17 Mar 1885
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1885
Page
1
A poetic note speaks of resilience as March winds blow. Daisies stir under sheltering snow while crocus bud and daffodils whisper, awaiting April rain. The verse keeps faith in renewal despite harsh weather.
Washington cor article describes 8000 Pennsylvania militiamen forming a grand front in the inaugural procession. Brig. Gen. James A. Beaver draws the most applause while Gov. Pattison and Maj. Gen. Hartranft ride with staff. Spectators marvel at the state’s strength and its impact on public pride.
A column of whimsical quotes and short vignettes including jokes about poets and profit, a San Francisco marriage to a much older Chinaman, blue humor about blond angels, a note on the ten thousand dollar bill, and humorous exchanges at a masquerade with a sermon comment and a loud bonnet provoking dinner table silence.
A brief item notes that job printing is a specialty offered at the man office, highlighting the focus on printed work.
Mr Gladstone recounted how Princess Alice kissed her feverish sick child in diphtheria care. The touching scene showed a mother’s instinct overpowering medical caution and science as she comforted her son. The anecdote underscored timeless maternal devotion.
Mrs H Newhard of Beaver township details a winter poultry yield. With forty eight pullets from Oct 24 to Feb 24 they produced 175 dozen eggs sold at no less than 20 cents each, earning $35 about 73 cents per pullet. Hens are crosses of Plymouth Rocks Brahmas and Leghorns in a warm house fed corn and wheat bran mixed warm with milk dishwater and more. Hus Cough Cure advertised as safe pleasant and quick, 25 cents.
An old advertisement urges readers to buy Hub Cough Cure from Johnson and Siegfried and promises quick relief. It also notes Good Flour priced at 70 cents and $1.00 per sack at Geo. P. Orr & Co.
A Paris novelist well known for theater work dines with a manufacturer and delays payment for amusing the wife. The pair discuss terms, with the writer demanding 500 francs for dining out and a subsequent offer rising to 600 francs as the wife allegedly grows dull. The tale ends before any arrangement is made.
The article notes breakfast and luncheon table settings feature intricate florals and fringed textiles with Bohemian and Venetian glass and Japanese porcelain. Dinner preserves plain white damask, while napkins at plated servings rise as an alternative. Bird motif tableware and crystal toilet sets grow in popularity for liqueur flasks, cruets, and ornamental pieces.
A handsomely described project outlines making a peacock feather fire screen. A wire frame forms a half circular fan shape covered in coarse muslin, with a weighted wooden stand. Eye feathers form the edge, followed by inner rows, finished with tiny feathers toward the center. A peacock head is ideal in the center or in its absence tiny feathers fill the area. Back is covered with red or gold paper.
The Long Branch letter notes fashionable riding among the elite. Miss Basker and companions gallop with skill while Blassen, a renowned riding master, cycles long hours guiding young women. He charges five dollars per outing and skims danger by serving many riders, reducing the risk of scandal. Oil extraction from grape seeds is reported in Italy with black varieties yielding more.
The item outlines cutting four seven inch rounds from stiff pasteboard and covering them with blue silesia for a decorative project. It lists required materials including blue silesia blue satin ribbon white flannel stiff pasteboard and blue silk.
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