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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1897
Page
4
The Brooklyn Eagle reports a jubilant Christmas message of salvation. It extols the birth and redemption through Christ with festive imagery and heavenly praise, urging roses for the ransom from the grave and heaven’s gates to open wide.
On Christmas Eve in a Philippine office, John B. receives visits from Captain Hale and wife bringing a Christmas pudding. McGregor the doctor tends a feverish sailor found near Malacan as the Hales’ boy Rufe is joyfully identified as alive in a hut, renewing hope and faith amid tropical heat.
Norways and Swedens peasantry tell of Nissen the forest sprite who rewards good children and punishes livestock if not fed romegrod at Christmas. Youths ski between farms to gather music and feasting while elders rehearse tales of the brownie like figure. In Voss and Guldbrandsdalen old dances sometimes turned fatal, and Valetta morning masses draw villagers seven miles with pitch torches to one center.
In a wedding feast scene from a Minneapolis Tribune excerpt, Ulv is denied by the bride and seeks revenge. The attack traps guests as Asgaardereien arrive, Ulv is dragged out and vanishes, while his brother Grimm is wounded. Christmas legends recount the event for children in years to come.
An old London note quotes weather prognostics as uncertain and cites a Philadelphia Ledger remark that a mild winter in 1667 did not bring mortality or epidemic disease in the following seasons. The piece mentions variants like hot May and green winter.
Witnesses recount Ike’s boasting and gunplay from the Last Chance saloon to Nell Canty’s hurdy gurdy. The coroner questions the witnesses as Ike’s tanked stance and center shot are described, while Sonora Sam dances and fires.
A humorous line from the New York Journal captures a speaker complaining about being dressed for a ball but unable to find a razor, illustrating social amusement over wardrobe mishaps.
An advertisement extols Dr. R V Pierce and his Golden Medical Discovery as a life changing cure for chronic ailments. It claims the medicine restores digestion and liver function, purges impurities, and strengthens lungs, with testimonials from patients deemed cured. It notes the physician’s long service at Buffalo and offers free letters to sufferers. Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are recommended for stomach and liver issues.
The article notes the bloomers and wheel craze fueling demand for pistols among women riding county roads and city streets. Dressmakers and firearms shops report rising sales as self-reliant riders seek compact revolvers tucked in pockets or skirt seams for defense. A separate item recalls burglars hiding a stolen piano to aid long-suffering neighbors.
The 36 000 acre Rosshire estate once owned by the second Duke of Sutherland has been sold to a sauce manufacturer. The property includes 16 000 acres of grouse moor and 12 000 acres of deer forest.
A man with a shotgun confronts the editor's office boy on the stairs. The intruder says he bets the editor cannot find him and plans to alert him that trouble awaits, while the boy reveals the editor has been seeking him since morning.
A London man cited his Walton watch as fast and wrote to the astronomer royal. The reply confirmed the Greenwich time ball had dropped about eighteen seconds early due to an accident, proving the Yankee timepiece correct.
A collection of wry aphorisms about men and women. The insights tease gender dynamics and social ideas with sharp humor, noting men prefer flattery that is not true while women enjoy attention that sparks jealousy.
Signor Giarelli describes the Prince of Naples as a real electrician, a master of electric mechanism with interests in light, motive power, sound, and photography. He pioneered X ray experiments, and his Quirinal residence formerly resembled a scientific laboratory.
A Cincinnati Enquirer passage describes a railway restaurant with a bell clanging, and a thinning crowd as spectators recover their optimism about meals and travel. The scene captures the quiet decline of patrons in a small eating room connected to the rail line.
A Chicago Post remark describes a shy moment as one person asks to kiss another and she blushes prettily. The woman replies that if he cannot kiss her he is not a very strong man, highlighting ease and social flirtation in a lighthearted exchange.
The Chi Record quotes Mies Golightly saying she did believe in Cuban autonomy and that it was easier to believe in it than to understand what it was.
An 朗 old lady praises the rector with a remark about his ears being clean, a humorous note on parish affection. A critic of clergy says staff are plain yet the vicar is described as beautiful, a strong compliment. A worker shows a bold quip about a bishop in a late 19th century vignette.
Sloan asserts American horses are generally finer while England boasts the best. He defends his riding style as unmatched in America and explains his adaptive race tactics. Despite expensive tastes, Sloan spends about 200 dollars daily, receiving many invitations to ride top horses and surpassing rivals.
Greenville residents Mr. and Mrs. L C Williams visited Lucius Tate's family on their honeymoon. A pistol in the room discharged when dislodged from the headboard, killing Mrs. Williams and leaving Tate distraught. The incident was attributed to an accidental discharge during a fragile moment.
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