05 Mar 1872
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1872
Page
1
Poem recounting poverty and loss in a family story with a dying child named Eily. A narrator recalls hardship, hunger, and devotion as the child’s faith and laughter light the home before a final farewell at the bedside. The piece blends rural imagery and sorrowful reminiscence from Chambers's Journe!.
Dr Tatham tells how a Heidelberg duel over a married woman Max Oppenheim and Ferdinand Kohler ended in tragedy. The widow Marie bore a child with the doctor later revealed as Amy, now Mrs Irving, as the confession clears a long curious family mystery.
The Conversation House at Baden-Baden finally closes ending its era as a famed gambling resort. The article notes its democratic crowd, grand entertainments, and the wealth of lessees Benazet and Depressoir, with Kaiser Wilhelm said to have dethroned this powerful palace. Baden remains a desirable watering place with its castles and scenic Rhine valley setting.
Historical survey traces horses from early warfare to myth and sculpture. From Solomon’s stalls and Egyptian beginnings to Greek Olympic horsemanship, Arabian lines like Kadischi and Kochlain are valued for endurance and courage. The piece notes imperial coinage, English and Russian horse populations, and iconic American prices and exports.
In Australia a gathering brought together four men, three shepherds from a sheep farm and their employer. One shepherd held an Oxford degree, another a Cambridge degree, the third a German university degree, while their employer, a squatter rich in flocks and herds, could scarcely read or write or keep his accounts.
A scrap-book preserves prized newspaper clippings from poems anecdotes and receipts saving memories and laughter. It argues that a single paper holds valuable items from poetry to stories and practical notes enough to enrich life over time.
In a Wood's Household Magazine essay, the speaker argues that medical nomenclature misleads patients and doctors alike. He recounts diagnosing fifteen dispensary cases as simply not well, urging prevention through ventilation, sunshine, diet, and public health rather than labeling conditions.
An essay from Hearth and Home challenges the notion that women are more extravagant than men. It argues husbands often finance costly living beyond their means through overstated incomes, grand houses, and fashionable dress. The piece contends blame falls on both spouses but notes wives typically decry a husband’s failures yet bear the accompanying social burden.
The passage describes handling fainting apoplexy and epilepsy, advising seat the person to improve blood flow away from the head, apply cold or ice and salt, and keep distance if there is no breathing. It notes epilepsy involves violent contortions and warns against restraining efforts, suggesting to prevent harm while the person recovers. It adds a tip: dizziness fades if you look upward.
The article recalls two fatal balloon accidents in Kentucky with ropes cut and a man hurled from a height to his death. It then tells the Oakland 1853 tale of Reddy the newsboy, who rode a balloon, cut it free, and survived with cuts while the crowd cheered his return and later performances.
A new method of raising funds for church support is spreading in several cities. Instead of renting pews, occupants place weekly envelopes in their seats to give payments for church expenses. This system speeds collection and offers convenience over annual or quarterly payments.
Rev. Mr. Fontaine described two general serpent species in Mississippi and Louisiana armed with needle like tail stings over three inches long. The snakes coil and launch the sharp weapon into a pursuer while the presence of a venom gland remains unconfirmed. The piece warns of a formidable ophidian threat.
A two floor hall houses an unprecedented museum devoted to agricultural products, climates, and cultivation. It features mounted native birds with white perches for beneficial species and black marks for harmful ones, plus preserved stomach contents and an entomology collection of North American and foreign insects with copperplate engravings and guide notebooks. Queen Victoria presents Mrs. Scales, mother of triplets, with £3 sterling in a rare Canadian gift.
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