easy to believe but risky if not true, given careless acts with lit cigars.
A note urges mothers to recall that over twenty five thousand physicians endorse Bevinine as their best aid, though it claims the product contains no medication whatsoever.
Advertisement extols Bovinine as a pure raw food extract that strengthens the body faster and more permanently than cod liver oil or iron tonics. It claims high palatability and easy assimilation and suggests consulting physicians for endorsement.
The notice urges avoiding gravel pits on sidewalks and promotes high cleanliness in grocery stores. It claims sidewalk displays are inappropriate, promises exacting standards for quality and handling, and asserts customers will receive the best goods and service at fair prices. It compares careful selection of ribbons and cravats to food selection, aiming to attract trade.
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