16 Apr 1878
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1878
Page
1
A crowd watches as three intoxicated men confront a storefront owner and crusaders. A violent quarrel erupts during a bus stop, leaving one man mortally injured and Ben, the father figure, dead after a blunt response from the old patriarch. Five children are left orphaned.
The article argues sensible women welcome spring short dresses paired with sturdy boots. It urges broad soles, durable uppers, and correct fit to walk gracefully without compromising style, noting fashion shift and practicality amid broader health ideas. It also touches on a crime note about Mosher and Charlie Ross.
A reverent tribute to mothers, detailing their unselfish devotion from infancy through adulthood. The piece contrasts maternal steadfastness with fragile male and social bonds, praising a mother as the constant guide, healer, and supporter in sickness, education, and hardship.
A minister friend visits a small paper and tries writing a column. He struggles, collapses from overwork, and weighs down to a mere seven lines of advertising copy. He never edits again, leaving the paper with a hard lesson in literary labor.
A mother sends a boy to a drug store with a note for port wine labeled P. W poison. The boy reads the label and tastes it, sharing with friends until many drink from the bottle. a girl remains and a rumor spreads that P W stands for party weak. Edison facts are included about his lab, wealth, and beliefs.
An ad asserts if one medicine fails all are nutrums and argues Americans do not denounce traitors for past treason. It touts Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a standard blood purifier and claims many cures for consumption and liver issues. Also promotes Favorite Prescription for female health and the People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser with 1000 pages and 100,000 copies sold. Address R V Pierce Buffalo NY.
A dialogue on gender in which women claim greater honesty than men while accusing men of calculating progress. Women describe their tenderness and occasional hurt, urging men to be honest and true rather than always seeking conquest for a better world.
A collage of snippets mentions Persian telephones, Edison’s devices in China, literary quips about public figures, and a parade of oddities. It covers a fund of remarks on Jefferson Davis health, a Virginia birth site sale, a Welsh prince and a Prussian crown prince, and a New York phonograph tale, with notes on women postmasters and a Dublin of sorts.
In three years 2,400,000 small bottles of Boschee's German Syrup were distributed free by druggists to those with consumption asthma croup severe coughs pneumonia and related illnesses. Druggists nationwide recommend it and sample bottles cost 10 cents with a regular size of 75 cents. Three bottles will relieve any case. Sold by Hageltine Davis and Morck Co.
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