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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1886
Page
4
A poem recalls childhood days at a nearby dame's school and a lifelong marriage in a town church. The speaker and Dolly vow to wed, share a farm, and endure the sorrow as Dolly grows ill. The verses invite the reader to the church and grave to understand love's fading sunlight.
A Washington correspondent reports a famous ex-member of Congress known for chasing women entered the Capitol wing and fixed on a blonde in black with a jaunty hat. He approached an older man and her, then learned she was soliciting subscriptions to Gen Logan's book. The ex-member, a staunch Democrat and Logan foe, paid up and avoided further flirtations for the day.
A Boston Herald commentary notes the wasteful spending of New York’s young society set, highlighting Berry Wall’s downfall amid fast horses and gambling. It reports a dispute where a friend owes Wall $800, with Wall seeking repayment via a drafted check he claims his father issued.
A European envoy in Washington was lured to New York by a man posing as the Secretary of the Treasury’s nephew. The swindler, “Manning,” claimed lottery winnings and invited the count to a card game where he was eventually robbed of $18 after boasting of high connections. A French secretary later met a similar ploy but dismissed it, ending the encounter with a polite shrug.
Deming New Mexico reports Santiago McKin an Irish Mexican boy taken by Apaches after his father’s ranch near San Lorenzo. Held seven months he saw twenty murders and witnessed cannibal raids as the band moved south and burned homes. He escaped with his life and returned home to his father and community.
Six years ago an Auburn resident received several sheep from an artist in exchange for an old Cremona violin. The man claims the sheep have earned him about $1,000, valuing the deal as a good bargain.
Chicago Tribune correspondent reports and confirms that Miss Murfree the Atlantic Monthly writer known as George Egbert Craddock plans marriage soon to a tall burly farmer near Pulaski Tennessee. Friends say the bride to be is unaware of the groom and details remain private.
A Michigan man with a grand arm badge sought a power of attorney from soldiers at a home to draw their allowances and manage their property. He asked for car fare to leave after presenting factions of titles and references on his card.
In New York City about 15,000 cigar makers exist, only 300 are skilled hand workers. The rest rely on molds, a shift seen as lowering quality and value of molded cigars.
A mosaic of brief humorous items and anecdotes from papers in Philadelphia Boston Buffalo Washington and Atlanta. Jests about anti plumnage leagues old world and modern manners curious conversations and a sparrow versus fly catcher episode shared as light reading.
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