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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1899
Page
1
A meditation on patient toil and steady effort beyond human bustle. Arnold notes that true labor progresses away from noise and haste, moving with quiet ministers whose tasks endure beyond earthly strife, preserving value after humanity fades.
A nostalgic meditation on ancient hymns, recalling church singing, memory and hope. The speaker cherishes old hymnbooks, recalling lines like On Jordan's stormy banks and From Greenland's icy mountains, and longs to hear them at last in Canaan.
Poem excerpt by Ella Wheeler Wilcox contrasts war’s noise with progress toward a universal republic. It envisions worth and loyalty over birth and title, and a peaceful struggle of growing minds rather than guns. The piece celebrates self made ascent and rejects gilded titles for true merit.
Poem describes a summer scene with larks bees and winds as the speaker notes it is kissing time. The narrator expects a sweetheart to join and mind them while declaring each day a sweet moment and a chance to kiss. The verse blends nature imagery with romantic anticipation and repeated half past kissing time phrases.
A verse contrasts morning toil with evening peace. It extols evening as holy calm away from work with saints and angels guiding rest. The speaker hopes to end life softly like a summer evening, leaving a tranquil twilight over a day’s labor.
Daniel Frohman will mount seven road companies next season. Clyde Fitch will present Olga Nether tole in July. Marie Burroughs will star in a new play by W A Tre mayne. Charles Frohman bought American rights to The Coquette. Otis Skinner to appear in Le Chemineau adaptation. Belasco set two new plays The Queen's Geawhie Room and The Widow's Husband. Rejane shines in The Red Lily adaptation. Rostand and Bernhardt busy with The Eagle. Maud Harrison to lead Sidney Rosenfeld's Purple Lady. Etienne Girardet to play leading comedy. Comedie Francaise to revive Favart's 1741 comedy. Henry Arthur Jones Carnac Sahib to be produced by Beerbohm Tree. Porte Saint Martin receipts for Cyrano de Bergerac exceed prior year by $220,000.
In Harrisburg May 2 Governor Stone confronts a turbulent budget crisis as insurgents aided by Democrats blocked revenue measures. He vows to protect public schools and key state services while warning he may veto or reduce the 11 million dollar school appropriation if revenues do not meet obligations.
The report covers Calumpit fighting with American losses and Filipino rebel actions, followed by a stream of items from April 27 to May 3. It notes generals shifting loyalties, naval disciplinary actions, the Grant statue unveiling, Pacific cables, cyclones, wrecks, political moves, and overseas diplomacy involving McKinley, Otis, MacArthur, Aguinaldo, and other figures amid the Philippine conflict and world events.
This week’s Endeavor Topics for Y. P. C. E. urge patient continuance in faith and in gospel work. Citing Romans Hebrews James and Job, the reader is reminded to endure trials, sow seed, and trust God for lasting fruit, noting there is no partiality with God and perseverance leads to salvation.
An unusual three pound turbot caught in the North Sea swam upright with both eyes on each side, illustrating how turbot shift from upright to flat forms over generations. The piece argues such reversions reveal ancient traits and suggests human deformities could similarly illuminate prehistoric kinship.
Rev M S Hard notes a former parishioner gave $20,000 to Church Extension. The funds supported 163 churches, enough seating to cover a city of about 45,000, illustrating Christian benevolence in the South and West.
The Empress of China reportedly travels with 3,000 dresses stored in 600 boxes. One thousand two hundred coolies are assigned to care for the ensembles during transit.
The United States consumes the most eggs of any country, totaling about 10,000,000,000 eggs in a year, averaging roughly 133 per person. The figure highlights the country’s high household and industrial demand for eggs.
Wm. KE. Fisher argues that salvation comes through faith in Jesus Christ and that true belonging is proven by ongoing good works. He stresses Methodist and Epworth League support for free moral agency and reliance on the Holy Spirit for patient continuity in the Christian life.
A religious lesson recounts Lot leaving Abraham for the fertile Jordan valley, the temptation of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the divine rescue of Lot. It contrasts sin and righteousness, urging choices made in youth to stand on Christ the solid rock.
An observer recalls how British ships rode steady in midchannel while French vessels battled seasick crews as the Czar toured Europe. It notes that seasickness cripples crews and that ship design, height of guns, and a gale limit firing, citing Lieut. W E Eberle on the Oregon's unusable thirteen inch guns in rough seas.
An Australian hotel reputedly hosts rheumatic patients who are rowed to a whaling work. They lie inside a narrow grave cut into a whale where decomposing blubber surrounds the body for two hours, described as a Turkish bath like treatment.
In a quirky exchange, Judge and McLubberty debate the pronunciation of a difficult word. The judge probes the meaning while McLubberty explains a uniquee as a one horned baste, highlighting rural courtroom humor.
A Chicago Post quotation recalls a brave suitor seriously considering marriage. The exchange frames a bold, decisive personality and a readiness to commit, highlighting courage as a defining trait in the involved male figure.
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