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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1894
Page
1
A satirical poem by Stephen E. Koor M D Rochester New Hampshire portrays labor and capital as twin figures named Labe and Cap. It riffs on protectionism free trade and demagogues trying to separate the pair, ending with the idea that neither Labor nor Capital can thrive apart from the other.
A proposed 40 percent ad valorem tariff on raw sugar under the Senate bill would raise a direct tax of about 38.6 million dollars, while sugar producers lose over 4.1 million annually. The piece links tariff policy to Democratic waste and notes a 1893 railroad value drop with 73 failures. It also recounts Bjornson’s transformation from a shy youth to a famed writer via a single reading moment.
Christian Endeavor lesson from York extols Christ's lowliness as the model for believers. It traces Jesus actions and nature from incarnation to death, urging mind of Christ, humility as core to faith, and daily practice of serving others. Bible references follow.
A reflection on enduring impact of spiritual work over material achievements. The text emphasizes that touching unseen lives through words and deeds leaves lasting impressions, with soul saving as the supreme blessing. It cites J R Miller and cites Christ as proof of individual divine care and counsel.
Quote from Dean Vaughn about knowing as path to prayer and service. No concrete event or date. Text presents a thematic motto linking knowledge with spiritual practice and helping others.
The poem reflects on life's brevity and the inevitability of death as a prompt to persevere. It laments earthly vanity and labor, urging earnest hearts to press toward peace under divine sovereignty. It envisions time, empires, and the cosmos as transient while faith remains constant.
The report lists Germany’s main exports potatoes hay beets and notes Britain shipping cotton goods wool linens and metals. Spain exports wine raisins onions oranges nuts olives iron quicksilver lead copper. Ceylon exports rice cotton coffee tea Peruvian bark cinnamon coconuts. South Australia ships wine copper silver. Falkland Islands export wool and frozen mutton valued at 250000 and 100000 respectively. Greece exports currants metal ores tobacco wine olive oil figs sponges. British Honduras supplies mahogany over 5 000 000 cubic feet in 1890. Morocco exports almonds dates gums olive oil peas canary seed bees wax slippers goat skins.
Bronze Demosthenes and Sophocles statues fill Bowdoin College exterior niches as changes to the building finalize. The piece notes museum attendance and student eye care data from Yale and broader collegiate leagues.
Tips on using striped awning cloth for laundry bags and colored silk blouses with white duck suits. Describes sailor hats, young ladies gowns in wash material with round waists and yokes, matching pillow shams to dotted muslin curtains, bed cover fabrics, and colored silesia linings. Twilight lighting alters color perception. frequent watering and soil stirring hasten plant growth.
A Maine family reunion centers on a teetotal father and a returning son who abstains from alcohol. The son explains he only drinks water and caused trouble by drinking a glass of water at dinner after three years away. The father condemns alcohol as sowing misery, while the son recalls his past restraint and the moment his vacation was spoiled.
A New York broker recalls touring the Bank of France where silver coins fill barrels and cellars like a brewery warehouse. Each barrel holds 50,000 francs in 5 franc pieces, weighing about 600 pounds, with 800 barrels stacked to arch heights. Leadlined cases hold 20,000 bags of 1,000 francs, sealed and dry, untouched for years, protected by narrow stairs to deter mobs. The vaults store Rothschild and other wealthy deposits as lasting resources.
Antiquarians and global supporters protest the Egyptian government's decision to replace the old Ghizeh wooden museum. The priceless Egyptian collection faces fire risks, and the council of ministers has approved 750000 dollars to fund a new fireproof museum in Cairo to house the relics.
A short exchange cited from Texas Siftings reflects a child asking when youth may speak and a mother replying that older people are always quiet, while the child notes that elders never stay silent.
A survey notes 1100 Japanese youths converted on the U S Pacific coast in the last year. The TE National Bible Society employs 110 colporteurs in Japan to sell scriptures. Turkey print presses issue 40 million pages yearly, over half Bible pages. In the Nile valley weekly women and girls prayer meetings attract 1,236 attendees, 422 leading prayer. Salv Army field officers reach 1,400,000 monthly through indoor meetings. Bishop Williams, Connecticut, healthy and active. Rev Dr Dauz of Birmingham began writing for the press at age twelve.
The Artists' club of Denver secures permanent quarters in the Fine Arts building north gallery. Munion plans a summer show at Crystal Palace with rooms for black and white works. The Pennsylvania Academy seeks a $10,000 Philly grant for 50 city-nominated scholarships. Salvage work on the World’s Fair site boosts demand for staff-formed art objects and the Woman’s Building angels. Hartford approves Woods’s life-size Col. Knowlton statue design. Capitol decorations will include medallion portraits of Joseph Barlow, John Trumbull, Jonathan Edwards, and Edward Hopkins.
A collection of aphorisms and quotes from Prior Bulwer Voltaire Anon Spurgeon Lavater Tryon Edwards Joubert Buxton Hume on topics like joy, eloquence, ideas, the present moment, restraint, chastity, vanity and personal conduct. Contains multiple authors and ideas about self discipline.
A bustling collection of witty exchanges involving the First and Second Ladies the Chaperon and debutantes. Dialog hints at dieting manners city nicknames private accounts and concealed expenditures in a lively social vignette.
The excerpt lists varied items from cement substitutes and a German inventor’s coal dust motor to plant activity cycles. It notes a massive Australian nugget from 1852, French rabbit wool claims, and a mythic belief about alligators swallowing stones before attacks, ending with a cylinder head failure on a Connecticut locomotive.
Dr Reid, a famed medical writer, is asked by a lady of literary note to visit her home at No. 1 Chesterfield Street. He replies with humor that he will remember Chesterfield and Number One, blending politeness with self interest.
A new report on insanity in Ireland attributes mental decline to malnutrition among the poor and to excessive use of tea and tobacco. It notes dyspepsia from weak preparation and prolonged steeping, bread and tea replacing porridge and milk, and inferior tea contributing to nervous disturbances.
A London paper recounts Capt Blomberg appearing to officers in America urging London to protect his son. He was later killed in action the same day and hour. The son earned church and royal posts as protection from the queen.
An American resident of the City of Mexico argues that Mexico endures a crucial test with a rigid retrenchment policy. Salaries are cut, the army reduced, and taxes raised as revenues from imports fall with silver depreciation. He says mining mood shifts, agriculture will awaken, and Mexico will gain prestige and prosperity through renewed resource development.
A Strand boot maker claims three million London pedestrians wear away a ton of leather daily. He estimates the leather's value at one hundred thousand pounds if recovered. He notes no method exists to separate leather from street dust, suggesting a future inventor could strike it rich.
Miss Catharine P Corwin daughter of the famous Thomas Corwin died at Lebanon Ohio the other day. Bisworp Tuttle Episcopal of St Louis who joined the Salvation Army is said to be the first bishop to take such a step.
A reflective poem contrasts unrealized aims with money saved and promises kept, portraying a land of "Pretty Soon." It laments unfulfilled potential, unspoken kindness, and fame left unclaimed while noting that distant ideal remains frustratingly out of reach. The piece uses vivid imagery of money, gifts, and dusted noble efforts to critique postponement.
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