The Warren Mail Advertises Terms and Rates
The Warren Mail announces annual subscription price of 1 GO in advance with an option for an additional yearly payment and a half dollar delivery surcharge for residence delivery. It notes no discontinuation until arrears are paid and outlines advertising rates of one square twelve lines or less three insertions for 31 dollars, with 25 cents for each subsequent insertion.
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Warren Mail
E. Cowan
Adcanre
Trams Oy Anvenrismno
And One Is Not By Rev Edward C Jones
Poem reflecting a father's grief over losing a son from a religious perspective. The speaker describes children gathering by the hearth, sorrow at the loss of the only boy, and gratefully accepting Providence that has left him three children and a new sense of blessing as Heaven gains the deceased son.
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Heaven
Boy and Panther in Gorge Heroic Mother's Rescue
In a August morning tale a seven year old boy Samuel Eaton wanders into a mountain gorge while his panther lurks nearby. His mother Hannah and father Josiah race to save him as the creature charges. A rifle shot from below helps end the threat, leaving the family kneeling in prayer at sunset.
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Samuel Eaton
Sammy
Hannah
Samuel
Hannah Eaton
Joe
Niobe
Josiah
Josiah Eaton
Insights on coal basins and ancient flora from Dr Antisell
A New York lecture by Dr Antisell described coal beds as basin shaped and formed by drift wood and submerged forests. He noted fossils of ferns palms and conifers over 400 species and a warmer, insular climate with toxic ancient air requiring vegetation to purify it. He explained coal alteration by volcanic heat producing anthracite and discussed global vegetation and early marine life.
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New York City
Antisell
Bettingen
Australia
Mexico
South America
Humboldt
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Grass seed experiments yield five ton hay per acre
An 1852 trial sowed one bushel seed per acre and half bushel of clover with timothy, producing exceptional pasture and about five tons of hay per acre in a year. The text notes the soil was ordinarily fertile and pasture quality improved with dense seeding. It contrasts with poorer yields when seed is sparse.
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Albany Cultivator
Dwarf trees from string grafts and Swedish horse floors
The article critiques a method claimed to produce dwarf fruit trees by tying a string above a bulb then burying shoots to force roots. It notes this is partly correct and partly a scam, and adds that apple cuttings root in hotter climates. It also describes Swedish stabling with perforated plank floors to keep feet dry, claiming it explains their horses’ sound feet and rare lameness.
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Rarsine Arris
Currines
Sweden
Smoking ham in white oak barrel method from recipes
The text describes smoking Contino hams using hickory smoke under a white oak barrel with water on the head to prevent shrinking. It instructs packing 200 pounds of ham, salting with six gallons water, twelve pounds salt, twelve ounces saltpetre, two quarts molasses, boiling skimmed, cooling and pouring over hams. After one week the ham should be well smoked and tender.
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Ilis
Jim
Bill
Joe
Addison
Ile
Dutch Dancing in Olden Times and French Revolution Notes
An antiquarian reminiscence recalls early Dutch settlers in the Jerseys hosting dances with vivid dress and rituals plus a lively scene of gin, nails, and powder. The piece also includes a London Times summary of French revolutionary appeals, noting consistent majority votes and questions about women of fashion and freedom.
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Knickerbocker Magazine
Jerseys
Diedrich
Knickerbocker
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Edward C. Jones
Lim
Boy and
the Panther
Merron Harris Atrexo
London ‘Times
Paris
Ee C
Phe Yun-kee
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