29 Apr 1897
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1897
Page
1
A late afternoon to early evening schedule shows the Philadelphia and Erie basketball teams listed from 5.35 pm to 8.05 pm. Details on the venue and opponents are not fully provided in the readable text.
A sweeping digest notes Greek troops capturing Damasi and Turkish reversals in Eastern war. boxing challenges between James Corbett and Fitzsimmons. Amos Rusie and New York Giants relations. murder trials and suicides. fires, floods, ice free rivers. canal openings. political shifts in New York and Pennsylvania. numerous local accidents and arrests across Syracuse, Albany, Buffalo, Poughkeepsie, and beyond.
A survey of natural facts notes Catskill peak at 4000 feet and Atlantic cable latency of about three seconds. It mentions comets with multiple tails, Jupiter’s distance, light from Sirius taking 22 years, and insect-attracting secretions in flowers. Rainfall averages by region are listed, plus remarks on ancient sharks, woolen fabric pressing with electric heating under pressure.
The French fishing vessel Vaillant bound from St Malo for Miquellon struck an iceberg on the Grand Banks and foundered. Of 73 fishermen on board only one has been heard from. survivors report cannibalism and frostbite requiring possible amputations. The ship was picked up by the schooner Victor Eugene and reached St Pierre in dire condition. In Washington bids were opened for furnishing 12 disappearing gun carriages for 10 inch guns with multiple bidders and prices. awards pending.
Frosts in Hamevge New York over the past week kill blossoms on peach trees and injure cherry pear and apple blooms. Currants plums and pea fields for a local cannery show damage as farmers survey ruined crops.
April 28 reports from Erxeaston New York describe heavy snow in the Catskills with mountains appearing white and temperatures falling. Local residents monitor late season storm conditions as gusty winds and chilly air persist.
Readers learn to pare lemon rind for citrus extracts to save costs, store apples properly to keep flavor, wash fragile china with a soft shaving brush, and dry carefully. Gasoline is advised for stain removal and fabric cleaning but must be kept away from heat due to fire risk.
James Michael the little Welsh champion has returned to this country and will make his home here in the future. The piece notes bicycle topics from tire pressures to regulations in Kobe Japan and local cycle shows influencing a national board of trade to drop future shows due to cost.
A fashion note extols floral boas and flower checked hats as women display rich styles. It contrasts a rich shopper’s indifference to bargain sales with the allure of stylish millinery. The piece praises current colors from greens and pinks to blues and yellows, noting bold palettes and updated outdoor and drawing room accomplishments.
A brief quotation attributed to Gail Hamilton notes no biblical requirement for sadness among Christians. It observes that a proud look and a lying tongue offend, and it suggests grace and nature can coexist if prurient impulses are resisted. The passage ends with a playful forecast about Heaven.
A fragment cites J.G. Gallon on money guiding desires and how shared time shapes character. It argues bitter memories fade or teach, and that even strong emotions can be controlled or bought with cash, reflecting a cynical view of commerce and human nature.
Rev W J Yates discusses Proverbs on self control and temperance for Epworth League. The piece urges memorizing wisdom notes like a soft answer turning away wrath and warns harsh speech fuels conflict, stressing calm minds and gentle words to resolve disputes.
The piece argues poetry shapes imagination and culture, citing Shakespeare and Bible poetry. It highlights poets like Tennyson Longfellow Lowell Whittier and Eugene Field as enduring favorites and urges readers to cultivate the soul by reading poetry and embracing its rhythm and spirit.
The piece praises Murphy the temperance advocate for promoting charity toward all and malice toward none. It argues harsh language weakens reform and that good conquers evil, urging love for all and harboring no malice as the path to righting wrongs.
The text presents Otway Curry’s verses praised by Bishop D. W. Clark in his dying hours. It expresses faith that life’s goal is earned beyond time with images of the great hereafter, Beulah land, and heavenly calm described like a sea and shore.
The first Woman's Whist congress was formed at the Hotel Walton with hundreds of delegates from cities including San Francisco Denver Chicago Toledo Detroit New York Boston Providence and Richmond Philadelphia welcomed by Mayor Warwick. Mrs. T. H. Andrews chaired and helped organize the national body with Mra. J. H. Andrews as president and Mrs. Kochs of San Francisco as permanent secretary.
Comment by Rev. 5 H Doyle on May 2 week stresses a surge of activity in society and church. It urges Christian Endeavor members to arise and go preach the gospel, proclaim God’s word, and labor to convert souls, noting Jonah’s example and the need for time and effort. Bible readings listed.
The piece argues only truth can dispel error in minds. It says negative critique alone fails, as higher life people resist criticism while lower life cling to it to justify stagnation. Positive and negative teaching can work together, but reliance on the negative alone is illusory.
The passage notes that smiling between strangers is a true recognition that should pass from soul to soul. It contrasts adults with children and an honest German peasant, who exchange smiles as magical sunlight through the land.
A religious reflection cites Christ's example in doing good and quotes William T. Ellis on following the Master. The piece emphasizes living by the Saviour's injunctions and offers a devotional note on exemplary conduct.
A Presbyterian viewpoint urges critics to pray sincerely for their pastor before attending church to gain genuine benefit from sermons. The remark frames prayer as personal preparation for listening and reflection.
Mexican societies maintain circulating libraries and report strong loan service for Christian books among outsiders. The Chihua hua temperance committee says it remembered drunkards daily in prayer. In Merida Yucatan many members are Roman Catholics and 11 joined the church in the past year. San brereti Zacatecas reports the pledge boosts church participation more than anything else.
Wheat prices list No. 1 hard 84 34 to 84 41 per bushel and No. 1 northern 81 1 2 c. Winter No. 2 red 91 1 2 c. Corn No. 2 yellow 20 5 0 and No. 3 yellow 19 0 c. Oats No. 2 white 21 2 c. Rye No. 2 30 c. Flours and butter prices vary, with best patent spring wheat 4.60 to 4.90 per barrel and creamery butter 18 c. Cheese and eggs priced by grade. Buffalo live stock shows cattle values up to 8.50 3.90 for heavy butchers, lambs 4.75 to 6.25 for spring, with sheep 3.40 to 5.15. Buffalo hay market lists No. 1 timothy 15.00 per ton, No. 2 12.00 to 13.00, baled hay 14.00 to 41.00, baled straw 6.00 to 7.0, bundled rye 12.00.
The Washington Star quotes a poem describing fickle April weather with spring scenes and a distant reminder of a travel mishap. It contrasts gentle counsel for calm philosophical thought with a sudden incident eleven miles from home when a tack in a tire disrupts the calm.
A Philadelphia Times reflection contemplates nature and fate. The poet notes a cloudlet growing, a river onward to the sea, a spider spinning a web, and a life moving from noble to base. The piece ponders final rest and the fate of a wrecked life.
A fragment from two pieces: a Chicago Inter Ocean poem about Saturday night's peace and homeward comfort, and Ad-Vice urging steady advertising during hard times. The verses by Mrs. M. L. Rayne and William Menkel blend sentiment with a business note on keeping ads running.
A verse recounts a Talmudic fable where a flute, cherished as a sacred relic, loses its magical tone after a generous king adorns it with gold. The reed timorously goes mute, despite the instrument once producing matchless music and heavenly harmony.
A narrator recalls leaving a brother toiled in a vale to seek distant peaks. He describes the restless drive to rise higher while silently pitying his sibling. A flaming inscription on the rocks bears Whitemarsh Seabrook’s name, linking memory and ambition.
The fragment shows a child named Nanny terrified by a squeaky Jack-in-the-box, then conquering fear and declaring the toy unreal. The piece cites H. C. Bunner from St. Nicholas and echoes similar period verse about harbor and stormy seas, love and life’s balance.
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