18 Aug 1855
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1855
Page
1
A reflective verse fragment laments aging and nearing the grave. It speaks of life as a meridian, childhood fading, youth departed, and a final tear for the past. The speaker urges youth to remember hope even as reason guides toward life’s end.
The narrator escapes six weeks in Paris to travel toward the Alps, critiquing Paris as shallow yet noting its science art and philosophy. A long meditation follows on bereavement from a wife’s death and a shift to farm tips and literary anecdotes including Booth and the Lord’s Prayer. The piece blends travel, reflection, and miscellany with several short notices on wheat production and public anecdotes.
Quotations from Lieutenant Maury’s Physical Geography of the Sea link biblical language to natural laws. The text notes biblical references align with growing scientific understanding of earth motion, celestial bodies, and atmospheric circulation linking to passages about wind and the heavens.
The Paris correspondent notes Mr. Hope’s estate is nearly liquidated and the heir may receive only a few hundred thousand dollars. His gambling cost him about twelve million, leaving a shattered fortune at age 52, a lesson in gambling for the moneyed class. Snake in A Hen’s Egg describes a Luray hen egg showing a perfect snake image on the shell and a real snake formed inside the shell.
Five year old Brown sustained multiple broken ribs and bruising after being beaten by an older boy named Wheaton in Decatur Hollow. Brown died after three days without revealing the attacker until near death. Wheaton has fled the scene and authorities pursue.
A reader passage debates correct usage of the word that in a verse and notes that that that that is right follows grammar rules. The Albany Express cites the example to illustrate proper placement and repetition of that in sentences and lines.
A Philadelphia public notice claims a man is selling tin shirt collars that resist sweating and do not wilt. Painted white, they resemble linen on inspection and are marketed as a modern advance beyond paper collars.
Reports from the Eastern Western and Middle States and the British Provinces say this year yields record potato production, with the crop nearly unbounded and wheat also exceptionally abundant.
A fragment presents a rural voice chiding Samivel about ignorance and his mother’s and father’s choices. The crude admonition lampoons lack of reading newspapers and mocks social expectations in a colloquial dialect.
A brief political exchange questions loyalty to principles versus persons. The reply affirms prioritizing the candidate, with the questioner pressing for clarity on the guiding beliefs. The fragment hints at campaign rhetoric in a historical or satirical newspaper snippet.
A boy tests a rule about knocking bricks down and not raising them, finding that bricks and mankind share a tendency to topple others but not lift them. A father explains the moral about people who fall seeking company yet rise alone. Also relays a Crimea letter and a Wyoming lake encounter with a moving sea creature.
The text compares the Mormon Church's growth from six members under Prophet Joseph Smith to modern Utah Territory with three presidents and hundreds of clergy and lay members. It lists counts: apostles seven, high priests nine hundred ninety four, elders five hundred fourteen, missionaries four hundred eighty nine, plus births nine hundred fifty five and deaths two hundred seventy eight in six months ending April.
Woum ws the Heart-Mr I Ezell of Talbot county reports his favorite dog died suddenly and he suspects poisoning. A postmortem reveals a forty inch worm in the heart, with twelve inches protruding, its remainder knotted inside. The worm reaches the liver, which appears soft and eaten.
The brig Isabella from Humacoa Porto Rico arrived this morning with a full grown horse that has three legs two hind and one fore leg. There is no visible joint or place for a missing leg. The animal is very small yet highly active and moves at a respectable pace.
A poor minister asked the bank cashier for a fifty dollar loan promising repayment in ten days on the faith of Abraham. The cashier replied that the bank requires the endorser of a vote to reside in the state, blocking the loan.
An exchange brags of a novel ham curing method while urging readers to seek simple ways to obtain cured hams, hinting at an easy procurement method for citizens.
Two philosophers argue that shutting the eyes heightens hearing. The remark is connected to the sight of many worshippers with eyes closed during Sunday services in church.
The piece argues clandestine courtships harm the reputations of both partners and betray parental trust. It contends concealment signals doubt of integrity and invites gossip and judgment from society. It warns girls to guard against being deceived while attempting deception.
A letter from the Secretary of State dated June 10 1855 discusses potential federal action on a national prohibitory law to ban intoxicating liquors. It notes no treaty prevents a congressional import ban and discusses a France convention clause valid for ten years from ratification.
The Associated Press employs fifty carrier pigeons to relay news from New York steamers arriving at Sandy Hook. In all weather an open boat man delivers a water tight can with a single sheet tied to a bird. The pigeon flies three to four miles in minutes to the office, where the agent forwards the intelligence by wire to major cities. News reaches readers before the steamer departs.
At the Congregational church in Westminster a youthful Sunday sermon paused for a musical interlude as the aged minister noticed his sleepy listeners. He invited the choir to sing Coronation beginning My drowsy powers why sleep ye so, and the performance energized the crowd into standing with the voices lifting the room.
The London press celebrates young generals replacing older leaders in the Crimea. Col. Pakenham at 36 is named to command a division, recalling Gen. Pakenham who died at 36 in New Orleans. The piece contrasts this with older Mexican War generals and notes such youth did not prevent success then.
The speaker argues great men rarely affect outcomes while the common people, though modest, drive progress. A pointed contrast equates grand airs with vinegar, while favoring the faith in ordinary citizens shaping events.
A reflection on sorrow as a reality that deepens self awareness and the bonds between people, suggesting that misery heightens the sense of love and mutual value. The passage portrays grief as bitter yet essential to feeling and knowing one another.
At the printers festival in Lowell the crowd heard True Progress subscriptions in advance and Old Foggism owing a printer's bill described as guiding concepts.
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