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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1872
Page
1
The poem speaks of loving a neighbor deeply while respecting a sacred boundary. The speaker admires the neighbor's beauty and grace, describes their daily presence, and yearns yet keeps restraint, wondering at hidden pains and the secret bond in plain sight.
A young engineer recalls the bliss of courtship with Nellie aboard the 6 10 Night Express and a fatal accident near Marketfields. A broken rail and a selfless act save the train but claim Nellie, who is mistaken for a local girl. The survivor endures years of grief.
The Superintendent of the City Mills reports two cotton lots bought for use by the mills contained fine outer cotton with a trashy inferior interior. The deception aims to cheat. similar cases involve weight tampering with sand and water. A cotton buyer cites 182 of 600 bales rejected for mixed or damaged packing. Strong enforcement of law is urged.
A Chicago Tribune writer recounts a romance claiming Cochise, son of William Morgan, tied to a historic feud with the Masons. The legend follows Morgan’s supposed murder, an Apache captivity in El Paso, and Cochise's rise with rites said to be Masonic. Midnight signs the tale.
A Wisconsin legislative committee reports on the October forest fires relief. Fifteen hundred eighty families a total of 6907 people were aided mainly by Green Bay and Milwaukee committees. Provisions seed and building materials will continue through June with a possible permanent fund for the disabled widows and orphans. Roads in burned areas are blocked by fallen timber making travel hard and hindering tax collection for teacher salaries, risking school closures for a year.
The term ultramontane denotes belief in the Pope s unbounded supremacy and church state union. Originating from a geographic view of Italy beyond the mountains, it now applies to adherents of those principles across nations.
A Florida man reportedly ate two bushels of dried apples on a bet then refreshed at the town pump and burst. The account appears sensational and unclear, reflecting a tabloid style item from the era.
The story recounts the Aberdeen succession dispute with John Campbell claiming the title after a claimed death in England and a seafaring life by George Osborne. Recent events include a George Gordon arrest on Erie stock charges, with Gordons claim to be the Earl of Aberdeen disputed and examined by courts in Scotland and England.
The article extols Lake Huron and Lake Superior offering grand waterscapes and noble shores. It notes cold waters harboring large brook trout, Salmon trolling, rapid runs at Sault Ste. Marie, and Thunder Cape on the British shore with sunset vistas likened to famous painters’ works.
A Southern newspaper relays a New Zealand legislator's dubious origin tale from South Africa. A monkey hunter kills the infant offspring, a monkey mother adopts the foundling, and three months later the child is rediscovered in a hunter's camp chattering like a simian. The piece uses the tale to mock Darwinian ideas.
The article advises using cobble stone footings with grouted cement in porous sandy ground and recommends a drainage channel with tiles. It argues early spring masonry strengthens foundations and outlines a battering outward wall design to reduce material while increasing stability. It endorses cement mortar over lime for durability and value.
An English correspondent extols a small device called the Etna priced about thirty cents. It uses a funnel top, a stand shaped like two patty-pans, and methylated spirit to produce a pint of boiling water in three minutes. It can brew tea coffee or cocoa, and a tiny tea vessel speeds infusion for a ready cup with minimal effort.
Banker and speculator Millaud who founded the Paris Petit Journal argued that liberal advertising could sell any product. Emile de Girardin challenged him offering a free page in La Presse. Millaud bet he could sell 100000 francs of cabbage seed in a week and impressed publishers with near double the target, then halted further orders.
A French writer cited by Morel traces liquor’s ruin through four generations. The father drinks and dies in a public house. the son inherits a mania leading to paralysis and death. the grandson is sober but fears persecution and shows homicidal tendencies. the great grandson shows hypochondria and mental decline. The piece notes a likely extinction of the line and argues temperance cannot avert the taint.
An observer extols discreet deafness as vital to domestic happiness. By choosing what to hear and when to shut out others voices, a person avoids temper distress, gossip, and petty remarks. A well bred woman avoids impertinent remarks and guards privacy by tactful silence.
In August two school brothers swam in a mill pool while their spaniel dogs wandered. The dogs refused to follow the older brother, searched the area, swam round the hat left by the younger, and remained by the pool until the younger brother returned home. They then eagerly escorted him back.
The text lists legal doctrines on notes and contracts including value, Sunday validity, minors and lunatics void contracts, fraud and intoxication impacts, lost or stolen notes, endorser liability, interest, agency, partnership liability, ignorance of law, concealment, impossibilities, consideration, signatures, receipts, and partner acts in a historical legal note.
The Cabot Company of Brunswick Maine enlarged its cotton mill by shifting a 78 foot high chimney with a 7 foot 9 inch square base a major feat planned by Superintendent Benjamin Greenes. The stacked brick structure weighing over 100 tons moved in four and a half hours using shipyard style ways and two jack screws. Flues were detached at 1 PM and reconnected by 9 PM with fires and steam restored.
A compilation of brief items notes: an Illinois farmer aims to plant 1,100 acres with corn this spring. a 20 acre chicken farm starts near Wyandotte Kansas. gylcerine and lime juice touted as better for hair than oils. a Terre Haute woman thrashes two insolent men. a Pottsville toddler enjoys an after dinner cigar.
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