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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1883
Page
4
A St Louis law student reportedly created a new toy pistol with paper cap explosions and marble ammunition. The device, praised for harmlessness by its inventor, can fire about 15 feet, with several Eastern firms eyeing patents and mass production despite safety concerns raised by observers.
Philadelphia shows a smaller foreign born share than New York in 1880 with about 23 percent foreign residents versus New York’s 40 percent. The table compares birth origins in both cities, noting Irish predominance and German presence, and highlights Philadelphia’s larger native population proportion.
A Fire Lake resident recalls a child tasting warm water and declaring it nasty. The exchange ends with the girl noting she had already drunk the cold water, an anecdote from Fife Lake Michigan Comet.
A Bangor Theological Seminary president is recalled delivering a long harangue against Darwinism and ending with the question If we were monkeys where are our tails An auditor retorts We have sat on them so long that they are all worn off.
A Gunnison country road near Desolation Gulch is said to haunt stage drivers at night. Witness Sam Eckefelt describes a whirling wind, fog, and a cold presence near the ravine where a burned cabin stands. Old miner Jabez Brown recounts the murder of Frank Elder by Joe Sommers over a mining claim and the vanished companions.
The Whitehall Times relays a tale of a modest collegian whose sister visits his room. An older guest, who had occupied the room fifty three years earlier, pries at familiar furnishings. The visitor discovers the concealed sister and reacts with astonishment, shouting that it is the same old lie and the same old games.
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A gentle man boasts of rising circulation for Bloom with readers saying it will beat expectations. He recalls borrowing ten dollars from the editor but notes the circulation has since fallen to almost nothing, illustrating a volatile newspaper venture.
The oyster beds of Puget Sound draw interest as railroad facilities improve. Indians formerly gathered oysters, now whites join in transplanting to boost supply. New beds have been found with unusually large, meaty oysters that rival Atlantic varieties in flavor.
Ada Rohan, a Daly's Theatre actress, captivates Cincinnati audiences by mimicking the current New York society girl mannerisms, creating a notable stage hit according to the Inquirer.
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