28 Aug 1883
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1883
Page
1
A lyrical meditation on patience and love as a remedy for life’s sorrows. The speaker urges restraint and time for love, arguing it compensates for bitterness, pain, and death, recalling a primordial era when love led human striving.
Esther butts heads with her brother in law Thomas Martin over service and money. Essie, who values work without becoming a drudge, returns from boarding school to help Ruth, saving the farm during drought and debt. Her stance widens the rift yet proves transformative for Ruth and Thomas.
A Chicago writer notes summer Violinists, Cincinnati socialites, and lavish resort life. Describes Mt Desert cottages, White Mountains rallies, Saratoga leadership, Long Branch fashion, Catskills activity, Newport society, and the repeat cycle of casino dinners driving polo and dress in a critical glimpse from the Sat Eve Ga zette.
The Brooklyn woman born poor built wealth by steady saving and prudent investments. Starting at $1.25 weekly in domestic service, she accumulated $500,000 by careful deposits and time. The piece urges thrift over speculation, warning youth against overspending and urging consistent saving for future riches.
At Erie the State Board of Agriculture heard Eastburn Reeder present a detailed outline of dairy and product data. Counties supplied prices and production costs for butter cheese milk and cattle values, with 194 creameries in full operation and most counties serving home markets.
A hungry traveler in Vermont complains of seven kinds of cake and preserves with nothing edible, while urging simple nourishment like bread and butter, baked potatoes, and rest. The piece laments arduous domestic toil that exhausts women who strive to meet household expectations.
To voters this month marks the registration period for the upcoming State election. Check the register lists at polling places and ensure your name appears. if not, have it added by the ward or township assessor. Registration must be completed before Sept. 1.
A recent report lists estimated fortunes for the United States Supreme Court members. Judge Blatchford is cited at least 13 million, Waite at 150 thousand, Field at 750 thousand, Gray at 150 thousand, Bradley at 500 thousand, Matthews at 300 thousand, Wood at 100 thousand, and the Court’s two poorer justices Miller and Harlan. Only two rely on salaries of ten thousand per year.
In 1869 Anna Adams suffered scrofula with severe ulcers eating away palate nose and face. After Dr M M Fenner began Blood and Liver Remedy and Nervetonic she rapidly improved and fully recovered over thirteen years later. The ad touts the remedy as blood cleansing and nerve restoring and promotes Yes Tooth Powder via Johnson Siegfried.
A man recalls twelve years in an asylum and his sudden realization of sanity. He describes delusional plans to become a “radish king” and the social downfall that followed, ending with his recovery and reunion with family.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr. Frazier’s Root Bitters as a cure for general debility loss of appetite and dyspepsia caused by stomach liver and kidney disorders. Sold by L. G. Noyes in Warren Pennsylvania.
A Philadelphia railway conductor paid a traveler's fare out of his own pocket to aid a woman racing to her husband’s deathbed. He later learned the aid was publicly credited to another man and warned that many travelers are dishonest and seek to exploit such kindness, noting years of tough encounters with frauds.
Advertisement for Frazier's Magic Ointment promises cures for pimples black heads blotches eruptions and itch among other skin conditions. It states prices at 50 cents and lists L G Noyes Warren Pa as a seller with mail order available.
A collage of jokes and witticisms from a 19th century column includes street humor about train delays caused by a wife’s dress, conundrums on music and math, quips about suffrage and fashion, clergy and sermons, mining and railroad work, and a cheeky mock moral about theft.
A quirky note captures a baseball scene with a batter waving a bat over the shoulder losing the ball and spinning at home plate. The crowd jokes about misplays and the batter threatens the umpire before storming off in comic fashion.
A playful note describes nine bulky locals from Altoona naming themselves the Asthetics, calling them a big nine and issuing comic challenges. It also pitches Teaberry toothpaste as a whitening remedy, claiming it removes tarter and sour substances and invites readers to try it.
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