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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1884
Page
4
A humorous piece from Morven Mail describes a stubborn plantation mule as a wry commentary on trust and naivete. The narrator warns against underestimating the animal’s hidden resolve and the peril of misplaced faith.
Elsie regains sight and bonds with kind friends Mrs. Lester and Tiny. Susan Wilson reveals Elsie is Bert’s long lost daughter through photos in a locket, confirming Bert’s brother’s child as rightful kin. The revelation ends Elsie’s years of sorrow and she finds happiness at last.
A rainbound street scene follows Elsie, a blind girl, and her harsh mother Susan. A compassionate doctor named Lester spots the child, offers treatment and a future, while the mother resists care but Elsie seeks help, meeting the kind physician again and finding shelter at his home.
A bashful suitor, in a solemn voice, asks Miss M what powder she uses to clean her teeth. She hesitates, asks for the question, and leaves. the next day the story is that Miss M was a little off, and no offense was found.
A correspondent notes Mexican city governance is orderly with swift arrests for loud conduct and insurrection suspicion. He warns that outside city limits life is unsafe, and locals routinely carry large pistols, even when visiting indoors, reflecting a clash of law and personal liberty.
A Russian colonel sells a horse to a merchant for a high price claiming the animal is nearly perfect and only needs a tongue. The next day the merchant learns the horse has only half a tongue and seeks legal remedy. The magistrate dismisses the case and suggests compromise amid laughter in court.
In New York Mrs. Flood, wife of a California millionaire, sought the finest neck lace at Tiffanys. Tiffanys proposed sending a Paris import, which arrived after she left for California. Mrs. Flood rejected it, suggesting Mrs. Stanford might take it. Mrs. Stanford bought the necklace for breakfast wear, noting it was not for formal occasions. The price exceeded $100,000. N. Y. Cor. Savannah News.
A Cleveland woman attempted to hold a baby as collateral for a rent or board bill. She cared for the child so the mother could work, but when the mother failed to pay, the woman refused to surrender the child, prompting the owner to pursue a writ of habeas corpus in court.
The article argues that gardens in New England and the middle states supply much of a family's food and can be profitable with proper care. It contrasts small, poorly tended prairie gardens with well managed plots and urges farmers to study gardening books, adopt composting, frames, and timely sowing to improve yields and household food supply. It notes some farms earn more from small plots, but warns some cannot succeed with small farms despite potential profits.
A panoramic survey contrasts small acre farming with large estates, noting personal comforts, risks, and profits. It touches kola nut use among African tribes, Swiss lake-dwellings artifacts, a new Solanum Chroudi potato, and precision metrics from the Paris bureau. It also mentions health data from Hochst color workers and coal tar color safety.
A Massachusetts Board of Agriculture meeting speaker urged clean air during milking and warned that cleaning cows and barns before milking can taint milk with impurities and odors. The article notes milk absorbs odors, discusses two alternative milking methods, and suggests milking in a warm, clean room as best. It also questions tobacco and onio ns in the milker and urges attention to barn air for high quality butter.
Montana ranchers report herd sizes fluctuating around large cattle numbers in pastures as market patterns show ongoing expansion and demand. The source notes rising livestock volumes and regional grazing conditions affecting output.
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