13 May 1871
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1871
Page
1
A reflective poem recalling missed chances as lovers recall bright summers and quiet winters. The speaker laments unspoken words and vanished hours, contrasts joyful days with the sorrow of a lost beloved, and ends with the mourner’s quiet vigil under the moon.
May Wharton and Park Lloyd marry on a dare and live as strangers in a lavish household. A chilling letter reveals a deadly possessive love. Reconciliation comes at a cost as they confront a marriage founded on illusion and social spectacle, shaping a grim fate.
The Wolf Rock lighthouse project near Land's End illustrates perilous early construction. From 1862 work on a rugged sea-washed rock required stanchions and safety ropes, with crow watchers and heavy blasts. The 1870 beacon shines after eight arduous years, with a fog bell and costly framing amid harsh Atlantic conditions.
A veteran clown narrates a London crowd funded a dangerous stunt involving a giant potato dropped on the clown’s skull. After a tense bid, observers finally paid the required sum, the potato splattering on impact. The piece contrasts this with reflections on women’s roles and the idea of the “better half” in society.
The article notes a decline in courtly behavior toward women and discusses evolving gender roles. It argues some men resist change while a few reformers push immorality, and asserts society has lost delicate attention to women amid growing female independence.
A Philadelphia essay recounts George Catlin's English pamphlet on nose breathing as essential for health. It cites his observations among civilized peoples and Native Americans, urging mothers to teach children to keep mouths shut and air flowing through the nose to improve digestion, sleep, and wellbeing.
An officer in India, Major Rogers, interns at a bungalow near an island, fetching a cool river swim. Monkeys raid his clothing, stripping his garments and vanishing into the jungle, leaving him half-dressed and aghast. The incident ends with him wading back to shore in a comical, humiliating state.
A court awarded a nineteen cent damages claim for breach of promise to a nineteen year old, despite her original demand of twenty thousand dollars. The case mirrors similar small awards in breach of promise disputes.
The piece explains how animals adapt their coloration for concealment in various habitats. Desert species blend with sand and rocks. Arctic and alpine species turn white in winter or stay white year round. birds like ptarmigan and owls use seasonally protective hues. nocturnal creatures favor inconspicuous tones to avoid detection.
At a Liverpool Mathematical Association meeting a member claimed he could read a newspaper paragraph from ten yards by a farthing candle. He built a convex dish reflector with glass pieces, placed it behind the light, and read the text aloud, winning the wager. Captain Hutchinson witnessed and later used the idea to create reflecting lighthouses. The note highlights how curiosity often precedes practical applications by others.
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