26 Aug 1884
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1884
Page
1
Margaret Lytinge depicts a family discussing heavenly rewards and paradise. Father imagines joy after death while Isabel Marian and mother express varying desires about dying and resting in grave. The mother prefers a period of quiet in death before joining the blessed shore.
A Civil War diary recounts Gen. Logan aiding a wounded Confederate mother and newborn in a ruined Flint River cabin. The christening of the infant "Shell-Anna" follows a baptism performed by a chaplain, with Logan providing sponsorship and a gold gift, then urging salvaging help from soldiers before resuming the march.
A Scranton Alderman states on November 9 1933 he used Dr Thomas Electric Oil for sprains burns cuts bruises and rheumatism and was cured. The notice guarantees every box of Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets at 25 or 50 cents sold by Johnson and Siegfried.
Ox blood tones and bright reds rise in color palettes with velvet and lace dresses leading the season. Necklines vary from high to low as Zouave jackets return. natural flower trims and grasshopper and frog ornaments adorn bonnets. Children’s plush jackets clean with borax. new hat shapes include the sailor and turban.
The piece surveys Parisian style, noting tourney skirts, puffed backs, small bonnets, high hair with bows, and long Swedish kid gloves. It highlights coming season fabrics like embroidered cashmeres and figured velvets, with embroideries and lace, velvet bands, sashes, belts, and velvet pointed ceintures shaping dresses.
The Rev Fred C Iglehart preached to nearly 2000 young ladies at First M E Church, depicting a chaotic household that drew laughter. The piece sits amid notes on North American Review essays and a physician N B Richardson lecture warning that alcohol disrupts the heart’s nightly rest and increases strokes.
An ad-like line touts Hub Cough Cure as a cure for obstinate coughs offered at 25 cents. The teaser mentions Johnson & Siegfried as references or sellers.
In 1880 Blaine replies to an Irish American in Boston, noting Irish voters’ apparent clash between sympathy for Ireland and support for English policy. He argues Irish Americans back the Republican tariff and industrial policy to aid Irish prosperity, contrasting Emmet era bitterness with current voting behavior. Blaine stresses alignment with the Republican platform as key to Irish prosperity.
Col J A Edge of Bradford Pa recalls a Civil War era romance after the Wilderness battle. A rebel woman demands a political pledge and church membership in exchange for marriage, ending with his vow to join her Episcopalian faith and pay church costs.
Digest lists hunting seasons and fines for birds animals and fish. Penalties include ten dollar fines for many birds from September to January and fifty dollars for elk and deer in October to December. It notes dogs may not chase deer and fawns with spotted coats may not be killed.
An article notes numerology around James Blaine and John Logan, citing six letters in Blaine and Logan’s name matching state count, a June sixth nomination, and a Friday timing. It suggests Blaine would win six electoral votes for his state and be the sixth James president with the name, while Logan would be the sixth John to serve as vice president.
An old nurse endorses Acker’s English Remedy for coughs croup diphtheria and bronchitis. Johnson & Siegfried sell Acker’s Dyspepsia Tablets with a relief guarantee.
A Victorian mother experiences a mysterious compulsion to check on her sleeping infant. She is drawn to the cradle just as the ceiling collapses, saving her child from a fatal accident. An ad for Acker's English Remedy for consumption follows, noting Johnson and Seigfried as sellers at 1.00.
An 19th or early 20th century sales ad touts Dr. Frazier's Magic Ointment as a universal cure for boils burns sores cuts flesh wounds sore nipples corns chipped lips hands pimples and blotches. It lists a price of 50e and notes sales by Johnson & Siegfried in Cleveland Ohio.
A humorous Tokyo style collage notes fashion, courtship lines, and urban legends. It mentions corsets and shot silk dresses, a chorus of remarks about freckles, and a boy’s wartime wish for better life in Africa. A drummer’s suicide note hints at poverty and a Montana “necktie party” craze.
An old advertisement touts Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy for chronic dyspepsia. It claims stomach issues can be prevented by using the product and notes Johnson and Siegfried as the distributors.
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