22 Jul 1871
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1871
Page
1
Translation by William Cullen Bryant presents a poem about a swallow returning from distant shores. The speaker in a dungeon laments a missing mate, contrasting the swallow’s freedom with his own confinement and longing for eventual memory and peace.
A narrator recounts an ill fated Brazilian diamond hunt from San Isidro, chasing a mythical Pad and a ruby red clue to a treasure led by Don Fernando. After lost mules and a failed dig, he foils a cunning storekeeper, only to see the jewel resurface in Lisbon and Cadiz with Don Fernando and a touring dancer.
A tale from Bilston describes a wager over a watch and a pistol challenge at the Bull's Head inn. The second piece argues that sleep, not excess, sustains life and work, urging eight hours as average with temperament-based variation. Sleep rebuilds the body and guards against decay.
The piece argues that a father remains responsible for a child under all circumstances and should offer relentless care and forgiveness. It urges separation only to protect other children or finances, but rejects disinheritance or abandonment as grave faults, citing prodigal son parable guidance.
A Kansas officer certifies that Mrs. H. F. Harper, Mrs. E. F. Stanley, and Mrs. M. Kerns were elected and qualified as the District Board of School District No. 37, Wilson County. He notes pride in a female-led board amid local prejudice, praising the county's eighty districts for efficiency and energy.
In a letter from Japan the artist Osgood notes striking differences with the culture, praising ingenuity yet condemning immorality. He cites naked laborers in the streets and mixed baths, and warns of illicit pictures hidden in everyday items like fans and sleeve buttons.
A Tribune analysis notes rising suicides tied to life insurance policies and questions whether insurers should limit liability. It recounts the Memphis case of Spears, a Hebrew shopkeeper who gambled away funds, insured his life for 5000 dollars, and killed himself to provide for his wife, leaving a bitter letter and a grievous moral dilemma.
A 67 year old man living in Chester County Pennsylvania has been blind since age seven yet can navigate Welsh Mountain by memory without help. He travels four to five miles within his neighborhood identifies neighbor residences by approach and recognizes voices and footsteps of acquaintances. He can identify timber make tools and hidden axes and returns to the woods to resume work the next day.
A school composition jokes that salt spoils potatoes if forgotten. The quip frames salt as a spice and humorously highlights its essential role in seasoning and kitchen culture.
A poor girl named Gertrude learns Brussels lace by a mysterious benefactor. She rises to wealth but is warned that charity to neighbors is needed. She then wanders from cottage to cottage teaching the craft, spreading comfort and plenty.
Arkansas reports an 18 foot long snake with 23 inch girth, Missouri boasts a 26 foot specimen with 36 inch circumference, Kansas Statesman claims a 38 foot long snake 48 inches around with fishlike scales and a sulphur tint, Chicago paper cites a 1400 foot long tail end and asks how large the waist would be.
A Western paper from Frankfort Illinois dated June 19 reports two Williams daughters aged sixteen and eighteen near eight miles away show frenzied witchcraft like acts at night. They scale houses, dance atop roofs, utter screams, and speak a private language. Daytime they are sane, fond of music, and converse quietly. About fifty visitors gather nightly to witness the phenomena while locals speculate on a witch’s spell and a cat presence.
Miscellaneous items describe fashion trends in thin gauze veils and blue neckties, a cost dispute over a bride’s dress, and oddities from Paris calming renovations to potent claims about medicines. The piece covers mining booms in Utah and Amador, livestock prices in England, US Army data, widows in pensions, and a landmark gold mine saga with Chamberlaine and Hayward.
The article argues warmer climates rely on oils and fats while hot regions favor fruits and vegetables. In temperate climates meats and butter should be reduced in summer, especially for the young old and indoor workers. Proposes a summer plan: breakfast cold bread butter plus a light protein or fruit. dinner one vegetable and fruit. supper cold bread and butter with a hot drink. Claims health benefits within a week.
The Sun profiles Henry Hart a German immigrant turned pawnbroker in Chatham Street now worth five million. He reportedly rents none of his vast holdings and keeps his properties tightly shut and decaying, including a mansion whose dry rot worsens. A prior “Twenty Seventh Street ghost” scare centered on Hart’s house but the haunting was a neighbor’s white billy goat wandering inside.
A French paper notes the Mont Cenis tunnel has been pierced and trains pass through but ventilation remains faulty. Smoke from engines fails to clear, and of three engine drivers who worked the tunnel one died of suffocation while another was restored to life with great difficulty.
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