03 Apr 1877
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1877
Page
1
The article reviews Colonel George B. Waring Jr. new Scribner paper on farm villages. It argues concentrating rural homes into villages boosts social life, education, and long term farm prosperity. It outlines land division, village layout, roads and greens, and discusses impact on farmers and families with a call for community support.
The essay sketches April as a tender, sensory season with vivid references to birds, bees, frogs, and the smell of fresh sod. It notes the poet John Burroughs and a Scribner mention, then shifts to a Philadelphia Times expose on a Texas land swindle and a quip about Moody’s pronunciation in Boston.
In Hinsdale the hard old customer who avoided church faces a comic calamity when his muley cow, stuck head first in a slops barrel, barrels through the front door in a panic. The scene spooks him into attending church, and he vows to swear only when he sees old brindle or the swill barrel. The cow’s escape history ends with a reforming nudge.
The Rev E P Parker urges that service notices be reduced to hymnic chant on Saturday nights to avoid interruptions. Examples show deacons meeting grave matters prayer gathering tea for young men sewing circle and a temperance lodge festival rephrased as chanted notices for choir performance.
A detailed survey of feminine styles for spring and summer. It covers color trends such as deep pink, dark blues, and cream shades, headwear and bonnets, materials like silk cashmere and grenadine, trims, and new silhouettes. It also notes accessories, parasols, gloves, pockets, and evolving dress structures with emphasis on elegance and modesty.
The tomb of Washington was opened to repair the sarcophagus weight raised concerns. Remains appeared petrified like stone with natural features except eyes and ears, dark leathery color, possibly soft sandstone that could break if moved. An elderly caretaker noted thirty eight years since last removal and described the prior preservation. The sarcophagus was resealed and work finished. A steamboat passenger explained engine workings to his children with a playful analogy.
A playful exchange questions gender in language with a joke about maple sugar being feminine because age can’t be determined. The item then shifts to note a historical Pennsylvania claim about Sunday marriage ceremonies deemed illegal by a 1777 act recently discovered in Harrisburg archives.
A damsel asks a fellow boarder why his mustache resembles her back hair and he blushes as he explains it is all down. The playful exchange highlights a lighthearted morning scene among boarders.
A collection of traditional sayings on wealth, pride, health, travel, love, friendship, and daily conduct. Points include prudent spending, self awareness, travel on foot, tears drying quickly, and caution against vanity and neglect. Ends with advice to leave a lasting legacy through action or writing.
Major A. Reno of the 7th Cavalry, Fort Abercrombie, faces a closing court martial presided by Col. W. B. Hazen. Ex-Gov. Davis and Judge Advocate Major Barr spoke for Reno, with Captain J. M. Bell accusing him of an infamous proposal to Bell’s wife and related slanderous remarks. Testimony from Mrs. Bell and an army chaplain bolstered the charges, and army circles expect a guilty finding and dismissal.
The Kan the farmer notes a humorous exchange about a reader who asks for a six month subscription in exchange for a large owl. The editor jokes about accepting various items in barter and would not refuse a subscription for an owl.
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