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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1900
Page
1
Poem fragment presents a speaker’s guide to a refined life emphasizing contentment humility study gentleness and steadfast growth. Quoted lines from W E Channing reflect inner life over material wealth with focus on spiritual development and thoughtful action.
The speaker defends an easygoing life as he seeks air and sun. He describes fishing, shady mossy rests, and watching nature from a mossy hummock while a brown thrush and a red capped workman perform in a wooded, breezy lakeside setting. The poem frames idleness as deliberate, fleeting use of the day.
A short excerpt portrays a social exchange where Sandy asks about a new neighbor, Donald responds cautiously. The speaker recalls meeting the curious lad who offered whisky but politely stops after critique, illustrating a light social vignette from Punch.
A comic note from Tit-Bits describes Jones as an unfortunate man for waking the baby by snoring. The baby’s cries wake Curry, forcing Jones and Curry to walk together to soothe the child.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote notes Mrs Plumpley drawing all eyes when the parson speaks of divorce, calling her the cynosure and labeling her the sinner. The brief reflects social gossip and public airing of a private matter.
Massachusetts Bay reports an unprecedented herring season with thousands of barrels captured. Fishermen use torch and dip nets to harvest at night near Cohasset and Boston harbor, sailing on the petroleum boat Quartette under Captain William Dexter. Ten trips yield about 100 barrels, sold at T Wharf after a midnight haul and early market opening.
A Cotton Exchange grain man recounts a street encounter on Monday night near Customhouse and North Peters. A well dressed couple, a river front scrapper and his partner, confronted a begging thug who demanded alms. The man fought back with surprising vigor, ending with the beggar defeated and the couple walking away unscathed.
A brief romantic exchange framed as a timeless vow. A man asks for lasting devotion and a woman grants enduring hope with gentle assurance. The moment captures intimate sentiment rather than a newsworthy event.
Town Topics quotes a classroom exchange defining a pessimist as hoping troubles fall on others and an optimist as believing good things will come to oneself. The witty line contrasts outlooks on personal luck and responsibility.
Comic exchange shows Mrs Evlent remarking on poets and Harvard Hasben admitting he once wrote poetry. The brief dialogue mocks literary pretensions and recalls a Philadelphia Press style joke.
A quip from Yonkers Statesman about a wife confined indoors yesterday. The dialogue contrasts truth and perception in a brief humor item.
Governor Stanley writes without a stenographer and Judge Taft leads the Philippine commission. A 20 year old Kruger photo shows a smooth, unlined face. Grosvenor wears a full blown rose in his buttonhole. Alan Arthur expatriates Europe. Whitney owns many hats made to order. Dunlap claims to originate intercollegiate debate. Huntington builds a new LA area country house with a public art collection. Steinitz insanity recalled by Murphy’s death. Diaz seeks Reyes as Mexico’s next president. Reyes governed Nuevo Leon. Hanna quoted Thackeray on bores and the bored. Charlton, in railway service since 1847. Two congress members began as sailors, Perkins and Loud. Queen reportedly to honor Curzon with Bath and Victoria and Albert for his wife.
Rose Coghlan plans a new play by her late brother Charles Coghlan and a revival of Madame. An adventurous manager readies a Manila-bound company with Pilar-Morin Alexa Blaisdell Lavine. Alice Nielsen, Nashville born 1874, fronts The Singing Girl. The Lady of the Links introduces golf to vaudeville. Christie MacDonald tied to marriage to William Jefferson. Whishaw’s Russian novels adapted to stage. Beerbohm Tree may join A Boyar of the Terrible. Harry Davenport replaces Dan Daly in The Rounders. Seabrooke returns. Carroll exits. Maid Marian in works by Smith and De Koven for Casino New York. The Wire Walker may star Edna May in London next April.
A clipping from the Atchison Globe riffs on gender bias and social gossip. It notes how women are blamed for family and church missteps while men move unseen in rooms of critique, arguing mothers often take credit for a child's wit.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a remark about a taste for horses and notes the speaker claiming to have been in Kimberley throughout the siege. The exchange reflects a wry, period voice from a reader’s letter or commentary.
The Baltimore American notes Miss Talky Miss Gabby exchange lighthearted barbs about neighborly traits. The piece playfully contrasts talkative manners with cooking and fashion, framing it as harmless local wit.
A brief dialogue notes recognition of Cavalleria Rusticana with Mrs Gaswell recalling meeting a titled foreigner in Venice and a casual remark about such people in Chicago Tribune style.
A dialogue excerpt features a man and woman debating love described as the toughest test, with a playful exchange about why love is called a tender passion in Yonkers.
In a brief report from Philadelphia, Mrs. Hobbs is seen gathering her belongings as preparations proceed for her departure, reflecting ongoing domestic strains within the Hobbs household.
Special correspondence from Harrisburg reports Lebanon and other counties require candidates for Congress and state offices to sign pledges to abide by Republican caucus decisions. The piece defends majority rule, criticizes Flinn Martin insurgents, and notes McKinley leadership and the need for caucus loyalty to elect Republicans and deter Democratic gains.
A humorous quip from the Indianapolis Journal riffs on lineage and military heritage. The joke centers on a man saying he is a son-in-law rather than a son of the American Revolution, joking that a Daughters of the American Revolution member swooped in and married him.
A brief quip from an Indianapolis Press item portrays a savage bachelor arguing that women may stay older longer, with a sweet young thing noting they live longer due to better lives.
A fragment from the Washington Star quotes a young woman debating a man’s vocal control. Miss Cayenne dismisses the idea noting he sings on command whenever asked.
A barber taunts a dissatisfied customer about hair that refuses to stay put. The patient replies with a sharp comeback, praising progress while jokingly fearing the topic will return. The exchange reads as light humor from a 19th or early 20th century paper.
General Frank Reeder, chairman of the Republican state committee, selected new headquarters in Philadelphia after the Walnut Street lease ends. He arranged with the owner of the former Utopian club building, a four story brick residence adapted for committee use, to house several branches of state work once refitting is complete.
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