02 Feb 1899
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1899
Page
1
Price and equipment stand out in this sale as the store promotes a large Muslin Cinderwear purchase. Encouraged by prior department sale success, makers’ dull season timing ensured thorough work, top materials and trimmings, and garments sized and finished to standard, at prices close to bare materials.
A Raggedy Man recalls his warning about bumblebees sting and persistence. He notes their slow look yet quick danger after a close encounter in a jimson blossom, admitting others might think him prejudiced yet standing by the idea a bee wears out its welcome quickly.
The poem honors a common soldier who faces death with courage, giving all for land and truth. It contrasts noble selflessness with treacherous greed, urging the nation to raise true heroes above base praise and to teach future generations that manhood is divine.
A poem urging simple, earthy song to lift laborers not the scholars. It yearns for mirth and tears of everyday life, nature, home, motherhood, love, and faith, promising a verse that rests in the peasant’s breast with rustic imagery and timeless cadence.
A humorous rhymed verse from Punch in which the speaker requests only modest behavior from a sixteen year old girl. He asks that she not giggle when they meet and to do whatever she will, rejecting demands for noble traits or deep gifts while expressing willingness to live without her love.
A fragmentary quotation evokes affection and authority with lines echoing Tennyson. It depicts a nurturing moment, a social hierarchy, and a bold ruler figure, illustrating contrasts between tenderness and domination.
A brisk peek at the first installment of a story hints at engaging content intended to hook readers into continuing the tale across future pages. The note emphasizes the eagerness to entice readers to follow the remainder of the narrative.
The Philadelphia druggist Samuel Remington, missing since January 17 after a grip and morphine overdose, regained his memory at Freedman’s hospital upon seeing a picture of his 2-year-old son. He had been known as Samuel Green and wandered in delirium for a week before recall. Relatives arranged his return home.
Albany officials moved to draft a new bill prohibiting scalping of transportation tickets. The measure aims to satisfy both state and federal constitutions after last year’s act was ruled unconstitutional by the court of appeals for violating personal rights. Exact provisions are not yet disclosed.
Washington dispatches indicate the Badger departed Fortress Monroe for Manila via the Straits of Magellan with full naval stores. The Castine sails for Manila via the eastern route from Punta del Gorda. The Helena heads to Manila and has reached Colombo Ceylon. The Brooklyn arrived in Havana from Key West.
In Ponce 150 smallpox cases are under treatment as the military government moves to enforce compulsory vaccination. Chief Surgeon Huff declares no special alarm, noting unusual conditions. Other island points report only scattered cases.
New York money market figures show money on call at 3 percent, prime mercantile paper at 24 percent, and 3 percent. Sterling exchange lists actual bankers' bills at 4.85 to 4.89 for demand and 4.83 to 4.83 for 60 days, with posted rates at 4.84 to 4.86. Commercial bills quoted at 4.82, silver certificates at 4e bolc, bar silver at 59 1/2, and Mexican dollars at 47 1/2.
New York Produce Market list shows FLOUR patents and winters at 3.85 4.10 and 3.65 3.75, Minnesota patents 4.10 4.30, Minnesota bakers 8.10 3.40, CORN at 0.85 2.30 for yellow western, RYE LOT 38.500e ww, RYE No 2 western cif Buffalo 67c, MOAT arrivals state 62c cif New York car lots, BARLEY Malling shipped to New York, WHEAT No 1 Northern Duinen d oc 1.0. afloat, CORN No 2 40-44 fob afloat, OATS various grades, HAY 40-43c, PORK Family 10.50-11.26, BUTTER Western creamery 19c, factory 12-14c, EGGS State 19-20c, western 19 42c.
Buffalo market report lists grain and flour values: wheat No 1 hard 83 1/2 cents, No 1 northern 79 1/2, winter No 2 red 76 1/2. corn No 2 yellow 40, No 3 yellow 39 1/2. oats No 2 white 34 1/2 to 34 3/4, No 3 mixed 29 1/4 to 34 1/4. rye No 3 66. flour spring best patent 4.50 to 4.75 per barrel, other grades 2.00 to 4.00, winter best family 4.00 to 4.25, graham 3.75 to 4.00. butter state creamery 19 1/2 to 20 cents, western 18 1/8 to 18 1/2. cheddar full cream 10 to 11 1/2, choice 9 to 10. light skims 5 1/2, skim milk 4 1/2. eggs state 18 1/2 to 19. western 17 to 18.
A digest of events including Filipino resistance at Manila Bay, US political moves in Congress, Cuba peace treaty debates, and varied international incidents. Reports note Agoncillo’s bid for recognition, Merriam’s discharge, naval amendments, fires, strikes, and obituaries across multiple states and nations.
A prepared Epworth League commentary argues that God owes no man and warns Leaguers against idleness. It urges stronger spiritual discipline, proactive service, and offensive against sin, citing Christ and Roosevelt to motivate immediate work.
A church tale urges children to serve with willing hearts. It recounts a girl who gives a rose to a sailor, who later attends church with his newfound faith, showing small acts of kindness can guide souls to Jesus and bind families with love.
American made coffee drying machines are used in Brazil but are unsatisfactory for local conditions. The inventor of a thoroughly effective drier could reap a fortune in Brazil. Current dryers use too high temperatures and give nonuniform product. A solution lies in lower temperatures and an exhausting pump.
A satirical set of jests on gender roles and romance. It jokes that two are needed for quarrels unless a woman is present, comments on pockets and hearts, and notes women’s influence after motherhood. It mocks men’s beliefs about women and warns that lovers’ revenge, reputations, and misread pages shape social life.
Wm K Fisher offers a general reading on the Matthew twenty parable Idle in the Market. He argues God is debtor to no man and all who enter the kingdom receive the reward of the righteous. The lesson encourages laborers in God's vineyard and urges Christians to invite idle workers to join in gospel labor.
In this tale from Godeys Magazine Dow confronts a man cursing about a stolen axe. At the meeting-house door Lorenzo signals the thief by pretending to throw a stone, the accused man ducks, confesses, and returns the axe, then vows to reform before Dow preaches again.
The article explains fish die in freezing ponds when air dissolves. Small gravel-bordered ponds seal by solid ice, cutting off air. Nearby vegetation may crack and admit air as ice shifts. In sluggish park ponds, people cut holes in the ice to supply air to fish.
A Fayal resident reports a pest surge with rats and rabbits damaging houses fields and gardens. They devour fruits bananas oranges grapes attack granaries and even destroy 3 988 of 4 000 tea shoots. Farmers consider mongoose importation but hesitate, recalling Jamaica.
In fifteen years Russia has sent 624,000 persons to Siberia with 10,000 relatives joining prisoners’ exiles of their own accord, reflecting a widespread voluntary migration tied to political detentions and punishment.
The article states that all tunnels in the world, totaling about 1,142, would extend 514 miles if laid end to end, highlighting the vast network of subterranean passages.
The passage questions why few women fall for the right men and what they expect from flirtation. It notes how public talk about love often hides little real emotion, how women praise themselves in photos yet doubt their looks, and how others may see charm in a spouse that the wearer cannot.
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