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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1883
Page
4
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In a Harrisburg Telegraph excerpt from the Pittsburg Women’s Club criticism, Governor Pattison’s veto of the married women property act is labeled a selfish, prejudiced stunt. The piece argues women deserve equal political rights and urges Pattison to exit politics.
A St. Louis Republican correspondent lists a satirical tally of fierce winds across the West, noting absurd feats such as turning a well wrong side out in Mississippi and moving township lines in Nebraska, among other exaggerated incidents.
Medicine ad proclaims Dr. William, an Indian remedy, cures for blind bleeding and itching piles with one box claiming twenty five year cases resolved. Claims ointment absorbs tumors relieves itching including at night, acts as poultice, sold by druggists and L G Noyes Warren PA, price one dollar.
The Ivranklin Spectator laments the practice of assigning playful or ill fitting names to children in school reports and argues names should suit individuals as they grow to adulthood.
A woman recalls eight years of illness described as scrofula with severe ulcers and emaciation. After trying many doctors, Dr. M. M. Fenner’s Blood and Liver Remedy and Nervetonic brought quick improvement, and thirteen years later she remains well. The testimonial credits the remedy with blood cleansing and nerve healing, urging readers to obtain a circular about Dr. Fenner’s remedies.
William Bernard aged fifteen was arrested at the London Theater for throwing tenpenny nails from the upper gallery. He was arraigned at Essex Market before Justice Gardner and fined ten dollars, then jailed for inability to pay. The theater manager notes such missiles are a recurring nuisance by boys in galleries.
Lieutenant Schwatka recalls his Arctic return and the extreme cold on the 13th, detailing a -53 F morning and 50 F afternoon. He credits Esquimal reindeer clothing and snow-insulated igloo bedding for comfort, notes brief gun trouble, and critiques beaver, musk rat, and bison robes for cold-weather use.
A New Yorker visits a Maine village merchant and explains a quirky system of trade. He says in summer he gets about ninety five days to pay, in winter about a hundred. He sends requests for the amount later, often forgetting, then asks forgiveness. Storms and blockades push winter time into a spring start.
Mandan, seat of Morton County, grows from a few log shacks to a bustling city of 2000 as settlers move west of the Missouri. The Northern Pacific lands lure farmers and merchants, with Mandan becoming the distribution point and a Board of Trade ready to send regional resource information.
A Cincinnati court declares frozen food unsafe for sale and punishes traders who distribute it. The ruling frames frozen products as unfit for consumption and enforces penalties for vendors who sell them.
The legendary Wild Man of Camas is said to have been killed by travelers near the Camas prairie. Micklehaney, returning from a duck hunt, fired after the creature, then fled as an ax struck him. the hidden man regained life but died after being struck in the forehead. The figure was described as tall with large eyes, a long black beard, and coarse body hair, wrapped in rabbit skin robes, and living under sagebrush shelter for years.
A call to arms from Peck's Sun urges volunteers to supply boats and muskets to confront Curacao after an attack on an American merchant ship. The piece treats civilian duck hunters as a de facto navy, ready to sail at President Arthur's call from Wisconsin lakes to Caribbean waters, with orders not to assemble until officially directed.
The Capri island beauty captivates painters including the son of Mrs. Norton the English poetess. He marries a Capri muse, angering his high born relatives and forcing their children to be raised in England. He dies from drinking while his wife Lady Grantly remains on Capri, their children visiting infrequently.
A Washington correspondent notes that many U.S. Senators began in humble jobs ranging from clerk and farm hand to bartender and coach driver. The list includes Bayard Beck Conger Davis Dawes Fair Farley Gorman Jones McDill Morrill Plumb Sawyer Sherman and West. It ends with a wry remark on what drink can do.
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