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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1884
Page
4
Poetic lines describe moonlit water and lilies on a tranquil lake. The verse contrasts peaceful night with distant world of sin and a blessing for future care and greeting of a coming day. Mention of Boston Globe anchors the attribution.
Dr Aymer and Miss Josephine Moore navigate social scandal and a sudden illness after governess Josie is dismissed by Mrs Wintringham. Amid whispers of propriety, Josie falls ill and Aymer returns to her side, torn between duty and romance as Aunt Mary helps.
The London Saturday Review argues Americans should see the Cincinnati disturbance as a test of civil order. It credits police and most citizens with duty and contrasts US restraint with European anti Jewish agitation while noting widespread gun use and weak arms among authorities. The piece suggests United States still maintains high democratic health despite riots.
Novelties in parlor ornaments and decorations and window decorations noted. Modjeska portrayed as Rosalind in a stage appearance.
The piece critiques heavy gowns and long skirts for walking, praises lighter fabrics like vicugnas and tweeds, and imagines a future with minimal train weight. It also discusses high heels, ballroom dancing, and then shifts to curtain and mantel decorations with various trim ideas.
A Chicago Telegram piece laments the English tongue abused by Italians, Latin phrases, and legal jargon. It attacks invitations marked RSVP and menus, calling for a society to prevent cruelty to English and spare readers from unreadable prescriptions and pages.
A New York Post reader notes a drift toward comfortable walking boots over stilettos as the season favors French kid flats with low heels and broad toes. Styles span patent leather tops, bronze kid, velvet, satin, and Dieppe sandals for dress, with lightweight French calf and cloth uppers for riding and country use.
A detailed guide explains arranging a mantel valance using peacock feathers. Cover the board edge with green velvet, add a green baize strip, pin feathers with eyes downward in evenly spaced rows, tack stems with cotton, and stitch to keep the feathers straight. A second upper row hides stems for a finished fringe effect.
The writer critiques overt window decoration that exposes interiors to passersby and argues for privacy using lace and Madras curtains. Flowers and jardinieres are proposed to brighten homes without inviting intrusion, noting many rooms lack natural life and suffer from artificial surroundings.
A Hartford Times correspondent describes Algiers as a modern French town by the sea with white houses, a two mile waterfront, and an old Arab city atop rising hills. The port fort, lighthouse, and arsenal frame a grand harbor scene with Moorish villas nearby and a year round ideal climate.
The San Francisco Occident contrasts physical and intellectual traits of figures like Daniel Webster and Alexander Stephens, noting Webster and Stephens as intellectual giants despite differing body types. It also cites a theological seminary president weighing 320 pounds and a pastor at 120 pounds, illustrating a reversal between body and mind in public figures.
The Scotch terrier Tot belongs to Miss Nellie Arthur, daughter of President Arthur. Tot obeys only his mistress and even bit the president while caressing him. A White House attendant showed Tot’s trick where he “sings” by lifting a bowl, and Miss Nellie keeps him in line with firm discipline.
The May Atlantic criticizes Sinkspeare through Richard Grant White, arguing the famed author lacked purpose, truth, and consistency, and was indifferent to decency and to the rules he set, likening his writings to Moses under harsh biblical scrutiny.
Some Hungarian laborers in Pennsylvania coal mines work for two dollars a week. They receive board and lodging for two dollars and fifty cents a month, allowing them to save a noticeable amount.
Reports on pine and oak land in Massachusetts returning substantial value, New England forestry efforts in New York, soil and tree care methods, and farm practices. Includes bee behavior and ensilage debate, Saskatchewan wheat boom, bark stripping in Russian forestry, and Elmira wagon loading guidance.
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