03 Jun 1879
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1879
Page
1
A reflective poem by Sarah O. Jewett describes lilacs in bloom filling a quiet house, bees in apple trees, and a Sunday morning stillness. The speaker feels shut out from a mysterious temple of blue red and gold lights where angels seem near, seeking a voice that sings without priestly trappings.
In a rural kitchen, Mrs. Marvin endures long days feeding five men while Hetty pleads for magazines and a sewing machine. Her husband Seth, worn by memory, confronts his stubborn pride, sees his mother’s sacrifice, and vows to reform and provide better for his children and wife. A visit to neighbor Greene accents the contrast between scarcity and comfort, prompting Seth to pledge a new start and a change in family life.
A May dispatch from the New York Times compiles crop reports from about one hundred places across thirty-four states and a territory. It notes varied conditions with wheat and corn trends, rising fruit prospects, and regional differences in tobacco and cotton, plus notable societal items and events of the period.
A brother journalist likens newspaper workers to a farmer ruined by many small unpaid debts. He imagines selling a thousand bushels at two dollars each to many buyers who pay late or not at all. Prompt settlements would save the farmer, as timely pay would aid the press in facing its own financial pressures.
Robert Jefferson, a 76 plus year old man of dark mulatto color, claims he is the son of Thomas Jefferson. He lives at 185 Minerva Street in a neat frame cottage and says his mother Millie Redford was a slave in Charlestown, Virginia. He recounts Jefferson’s friendship with his mother’s master and a 1803 period when Jefferson spent time at the Christian Homestead. He recalls being told by his mother and Mr Kristian about his paternity. statesmen Alexander H. Stephens and General Bob Toombs reportedly learned his statement. Jefferson’s name and Toombs in Franklin College are mentioned. He has two daughters, one worth $11,000, and he lives in the manner of white neighbors.
John Hand, formerly of Edenburg Clarion County Pennsylvania now based in Colorado, has bought appliances for several rigs and plans to drill near Pueblo, testing thousands of acres he has leased. He points to ten nearby producing wells near Canon City as evidence, noting shafts once sunk for ore yielded oil instead.
Excursionists witnessed the death of PJ Walker a famed Falls boatman who repeatedly saved lives. His demise came after a life marked by daring and frequent drunkenness. Walker aged around thirty leaves a widow and two children.
A young woman who wed a Black man at Beaver Pennsylvania a few days ago has been declared insane and committed to the Pittsburgh insane asylum.
An old man dismisses the paper as empty then returns to find his wife cutting it into patterns. He frantically rages, kicks a cat through a window, spills clabber on the carpet and baby, finally leaving with a tirade against women.
If subscribers wish their papers discontinued publishers may continue sending them until all charges are paid, indicating a policy that finalizes service only after settling due balances.
A wise Allentown man asks his wife to take an inch from his new pants. She charitably pleads she is no tailor. The family, from mother to nephew, clips an inch from each pair, sparking a cascade of alterations and a famously maddest man in knee breeches.
A humorous, cautionary guide from The Railroader advising travelers to question agents and conductors about train times routes and procedures. It suggests handing money, testing attentiveness, and noting staff reactions to determine honesty and service quality during a station visit.
A humorous quire guidance piece advises a new singer to giggle at the right moments, dress fancily, whisper about others, and misdirect attention during performances. It mocks church discipline and social quirks with playful but archaic dialect.
A caller asks Ben Butler about damages after his neighbor’s cow trampled a garden. Butler replies with a mock bill: ten dollars for damage, fifteen for legal advice, five balance due, noting the cow owner is the claimant’s own. The exchange ends with a playful warning to delay payment.
Bucklen's Arsenic Salve advertised as best salve in the world for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum tetter chapped hands chillblains corns and all skin eruptions. Guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by A W Morck & Co.
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