03 Apr 1851
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1851
Page
1
The Warren Mail lists subscription rates of 1 50 per year in advance and 1 00 within the year, with 50 cents extra for residence delivery. Papers won’t be discontinued while arrears exist unless the publisher opts to. Advertising charges: one 12 line square run three times for 1, then 25 cents per additional insertion.
The text presents a sobering extract from a letter by Capt Chase about the illness and death of his brother in law Mr Brown Owen on the voyage to California. It frames the voyage as a journey toward Heaven with prayers for family, faith, and the afterlife, ending with a final farewell to his brother.
An illustrated sheet by Maple son traces General Washington line back to William de Hertburn in Durham England and to John Washington of Whitfield in Richard III’s era. Descendants of Eleanor Hastings claim quartered Hastings and Plantagenet arms. Also note on Damnum Suum Latin meaning one’s own hurt from the Comic Law Dictionary excerpt.
An aged veteran narrates a York 1776 retreat scene at Harlem Heights. He recalls Captain, the boy drummer Henry, and Annie a drummer’s sister who dies of a wound while tending troops, her death shaping a grim memory for the regiment. The piece closes with a reflection on cheerful homes.
A Spirita meeting at the House of Simon Jones on Belknap Street opens with twenty five to thirty participants forming two circles around a pine table to summon spirits. Raps answer questions about relatives and secrets as Mrs Jones and others pursue communications, culminating in a table turning and several attendees fainting.
Gov Reward argues in Congress for halting public land sales to non settlers and granting small free allotments to actual settlers with inalienability except by consent. The speech is described as liberal and humane. A New York lawyer anecdote follows about spoons and a $20 fee. A printer notes California gold print examples and a Minnesotan dog feast tale.
A collection of miscellaneous notes and jokes recounts rustic proverbs, a preacher’s anecdote, a verdict on wills made in lucid intervals, a Boston church quip, royal mischief by a Yankee tailor’s kiss, and wax modeling tips with practical reading guidance for a daily habit.
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