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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1850
Page
1
The Warren Mail lists subscription prices and payment terms: 150 per annum in advance, 82 O0 within the year, and 50 cents extra for home delivery. Papers not discharged until arrears are paid, advertising rates set at one square of 12 lines, three insertions for 1, and 25 cents for subsequent insertions.
A fragment of Byron’s verse ponders an immortal mind after death. It asks whether the unembodied spirit traverses each planet or all of space, seeing all and recalling all that ever was. The poem envisions an eternal, passionless consciousness observing creation, time, and memory without decay.
A stern father tests his son with harsh commands then learns kindness can unlock obedience. The boy delays, fears punishment, and is moved by gentle remonstrance. A neighbor adds that kind words nurture good feelings, changing both father and son as a package is delivered and the boy’s mood lifts.
An excerpt from Holden's Magazine August recounts Rev. T. P. Hunt, famed temperance speaker, challenging distiller Bill Myers and his son, with witty exchanges about money and "the mare." It also recalls Paddy at a Broad-brim gathering and a Quaker wedding quip about in-laws, illustrating temperance and humorous rural contrasts.
A terse note recalls Sioux warriors near Fort Laramie driving out a smallpox outbreak by burning those seized with the disease as a harsh early public health measure.
A dietary note explains how gastric juice flows with any food and how sour stomach or heartburn indicates poor digestion. It endorses vinegar as helpful for weak stomachs and cites cabbage, cucumbers, and sour fruits, while stressing individual stomach tolerance and moderation.
A dying mother teaches her son a Bible verse as he prays beside her bed. The boy recalls the moment when she asked him to repeat the verse, and he grows into a respected Massachusetts man shaped by that final lesson. Also notes vast American frontiers and a carpenters tale linked to President Taylor’s death and warnings against extravagance.
A Boston family feud ends in divorce after T Bigelow Lawrence defends his wife. The dispute centers on mercantile style marriages and stained colors. A confidential Ky letter urges Sallie to act as a wife and burn this note.
A sermon on faith's simplicity arguing salvation by faith alone. It uses a French pastor’s parable of two children to show belief in the Father’s word divides mankind into the believing and unbelieving, the saved and the lost, with emphasis on trust in scripture.
G John Neal predicts a future where a man's sweat is converted to steam and used to propel him uphill like a locomotive. This bold forecast links personal energy to industrial motion, reflecting 19th century imagination about science and labor.
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