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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1897
Page
4
In a reminiscence from Youth's Companion W R Barber recalls boyhood days building snow forts at Laie and the deluded battles of Bunker Hill. The poem contrasts playful childhood conflicts with adult struggles against harsh realities.
Timothy Hillhouse keeps Sam the 12 year old goat famed for his appetite and bravery. The animal cornered a burglar eight years ago, saved Hillhouse’s daughter from drowning, and even earned a preacher’s blessing in the local church. Sam’s exploits have made him a neighborhood celebrity and a trusted watchdog of the Hillhouse farm.
A goat named Sam in Hillside runs a remarkable appetite, devouring vests, a $20 watch and chain, tires from a bicycle, a coat with money, and jewelry. Despite threats, Sam survives and remains playful, valued by owner Hillhouse at over $100.
The article notes England enjoys a mild winter while Southern Russia endures a decade longest cold spell and Florence records its heaviest snowfall in seven years, highlighting regional extremes.
A sultan of Morocco has engaged a man from Aberdeen to play bagpipes at his royal court. A 30 by 15 foot mosaic map of Palestine was found in a village between Salt and Kerak east of the Jordan.
It is estimated that vessels now being built at lake shipyards cost nearly 3 million dollars, up from 2 million a year earlier. A Missouri dealer shipped mules to Johannesburg, earning 250 to 300 dollars per animal. Denmark’s egg trade with England has surged. twenty years ago exports were 600,000 annually, now about 111,000,000. The Cairo Tramways concession plans lines to the Pyramids and to fill the Khaliq canal, promising sanitary benefits by reducing malaria.
A reflective aphorism contrasts the value of thought with heart and the cost of money. It notes that seeking money tests its worth, that good intentions do not excuse harmful examples, and that the injuries we do and suffer are not equally weighed.
Under Yale professor William F Blackman a group including seventeen Yale students spent a night in a Bowery lodging house to observe urban poverty. They toured Ward Island prisons police HQ Chinatown and Bowery tenements and met Mayor Strong and officials while noting social welfare programs and crowded living conditions.
The Georgia Railroad Commission pledged to remedy grievances of negro travelers by ensuring meal facilities at railroad dining stands. After Bishop Turner was barred from a lunch stand, the commission urged equal treatment for colored passengers and sent letters to Central Railroad and other systems seeking their plans to comply.
Attorneys for Mrs. Nettie R. Craven press for $200,000 in damages in the case against James S. Angus et al. executors of the Fair estate. They also seek profits since January 1, 1895 at $5,000 per month, costs of suit, and full possession of disputed real estate.
The wife of Max Muller is a leading figure in Oxford society noted for kindness and philanthropy. She is set to publish a volume titled Letters from Constantinople, described as a collection of clever epistles.
Omnibuses of a London company travel about 20 million miles annually. This equals half the London & Northwestern railway’s distance, enough to circle the globe nearly three times each day.
In the Indian wheat belt the average yield is nine and three tenths bushels per acre. The phrase to remain found its way into a full edition of 1805 as printer directions, echoed in a marginal penciled note about persecuting him that was born after the spirit, remaining to this day.
The article traces old London street names to historic sites and groups. It links Minchuns convent in Mincing Lane to the Minories nuns called Sorores Minores and explains Crutched Friars from crouched friars with a red cross. It notes the Knighten guild and Nightengale lane, Miles lane from St Michael's, and Shoreditch origin from John de Sordich, with legends about Jane Shore.
A new corporation plans to drain and develop the American Flat mines near Gold Hill. The project envisions 10 million dollars in capital stock, with trustees formed by prominent Virginia City citizens, backed by leaders from railroad and mining ventures. The aim is to unlock waterlogged yields long thought possible.
A kangaroo named Pete escaped from a roofless cage in the Central Park menagerie, New York, causing four keepers to swarm the deerhouse roof. After multiple bounds over keeper heads, one keeper tackled the animal by landing on its tail to subdue it.
The Salisbury government leader Prime Minister Salisbury suffers renewed health issues due to obesity. Amid state duties he has gained weight this winter and plans a return to medicinal waters abroad after the eastern crisis eases, joining the marchioness of Salisbury in the south of France.
The largest spectroscope in the world was completed for Dr. Hans Hauswauldt of Magdeburg by Prof. John A. Brashear of Allegheny. The 21 foot concave grating instrument, housed in a room about 25 by 25 feet, uses a six inch aperture and a 110000 line grating with extraordinary accuracy. It will reveal over 2000 iron lines versus 100 to 200 with ordinary spectroscopes.
The Bor gund church in Norway is claimed as the world’s oldest wooden structure. Dating to the seventh century, it has been preserved by regular pitch coatings. Built from pine, its design is described as fantastically Romanesque.
A medical expert recommends babies cry three to four times daily to exercise lungs but does not specify the duration of each cry.
The St Petersburg press notes the king of Siam will visit next summer. A memorial to Elizabeth Barrett Browning is planned for Kelsoe church in Durham where she was baptized. The Norwegians at Christiania university report on zoology budgets. The hereditary grand duke of Baden is named general of the Eighth army corps. The Princess of Wales and Princess Victoria are due in Copenhagen in March to visit Prince and Princess of Denmark. Gustav Eim, Czech politician and writer, died in Florence during a tour for charity. Western Australia gold for 1896 totals 281,265 ounces, up 49,753 from last year. Emperor Francis Joseph to return the czar’s visit on April 27, with Count Goluchowski. Emperor William’s return details reportedly settled in Berlin and Kiel via Count Muravieff’s talks. Mme Munkacsy expresses hope of her husband’s recovery after rest, noting he already feels better.
Farmers who main dairy as their core business show the best results and profits. Last year clover feeding on land freed from wheat or oats yields favorable reports. Wool markets in London rise slowly amid big imports and anticipated duties. Prices for horses may rise soon as demand improves. crop reports signal a bottom. Potatoes store well in bine or barrels if kept dry and shaded. Onions require dry storage and light air to prevent heating and green tops.
J Malcolm Forbes owns 80 trotting-bred horses. Linkwood Chief sold in Baltimore while Romulus, 2 25, led early trotting to Europe in 1881. Axtell pacer in Macon Ga called pacing wonder. Ally, 2 11, expected fast season. Prince Solms stake entry for Lawdell at Baden Austria.
A collection of statistical curiosities and oddities from around the world: Spain literacy, English rail passengers, quinine consumption, poultry thefts, London and New York area sizes, Sydney diver depth, German paper floors, a Milian castle echo, repeated pistol sounds, and a London chemistry lecturer warning about a poisonous drop.
British military planners discuss using motor cars for logistics and medical transport in warfare. Thornycroft’s steam van shown potential for battlefield use while armor plated cars with light guns could charge enemy lines. Caricaturist Caran D’Ache illustrated automative warfare concept with clockwork soldiers and equipment carrier.
The property description covers two parcels in Warren county Pennsylvania. Parcel one includes a two story building used as a back shop on the first floor and living quarters above, with boundaries around Brokenstraw creek and a road. parcel two comprises twenty five acres with a two story dwelling, barn and out-buildings. The property is tied to a mortgage recorded May 9 1891 and seized in execution for the suit of James Hare deceased for Levi Leonard.
The retailer reports strong visitor interest as customers inspect stock. Prices are appealing with ample daily goods and fair treatment promised. Two bargains are highlighted for this year.
An ornate banquet lamp with decorated globe center draft burner and Cupid figure is being pitched as an ideal reading lamp. The ad claims it is gold or silver plated and urges buyers to act quickly before the bargain ends.
A 100 piece English semi porcelain dinner set with brown under decoration and gold lines is offered at 9.98 with a two dollar discount. The seller guarantees no crazing and invites inspection, noting a wide stock of first class crockery in Warren County.
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