08 Jul 1884
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1884
Page
1
A reflective verse opens July with nature’s imagery and a sighing stream. The prose then criticizes mothers for permitting daughters to marry men of modest means, warning of extravagance, deception, and moral danger in society. The piece closes with a meditation on unfinished life and forgiveness guided by J Chandler Melvin.
A reader clamors for the daily paper to learn about the so called sweet girl graduates with baby names. The poem laments sensationalized youth features and urges quick delivery of the news to satisfy curiosity.
A long, fervent graduation address urges courage and duty as students face the future. It blends river of life metaphors with critiques of vice and calls for social renewal while acknowledging upcoming sports events and a lasting alumni bond.
A prominent Richmond man describes a past battle with strong drink and recounts using a decoction of ground quassia steeped in vinegar. He drank a small amount in water each time the liquor urge rose, noting it quelled cravings and restored strength. He abstained for two years and feels no temptation when near whisky.
An old nurse promotes Acker's English Remedy for coughs croup diphtheria and bronchitis with Johnson & Siegfreid as sellers. Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets are guaranteed to relieve indigestion sour stomach or constipation and are sold by Johnson & Siegfried.
The Louisville Courier-Journal calls the liquor traffic a harmful business hated by clergy and merchants, blamed for pauperism and crime, and said to fuel poverty, arson, theft, and murder. It warns drunkenness as the root of vice and urges temperance.
In a Washington anecdote a Lewish Logan party at a Senator's home ended when Carl Schurz, a pianist, played Beethoven while a guest teased him to switch to Grandfather's Clock. The remark sparked lifelong hostility, noted by M L Blair of Scranton, dated November 9 1888. The ad ends with a claim of Dr Thomas Electric Oil curing sprains burns cuts bruises and rheumatism.
Johnson and Siegfried advertise Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets with a price of 25 cents and 50 cents per box, underscoring a guarantee beyond opinion.
An 19th century advert promotes Dr. Frazier’s Magic Ointment as a universal cure for boils burns sores cuts and skin issues priced at 50c and sold by Johnson and Siegfried. It also markets Acker’s English Remedy for cough night relief with prices 10c 50c and 1.00. A Burdock’s Blood Bitters claim links bad drainage to illness, liver and kidney issues.
Mrs Dr Walton prescribes this medicine for female disorders and monthly troubles. Simple mail order sale at 50c. Sold by Johnson Siegfried. Frazier Medicine Co Prop Cleveland Ohio.
Advert for Williams Indian Pile Ointment claims instant relief from bleeding itching and pain of piles. Says one box cures cases up to twenty years and that product absorbs tumors and acts as poultice. Sold by Johnson Siegried and mailed on receipt of one dollar from Frazier Medicine Co Cleveland Ohio.
William Smart, a New York fireman turned Boston machine shop worker, lies ill with typhoid in a South End apartment hotel room. In a vivid fever dream he channels his past on the fire line, dons his old uniform and engineman’s cap, and imagines directing a final engine fight as his family watches in fear and hope.
The scene describes a fire ending after smoke and flames subside. An expressman transports a plain black coffin to Old Colony Station, while two muffled women board a train to New York for burial, signaling a death and return home.
The London Truth editor describes Darmstadt as dull with wide streets and a central gloomy palace. He recalls serving as an attaché to the extinct German confederation and the grand duke, attending state balls where nobles rode omnibus transfers, and watching whist games determine fortunes and moods at court.
A Lexington newspaper bet story recounts a man who planned to list 100 local ladies more handsome than Langtry for a public decision on who should pay for flour. An editor refused to publish, fearing harm from those left out, not those named in the list. Source quote from Leaington Kentucky.
A narrator describes daily digging in a garden as a playground of elaborate mining fantasies. Worms, lode trends, and odd indicators become the center of a whimsical quest while neighbors and late visitors stumble into holes. The piece ends with a playful note on pleasing children and feeding robins.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat cor respondent notes caste discipline remains strong in India. Brahmins fear contact with lower castes, and cremation fires must come from the domra, a despised class, who profit from ritual expenditure. Accidental touch requires expiation.
A Philadelphia woman says she wishes women could vote and would make a man who does not give up his seat in streetcars face consequences. In Worcester Massachusetts, carpenters fixing flooring at Union Station discover 37.51 in small change lost through a crack in a cigar stand drawer.
A serialized vignette hints at romance and failed union as a suitor pursues a marriage after years apart. The piece blends fashion notes with a melodramatic tale of love, anger, and remarriage across continents, concluding with a renewed match.
The Millennium-era piece surveys popular bonnet fashions with gold, silver, and steel net and tinsel trims. It notes changes toward flowers, ribbons, and satin-backed velvets, plus outlines trends from ostrich to silk blossoms, color shifts to gray and steel, and new lace and tulle textures shaping summer millinery.
The article explains how to mark table linen and bed linens with initials or monograms, noting fashion changes and practical rules. It covers tablecloth corners, napkins, sheets, pillowcases, towels, sizes of letters, and preferred embroidery styles, including cross-stitch and colored cotton versus satin. It also mentions seasonal clothing for boys including kilts and sailor outfits.
A Household Magazine note extols boiling water as a modern panacea but warns against overboiling. It says fresh, quickly boiled water preserves usefulness for tea and coffee whereas steam and simmering waste minerals and flavor, and even lead to sickness. Delmonico's reportedly sold lemon-flavored hot water in small bowls.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes Sedan’s fall from strategic importance after the war. Once an impregnable stronghold where Napoleon III hid, its fortifications are being demolished or spared only as relics. The town, including the road cottage to Bazeilles and the emperor’s gold gifts, survives as a historical memory.
A messenger boy is seen on a stormy day reading a pamphlet romance for youth while seated on house steps. He ignores the rain as he explains he wants to finish the story about Dick the Avenger defeating a detective, before continuing his errand.
A London Truth anecdote recalls the late Duke of Buccleuch and the Duke of Northumberland traveling with a commercial traveler. At Alnwick Station the Northumberland Duke alights in a grand carriage, prompting the traveler to remark on its splendor and the Dukes’ friendly demeanor.
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