30 Jan 1872
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1872
Page
1
A poem describes a wishing gate scene where a woodruff calls to a maiden and fairies bless wishes for pure love and a faithful wife. The speaker questions a certain springing figure at the gate and suspects benevolent fairies bless the beloved couple as fortune remains serene.
Dr Caldwell aids Grace Waite and her father the General to expose Mrs Waite as a murderess who fatally poisons her stepdaughter with arsenic. Grace recovers, the plan succeeds, and the couple wed while the General rejoices on his piazza with their child.
A long essay reviews the notion of the great year and the procession of the equinoxes. It argues against luck and chance, praises hard work and preparation, cites Napoleon and Nelson as examples, and condemns reliance on fortune while urging steadfast study and action.
An Indiana newspaper recalls how ministerly reformer urged a gambling crusade with help from Col Alvord a famed poker player who explained the trade to him to bolster his argument and approach to the issue.
The United States retains most unem ployed and uncultivated soil as the Public Domain, including Nebraska Nevada and Oregon. Much land is desert but irrigation can render it productive. Anyone may settle open tracts, with pre emption rules. A homestead offers 160 acres for five years of habitation at about $20. Congress has granted land to states.
In 1831 a harsh winter and late frost ruined northern Illinois crops, while southern counties thrived. Traders carried corn from Jefferson and others to central counties, drawing northward and prompting settlers to joke they were “going to Egypt for corn.” This tale explains why Southern Illinois came to be called Egypt.
A collage of quirky notes from across the world and states, including Sumner County cattle, a pompous clergyman, Free Thinkers in St. Louis, free drinkers in Louisville, oysters in Chesapeake Bay, and a mules purchase in Oregon. Stories span France to Maine with oddities of science, crime, weather, and local curiosities.
The piece laments aristocratic waste amid political turmoil in England. It cites Lord Courtenay, heir to the Earl of Devon, who has debts totaling 824,306 dollars and faces bankruptcy. It contrasts courtiers’ folly with calls to curb privilege and notes protests by Odger and Beales.
In Red Oak Town residents lacking coal buy corn at fifteen cents a bushel and burn it as fuel. This improvised fuel use reflects local hardship and efforts to heat homes during a fuel shortage era.
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