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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1887
Page
1
We have just bought largely in these goods and at the lowest figures ever quoted. Our stock of Domestics, as heretofore, will be found complete. It will be to your interest to make your selections early.
A nostalgic letter recalls youthful romance in a seaside town. The writer mentions Ned Carey breaking with Lillian Lee, Ned Page and Jack Whitney gaining money, and a Paris trousseau. Names Maggie McKee, the Weston girls, Beatrice Harris, Celia Carter, and others appear as bridemaids in a past wedding narrative.
The narrator and companions ride at dawn into an immense salt plain, misled by a snowy glare in March at the edge of unknown terrain. Unnatural heat, a wind from the south, and exhausted horses mark a grueling march across a twelve mile salt crust toward distant greenery and water.
A traveler describes 2,000 to 3,000 flamingoes marching in precision across salt marshes to guard their nests and feed, then defend against a jaguar. The scene shifts from battle formation to carnage as the birds, led by sentinels, rout the predator and claim the aftermath for feast.
A guide to selecting carpet colors by room use, recommending warm hues in drawing rooms, bright tones in bedrooms, and sober shades in libraries, with design hints for Axminster and velvet piles. It emphasizes durable linings to prevent moths, proper padding on stairs, and long term care for a bright, lasting floor.
A Albany Argus correspondent recalls the incongruous mix of propriety and provocation in sleeping cars. A pompous general’s night profanity contrasts with daylight gallantry as passengers endure harrowing toilet routines and bold, curious glimpses of fashion and modesty. The author notes dramatic contrasts between night and day behavior aboard trains.
Carroll county asserts ownership of the Original Jug a relic kept by the Gammon family since the Revolutionary era The half gallon jug is at least five eighths of an inch thick and made of a flint hard material Its earliest trace goes to 1776 with a possible Abraham connection suggested by a letter A on the jug The Atzale Constitution notes the jug could tell a storied life if it could speak
The Mail and Atlas advertises continuing, offering the Mart and the new Family Atlas of the World at a low $2 advance price. The Atlas alone is valued at $2 and unavailable elsewhere in Warren County at these rates. Now is the best time to subscribe.
The item compiles varied anecdotes from prominent figures, local curiosities, scientific notes, and oddities. It covers Mrs. Cole chasing her husband to Portland, the New Bedford tea set for Queen Victoria, a multi generation photo at Findley’s Lake, and a singer’s charity performances, among other short notes.
A set of instructions for correspon dents covering how to report accidents crimes fires births deaths marriages and other notices. It advises clear plain names dates places and details and warns against puff pieces and moralizing while noting editors may omit parts and keep authorship discreet.
A Michigan exchange warns farmers to beware of circulars or blank forms sent with return stamps. These could be used to create a promissory note tied to a bank discount, trapping the farmer into payment. The advice is to avoid dealings with strangers.
T S Baldwin leaped from a balloon at about 1000 feet over Godlen Gate park. He descended by parachute and landed unharmed after briefly entangling with a tree, while about 12000 spectators watched the exhibition, hailed as possibly the greatest feat of its kind on record.
New York on February 3 Professor John De Leon the astrologer was brought into General Sessions after conviction for inducing young girls to Panama for immoral purposes. Judge Gildersleeve sentenced him to fifteen years hard labor the maximum penalty for kidnapping Mrs Sarah Bowes who was rescued en route to Panama.
The cypress of Somma in Lombardy is described as Europe’s oldest tree, dated to around 42 BC and about 1,911 years old. It stands 106 feet high and 20 feet in girth, with Napoleon once veering Illy toward it during the Simplon road plan. A Calaveras County pine in California is said to be 2,565 years old based on tree rings.
Citizens of Warren report several friends deemed incurable by physicians have been cured by Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption. The remedy claims to cure throat or lung diseases including coughs colds asthma and bronchitis. Trial bottles free at A W Merck's drug store with large bottles priced at 1.
A reflective piece likens kindness to a savings account with a boy, where generosity grows the principal while insults accrue debt that lasts into adulthood. It notes male quarrels, reconciliations, and the lasting impact of how society treats a boy, ending with a Pillsbury product promotion.
Tur Blair notes the Education Bill lingered in committee with Carlisle Randall and Morrison blocking passage. Debate over literacy and voting fears grows, census shows 2,000,000 voters cannot read. Prohibition Amendment passes both houses but awaits two years to voter confirmation. calls for licensing liquor consumption by consumers emerge from CalLaGcHan.
Forty five probate judges inquired recently all but three say liquor interests are losing ground in Kansas.
A Washington lecture by Miss Francis Willard drew a $400 collection the first of the month. Papers question whether the Czar of all the Russians is a confirmed drunkard. Michigan enters fully into the Prohibition Amend campaign with renewed vigor.
Mayor Hirron plans a sequence of public meetings in Oil City to address local concerns, outline city projects, and gather resident input on upcoming budgets and development plans. Citizens are invited to participate and ask questions at each session.
The measure would strip teachers of certificates and end their careers if they fail to teach the subject. It argues education of students in scientific facts about alcohol will lead to prohibition by future voters and cites Mary H. Hunt's image of temperance guiding schools.
The March issue highlights a new feature on Queen Victoria marking her fiftieth year. It includes childhood, coronation, wedding, and present-day illustrations showcasing the monarch through time.
Ladies seeking a magazine meeting all requirements should see Demorest's Monthly for March. It has just arrived and is full of information and amusement. The publication aims to be the most popular family magazine in the world with something to interest every member of the household.
A humorous theater caption shows a wife leaving her hat outside and her husband at intermission asking, “Where are you going, my dear?” He replies he is stepping out to check if the hat is safe, ending the first act with a playful domestic scene.
A Hingham, Massachusetts woman could no longer distinguish mince pies from apple pies without tasting. She marked her pies with labels reading T. M. for Mince and I, M. for not Mince, then announced proudly which was which.
Napoleon the Great wished impossible banished from the dictionary. Physicians have pronounced cures impossible yet sufferers with consumption and other diseases have been restored by Dr. R. V. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It is soothing, healing, nutritive, and invigorating. It surpasses cod liver oil in nutrition and is harmless though powerful.
A local physician markets Dr Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic for a wide range of ailments including biliousness headaches skin disorders and nerve issues. He claims complete blood cleansing and nervous system restoration and offers Dr Fenner's Improved Cough Honey and Golden Relief for cough pain or burns. Sold by local druggists. Joan Laurier, Prop.
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