17 Jun 1852
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1852
Page
1
The Warren Mail announces annual mail and office subscription rates at 140 in advance and 200 within the year, plus 50 cents for residence delivery. No paper discontinued until arrearages are paid unless the publisher opts otherwise. Advertising: one square of 12 lines or less three insertions for 81, subsequent insertions 25 cents.
The speaker invites a beloved to dwell on a tropical isle where storms never darken the sunlit world and song birds and flowers create an Edenic scene. A second verse imagines a celestial star where dew never falls and moons circle forever. The poem ends with a pledge that truth love and beauty dwell there with the speaker.
A detailed narrative of General Washington bidding farewell at Whitehall in New York on December 4 1783. The scene includes tearful exchanges with Knox and other officers, the soldiers' sobs, and Washington's final salute as his barge departs. The piece contrasts Washington with Napoleon, praising Washington's magnanimity, virtue, and dedication to liberty.
A country woman asks mathematician William Hutton for help with her unkind husband. He recommends a simple cure: treat him with a smile. Months later she returns with gifts, saying the advice restored harmony and love at home.
A Stockbridge, Massachusetts informant recalls Rev. Zeb Twitchell a Vermont Conference Methodist minister noted for grave pulpit demeanor but joked about sleeping with a tavern keeper's wife. The conference scene unfolds with Zeb admitting the tale and a humorous twist.
A cautionary tale warns how children copy adult speech and mischief follows. A neighbor’s visits upset a mother when her boy George says she wished that old bore would not call again, revealing words spoken in confidence.
An old proverb excerpt recalls a child testing a visitor’s eye and a guest explaining that a neighbor is not a fool but sensible, while a boy jokes about who lives next door to a fool as heard from the mother.
A Ladies' Repository tale uses a wedding day allegory about couples pulling together to illustrate harmony in marriage. The Home Gazette cites forbearance and unison of action as keys to happiness. Lively snippets include genteel social quips about color terms, winter courting, and humorous exchanges with a Dutch toast ending.
A spoof fable recounts Neptune forbidding a boy to play with his big whales yet the lad persists. The whales rough him up until Triton rescues him. Neptune then jokes that whales demand respect and play. The piece closes with aphorisms and scattered satirical quips about life, health, and manners.
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