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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1886
Page
2
In a nostalgic reminiscence from the New York Mail and Express, a self described “lady of the old school” recalls fashion and living habits fifty years ago. She notes young women married early, exposed necks and arms in winter, minimal garments, single bonnets, limited footwear, and simple bedding, with open fireplaces and feather beds shaping daily life.
The belief in China that white hairs spread from the ground after quakes is discussed. Dr Macgowan suggested crystals from gaseous emissions, while Professor Dyer cites an English inquiry after the 1852 Shanghai earthquake finding the hairs came from horses, dogs, and plants, not extraordinary in number.
A Chicago Tribune note describes Emperor William calmly dining on a lobster while his doctor shudders and protests. The aged monarch remains unruffled, enjoying a hearty meal, with a fondness for shellfish noted overall.
A compact poetic fragment inspired by Robert Herrick. It evokes a sweet disorder in dress with vivid imagery of lace, ribbons, a crimson stomacher, a tempestuous petticoat, and a loosened shoestring. The speaker is bewitched by imperfect beauty rather than precise art.
A Cassell's Magazine excerpt contemplates hands as mirrors of habit, trade, and age. It traces newborn dimples to aging wrinkles, noting carpenter, flour, musician, seamstress, and scientist hands, and ends with hands symbolizing enduring affection and the intimate knowledge between people.
Tehran dispatch paints a bleak view of Shah’s rule with grand plans never realized. Governmental weakness grows as walls crumble while ministers demand pay and soldiers’ wages fuel corruption. Soldiers moonlight selling lettuce or repairing slippers as furloughs drain the palace guard.
Mount Taawera, a New Zealand volcano active recently, stands 300 feet taller after the eruption. The scene featured walls of fire and tongues of flame rising as high as 1,000 feet, 500 feet wide, creating unparalleled grandeur.
Paris fashionables move toward nature and away from artificial hair and bustles. Frugality and health notes advise fruit safety for children. A barrel of apples offers a free access house as a good institution. Peach leaf poultices provide immediate relief for bruises and minor wounds from rust or cuts.
A Philadelphia Times correspondent describes a探 the strange trio in Lebanon County of Hannah, Mary, and Ben Nivell, their wild life, superstitions, and the ruined Laub cabin. The account notes their ignorance of modern comforts, their fears of spirits, and a haunting plantation song that unsettles Mary.
An advertisement promotes the American Farmer sixteen page magazine published in Fort Wayne Indiana by E A K Hacket. It targets farmers stock breeders dairymen and gardeners and notes a monthly readership of about two hundred thousand. Subscriptions are one dollar per year with calls to visit the office for samples and bee supplements offered as premiums.
A listing notes pander materials kept on hand including forms and glass, a scroll saw and tucking for specialty work, and that Bailly of Hemlock sawed to order. Also mentions bird louse contracting and land estimates for Wikies upon request by Nixon & Co.
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