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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1855
Page
1
A passenger recalls a 1849 stagecoach journey toward Pittsburg halted by a mountain storm. A brutal plunge over a precipice kills the driver and other passengers, while a loyal tree saves a young woman. The survivor later marries the man who recounts the tale and vows never to forget the night.
The Warren Mail announces Saturday publication under EB Cowan with payment terms of 150 in advance or 200 if not in advance. Papers will not be discontinued until arrearages are settled, unless the publisher opts to suspend.
A lyrical meditation on aging and unfulfilled ambition. The speaker laments drawn out waiting for spring joys, compares life to fading light, and longs to fade away rather than endure gray despair. The tone is elegiac and melancholic throughout.
Hardy, a new scholar, endures jeers from Jemson for driving a cow. A prize story crowns him hero for aiding a poor widow by driving her cow and buying boots with her money. The crowd cheers as Hardy earns a gold medal and Jemson repents, joining in a woodland ramble.
The May 15 foot race in Cambridge Massachusetts drew 12 000 to 15 000 spectators with 2000 carriages from Boston. John Grindell of New York defeated Johu M Stetson of Cambridge in ten miles, recording 57 minutes 22 seconds to Stetson’s 58 minutes 13 seconds amid high betting and a lively crowd.
A patchwork of curiosities: needle-woman lifespan and tuberculosis rates. Pliny Miles and European travels. New York City schooling gaps. Koll the German traveler in America. Lafayette’s grandson touring the U S. Sontag’s remains at Vera Cruz. Miss Pyne compared to Victoria. Nicholas I born in 1796 and Paul’s heir. Pacific cotton mill employs 2000. Iowa sweet potatoes yield per acre. Menschikoff born in 1783. Boston year expenditures near two million. New York omnibuses total 682 vehicles. Edward Everett to speak at Dorchester July ovation. Burns family repeated annual visit to birthplace.
Bayard Taylor describes in awe the Holy City’s Jews, noting noble beauty and distinctive features. He recalls seeing a Jew whose face resembled Raphael’s Christ, with dark eyes and serene expression, becoming a haunting revelation of the Savior as sunset lit a wall. He also reflects on miracles in Judea and his companion’s astonishment at his claim.
A long, mixed text blends household tips on woolens teeth and cookware with a comic anecdote and local notices. It includes guidance on cleaning, heating new irons, preserving pottery, and storing papers for fires, followed by a humorous tale about a rejected suit for damages and a farmer’s reply to an aristocratic lawyer.
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