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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1889
Page
3
A fragment speaks of a student barred by guardian spirits from entering a mystic wood until Love overcomes Self and Pride. The tale portrays love as a guiding force in a dim enchanted realm, contrasting with pride and the quest for sympathy.
The Atlantic racing steamers burn immense coal. one ship consumed about 220 tons daily, over 1 600 tons for the voyage, revealing the push to economize power as eagerly as increasing speed. Engineers now target efficient power use alongside higher output.
The piece cites the Tombstone Epitaph on the Mexican wasp a danger to people with a long stinger and persistent hunting. It notes repeated lightning hits near East Great Plain Norwich and a woods patch with iron ore, plus West Heath Massachusetts where a hill near the village school shows numerous lightning scars and iron veins.
Japanese interiors use wooden gratings with pasted paper to diffuse light. Rain requires shutters that close veranda and house. these shutters often include a small doorway known as the earthquake door for rapid escape in emergencies. Decorator and Furnisher.
A galvanized iron trough on the corner of Michigan Avenue and Griswold Street holds water under a small awning bearing the Humane Society Dog Fountain. A nearby observer asks about ice for dogs, and a responder insists ice water is as necessary for dogs as for people.
A 21 year old, Charles Edward Fatch, killed himself in Leeds leaving a suicide note to a young woman Morrey, saying he would die Friday to miss his cousin Annie’s wedding on a bank holiday. Jury cites unsound mind. A Pennsylvania bull goring incident prompts a farmers’ warning about bright clothing in cow pastures.
A fragment reflecting on friendship and dignity, noting that loyal friends ignore or rebuke gossip while the merely curious repeat idle reports. It argues slander taints those who listen and praises true friendship that withholds evil talk, citing Fannie Leancher in Ladies' Home Journal.
A cigar shop proprietor near city hall argues cigarette sales are rising as big burly men buy cigarettes for quick smokes, while a lower Broadway store patron confirms weak profits from cigarettes. He notes anti smoking notices and odor and fire risks, with cigarettes seen as quicker to smoke than cigars. The New York Sun summarizes contrasting local views on cigarette use.
Leghorn straw is grown on the hills beside the Pisa and Elsa rivers southwest of Florence. Any hollow stemmed wheat works for seed, sown December or February and five times denser than typical. After growth, stalks are tied into handfuls called menata, dried in sun, stored in barns, then bleached by exposure to summer dew and continual turning before processing begins.
The article surveys superstition around red, noting its used to ward off the evil eye in England and its proposed medical virtues. It also mentions red ribbons, red flannel dolls, and beliefs among Germans and Africans, then shifts to a description of fireproof house construction in Buenos Aires and Montevideo with timber and brick methods, as reported by Popular Science Monthly.
A child asks if his father will attend church while Henry and a minister discuss a boy who lost his fishing tackle. The anecdote notes the boy’s breakfast mood and hopeful church plans, reflecting a small town mood. Additionally, a note on electric tempering of steel mentions process details for springs and piano strings.
A collage of verse and prose notes on a Fisher at sea twilight, a New York City street scene with children at a city hall rear entrance, historical trivia on music, architecture and religion, a horse’s unlikely swim to a ferry boat, and a Richmond Register recounting the Irvine ferry steed rescue.
Bozrah August 1819 John Bate of Williamstown Mass to Miss Mary Ann Bass after a courtship of one hour. Bridgewater December 16 1788 Capt Thomas Baxter of Quincy to Miss Whitman after a courtship of forty eight years. Boston April 1821 Joseph Wilicut to Miss Susan Whitmarsh after a tedious courtship of thirteen days and thirty five days after his former wife’s death. The loss of a wife is to marry another.
Dr Benjamin W Richardson notes a jet of highly compressed air as a cantery alternative for local anesthesia. He cites its less alarming, momentary painless effect and mentions chlorine and carbon dioxide as possible gases, favoring carbon dioxide for its manageability, cost, odor, safety, and compatibility with artificial light.
Tommy asks Mr. Smith if he can swim prompting Clara to rush him out. Mr. Smith remains calm and confirms his ability as Tommy hints at a plan to throw him overboard. Boston Budget
The Fortnightly Review describes Portuguese bull fighting as a chivalrous, nonlethal art. It portrays the Portuguese picador as a gentle professional, the mounted arena without brutal horse involvement, and the bullfighter deftly using a silk cloak to distract the beast. It notes the danger and skill required, including vaulting the barrier and precise timing to avoid harm.
Fishermen off Yeu island in Brittany hauled in a bizarre catch a wild boar mistaken for an oversized porpoise. The animal drew local curiosity as officials and townspeople gathered. after debate, it was examined by Nimrods and others before being killed and sold.
A boy named Linaeus faced limited progress in routine schooling at Wexio 10 and with Telander and Gabriel Holt, yet pursued botany and mathematics. His father’s illness led to medical interest, and Dr Ruthman arranged private physiology lessons and Tournefort’s botanical system guiding Linaeus in local plant study.
A brief explainer traces the Man in the Moon as a dusky human figure seen on the moon’s western side when eight days old. It notes a man-like form carrying a thorn bush with a dog-like object ahead, a belief shared across nations tied to biblical Sabbath stones.
Portable boiler optional. Mill equipment including iron carriage three head blocks single edger log turner mill carts and more offered for sale. Inquiries requested of E J Arnstrona at 214 North Clarendon Pa.
Saw mill for sale complete capable of sawing 10 000 feet per day. Apply to J W Agrelius Youngsville Pa. 5 t1 Wanted Now 500 cords of rock or chestnut oak stove bolts 24 inches long cash on delivery J W Agrelius Youngsville Pa b tf
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