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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1883
Page
4
The Warren Mail invites brief newsy communications from all parts of the county and country. Submissions must include the writer’s name and are checked for accuracy. The paper reminds readers that circulation date appears opposite each address.
A Canadian correspondent explains a method to prevent clinkers in stove linings. By scraping ashes from the lining before replenishing the fire and managing grate action, the lining stays clean and fires stay steady. He notes the center fire tends to go out and recommends scraping the outer area to keep heat. Regular grate maintenance and careful coal addition prevent clinker formation all winter.
A Milford hotel kitchen became the scene of a spooky superstition when a fiddle played by unseen hands caused a stampede to the snow. Locals blamed a ghost and a murdered man from recent events, and a brave man burned the instrument. all guests fled for the night.
The article argues green wood with sap wastes fuel by evaporating moisture in a fire. Drying wood in sun or under cover saves heat, reduces smoke, and increases reliability for heating and cooking. It cites German experiments showing dry coal yields more heat than damp coal and likens fuel value to lumber for coverings built from coal savings.
Pall Mall Gazette notes Watkin valued the sea tunnel at about 2.4 million pounds if priced at 100 thousand pounds per mile, with a total project around 3 million including the link to Chatham and Dover. Fortifications at the English end are extra costs borne by opponents of the project.
A Cincinnati Enquirer interview with a section hand reveals daily pay of $1.10 to $1.25 and monthly earnings around $28.50 to $29.70. He saved to buy a four room frame house, raises vegetables for family sustenance, keeps cows, and teaches his six children to work and save.
The essay argues vast unclaimed lands could feed the globe with possible expansions in Africa and Ireland under different systems. It notes future population limits in the U S, potential annexation of the Dominion, and Manitoba wheat lands as global food sources, while highlighting persistent poverty and homelessness among workers.
A city dinner party featured menus costing $60 each, crafted as artistic drawings to serve as keepsakes. An English guest spilled wine, ruining his menu, so he had Tiffany's reproduce a duplicate. A separate New York Letter notes a school teacher as a person paid to give parents five hours of quiet daily.
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