15 Aug 1857
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1857
Page
1
In a parsonage circle Morgan Steele, Ruth, and Doctor Steele face illness and farewell as love endures and class bounds blur. A dying husband, a devoted wife, and the narrator’s literary ascent color a tale of loss, memory, and late family revelations.
In Norfolk Virginia on July second a group clearing an old Revolutionary War cannon found a chamber blockage and, after priming the piece, a surprising explosion occurred. A six pound cannon ball broke the United Fire Engine House door panel and a grass overgrown relic dated to 1776 was discharged in a commemoration of patriots deeds.
Reader inquiry asks whether sour milk fed to calves yields higher returns than feeding to pigs. A farmer reports calf gains from sour milk produce $5 to $8 per calf in fall sales, while feeding to pigs produced about $4 to $5 per cow under favorable snow-rear conditions.
A Boston Traveller correspondent reports editors Bryant Evening Post Raymond of the Times Greeley and Bennett scholars are abroad. Greeley and family sail for Europe in October likely for a year. Bennett’s wife lives in Paris, reportedly spending at least $250,000 a year of the Herald’s income.
A worker in Girard Wrights new house was struck by lightning on Monday. The bolt glanced from the Irishman hitting the chimney, knocking part of it down. The man was not seriously hurt and the lightning caused damage to the chimney. A St Paul Pioneer editor found a carved bowie knife and a cowhide there the next morning, left by an unknown person while he was away.
James Wilson, a white Petersburg resident, was convicted Friday of stealing a hog. He received a sentence of thirty one days imprisonment and twenty lashes, or twelve months. He chose the whipping, and blood flowed with each cut as he was lashed to the post.
A youth climbs a nearby tree to shoot a squirrel and explains he avoided a long shot to spare his gun. The remark shows lighthearted humor in a rural scene. No injuries are reported.
An Irishman describes living in a tilted house as he would be on the first floor if the house is upside down. An eastern editor appeals for more subscribers after announcing a new responsibility at his office, highlighting newsroom needs.
A young woman quips about the dress of a recently bereaved widow, saying black silk flatters her while bombazine would reveal a deeper sense of loss. The remark reflects social commentary on mourning attire and propriety in the era.
The Philadelphia Times questions the two week secret consultations between Mr Leiper a veteran bunker Democrat and Mr Hazlehurst asking why the discussions were kept confidential and ongoing.
A fragment speaks of social flirtation urging bold action when a pretty girl shows interest and to be respectful when the feeling is mutual, framed in candid colloquial tone. It reflects informal 19th or early 20th century manners about romance and consent, with a blunt moral to take initiative or refrain.
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