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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1885
Page
4
A playful verse from The Warren Mail themed as a voyage. A bonny maiden sings of sailing southward to see the Sphinx and asks it to answer a riddle about bedtimes. The dialogue imagines a journey with flowers for the Sphinx and asks companionship on the voyage.
A humorous tale tracks Jones the bachelor who marries and discovers his finances improve after sharing a home. The comparison shows yearly costs for bachelor and married life, with a surprising net gain after marriage aided by his thrifty wife.
A Lafayette woman was seen concealing multiple eggs in her pockets under her skirt then wandering the store calmly. A clerk followed and struck the concealment area, causing the fabric to flare vividly. she was permitted to leave without arrest.
Observations in France show vegetable life develops about four days slower per 100 yards of altitude. The chimney swallow arrival also delays by about two days per 100 yards in height.
A Live-Stock Journal correspondent ranks fowls by meat quality and size. The Dorking leads for tender juicy meat and broad breast, followed by Houdan with similar form and a long parallelogram body. Game fowl varies in breast size while Dominique and Langshan show different merits and Brahma is exceptional for size but not breast quality.
Frederick Fisher of Creighton Knox County Nebraska describes a long tried remedy for grasshoppers on his farm. He notes experimenting with many methods before settling on his infallible solution after years of use. The report presents his claim as a practical agricultural tip for pest control.
Farmers are advised to coat bright tools with kerosene and lampblack when idle to prevent rust and maintain earth-polish. Store where rain cannot affect coatings. rusted surfaces respond to elbow grease, a bath-brick, and kerosene oil. The method is inexpensive and effective for overnight protection.
A dangerous operation performed by Dr. Al Watts on a Salem traveling circus tigress in Connecticut ends with the removal of seven tail bones. The procedure, lasting thirty minutes and forty five seconds, used rope restraints and carbolic acid rinse. The tiger, about six feet long and five hundred pounds, showed frenzy but recovered, with Watts predicting near-term full recovery.
A bronze statue of Commodore Perry modeled in Florence has arrived at Newport Rhode Island for erection. The eleven and a half foot figure shows Perry on the Niagara deck directing with raised arm and extended finger, flag wound around his arm. The pedestal stands about twelve feet. the statue is cast in one piece and will be unveiled September 10, the anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie.
A London Times writer extols a thrifty meal using Egyptian lentils at 29 shillings per 104 pounds, yielding nearly two quarts of strong pea soup per pound. He mixes lentils with fresh beef bones, boiled and ground for fat and manure, producing two to two and a half quarts per penny.
A historical note recalls doctors predicting Victor Hugo would not live long, while the broader era reflects on a claim that watered railway stocks in the United States totaled four billion dollars, illustrating era financial skepticism.
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