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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1872
Page
1
A lyric reminiscence recalls longing to see touch and hear a lost beloved. The speaker laments a love that was discarded, reflecting on a distant, sweet time and the after years filled with tears. The memory of that love remains a quiet ache.
A speaker confesses playful deceit in love and suggests dividing affection among many wooers. She asks a confidant to accept friendship while lamenting folly that hurt the other. The verse blends flirtation with self awareness.
Mrs. Marvin details how Phoebe Johnson, hired as a refined cook, wins trust and hearts of her household including Charlie and John. After a three month stint she uses charm to steal six thousand dollars, jewelry, a diamond watch, and silver, then vanishes with Phoebe’s trunk. detectives confirm she is part of a thief gang, leaving the family distrustful of cooks and haunted by the loss.
A Newburyport woman becomes mother to triplets and a Missouri granite test advances beauty and durability claims. Separate items describe a Troy Times medical note on smallpox recovery, insurance litigation on drunkenness, Illinois medical practice bills, a Michigan wife deserting her family, Wyoming court scene with twins on the docket, and a tale of Henry Clay and a runaway goat.
A French inventor proposes a method that omits grinding and uses the bran as part of the bread, claiming 145 kilograms of bread from 160 kilograms of treated grain versus 108–110 kilograms today. The process involves decortication, washing to remove gummy cerealine, and rolling to dough, with potential large price reductions if proven sound.
Changes effective January 1 extend full value redemption of defaced United States notes and fractional currency at Treasury and designated depositories. Fragments under five eighths redeemable only by the Treasurer. partial fragments affect value. Large-scale mail-in redemption permitted for fractional currency and legal tender notes via Adams Express Company. Departments aim to improve currency condition and limit complaints.
A young lady in Council Bluffs told her admirer she would end his attentions. He jumped through an open window as she struck him with a farewell lick, warning him to be more careful in the future about trifling with a gentle heart.
The article extols South America’s natural resources, flora, mountains, and climate, noting forests cover two thirds of the continent and that vast explorations by Hartt and Derby reveal ancient traces in the Amazon valley. It highlights tribes, languages, and the potential for scientific and commercial development.
An article recounts the trials of photographing a baby and the household pet, describing the tester’s optimism followed by a comic sequence of mishaps in attempting to capture a perfect portrait. The piece uses humorous reflection on patience and expectations in family photography.
Jefferson offers guidance on sustaining affection in marriage through shared values and restraint. He warns that constant minor disputes and critical questioning poison relations and urges choosing quiet moments for discussion, yielding unimportant points, and prioritizing the partner’s happiness.
A New Zealand member of Parliament is linked to a sensational tale in which a human baby allegedly reared by monkeys in South Africa was abducted, raised in the wild, and later returned to civil life. The account, shared by Southern papers, invites speculation on human–ape ancestry and the supposed intervention of hunters.
A bill drafted in Chicago seeks to empower Illinois cities to establish and maintain free libraries and reading rooms. It would grant all incorporated cities authority to levy a one mill tax on taxable property to create a dedicated library fund.
Chambers's Journal argues for a committee chosen across nations to designate a universal language, ideally German, with all nations teaching it first. A single language would accelerate learning, ease travel and business, and foster global communication, reducing multilingual burdens for successors.
A rural traveler from Anderson bought Roman candles and, after placing them in his coat tail, set off a chaotic scene in a city depot waiting room. Rocket flames, terrified bystanders, and a panic followed as the man’s coat and garments burned, with no candle failing to ignite.
A discussion on import duties and allowances recounts how a New York banker, in Canada briefly, bought a new coat and wore it home. An overzealous officer seized it but officials later reversed the seizure, confirming the coat was allowable. The piece notes limited allowances for small items and broad officer discretion, with total seizures this season likely around $20,000 from aristocratic smugglers.
Dr. Kane recounts a near deadly encounter in the Arctic where an Esquimaux guide faced a large bear. The guide's terror and a speared seal set the scene before Kane's rifle shots killed the bear. The party then ate the bear meat, tiring of fish and canned foods.
A Janesville Wisconsin alderman outlines a novel temperance plan granting saloon licenses for ten dollars and requiring every drinker to hold a ten dollar drinking license with bondsmen liable for damages during intoxication.
A Lasalle Illinois report alleges certain physicians have formed a vaccination ring and hoarded smallpox vaccine, charging exorbitant prices as they exploit prosperity and the demand for inoculation.
A survey lists writers, scientists, and statesmen and whether they smoked. Ben Jonson loved tobacco but some figures like Goethe and Shakespeare did not smoke. Newton smoked in the garden. Milton and Addison were frequent pipe users. Dickens, Jerrold, Thackeray puffed. Wellington and Peel shunned it. many editors in New York avoided smoking.
Dr Hall cautions that haste ruins many seeking wealth and urges deliberate pace. Locomotives may move fast but danger and fatigue follow rapid motion. Steady labor, measured actions, and sleeping over decisions lead to success. Quakers exemplify calm thrift.
A collection of sayings on honesty, thrift, virtue, and conduct. The proverbs urge truthfulness prudent use of time and resources and warn against cruelty hypocrisy and haste. They contrast prosperity for the virtuous with caution for the evil.
The piece advises for invalids to avoid complete darkness and suggests using a candle with common salt on the melted wick to burn slowly and emit a dim light. It notes ventilating by candle on the hearth to create an upward draft and urges keeping a fire burning in winter to maintain air quality and warmth, reducing pneumonia risk.
A rabid brown dog attacked a woman in her yard, then chased a boy and bit a calf and cow. A schoolteacher and a twelve year old boy were also threatened as residents pursued the creature. A farmer beat the dog until it released its grip. the animal later bit two hogs before fleeing west. Surgeons treated the injured woman and boy. animal and livestock were killed to prevent further danger.
The London Times closes its review of Mr. Forster s book with praise for Dickens power to eradicate iniquity. The piece notes his vulgarities and bohemian traits but argues they pale beside the enduring merit of his works and declares his equal unlikely to be seen in our generation.
A Boston paper reports a new method to heat one boiler with exhaust steam from another. Two nearby plants use waste steam to power a second engine via vapor from a volatile liquid, Bi Sulphide of Carbon, boiling at 1.10 F. Atlantic Works in East Boston already runs two engines on this scheme, proving the vapor engine’s power surpasses the original.
The text describes desert artesian wells drilled beneath sand layers to reach underground water. Arab workers dive to 4–5 minutes and extract small amounts while floods sometimes rise from beneath. The French have aided by sinking artesian wells across the desert yielding more water than the renowned Grenelle well.
An Irish doctor advertises that all persons afflicted with deafness may hear of him in a house on Diffey street where also blind persons may see him daily from three to ten o clock.
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