08 Apr 1871
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1871
Page
1
An ode to rural harvest labor and food, celebrating wheat, flour, farm mills, and especially buckwheat cake. The speaker finds joy in loading and drying sheaves, threshing, milling, cooking, and finally savoring a syruped buckwheat pancake at table.
In a Cornwall mining district a grim tale unfolds at Captain Thomasso's alehouse. Runners tell of Knox and fellow wreckers boasting of violence, a perilous wager with a mysterious stranger, a room quest, an explosion, and theft of a purse, watch, and ring. The stranger vanishes, the wreckers face rumors of a murder and a smuggler’s ploy, leaving the tale unsettled.
Dr Dio Lewis previews Our Girls a Harper Brothers book arguing men favor petite wives because women are made pets by corsets and limited exercise. He cites weight ranges for large and small women and blames restricted lung and liver growth for smaller American women.
A fragmentary piece imagines a woman asserting a rights discourse and humorously rewrites philosophy. It playfuly claims Socrates quoted only his wife Xentipee, and suggests his intellect was shaped by her lectures, mocking masculine ego.
The article catalogs Texas cattle totals from Pittsburg Commercial to vast ranches on the Nueces Rio Grande Guadaloupe and more. It notes 3.8 million cattle in Texas, with 65 000 on Richard King’s Santa Catras ranch and large herds on the Brazos and Concho. It discusses overland drives to Kansas Nebraska and Colorado, trade volumes, and forecasts a population boom and expanding settlements along the Platte and rail lines.
Those who are wisest will make all they can on their cattle and as lands go on sale they should buy as much as they can, even if it requires selling part of their herd. The Homestead law limits land money but leasing to settlers at fair prices can secure grazing grounds for many years.
A long assemblage of quotable lines from Helps Lowell Ruskin Plutarch and others. It blends reflections on memory music and thinking with meditations on art and the mind. The piece surveys wisdom from different authors and eras, linking them by theme rather than narrative.
The piece argues riches have long attracted humanity and can bless or corrupt. It contends money itself is not evil but the love of money for its own sake or for luxury, which becomes humanitys real curse.
Four men recruit a helper duo to steal horses, then ride to nearby neighborhoods to find buyers. Two act as decoys with a horse and buggy while a third presents as owner’s claimant to secure possession. The scheme repeats as they target new victims.
In a moonlit night scene at Washington Market, the narrator recallsPleasurable and perilous moments as fruit aromas drift over river air. Cats keep the rat population in check while rival gunshots echo from revolvers and a prized Derringer gleams. A clam row rat tale ends with a comic tail trophy.
Fragmentary prose depicts rats described as sleek and plump within a hostel setting. The narrator wonders at their size number and perceived lighting effects, mentioning the Conteel and pies in a curious, unfinished register.
The piece advises housekeepers to prioritize tasks like cleaning, moving, sewing, gardening, and milking during spring. It uses biblical imagery to urge calm and practical action, urging patience and sensible planning to avoid strain and bankruptcy from overwork. It emphasizes using philosophy and humor to cope with inevitable pressures.
A New York correspondent discusses fashion and gossip around Empress outfits. The piece notes women hoard or flaunt second-hand dresses, while the Empress trims wardrobe use to three wears or less. Auctions and lay figures display former costumes from France Russia and the United States.
A travelling agent asks an old maid to invest in a door lock. She answers with a grim smile that she could be induced into wed lock, eyeing him carefully as she delivers the retort.
Two Bloomfield farmers faced repeated suits and cross suits over a load of manure valued at $1.50 in 1869. The matter went through the Court of Common Pleas, with total costs to both sides not less than $500.
In Oliver Optic's Magazine the piece laments modern girls rushing to grown up roles. It contrasts past modest schooling and homemaking with present fashions and social duties. It praises girls' beauty and innocence while urging them to remain simple and youthful longer.
A collage of 19th century notes recalls lively Lake Erie competition before railroads. Stories include Brundage winning passengers on the Columbus, humorous quips by captains, quirky anecdotes about sailors, clerks, a pious traveler, a turkey laying eggs, and brief vignettes from across the United States.
The Times explained a method used to send Paris notices. Photographs of thin paper pages were taken by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. The tiny images traveled to Bordeaux, then by carrier pigeon to Paris where clerks transcribed the messages for recipients.
The Lynn shoemakers, owning a yacht built from old shoe boxes, with stays of shoe bindings and sails from split leather, have formed a lit club to create a common ore flag to be Turkish morocco.
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