26 Dec 1871
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1871
Page
1
A heartfelt verse from Oliver Optic's Magazine portrays a weary, scantily clad child outside a warm Christmas scene. The poem contrasts hunger and cold with hospitality, peace, and the call to enter the home, sharing the message of good will and divine mercy.
A mild lodger and his companion share a Christmas tale of charity after rescuing a hurt boy, aiding his siblings, and taking them into care. They visit a hospital, a children’s home, and a restaurant, then decide to adopt a plan to support Johnny, Mary, and Katie through education and shelter, finding joy in giving.
A collage of items notes fashion returns like Roman sashes. social quirks such as anti corset zeal and a Newark kiss misunderstanding. It also reports divorces in Indiana, a wary view of Mormon women, a strange failed romance tale in Washington, and odd incidents from Detroit and beyond with vivid vignettes.
The article details harsh diving work by strong peasants descended from ancient peoples. Divers wear full body woolen clothing and a one piece India-rubber suit with a novel helmet and air chest connected to surface pumps. They descend to five hours underwater to extract amber, guided by an overseer, with eight men per boat handling pumps ropes and safety.
Milwaukee Sentinel reports on a small Musquawkee community near Toledo, Iowa. About three hundred people, the Sacs and Foxes, the Musquawkees’ customs include elevated bark burial rites and upright-skeleton graves, while their honesty is noted and their arithmetic memory praised.
Forney recalls John Randolph in a House debate where Kremer spoke Pennsylvania Dutch and Randolph asked for a translation. Kremer retorted that Randolph translates dead languages but cannot translate living Pennsylvania Dutch. The joke left Randolph without the laugh. Also quoted is a French traveler noting two kinds of mosquitoes in America, one a night störer and the reporter the constant nuisance.
The article surveys petrified river piles from Trajan's bridge to 14th century Ditton Park timber, noting elm, oak, beech, and chestnut endured centuries underground and in buildings. It cites Rome basilicas, St Mark a venetian domes, and Stanton menhirs, arguing seasoning and selection boost longevity while warning against unseasoned timber.
The study examined inch and half planks aged ten years outdoors from cedar larch spruce fir silver fir Scotch fir pinaster chestnut beech walnut sycamore birch and found varied decay. It notes moisture and site influence, split timber lasting longer than sawed, and continuous fibers giving greater strength than dissected specimens.
A columnist parodies extreme coolness in the face of tragedy noting examples from a railway accident a man delivering a cholera corpse and a sheriff’s deadline inquiry. The tone mocks detached wit in dangerous or solemn moments while highlighting flawed gallows humor.
A French illustrated journal visitor in Russia recalls a tale of imperial devotion on the Kremlin tower where a subject leaps to death at a czar’s quip. It then recounts an 1814 encounter in England where Russia and Prussia are tricked by a local into believing they were thanked as public benefactors. The piece notes that large receptions avoid wine, favoring coffee and lemonade.
A German husband in San Francisco seeks divorce after his wife returns to Germ any life, but discovers her ready forgiveness. She sails to Hamburg then to Hoboken, prompting a quick remarriage upon her late arrival and reunion with him. Their comic, reforming ordeal unfolds with swift penitent actions and a renewed bond.
The article argues that most women in well-to-do society give up formal study after marriage, but many still have time for mental improvement. It criticizes the idea that education ends in youth and urges ongoing reading, newspaper knowledge, and engagement with periodicals to avoid dullness and social stagnation.
In 1852 four officers from the steamship Winfield Scott desert their post in San Francisco to seek gold at Carson's Creek. They travel on foot under scorching days and cold nights, sleep in a bare log cabin, and narrowly escape danger from a grizzly under a bed as they shift for space in a tense bunk struggle.
The article advocates private social parties in Christian homes as a wholesome, constructive form of youth guidance. It argues social gatherings unite old and young for conversation and music, with or without refreshments, and that such sociables strengthen home bonds, improve character, and bring long term benefits, especially in rural areas with sparse populations.
The article discusses a method to distinguish real death from apparent death using eye response. Belladonna drops dilate the pupil if life remains, while absence of reaction indicates death. If dilation already maxed, Calabar bean can induce constriction to confirm life is present.
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