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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1885
Page
4
In this essay style piece the author contrasts bookish morning visions with real life. It notes how a young lady hurries to transform from home attire to parlor ready for visitors while her family remains oblivious, and praises a disciplined upbringing that keeps daughters presentable at breakfast. The piece ends with a metaphor about a morning glory blooming in the garden of girls.
The article reports that hotel chambermaids collect used toothbrushes, selling them as seconds to dealers. Brushes are cleaned and whitened in a repairing room, then resold as superior imported articles to cities like New York and Chicago, with earnings boosting wages for some workers.
New York plans a vast new water supply, costing at least 25 million dollars and delivering 500 million gallons daily from a site about forty miles away. The tunnel will be longer than Europe’s St Gothard Mount Denis and Arlberg tunnels, mostly carved through rock at depths of 220 to 500 feet, and will run beneath the Harlem River instead of a bridge. Brooklyn Union.
The Buffalo Times recounts Henry Rowe Schoolcraft's quest for the river source and credits Captain Willard Glazier with discovering Lake Glazier in July 1881. It describes Glazier as the true headwaters, connecting to Lake Itasca and noting Elk Excelsior and Eagle creeks feeding the lake.
A Pittsburg correspondent reports a Moon township spectator at an opera-house Shylock scene shouting Great Gosh. He vowed to confront Henry Irving afterward, claiming to have seen the actor before in Moon township and threatening to skin the Jew alive if he returns. The man was restrained and taken to a hotel.
A male observer notes the habit of married men giving practical gifts to wives, often labeled From your loving husband. He cites silk umbrellas and large easy chairs as common items, sharing a friend who admitted buying four umbrellas for his wife in two years and losing them all.
Patti adores a parrot Modjeska loves a black cat Langtry dotes on a Chinese monkey Li Chin and Mary Anderson chats with two yellow canaries while studying Juliet's behavior.
Francis R. Fast secretary of the Central American Syndicate describes mule travel through Belize and Honduran ruins. He praises Inca roads and temple remains, notes a 60 cent daily peon wage and $4 000 to $5 000 in gold yearly, adds observations on native women and life. He plans a return to Central America in the fall.
Waydown Bebee prepared a report on a poetry contest offering cash prizes and miscellaneous items to black poets. The winning entry from Bad weather Smith of Georgia contained demeaning language and racial slurs, including a refrain about shucking corn and a derogatory depiction of Black people.
A Pennsylvanian passenger recalls a neighbor with eight hundred acres and wealth fined for sworn tax assessment fraud. The man and his wife toured the jail to decide if a thirty day sentence could be paid in cash or postponed, but they ultimately chose not to stay.
The essay narrates Sydney Smith’s portrait of a carefree youth piping tobacco with arsenic in a tiny roll, then argues tobacco harms both body and mind. It contrasts the modern habit with past youth, warns of nervous decay, and ends with a philosophy to seize future chances rather than wait for perfect conditions.
Two young women giggle over a December encounter on a suburban train. Charley, despite two years of courtship, shows poor posture and flounders when asked for a suitable Christmas gift. The proposed gift moves from a scarf to a bicycle and finally to a Newfoundland dog, revealing a humorous misunderstanding and lingering resentment.
The Knickerbocker girl Clara Belle is to be wed in October. A humorous exchange reveals the groom’s drift from romantic ideal to practical reality as she jokes about wings on heels and a corset’s limits.
London Society argues against caricatures of Italians portraying them as unloving. It contends Italians are home loving and childful, notes parental marriage arrangements with veto rights, and suggests many marriages are based on reason and compatibility, comparable to or surpassing those in other nations.
Florida orange growers report meagre returns that barely cover shipping costs. The market is described as glut and growers fear the orange business may be overdone.
Advertisements claim Dr Fenner s Kidney and Back-ache Cure cures kidney disease dropsy heart disease female weakness and rheumatism with testimonials from Rev A J Merchant Frank E Percival Mrs James Fuller and Harry Waters noting instant relief and complete cures across years 1883 1884, praising its superiority to other remedies.
A witty note claims a 25 cent bottle of Has Cough Cure ends the cough question. The ad asks readers to consult Johnson & Siegfried for relief and quick results.
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