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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1871
Page
1
A lyrical reflection from the New York Independent on two seafaring figures. One barque reaches harbor with colors flying while a brother reveals his kin perished at sea. the poem contrasts triumph and loss as autumn winds rise.
Dr Wilder recalls cases of catalepsy and near burial while urging safeguards like medical death certification and postmortem checks. The piece then reviews Glaisher’s ballooning treatise, noting American ascent records and the challenge of steering balloons using upper wind currents.
An observer recalls a Turkish lunch near a bazaar in vivid, unglamorous detail. The cook handles sausage on a wire and a barefoot dog snatches a bite as eggs fry and flat bread falls to the dirt before a cautious party of diners, who repeatedly pass.
The piece argues engineers hold complex, high risk duties while conductors are praised, noting the engineer’s expertise, danger, and responsibility. It condemns social prejudice against railroad workers, highlighting wage inadequacy and class bias shaping perceptions of worth and status.
Salt Lake City reports the Little Emma silver mine in Utah has been sold to the Bank of California for 900000 in cash for a three fourths stake, with discoverers Woodman and Chisholm retaining a remaining share. The mine shipped 666600 in four months and promises immense wealth, transforming Salt Lake City’s fortunes and drawing capitalists westward.
The musk ox forms a defensive phalanx against hunters, with young at the center and leaders in front. The herd flights on first gunshot, seldom charging, though one ill-fated bull once faced twelve bullets. Ovibos is found near the polar circle, covered in thick wool, saddle-marked back, and massive horns.
Dr. McEvo describes a 13 year old boy who swallowed a pin 14 months earlier. It traversed the stomach wall and formed an abscess from which the pin was removed surgically. Dr. A. Clark reports a girl who swallowed a pin five years earlier and finally had it extracted from an abscess on her back.
The article reports that General Beauregard intends to make Paris his permanent home, choosing residence in the French capital. No additional details on date or arrangements are provided.
In Utah discussions arise about moving capital status from Salt Lake City to Corinne. Proponents cite regional access and historic precedent while opponents warn of disruption to state government.
A former Louisville Episcopal pastor, famed orator and temperance lecturer, returns from California with wealth then loses it after a drink and ends up destitute in Louisville. Once a bright prospect, he battled temptation, served as a Good Templar reformer, but again fell and vanished.
An essay extols sleep as essential for morality and vitality, arguing that sound rest heals irritability and fatigue. It links sleep to curing headaches heartache neuralgia and sorrow, and outlines habits for better sleep including a clean bed, exercise, fresh air, and avoiding stimulants.
The Sioux City Journal recounts Thomas Dormit from Fort Buford twelve hundred miles on foot in bitter winter. He faces storms, hunger, and danger from Indians and a bear as he struggles toward Rice and Texas. He steals a government mule, reaches Fort Sully, then Fort Thompson, and ends with reflections on sensational preaching and social vanity.
In ancient Rome nine aqueducts supplied the city with water, each person receiving at least three hundred gallons daily. Some aqueducts stretched fifty-four miles, others forty-two. Rome’s baths and cleanliness were unmatched, with the cloaca maxima serving as a vast sewage system collecting filth from all districts.
A long miscellany notes odd claims about diseases, tasteless jokes, and unusual facts. It cites a Colorado wind tale, a Prague-like cigar boast, a Swiss colony in Tennessee, and a Virginia nonagenarian who used three pills. Paris sells elephants for high prices while urban curiosities abound.
The author argues that home life rooted in Christian marriage strengthens the state. Women, as the moral center, shape men and thus national destiny more than any man. True homes prevent societal decline and reflect a nation’s prosperity, with mothers guiding national character.
The New York correspondence laments clergy starvation amid wealth. Dozens of ex ministers, mentally and physically exhausted, struggle for food without aid from former congregations. The Rev Walsh of Wesleyan Church reportedly died of hunger with four children in cold and want.
Advice urges embracing cold air for health benefits including stronger lungs better digestion and purified blood. Risks come from exposed skin drafts or mouth breathing. protect with clothing breathe through the nose and exercise daily for vitality.
One of the oldest houses in the country sits in Newbury Massachusetts. The 189 year old dwelling is so heavily timbered that it is said to last 500 more years if not pulled down. The Boston Traveler notes it is currently occupied by descendants in the seventh generation of its builders.
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