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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1865
Page
1
A dramatic prospectus announces the disposal of a large stock of watches jewelry and related goods in a wave of wartime anxious prose. The seller frames a drastic sale while recalling danger from rebel forces and urging a sister to remember his final thoughts of home and kin. The piece blends commerce and martial sentiment with personal farewell.
March 17 1865 report of President Lincoln addressing a crowd at the National Hotel with Gov. Morton present. Lincoln discusses the Emancipation Proclamation and the role of colored troops, while Morton praises Lincoln and the Union’s progress toward ending slavery.
General Kilpatrick's camp fifteen miles from Fayetteville was attacked by Wade Hampton's cavalry on March 10. Kilpatrick and several officers escaped as Horace Kilpatrick's flag sword and coat were hidden by a resident. Kilpatrick counterattacked driving rebels from the town, killing Gen. Aitken, with 60 dead and numerous prisoners. Kilpatrick's losses were under 200.
Wilmington correspondent of the New York Tribune reports that about one thousand and one Union officers arrived yesterday after marching from Charlotte to Goldsboro. Citizens offered food and supplies despite an order by General Baker forbidding feeding. locals and women greeted the officers with enthusiasm, signaling war’s nearing end.
Professor Silliman argues the inexhaustible mineral wealth of Nevada echoes Cornwall tin mines. He cites Solomon era tin from Cornwall, bronze for the Temple, and notes Nevada’s Lander County veins rival Cornwall in output and discovery. The piece connects Union sentiment in Raleigh with broader resource optimism.
A moral essay urges gentle tones at home for children's sensitivity, then recounts anecdotes about John Adams and Chancellor Kent revealing wit and misperceived morality, plus a vignette on John Wesley and marriage. The pieces illustrate conduct, humor, and religious figures shaping character.
A young wife asks the husband to name their son and suggests Peter. He quips that no Peter earns his salt, prompting the playful retort Salt Pe ter as a pun on the name and surname.
For the first time in state history a Black witness testified against a white defendant in the Es Fie Recorder’s Court, marking a historic but fragile legal moment amid deeply rooted racial tensions.
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