08 May 1883
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1883
Page
1
A Victorian moral verse by Horatius Bonar urges living for heavenly gain through truth, conscience, love, and peace. It contrasts hollow words with true deeds and encourages sowing virtue to reap light and harvest-home.
A street opening in Lompoc Cal draws a mass meeting of residents who sing pray and exhort against the new Davis and Drumm saloon. After failed talks the crowd drags the premises from its foundations amid cheering and vows to tar and feather any future liquor sellers.
An observer reports Tamatave Madagascar ruined by rum from Mauritius estates sold cheaply, despite efforts by the Hova government. The piece notes the demon rum harms the native population while trade pressures limit duties. Nebraska Supreme Court clarifies that circumstantial evidence can prove intoxication sales in saloons.
Mrs. J. C. Stone of Milwaukee contrasts foreign temperance laws with those in the United States. She cites France and London's enforcement, laments ongoing Sunday saloon openings, and says police neglect liquor law while rigorously enforcing the dog tax.
A Rural New Yorker correspondent shares a method to germinate small delicate seeds in a common flower-pot with loam. Set the soil firm, scatter seeds, jar to settle, then place the pot in shallow water in a sunny window. Keep water in the saucer to maintain surface dampness, using low drainage. Seeds needing little moisture need only base watering.
Carlo, a black dog, and Nan, a white kitten, clash over thefts in a family scene from Youths Companion. When Nan steals cream, Carlo catches her and returns with a chicken bone, laid before Nan to deter further stealing. Trotty learns the unlikely moral as Nan avoids punishment henceforth.
A riddle from the Buffalo Courier notes a child at ten then wild by twenty and strong at thirty. It hints at wisdom by forty and wealth at fifty, claiming sixty brings goodness or nothing.
A Texas Siftings column reports Austin street car drivers scolding smokers on board while humor pieces recall a theater rumor about Robert the Devil and a color joke. Other items include a doctor and butcher exchange, a timid legislator, and Colonel Arthur Peter’s gun mishap after buying a scam mail ad.
Sir Charles Wyville Thomson linked to early ocean depth exploration and discovery of diverse deep life. Born March 5 1830 in Dunlithowshire Scotland, died March 10 1882. His career spanned Edinburgh and Cork, Belfast, with lectureships and professorships in natural history mineralogy and geology.
A father declares time to kill his son has arrived after a tense exchange over the boy’s claim to be a preacher and his mischief with grammar. The scene hinges on parental discipline and moral boundaries in a domestic moment.
A Bridgeton New Jersey boy named Ferry can imitate any bird by mouth and throat. He mimics horse neighs pig squeals rooster crowing and even sounds like a flute and a hand saw. He can imitate any heard sound with clarity and declines offers to travel despite large sums.
The London Court Journal notes the late William B. King of Alabama, identified as having been elected President of the United States in 1852, highlighting his historical status.
A compact collection of quips and brief notices from a 19th century page. Jokes about travel to Dublin, fashion in New York, women in law, editors’ extremes, misadventures, and social quirks populate the humor filled section alongside light local remarks and observational humor.
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