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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1859
Page
1
An elderly man sits by the fire with a gray coat and a sturdy cane as Nellie and a grandmotherly figure tend him. Their day includes reading aloud the news for the old man to hear world events, while a plea to be kind to the elderly echoes, urging gentle care as they near rest.
A collection of humorous riffs on letters and words, including puns about A through Z, a Pat joke from Ireland, a moonlight editor’s quip about rates, and a cobweb marriage notice. It weaves light humor with brief social notes and wordplay.
A devoted benevolent man David Wentworth helps a distressed widow and her family with quiet generosity. A noble test of lovers reveals his true character as he counsels patience, aids the widow’s new business, and wins the trust and affection of Miss H with restrained, heartfelt devotion.
A satirical Fisk's Family Journal item lampoons a pretend "road" that carries passengers and freight from Temperance to Destruction. It parodies stock dividends, exaggerated profits, and branding of alcohol and vice as a transit line with mock schedules and theatrical moral notes. It lampoons figures like Mr Belial and Mr Mix, and mocks licensing phrases and social warnings with deadpan humor.
Washington correspondent of the Chicago Tribune recounts the Key family saga. A duel left an elder brother dead after a dispute with Sherburne, a Marylander, and Key, a New Hampshire mate, with a boyish motive that drew police action and a famed Washington scandal. Key’s marriage and temperament sparked further conflict with Col. May, sparking a pursuit and jail fear, while the piece notes Key’s possible derangement but labels it unfounded. Also covered are the Early Up Fellows' Association in New York and Morphy Montgredieu chess games, plus a Crawford county poisoning case where David Prussia is indicted for arsenic murder of his wife and committed for August trial.
In a Cincinnati Enquirer account, Stephen J. McGrowty, counsel for John Kain, arranges a jail visit where Kain, facing a new trial for murder, reunites with his two daughters. Their emotional meeting ends with forgiveness, vows of amendment, and a family blessing amid tearful scenes and shared repentance.
Gen Israel Putnam’s battle sword, presented by Lemuel Putnam and Hon Judah Davis heirs, is described in a Connecticut Historical Society meeting sketch. The portrait extols Putnam’s height, strength, battlefield nerve, leadership, mercy, and faults, ending with a light quip about eyes in a separate anecdote.
The essay portrays Philip II of Spain as reserved and solitary, preferring writing to talking, gathering autographs, and using spies for information. He inhabited a quiet life at the Escorial, conducted late work nights, and relied on ministers’ reports rather than direct observation.
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