26 Mar 1890
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1890
Page
1
Grand opening advertisement for D Shears announces spring stock in dry goods carpets and wraps. Highlights include a large carpet department with various designs and colors, dress goods, embroideries, laces, spring wraps, cloaks, wash fabrics and silks with promotion of unbeatable prices.
Railroad timetable notes for the Philadelphia and Erie line list arrivals and departures including Erie Ace at 7 45 am and 7 30 am Shef Express, Warren Express at 9 00 am, St Marys Express at 10 05 am, Oil Express 1 45 pm, Oil Excess 12 25 pm, Erie Mail 1 58 pm and 5 15 pm, and Kane event at 8 05 pm on Sunday with Buffalo and Philadelphia service in both directions and various express times including 6 20 pm
A Philadelphia store showcases a private collection of 220 pearls from around the world. The black pearl and a large pink pearl captivate observers as a jeweler explains mounting plans and a $5,000 sale price to a prospective buyer. The display reflects years of divers’ peril and global sourcing.
Spartacus lodge in Chicago boosts charter membership near 100 while Scotia lodge No. 242 in Illinois forms with over 100 Scots on the charter list. Milwaukee and Chicago host Uniform Bank officers to plan the Supreme Lodge encampment in Milwaukee next July with a lavish reception back in Chicago.
The Grand Lodge of Iowa logged 31 deaths in the year with 16 assessments paying $58,600 in death benefits. In 1889, 623 certificates were issued, leaving 4 195 in force on February 1 1890. A new lodge will be instituted in Chicago next week. Mecca Temple New York City reports 1 404 followers of the prophet for 1890.
John C. Underwood, Grand Sire, visited Chicago as seventy five Cook County lodges vote to march on anniversary day. Grand Cantonment may meet next in St. Louis. Chicago Odd Fellows Temple plans under consideration amid growing enthusiasm. An anti secret society meeting is planned in Chicago. The public should not harshly judge the harmless crank activists.
Providence health officials release guidance on pulmonary tuberculosis prevention and transmission. It outlines how germs spread via coughing and sputum, and advises cleaning, disinfection, and avoiding shared spaces. The advice covers spitting, bedding, dishes, underwear, and nursing infants to reduce contagion. References Boston Medical and Surgical Journal.
Scientific American notes M De Chargonnets France based silk project resembles an American effort by David Baldwin of Midland Park New Jersey who in 1871 developed a cellulose fiber combined with tannic acid and other substances to boost tensile strength. He discussed it with Thomas Holt but he was not a chemist and did not pursue further.
Mr. R. Hitchcock argues lacquer offers a superior wood surface, surpassing copal varnish in hardness and polish that lasts centuries. He notes its resistance to boiling water and alcohol, suitability for laboratory tables, and long lasting trays used by photographers in Japan for household articles.
A reflective meditation on tolerance, self reflection, and political behavior. It argues broad mens cheerfully tolerate narrow others, notes agitation as necessary for progress, and ties staying power to success while contrasting wealth and virtue across the poor and wealthy.
A local ad promotes Burt's shoes for ladies and C P Northrop as sole Warren agent for Korrect shaped men’s footwear. It urges readers to call and view the latest styles and shapes.
Poem describes midnight battlefield scenes with wounded and slain soldiers resting under starlight. The speaker warns of an impending brutal fray and contrasts home comforts with war's harsh sounds. It honors a noble, brave figure who lies in the patriot's grave.
A June country walk yields a two inch tree toad found on a fence. The narrator describes its smooth skin, agile hops, and ability to blend in, then releases it after a playful demonstration and careful observation.
The account recalls a veteran’s pistol of pain and awe as a battery marches and a stretcher carries him to a field hospital. He endures chloroform and ether, memories flicker between battle chaos and a quiet churchyard, and wakes with the shock that his comrade is dead while he remains alive.
Relics at Mount MacGregor include the bed and chairs where General Grant died, the pen and pencils used for communication, two last messages, part of his wardrobe, and a candle burned to the socket on the couch stand. The cottage houses several reminders of the Civil War general's final days at Mount MacGregor.
A Pall Mall Gazette excerpt describes Veldes in Ca rinthia, its air hut sun baths by the deep blue lake, and the disciplined regimen for sun worshipers. Patients endure lengthy sun exposure under strict rules while the air huts and bathhouse infrastructure frame a quiet, ceremonial scene.
A medical article by Dr. Ambrose L. Ranney reviews fifty cases where correcting vision defects with glasses and sometimes muscle-tenotomy relieved chronic headaches and neuralgia. Notable cures include a young woman who regained reading ability and a New York physician whose headaches, insomnia, and nervous prostration resolved within six weeks.
A Cornhill Magazine note describes Texas ants cultivating a crop called ant rice within circular mounds. The nests claim a ten to twelve foot area and ban other plants while the ants harvest their crop. Observers remark these ants select useful plants and deny weeds, noting similarities to human agriculture.
A widow and her two daughters explain they support themselves by dusting bric a brac. The narrator notes their discreet dignity and the rise of virtuous articles in fashion. He observes competition among bric a brac workers and the need for discernment in valuing Majolica versus Dresden pieces.
A witty exchange from Harper's Bazar about reading jokes and the difficulty of finding the point features a playful banter between two speakers.
The Baptist mission reports 1200 converts baptized in Russia amid German colonies, with Sweden showing notable church growth from 7,900 to 82,308 members in twenty years and 2,590 baptisms in 1888. International efforts include Romania, Bulgaria, India leper missions, and Telugu growth under the English Church Missionary Society. A Detroit Gospel Tabernacle uses a former Casino Theater for nightly services and noon prayers, fostering conversions and church joins.
A compilation of adages and quotations from various sources. Notable lines touch on virtue, perseverance, work ethic, and the value of thinking, with attributions to Puck Troy Press Hum boldt and others, reflecting a newspaper miscellany tone.
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