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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1862
Page
1
A nurse reading to a wounded soldier is praised as Florence Nightingale in this poem by G. W. Bungay. The scene, witnessed by Col Howe and Prof Hitchcock at the Relief Rooms on Broadway, depicts compassion, care, and heroism embodied by a guardian angel figure.
Unruly gray horse turns into a wheeling trade as Bob Wadden swaps for a sorrel and a clock, while a stranger tries to retake the gray. The tale unfolds with humor as the horse refuses to move and the exchange lands two unlikely riders in a standoff.
A fragmentary excerpt shows dialect dialogue with enslaved person and mistress, referencing food exchange and race relations. The piece includes a proverb about men seeking money or aid, and a note on rebels divided between believing and telling lies, reflecting period attitudes and tensions without graphic detail.
Private letter published from Speaker Grow reports the Homestead Act passage and forthcoming signature. It outlines open government lands up to 160 acres per person, eligibility for citizens or declarations of intent, age 21 or head of family or service in the military, with ten dollar entry plus fees, five years residence required, and emphasis on free homes and free men.
The President welcomed the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and pledged gratitude for their support amid a crisis seen as vital to civil and religious liberty at home and abroad. He cited reliance on Divine guidance and urged unity to ensure the nation’s continued strength for future generations. Rouppine for in. New York Evening Post notes a sick soldier and nurse scene at Park Barracks, with a witty exchange about nursing care.
Gov William Sprague won the Rhode Island United States Senate seat for six years starting March 4 next, receiving 92 of 103 votes. No formal opposition nomination occurred.
The Merrimac is destroyed leaving the rebel navy with only the Nashville steamer and the tug of war remaining. The statement notes a drastic reduction in Confederate naval strength and emphasizes the remaining vessels in service.
A doctor visits a languid dandy to bleed him. The dandy calls the doctor a good butcher. The doctor retorts that he is good at sticking calves. The exchange highlights streetwise humor in a medical scene.
In court the An Trishman was asked for his marriage certificate and displayed a tall head scar shaped like a shovel, which the judge deemed satisfactory and accepted as part of the proceedings.
Five year old Charley swallowed a bone rimmed eyelet with ivory ring while playing in the garden. His mother rushed to help as the child, after drinking water, declared he had swallowed a hole.
A western paper notes that twenty one years after Burlington Iowa built its first log cabin the town now houses 10 120 inhabitants. A striking measure of rapid growth and frontier settlement in this period.
A long spindleshanked wag asked a peddler for tin overalls. The peddler retorted that he had no such items but offered candle moulds that would fit the wag. The exchange captures a humorous street barter moment from the era.
A brief proverb notes three kinds of men in the world. The Wills make things happen the Wants oppose everything and the Cant s fail in all endeavors.
A wry aphorism notes that many lack sharp thinking unless they weigh their neighbors, while praising the crow as a brave bird that never shows the white feather.
In Charleston Virginia a recent court martial found Captain West and Lieutenant Mackey of First Virginia guilty of keeping their wives in camp dressed in men's clothes and cashiered them. Colonel De Villiers of the Eleventh Ohio was also cashiered.
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