18 Mar 1871
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1871
Page
1
A gray-haired couple sit by a bright wood fire with three empty chairs representing their children. The father suggests removing the chairs, but the mother refuses, recalling each child’s return and praying to meet them in a heavenly home.
In a May parlor Lucy Selwyn confides a joyless marriage to her friend Mrs Brown who urges her to rekindle affection through praise and warmth. Mrs Brown shares a former lesson from her own life and Lucy resolves to restore love, leading to a year of renewed happiness and sunlit skies for the couple.
A collage of anecdotes and reflections covers cures for hoarseness, whaling ships idle in New Bedford, social funerals, bread making in Paris, California parlors in Chicago, mischief with an egg bet, mail deliveries of live animals, and a critical look at Columbus and Venetian trade. The piece blends humor, memory, and historical critique.
A husband dictates a tale of a young couple with a small purse who pursue domestic restraint and personal economy. Despite scarcity they raise many children, while the wife remains vibrant and devoted, and the pair enjoy mutual affection, public propriety, and surprising happiness.
A Boston Advertiser report highlights the rising use of chloral as a sedative and its dangers. Physicians describe rheumatic and skin irritation, eye dimness, and a black tongue streak in habitual users. Delirium tremens like withdrawal and paralysis after overdose are noted, urging public caution and medical advice.
The empire including Alsace and Lorraine would have 40,148,209 inhabitants while France sans those provinces would total 36,428,543. United Germany would be Europe’s second most populous, after Russia. The note adds that much of Russia is sparsely Civilized, and that the 1880 census will boost the United States into that ranking.
Describes market produce wagons from Long Island New Jersey and Westchester filing streets near the market, blocking traffic as drivers quarrel and policemen restore order. A Northport fisherman-turned-watchman Nichols helps uncover a humorous horse theft attempt amid diverse accents and encounters with a naval officer and Irish carrier.
A Nashville reporter describes Mrs. Carter of Carroll County who suffered facial burns years ago and now exhibits a fossil like, hardened visage. She fell onto burning coals near war’s end, was rescued after prolonged agony, and survived though facial features were destroyed and the face became rigid and inflexible.
The custom in England is to cross a bill or check with an oblique line to prevent forged endorsements. A cross signifies payment only to the proper parties, reducing value if lost unless presented to known recipients.
A discussion of various healing methods, focusing on a new lifting cure for chronic ailments. The method uses a light progressive lift to stimulate the spinal cord and nervous system without shock, with experts claiming distinct invigorating effects and gradual strength gains.
The Chicago Post criticizes American “treating” where one pays for others drinks as a vice fueling drunkenness. It contrasts with Europeans who pay for their own, noting frequent saloon generosity leads to social pressure and widespread intoxication. The piece laments the habit as absurd, tyrannical, and harmful to civilization.
The article extols Washington as a place of good dinners and hospitality. It praises intimate, cozy suppers rather than lavish banquets, noting that residency, plain style, and sensible women keep social life vibrant. It contrasts guest etiquette with the city’s culture and humorously comments on domestic choices.
Beings of the hive supposedly feel a rheumatic abhorrence to easterly winds and stay at home despite fine weather. The cause is thought to be a deficiency of electricity in the air affecting their behavior.
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