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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1871
Page
1
Poetic reflection on autumn landscapes and memory. A speaker recalls maple leaves, purple hills, and river scenes, contrasting past days with present self. Eleanor and a beloved artist friend appear in memory as the speaker imagines painting a face and hair. Ends with harboring longing.
In a long family memory Aunt Avery enforces hard moral lessons from scripture while caring for five lively girls in Herkimer County. A period of hardship follows when bread and soap vanish, Sue bravely endures smallpox and scarred beauty, and Robert Frost returns to claim a happy future.
The piece notes rising efforts in Russia and Germany to grant Jews equal status and end disqualifications. It cites enlightenment and Jewish self-advocacy as factors and links wartime outcomes to broader acceptance, while acknowledging public indignation at injustices against Jews. It ends with an odd claim that Nevada could supply the world with salt.
A strange incident aboard a westbound train near Bothwell involved a bonded car containing animals for a traveling show. A bear and an indigenously attire youth escaped confinement after the car was opened by passengers, with the boy recounting hunger and peril on a three year Arctic voyage. The narrative emphasizes dangers faced by explorers and the quest for scientific knowledge.
The telegraph reports a mid Arctic region discovery of open water far from ice within the Arctic Circle. It recounts Franklin, Richardson, Hood, Back, and Hepburn’s 1819 overland trek from Hudsons Bay toward Chipewyan in 1820, noting earlier explorers Parry and Kane.
In France a Venetian tale of match making unfolds at a Paris notary office where an American lady seeks a French husband. The scene centers on a young Alsatian heiress and a widowed mother as the narrator notes the near arrangement and the allure of a glittering Parisian courtship. The narrator wistfully recalls youth and lost romance.
An 19th century overview notes Fiji or Viti Island chains lie two thirds from California to Australia on a trade route. Described as fertile with deep yellow loam, abundant water, and rapid plant growth, they host diverse crops including breadfruit, banana, cocoanut, and sea island cotton. Labor is inexpensive and cotton yields a pound in Europe. king fosters Christianity, immigration, constitutional government, and cabinet inclusion of Westerners.
A detailed tour of Queen Victoria's Windsor stables notes thirty nine horses kept for her use and attendants, with names like Flore Baroness Spinster and many others. It describes stalls harness rooms smith shop carriages and the regal tack, plus a note on humane end-of-life treatment.
The report identifies Mr. F W Loring as the likely victim of an Apache raid on a stage coach in Arizona. A Harvard graduate of 1870 and writer for Every Saturday and Old and New, Loring was about 25 and had worked with the Boston Advertiser. His death is noted as a loss to literature.
A Hartford manufactured ticket punch is designed for horse and steam cars as a detective device. When punched, a spring bell rings and a number is recorded on a hidden dial inside a small watchlike case. The punched piece drops into a receptacle for later collection by the Superintendent.
A special note explains that vultures can be sustained in still air by air support, not buoyancy. It discusses three possible mechanisms and favors a steady gliding effect, suggesting future aerial machines could exceed birds in speed with similar steady motion and lower power for lift, a matter of energy with coal concerns.
A Lynn girl in a large shoe factory earns swift wages by meeting a $1,000 wager. She completes 20 boot cases in ten hours, finishing 11 by noon and the last at ten minutes past ten hours. She handles 4,800 leather pieces in the task, averaging 480 per hour, then starts a small business in central Lynn.
Newark Courier recounts how after Napoleon's fall Joseph Bonaparte and Murat sought to buy land in New Jersey. The legislature granted them rights to purchase property in Bordentown, boosting local business and attracting visitors. The tale notes Philadelphia critics and lingering jokes about New Jersey as a foreign country.
Citizens in Paris face a new feline levy set at about a dollar and twenty-five per cat annually. The plan targets all domestic cats and aims to raise funds for municipal services.
Bonaparte recalls meeting Mme de Beauharnais after the Vendemiaire turmoil. Josephine, aided by Barras, secured his Italy command offer. he defends patronage yet values his own sword as his future leverage. The marriage date, ages, and social maneuvers are discussed, with miscellany on public curiosities and notable anecdotes from the era.
The text details Benjamin Franklin’s method for moral perfection. He lists thirteen virtues, kept in a small diary, dedicating a week to each. He tracked faults daily, noting gradual improvement and eventual omission of the practice while maintaining the record.
A passenger in Holyhead recounts a Welsh coast rail stop where three well-dressed workingmen were refused service in the first class refreshment room. The barmaid and owner cite rules as American bystanders watch. The incident underscores class distinctions aboard the Dublin to London mail service.
The article notes that the greatest American preachers shaped thought through written sermons. It contrasts extemporaneous delivery with lasting impact, citing Edwards, Alexander, Channing, and Beecher. Henry Ware Jr is mentioned for mixing written and extemporized sermons, with Thackeray advised on excessive talk by parsons.
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