18 Feb 1860
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1860
Page
1
Sugar Grove Dan 1860 obituary tribute for Annies lamenting a sister and friend. Poem speaks of joy in heaven, comfort in faith, and planned twilight visits to a peaceful grave. Mentions Christ's mercy and reunion in the afterlife.
The Warren County Institute committee reports after examining available textbooks. They endorse Parker and Watson spellers and readers, Davies mathematics, Monteith and McNary geographies with Mitchell maps, and Browns and Burtis grammars for beginners and advanced students. They criticize Sanders readers for pronuncation, arrangement, and grammar. They urge uniform, permanent textbooks with countywide authority and prompt action to ensure supplies before summer schools.
An aging tippler and famed horse Old Ball maneuver through a cheeky exchange with neighbor Jones. Old Ball’s quirks fuel a crafty plan as Gray negotiates to reclaim the prized steed while keeping the swap peaceful and fair.
Mr Jones notes a lingering matter about Eve riding Old Ball and the horse’s temper. The speaker insists Eve has never shown a desire to claim it, underscoring a long standing notion about possession and pride in the rural setting.
A New York lawyer, invited to a New Jersey court, meets a blunt justice denying practice in New Jersey unless admitted there. The scene features bold claims of supreme court status and ends with a humorous note on jurisdiction and state authority.
A humorous list of household tips and remedies including restoring furniture finishes with glue and skim milk, washing ribbons in cot soup, polishing irons with salt, choosing durable equipment, applying scotch snuff to pest holes, softening hard water with lye, cranberry bound on corn, raising a pump handle at night, and using wood ashes with water to stop stove cracks and smoke.
Quirky snippets unfold from social chatter and travel lore as diners discuss oysters and bushels, a spinner's show entertains crowds with legends and stock tales, a ball gown scene by moonlight, a Treland native dies after a horse kick, and a conductor clarifies about rails extending to Albany, all ending with a green parasol and a blue-backed pat.
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