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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1872
Page
1
A poem recounts petty gossip about Nellie Miller and Mrs William Lee on Broadway, noting rumors of infidelity and drinking. The speaker defends the subjects while condemning gossip as wrong, unkind, and unchristianlike, ending with a vow not to talk.
In a small town a Christmas gift from Mr. Pyncheon to Ella Gordon triggers a clash with poor families who claim he mistreats them. Ella’s questions expose kindness and hypocrisy, leading to a turning point as the widow Mrs. Wilson receives renewed aid and Pyncheon changes his ways.
Night falls on Mrs. Wilson’s cottage as Pyncheon finishes his grueling weekly wash. Hugh bears the hated errand to deliver garments to the owner while the widow toils alone to support her family. Wealthy relatives, generous in public, remain distant in hardship.
A compact guide to computing interest on principal for any number of days. Each rate from four to twenty percent uses a specific multiplication and division rule to yield the interest in cents, with dollars and cents shown by separating right-hand digits of the product.
A Philadelphia Evening Star correspondent urges horse owners to cover the breast area to protect the lungs and throat from cutting easterly winds and cold west winds. He recommends a full apron from collar to near the knees, arguing the chest deserves as much protection as humans in harsh weather.
Long career outline of Edwin Forrest born 1806 in Philadelphia who rose from street and circus roots to New York Park and Bowery Theatre fame. Notable moments include Jago with Kean in Albany and a record Bowery run earning $200 per night, plus a landmark 1872 letter to the President praising Mr. Greeley and public respect for moral leadership.
A Practical Farmer correspondent notes cases of nervousness improving with daily celery leaf stalk salad. He claims patients gained steadier limbs and reduced agitation, with others cured of heart palpitations through regular celery use at meals.
A teacher asks if bats fly by day and the class replies with a playful pun. The students answer bricks bats as a humorous misdirection in a Natural History moment.
In Boston on December 11 the Massachusetts House, through Kent of Athol, referred a resolution to the Committee on Federal Relations. It denounces Charles Sumner's proposal to erase Union battlefield inscriptions from flags and army records as degrading loyal soldiers and deserves public disapproval.
A teacher questions a ragged child about the letter X, insisting it is the child's father's name while the boy insists the letter is merely his toy, prompting a brief exchange over identity and ownership.
A Waco Texas correspondent reports a local man is alleged to have fathered fifty children from five wives. The claim details counts by wife and notes several sons served in Confederate forces. the writer offers to present the father's affidavit upon request.
The piece extols promptness as vital to achievement, showing it as careful and timely action. A Ledger excerpt recalls a Lockport barber who fled leaving his wife with a pair of pants labeled Wanted. The anecdote ends with the wife gaining leverage and social advantage.
A father tests his son with a Matthew parable about tares, while the boy quips about tare meaning being away three days. A girl declares plans to become a duchess by marrying a Dutchman, and Chancellor Kent’s long tenure on the bench is noted.
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