08 Jul 1897
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1897
Page
1
Recap of sensational incidents across many cities including wrecks fires explosions drownings and fatalities. Wrecked steamer Aden survivors hunger and sickness fourteen dates of violent events are listed with names towns and outcomes across the United States and Canada.
A sequence of recent patent summaries describes an adjustable front scraper for asphalt cleaning, a back well to hold dirt, and shoe eyelets to prevent lace slip. Also noted is a graduated arc cheese cutter guide, a shaving brush with a water fed internal bulb, a detachable boot upper for riding, a bag sealing machine with a balanced needle arm.
About 270 workers including 70 Teamsters and 200 laborers on the Peterboro section of the Trent Valley canal walked off the job demanding higher pay. The strike disrupts canal construction activities and may affect nearby transportation and jobs.
Money on call stands at 144 14 percent with prime mercantile paper at 394 to 1 percent. Sterling exchange shows actual bank bills at 4.86 for demand and 4.65 for six days. Posted rates list 4.8694.8744 and 4.88 4.8344. Commercial bills at 4.85. Bar silver at 6. Mexico dollar value 47 cents. Silver certificates at 60,6040.
A dense list of prices across staple commodities at New York markets. Flour, cornmeal, rye, buckwheat, barley, wheat, oats, hay, pork, butter, cheese, eggs, and other goods shown with grades, locations, and bid offers. Names of regions include Minnesota, Western, Buffalo, Duluth, Manitoba.
In Strassburg Germany a family of 26 all ride bicycles from oldest 62 to youngest six months. Adlai E Stevenson Jr backs League of American Wheelmen for better highways. A Cuba-recent traveler may have lost his left arm after a PA bicycle crash. Michael aims to ride 33 miles in an hour to seize the world record from J W Stocks. An expert warns for uphill breathing and steady pacing, noting steep grades warrant walking.
Mrs Mary Darrow Olson of McCook school Chicago offers a prize for best dressed graduate under two dollars. Florence Hull Winterburn previews Arrows in the Air a health and home essays volume from Merriam for September. Ednah Dow Cheney spoke at St John New Brunswick on Queens Sunday June 20 on Woman hood. Fanny Bullock Workman sails for Europe July 1 and plans Himalaya climbs and visits to northern Indian cities in a bicycle tour.
Pennies circulate in Hawaii as news. Long Beach California s 70 foot whale alerts ocean observers. New South Wales reports 97 640 people last year with a 20 000 rise. Moses Fielding a Mohegan descendant dies in Norwich Connecticut. Olden Missouri hosts the world s largest fruit farm 2500 acres with tens of thousands of peach and apple trees and 40 acres of blackberries. The earl of Ranfurly New Zealand s new governor leads the Knox family linked to John Knox and Mary Queen of Scots era.
A collection of maxims from the N. Y. Weekly on character and conduct. It argues greatness implies simplicity, warns against overtalk, and notes humility can reveal missteps. It also remarks that acknowledging error can be strategic, and self-suspicion often signals others’ perception of faults.
About 30 prominent newspaper proprietors and journalists attend the house of commons. An agency in London begins sending young Englishmen to Mexico as rubber planters. The czar owns Europe’s finest emerald, 30 carats, perfect color. Empress Josephine popularized handkerchiefs, often hiding her teeth.
Useful household tips cover florals soaking stems in hot water to revive them. Marshmallow stuffed dates offer a simple after-dinner sweet with dates filled by marshmallows and rolled in sugar. Quick stamp repairs use moisture to reattach a peeling stamp. A large funnel aids jar filling during canning, keeping fruit inside jars.
Rev W J Yates argues Christians must work as Christ was a carpenter and God’s command to work underlies daily subsistence and moral life. He rejects idleness and gambling, praising labor for self mastery and the joy of giving, with six days of work and one of rest as guiding balance.
The secretary, elected October 1896 at the Providence convention, was born in Essex Vermont in 1866. He grew up on a Vermont farm, attended local schools and Montpelier Seminary, studied at Williams College via Rev Luther Freeman, completed a Boston University liberal arts degree, then studied at the School of Theology. His charges included Milford Massachusetts Walt ham First Church and Newton Centre. He is described as an able speaker and supportive of League work.
The piece urges taking time to relax close to nature rather than expensive travels. It advises enjoying fresh air, trees, birds, skies, and clouds. It emphasizes yearly respite near earth to refresh the heavenly side and gain patience, strength, and balance.
Rev H Doyle urges that individuals must bear personal responsibility for converting the world, warning against overemphasis on societies and committees. He cites Paul as a model and outlines four paths: personal interest, information, gifts, and prayer, urging Endeavorers to act individually for missions. Bible readings are listed for reflection.
Quotations emphasize Christ’s presence between companions and in hearts. The note highlights that no road or duty is too common for His presence, and especially troubled hearts feel near Him. The source attributes the words to McLaren.
The text argues that spirituality comes from active practice, not position. Faith, love, mercy, and help require effort. It stresses that true virtue is power in motion, with industry as the motto and quiet, earnest effort as the key to progress.
Buffalo July 6 market report lists No 1 hard wheat 78 3 4 cents, No 1 northern ake, winter wheat No 2 red 8 cents, corn No 2 yellow 30 4 cents, No 8 yellow 9, oats No 2 white 24 1 2 cents, rye No 2 38 cents. Flour spring best patent 4 25 4 50 per bushel, low grades 2 50 2 75, winter best family 4 10 4 75, graham 3 00 4 00. Butter state creamery 15 9 16 4 c, western 15 1 2 c. Eggs state 11 cents, Canada and western 10 1 2 cents.
East Buffalo market notes show cattle with mixed grades and prices for extra export steers about 4.35 to 4.50 per unit, cows and heifers around 3.50 to 4.39, calves and veals near 2.25 to 3.50, plus sheep and lambs from 2.25 to 5.75. Pigs listed around 3.75 to 4.0, with hay and straw prices given and miscellaneous farm goods included.
The United Presbyterian notes that true Christians find peace amid trials like a mariner after a storm or a soldier after a victory. The analogy stresses remaining hopeful, ready for further challenges, and advancing with a steadfast heart toward a promised haven.
A prosaic reflection notes that sadness serves repentance and the avoidance of sin, working best when it hardens against vice. Cheering the heart, cheerfulness aids charity, harmonizes the soul, and promotes the praise of God.
An excerpt cites Christian Observer on labeling someone touchy to curb imagined offenses, contrasted with Episcopal Recorder urging humility and measure of life under divine standard rather than human restraint.
A poem describes nature as a church and altar where trees pillars flowers and grass form a consecrated space. The speaker finds reverence in earth mother and sunlit meadow, kneeling as living air and light mingle with prayer.
The piece lists practical tips for guests rooms kitchens and cleaning: places for books a sturdy table care for sugar and sugar dusting with borax to kill roaches hot water washing dishes and fresh sheets on beds. It also notes macaroni nourishment and cleaning leather gloves through washing and air drying for care.
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