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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1888
Page
4
A slender girl in a blue gown stands among imperial surroundings as a poor Chelsea relation. the scene recalls a dreamlike encounter at a parlor tea where lace and status blur. The narrator questions if the moment was real and imagines a future meeting at six.
Curious stories describe globular lightning seen in Atlanta and local accounts of fireballs during storms. Reports include a horse struck, two men felled, eyebrows burned, and a will o the wisp above Flint river with a drifting unknown man’s corpse downstream.
Washington girls wear many tiny sachet bags on ribbons around the neck. Each bag, not larger than a thimble, represents an admirer and is scented with a preferred perfume. Bags are made from silk scraps of young men’s ties and are valued as status symbols in social circles.
A New York Tribune note extols bulgarian bean culture praising beans as daily staple. The essay describes morning noon and night meals with various bean dishes and a shared serving custom.
The piece notes daily self harm attempts with the poison Rough on Rats and suggests renaming it rough on fools. It likens the current name to a Dutch-origin dog name Spot, mocking its lack of clarity.
During a concert rehearsal, Herr von Bulow silenced chatter about dresses with a sharp glare and declared the gathering was about rehearsal, not saving the capital. The room settled into quiet as his temper cooled.
Extract recounts a Delmonico’s leap year event where maidens play male roles in a staged social test. One narrator describes an exchange about gowns and finances, while another damsel argues women prefer luxury but would marry for stability. The Hartford Courant source is cited.
A Boston Globe item recounts a three year old boy who swore after stubbing his toe in the parlor. The minister, shocked, asks where the language came from and the boy explains he learned swearing from his father and practices on Bridget.
A New York Evening Sun excerpt recounts a bride’s witty use of a lorgnette as payback for glare from strangers. She praises it to embarrass men and unsettle women by steady, feet-focused stares, turning the spectacle into a social sport during a Florida trip and hotel stays.
The article explains clothespin production in lumber regions using white ash and other woods. It traces from log to finished pin through cutting, turning, slotting, drying, and polishing, noting each step and the plant setup costing 7000 to 12000 dollars.
John Hall of Westbrook Georgia is described as a humorist. His first baby was christened First Half followed by Second Half Third Other Half and Fourth Best Half. A sign over his cabin reads the whole family of John Hall lives within and invites visitors to see what is left of us.
Doctor J. B. Mayer of 831 Arch Street Philadelphia promotes a rupture cure claiming immediate relief without operation. He asserts thousands of cures after others fail and offers free advice and a circular upon request.
In a northern Adirondack retreat a young woman sets out with her maid to search a missing elder hunter. She traverses streams and rocks by night, locates the exhausted companion, summons a boat, and returns at daybreak, praised as an example of feminine courage and determination.
A lighthearted guide from the Philadelphia Times outlines simple care tips for a pet alligator. It advises not to handle the animal, provide a water-filled tub with rocks, use a stick to feed once weekly, avoid alcohol, and not meddle with its teeth, noting the creature’s bite urge and growth pace.
A traveler recounts paying with a £5 note in Pisa and miscalculating its value in francs. The buffet master accepted the traveler’s valuation, returning 50 francs after the traveler later realized the error. The incident led to a formal apology and a note asserting Italian honesty.
The 1864 visit of President Lincoln to General Grant’s camp at City Point Virginia is recalled. Lincoln says he is not well after a rough journey and rejects champagne as a seasickness remedy noting he has seen men seasick ashore from drinking it.
The famous Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised as best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Priced at 25 cents per box with Morck DrugStore as retailer.
Cited as a digestion and digestion remedy for heartburn costiveness and malaria. Bottles priced at twenty five cents with attribution to B. F. Morris and N. C. Allen.
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