27 Aug 1872
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1872
Page
1
A poetic domestic scene describes a parent addressing wandering twins and a child as daylight fades. The house bursts with their clatter while shadows creep. The speaker invites the little ones to come into arms and be sung to sleep.
Mrs Morton defends Belle as she trains her daughter to be independent and skilled. A mother recounts personal hardship from poverty to self reliance through horticulture and practical work, urging education for daughters and rejection of aristocratic stigma. The tale underscores early lessons in self sufficiency and female empowerment.
A Maine or New Hampshire man hired in a Boston wholesale grocer shop proves his strength by lifting and carrying a heavy sack without setting it down. He demands $140 per month, and over time becomes the firm’s senior partner, today worth a million dollars.
A narrative contrasts a man’s addiction with family distress led by the refrain Only tight. The piece traces the ruin of a once noble son affecting mother sister bride and father and hints at moral decline and social consequences. It closes with a brief excerpt from the Christian Weekly about reputation and memory.
A mother recalls a young volunteer who faced an unpaid bill amid wartime turmoil. When asked if he paid it, he insists if he said it he did. The mother then resolves to handle the bill herself after his evasive reply. The tale underscores memory and duty during war.
Mr. Seward discusses the great wall during an East trip. He notes the wall is forty feet high with a limestone base and granite surroundings, a perpetual parapet, staircases, and garrison houses. He compares its cost to U.S. railroad expansion and remarks on its outdated utility.
A moral exhortation urges modern facilities and press power to boost honest work. It calls for fair dealing, perseverance, and integrity to build wealth with public trust. The piece closes with a controversial Arkansas anecdote about domestic retribution in the Ku Klux Klan era.
A long string of quips, jokes, and satirical notes on topics from tea versus ice water to a judge's cane. It cites political figures like Horace Greeley and Barnum, includes regional anecdotes from Toledo and Indiana, and closes with a college crew victory tale prompting a ringing bell.
Mr. Stanton, husband of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, is a Greeley man. Mr. Gage, husband of Mrs. Joslyn Gage, is a Greeley man. Mrs. Stanton and Mrs. Gage are both Grant men.
Amid ongoing strikes, New York City reports only half the usual building. A dramatic surgical operation is described, removing the cheek from a young man and cutting off the jaw of a scolding woman, illustrating extreme medical procedures referenced in the era.
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