02 Jul 1872
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1872
Page
1
A reflective poem extols aged hands as more beautiful than flawless youth. The speaker recalls a mother’s patient labor that guided children, contrasts childhood play with enduring toil, and envisions a serene afterlife where maternal hands are clasped in eternal reunion and victory.
A railroad hand narrates his perilous Decatur to Harristown run. Joe Handley drives an unstable engine at dangerous speed as a prank with deadly stakes. The narrator battles Joe, stops the train, and later marries Belle Carroll with support from Smith and local papers.
The article discusses a 19th century Chilean earthquake and related Pacific wave phenomena. It notes minimal effects in New Zealand and Australia, with Japan and Peru also affected. It questions how a sea wave could travel vast distances without progressive motion and explores hydrostatic and tidal dynamics. It includes anecdotes on animal behavior and experiments with fish and toads.
An Illinois genius claims a method to extract sugar from elder plants. Grocers, always seeking new crop sugars, may not eagerly adopt the elder product.
Jefferson notes the Declaration signing was sped by flies from a nearby livery stable. Members waved handkerchiefs to kill the insects while jokes and brisk debates wrapped up July proceedings. The scene echoes a Shakespearean blend of wit and urgency in the historic moment.
The article describes ear training in cotton mills using a sharp hiss to cut through noise, then recounts a Brandon Georgia train platform chase where a 15-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl eloped and were rescued by sympathetic passengers. They married at a parsonage and returned southward aboard the next train.
The City of Veiled Women in Siam houses nine thousand women, with one thousand in the F. F. S. and eight thousand managing aristocratic duties. The town features female blacksmiths jewelers merchants and manufacturers, female sentinels and policemen, and weekly female military drills on a central parade ground.
A fable from Hindoos tells of a condemned thief who claims a method to grow trees bearing fruit of pure gold. He asks a clean hand to plant the seed, leading the king, prime minister, officials, and priest to pass the task along. Each declines, then the thief suggests all five be hanged. The king, amused by the ruse, grants a pardon.
In the District of Columbia a legal appeal seeks to determine if a white man becomes an Indian through marriage to a squaw, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century women’s rights era discourse. The case hinges on marriage status and tribal affiliation recognition by the courts.
A farm horse in Southern New Hampshire twice sought its master and then guided a farmer's wife to a pasture where a savage dog held a sheep. The horse charged the dog, allowing the sheep to escape, and the animal saved a neighbor's life. The story urges young readers to help others in trouble.
The Swiss naturalist Baron Von Tschudi argues that birds are essential to farming, destroying insects far faster than humans. Swallows wrens robins and finches are cited for their voracious feeding, with rooks and orioles noted for high worm and weevil consumption. The piece notes birds arrive in spring to thwart pest moths and emphasizes birds’ net positive impact on crops.
The Alta California notes California grows both temperate and tropical crops. It lists 2,550,000 apple trees, 211,000 prunes, 47,000 citrus, 80,000 almonds and walnuts, 29,000 olive trees, and 29,000,000 grape vines. It also mentions pomegranates, nopals, citrons, bananas, tea, and coffee thriving or possible, plus tropical ornamentals enduring winter in the open air.
A compact proverb-like note explores how barking dogs may mislead observers into assuming guilt, suggesting caution before judging based on apparent signs. The piece emphasizes discernment and fairness in evaluating behavior.
A collage of light news items and curiosities from across the United States. Tales range from weather lore by New York ladies to a clergyman spared by robbers in California, odd injuries, legal verdicts, and a humorous midnight murder mystery ending with a dead cat on a ridge-pole.
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