05 Jun 1851
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1851
Page
1
The Warren Mail announces annual subscription at 140 in advance or 82 O0 within the year with 50 cent residence delivery surcharge. Discontinuation only on publisher option. Advertising rate: one square 12 lines three insertions at 31 and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion.
A lyrical meditation on the sea by George D D Prentice contrasts ocean peace with aging loss and longing for childhood. The piece ends with a humorous local anecdote about an elderly woman bargaining for hay and hens nests change, provoking the driver’s cursing reply.
Willie Bailie a famed Scottish rogue outwits a border highwayman during a southward robbery plot. Disguised as a beggar with a decoy treasure bag he lures the thief into a bargaining trap, swaps horses, and escapes with the spoil while leaving the pursuer empty handed. The tale links to Claude Duval and notes changing moral views since Charles II.
The New Orleans Courier reports a Lyceum Hall demonstration of a hybrid locomotive usable on land or water. The inventor claims it can throw water up to 3,000 feet and could extinguish fires instantly if placed near them, with engineers praising its ability to move forward, backward, and in circles.
A group of fourteen Ixpian Indians traveling from the Northwest Territory to England is depicted as hoping to profit by exhibiting live savages. The article notes their courtship method, describing a round of flute music at the wigwam followed by a stick-throwing test. If the damsel smiles and returns no sticks, it is a match. if she throws sticks, the suitor retreats.
A collage of gibes and anecdotes from a bygone era includes a tale of a hotel boarder who mistook knocks for Rochester spirits and sought a confab with them. It closes with a quip about a gentleman peering through a knot hole and reflections on luck, truthfulness, and cheerful appearances.
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