19 Apr 1893
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1893
Page
1
A farmer explains tile drainage sizing and placement for flat and rolling ground, advocating 5 or 6 inch tiles at specific spacings and noting open ditches’ downsides. It also surveys causes of cabbage club root with lime, ashes, and potash as preventive measures and seed bed prep.
The article discusses choosing tall or dwarf pea varieties based on space and moisture, recommending thin sowing for tall types and single planting for late peas. It also covers bee hive management, noting fruit bloom as a traditional transfer time but favoring move after the first swarm for minimal brood disruption.
A Kansas correspondent in The Farm Field and Fireside outlines potato planting steps including soil prep manure deep furrows 3 feet apart cutting pieces 18 inches apart and weekly cultivation after frost danger. The article also reports seven forest land reservations totaling over 3,250,000 acres and twenty three more proposed reservas under Interior Department review across multiple states.
A narrative intertwines a poignant love poem and a wilderness rescue. A man named John leaps into peril to reach a drowning colonel, sacrificing safety to save a life. The narrator recalls the brave act, noting the colonel’s survival and the enduring memory of John.
A hunting party led by Colonel Hood ventures for deer along a mountain stream in the Adirondacks. Wahneema, the Iroquois guide, warns of deadly rapids as Hood attempts to detour. a sudden whirlpool drags him under and he vanishes, leaving the narrator in profound grief and reflection on the loss.
The Contemporary Review notes the czar takes evident pleasure in manual work as a physical necessity and pastime. He handles tasks from felling trees and preparing planks to shoveling snow in the park himself. If delayed, his children help by carting snow to distant parts of the grounds.
During the war a contractor offered to supply breastplates to Union troops at a thousand per unit. Secretary Cameron asked for a bulletproof guarantee and proposed a live test, but the contractor refused to try samples, leaving soldiers unfitted with armor.
Brussels reports show Antwerp dock workers joining universal suffrage protests with communication cut to ships. In Mons, dynamite is used against church property as strikers clash with civic guards in hand-to-hand fighting. Four miners killed, many wounded. Mons centered in Borinage coal region with mass mobilization.
April 18 Athens reports two more strong earthquakes shaking Zante island. Residents flee from towns to plains and hillsides seeking shelter as thousands lack housing and food. The British minister requests warships and building materials to erect temporary shelters at once on the plains and hillsides.
April 18 in London the Liberal MP A J Mundella introduced a bill to submit labor disputes to arbitration. The measure passed to a first reading without debate. The Irish home rule bill faced renewed debate with G J Goschen opposing mainly on finance.
A brief Harper's Bazar joke features Johnny asking where Saskatchewan is and admitting his height prevents pointing. The teacher offers a pointer, after which Johnny flunks.
Report from London dated April 18 states Mrs Florence Maybrick attempted self harm in Woking prison on Saturday. She allegedly stabbed her throat and chest with a table knife, which guards recovered before mortal injuries occurred.
A Tacoma company forms to extract gold from Pacific sands by a secret method. A new bottle indicates the hour to take medicine. A Parisian man unveils a highly accurate sundial. In Florida Riverside a man extracts orange peel oil at a 50 to 1 ton ratio from 18 pounds of peel. A refrigerator car prototype runs 20 days without re-icing using ice and chemicals to maintain freezing temperature.
A Huntington Indiana report states Isaac Roberts, a young farmer, shot himself in the woods after paying cash and giving a note for a bundle of green goods. He feared arrest when told a detective pursued him following the scheme’s exposure.
Meadville official reports state that thousands of dollars were embezzled from the Meadville post office. Postmaster Brown, newly in office, cites official documents confirming the loss.
The piece contrasts truth with deception and hints at moral faults in preachers and parents. It offers sponge care steps: weekly soak in hot soda solution, boil, rinse, sun-dry, and air the sponge to prevent sliminess or odor.
Albany April 18. Samuel J. Tilden Dr. Schuyler William R. Weed and Mr. Babcock have taken the oath of office as members of the New York state forest commission. Mr. Strauss of New York City has not yet been qualified.
Joseph S Harris has accepted the presidency of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad and Coal and Iron companies, to which he was elected, and will assume office May 1 next.
The method advises covering the wound with muslin soaked in heated grafting wax. Bind the piece over the spot with strips of muslin to protect the wound.
Instructions advise melting beeswax and rosin in a 5 to 1 ratio then applying the cooled mixture to flute cracks with a finger. The method aims to seal splits and restore playability without removing material or resorting to major repairs.
During thaw, sow seed on bare spots from last season. Modern practice favors little and often manuring with soluble quick acting fertilizers. Apply nitrogenous manures in spring as plants start growth. Joseph Harris touted decomposed stable manure as best.
The Connecticut spring circuit offers 13300 in purses with a Wilkes Barre meet in June. Notable horses include Domineer campaigning 2:20 and Axtell jogging for fast miles, while Nordhoff forms a driving association in California and a Canton syndicate buys Arbiter.
The New York Evening Post describes trimming fabrics by the yard including black satin for bodices and skirts, pink chrysanthemums on black hats, India silks, and the new wool surah. It notes hoopskirts remain a topic, describes walking dress ruffles and belt concealing bodices, square short jackets with velvet vests, and empire waist bands of velvet ribbons.
Reports describe early electrical innovations including a clock that extinguishes lights at a set hour a telephonic receiver held without the hand and Thomson’s claims of extremely high alternation rates. A delicate instrument detects tiny metals at short range and New York photo engravings use electricity for lighting printing and machinery.
London coaches will be run at the World’s fair. A silver tankard once used by John Bunyan will be exhibited. Illinois Central presents a space saving envelope by General Eastern Agent Stearns. Lighting will equal 12,500,000 standard candles. Santo Domingo’s Santa Maria model arrives, 18 by 7 by 8 feet. Mrs S T Rover named head of a corn kitchen exhibit for the Pennsylvania state building.
The article reviews unusual culinary notions such as Eskimo blubber experiments, chestnut sauces with turkey, ham with sugar on grapes, sardines as epicurean favorites, and a doughnut frying tip using raw potato. It also offers a home remedy for nervous headaches involving washing the head with a soda solution, noting quick relief and guidance to avoid drafts after washing.
A simple method uses dry clay mixed with glycerin instead of water. Knead until smooth to create a pliable modeling clay suitable for sculpting and craft projects.
A balcony kiss scene unfolds at a masked ball as a woman reveals she is actually Tom's sister. The pair exchange flirtation then return to the ballroom amid whispers of scandal. The moment ends with a dramatic unmasking and a reveal of kinship.
A poem-like excerpt quotes Benedlic-Ohh venting fatigue with city dictation and constant commands. He declares intent to go home while noting bosses will still dictate, a sentiment captured by the Boston Transcript tone.
The readable text mixes dialogue on boxing and a humorous puzzle about letters with an Undertaker card and an employment joke. It resembles a clipped newspaper page styling with a brief ad about a woolens department job.
A couple sails south for a wedding trip when a heavy sea lashes the voyage and the groom is lost overboard. The bride remains aboard as the tale takes a tragic turn in a short seaside drama.
A verse in the San Francisco News Letter narrates a fisherman’s costly preparations. He buys gear totaling forty dollars and expects a week away with trout, yet remains short by thirty nine ninety, a figure that ends the tale with the ticket as final cost.
Quote pairs discuss fairness in law as Mrs Dix argues women are denominated as a man’s better half and left with a third upon a man’s death, while Mrs Hicks questions the fairness and seeks clarification.
Briggs jokes about lending $50 to Callaway, Griggs confirms the sum, and jokingly adds the engagement has just been announced, in Brooklyn Life style.
The verse notes birds returning as snow recedes and green grass appears while robins sing a spring anthem. A fenced garden path shows sparrows cheerful on the cleared walk. A playful line upends forgiveness with a kid’s honest punch and a comic ending.
A brief verse notes a farmer's daughter singing songs taught by a guest, wearing Sunday best, offering milk and honey, and flirting as money runs short, with the father covering the rest. The tone echoes a lingered domestic scene from a New York Evening Sun page.
A witty exchange compares outlooks with a line from Life magazine. An optimist hears good and a pessimist hears not bad in a short philosophical quip about perspective.
A playful note on spring signs across places from The New York Evening Sun and Texas Siftings observes poets blossoming carpets and signs of the season while joking about the spring chicken and bank conciseness in deposits and staff.
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