16 Jul 1872
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1872
Page
1
A poet recalls a limber lithe beauty glimpsed on the sidewalk as the world hustles. The figure moves with elfin grace and sunlight glints on her shawl and bodice while observers dream of a purer, innocent happiness. The vision fades leaving hope and warning about heedless time and fading esteem.
Eva Forrester debates attending a Blanchard fete as her husband refuses to join. She flirts with Mr. Clare, plans a late return, and discovers a note suggesting her husband’s indiscretion. A dangerous vial and jealous resolve thrust her toward a dramatic, perilous climax at the hotel.
In Charles D. Warner’s Saunterings a Dutch canal trip to Broek unveils a neat but dull hilltop village with staged attractions and a wooden swan. Yet the journey yields vivid country scenes as bargemen toil the canals and a traditional Dutchman in breeches and broad seat stands out against the sky.
An ancient lamp describe d by St Augustine endures wind and rain by the sea. A lamp found in Tullia, Cicero’s daughter, is said to have burned for over 1530 years, attributed to inflammable air from pits and caverns, a theory supported by a 1753 Naples tomb discovery.
A Cincinnati woman known as Mrs. Fanny Jordan charmed the young King Louis II of Bavaria at Hohenschwangau. Detectives uncovered her true alias Chumley and a history of cons and liaisons. She fled Bavaria for Switzerland, believed to have stolen about ten thousand dollars.
The article advises choosing evening dress colors based on gaslight appearance. It explains how yellow pigments brighten under lamp light while blues shift toward green or dull, greens leaning yellow, and reds and pinks intensifying. It notes silvers gain rosy tints, while blue-tinted grays fade under lamps.
The text argues that true architecture requires a serious disciplined genius, not just knowledge or ornament. It contrasts sublime grand design with mere decorative work, noting popular but shallow gingerbread ornamentation and praising architecture that blends majesty simplicity and harmony.
The article describes the Venezuelan anaconda Eunectes murinus as the largest and most formidable reptile, reaching twenty to forty feet. It can swallow deer or cows, with a flexible throat and elastic stomach. After engulfing prey, it may go seven months without food. Its skin is valued for tough straps, and despite human fear, snakes perform a balancing role in nature.
The report notes tenor Nilsson earning a $1000 at the Drury Lane Theatre in London during a night performance, highlighting a high pay for the event and venue.
A New York Tribune piece reflects on adaptive virtue as fortunes fade. It recounts a once prosperous man who loses wealth yet gains purpose, his wife and daughters aiding in domestic tasks and community uplift. The family embraces culture, learning, and mutual support, turning hardship into collective progress.
The Virginia City Enterprise notes Chinese kite flying yesterday as they launch musical kites strung with catgut whose sounds carry for half a mile. Kites include hawk and eagle shapes, cylinders, tails on or off, with simple and elaborate designs. A old man sits for hours guiding his kite string, while some areas like San Francisco report it as a nuisance. The Chinese place prayers on their kites, sending messages to the gods with each ascent.
A long critique targets farm life and gender roles, blaming farmers for unfairly blaming boys for social ills. It contrasts harsh boy labor with tyrannical adult behavior and calls for fair treatment and respect toward the embryo man, the boy. The page adds assorted notes and anecdotes from Osage Iowa to Kentucky and California.
A grim description explains mixing salt and manganese with oil of vitriol to generate chlorine gas. The plan seals rooms, releases acid, and fills the house to produce chlorine air that cleans by destroying germs by diffusion by morning. It warns of potential odor and the deadly risk.
The excerpt presents Emerson’s succinct critique on love noting that an accepted betrothed lover loses charm once the woman accepts him. The text contrasts pursuit as a star with the heaven felt in pursuit, warning that heaven fades if she accepts a man of lower merit.
A nineteenth century essay urges heads of households to provide good reading for all members. It argues that minds need nourishment, education, and protection from vice, transforming the home atmosphere and guiding boys and girls toward ambition, duty, and usefulness in society.
In New York Court of Common Pleas a brick mason was denied $2,300 for measuring openings as solid work. The court ruled the extra charge illegal for brick not laid, striking a precedent builders and contractors may follow in other states.
Dr. Mary Walker appears in Washington wearing a Doll Varden coat and matching trousers, a noted public sighting captured in the era’s street reportage.
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