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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1884
Page
4
The piece celebrates window boxes as easy graceful gardening for many, with rustic wooden boxes, cedar ladders, and a mix of ferns, ivy, geraniums, begonias, fuchsias, and vines. It offers planting tips, seasonal care, soil and watering guidance, and notes seasonal removal to frost-free quarters.
The San Francisco Chronicle correspondent describes men guiding dog teams loaded with flour sacks and bacon, using snow balls as whips. He notes mixed breeds, rough feed of tallow and Indian meal, and the quirky behavior of dogs. The toboggan era wanes as snowpack proves insufficient for efficient transport.
Officials at Castle Garden say most arriving young women are seeking unfaithful or illicit lovers, reflecting a social pattern observed at the port. The statement frames the arrivals as driven by romantic disillusionment and risky liaisons.
A feature notes how draw poker captivates society women amid bustling social scenes. Hum bugging the ladies adds a playful undertone as clubs host gatherings.
The Cleveland Leader compares Charles Reade to Thackeray, praising his ideal women as brilliant and noble figures like Mabel Vane and Lucy while noting a contrasting weak male type. It lauds Reade for creating original, Shakespearean yet modern heroines and questions whether his narrow focus is strength or weakness. A separate piece argues for employing women as clerks to reduce embezzlement, noting their honesty, steadiness, and reliability.
An armysize and navy officers are not the only gamblers in Washington a letter says. Fashionable society ladies form poker clubs with draw as main amusement. Hotels and private homes host games with blind bets of fifty cents and pots reaching fifty five dollars. A diplomat daughter fainted after losing a hundred dollars and other ladies cry when defeated.
A speaker derides a man milliner who sells artful bonnet sketches and studio concepts over real hats. He claims men dupe women in mercantile schemes, noting the milliner markets elaborate drawings for fashion and vanity, at high prices, while women partly remain gullible buyers.
A French writer depicts the so called French Mrs Grundy enforcing strict dress codes for women in church visits shopping and social outings. She condemns jewelry during religious ceremonies and requires veils and footmen in many outings while advising simple robes at religious events. The piece ends urging to give women a chance amid rules and pressures.
Three women were among the applicants for a clerkship in Buffalo’s first municipal civil service exam. Passing such exams aids women in securing positions, as it certifies knowledge, rank, and steady effort, with Harvard annex and collegiate course graduates gaining quicker access to teaching roles and clerkships.
Bill Arp recounts meeting Gen. Early on a train and sharing memories of the Civil War. He praises a Georgia captain who refused to surrender, fought back with the colors, and later led a brigade with courage and prudence, earning high regard.
A Cor. to the San Francisco Chronicle describes dogs as valued and venerated in Turkish society. Dogs act as scavengers, entertainments, and religious icons, with social status higher than some people, including pashas. The piece notes dogs calmly endure abuse, while foreigners tend to mistreat them. a dog shows stoic tolerance during a fish-market incident.
The Pike’s Peak railway will complete in eight months and ranks among the most notable tracks. It climbs higher than the Lima & Oroya line in Peru and features continuous curves with steep grades. The 30 mile route uses forty pound steel, runs about 15 mph, and costs 12 000 to 15 000 dollars per mile.
A light human-interest note from Texas describes elderly Black women who chew pins to cope with trouble. Swallowing a pin is reported as not typically dangerous, though occasional incidents occur.
A farmer needs a good wife and a strong team. The article extols bay mares as ideal carriage and farm work horses, detailing many precise breed traits, costs, and use cases. It contrasts with other breeds and discusses stallion selection and market value for wealthy buyers.
A New York Sun account describes the Telumah schooner at Brooklyn navy yard where two bosses twelve men two mules and a steam engine unload timber. After a precise sequence one timber reaches the shore and is lifted by six men, amid marine sergeant observation.
A Chicago Herald analysis decries the mining assessment system as officers and executives reap fat pay while thousands of holders face worthless stocks. It notes 51 pending assessments in April totaling about 600000 dollars monthly, targeting late 19th century Coeur d’Alene and other mines with no tangible returns.
A Brooklyn paper notes Ellen Terry as a skipper who prefers running and skipping to walking. The buoyant troupe matches her energy with rapid, graceful movement on and off stage, while both women and men display lively, carefree stage motion that keeps audiences engaged throughout the performance.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip links a hat fashion gag to a noncrushable trimming demand by an actress. A Philadelphia woman jokes about women voting to pressure unseated men in streetcars. The piece notes electric currents speeding leather tanning.
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