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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1859
Page
1
A desperate wife endures famine cold and time as the clock marks hours from one to four. Her husband’s absence follows a vow of love and a drinking life ends in death. The wife and child freeze on the hearth after the drunkard arrives too late.
A editorial fragment discusses luck and pluck as drivers of success, citing farmers who adapt, take risks, and pursue improvements. It contrasts the fate of the “lucky man” with the deliberate persistence needed to succeed in farming and enterprise. The piece also includes brief anecdotes about Irish laborers reading a public sale notice and a quip from a Gipsey woman, ending with a hurricane description.
A Virginia Central Railroad passenger car in Charlottesville to Staunton sees a loud disturbance in a tunnel. A mysterious voice claims assault and a female passenger demands action. Investigation reveals the culprit is ventriloquist Vivian sleeping in a rear seat, detaining the train one hour. The passage then shifts to moralizing advice on women’s independence and self reliance in marriage.
A list of fault lines in human nature outlines the jealous, miserly, mean, angry, slanderous, self important, proud, envious, dishonest and robberly man. Each character harms others and himself by folly and vice.
A spoof dialogue features exaggerated P sounds as a lover sighs about forcing marriage and a fiancé named Phranklin fleeing, with a note that the rest of the thriller appears in the New York Ledger.
An Irish bystander asks who that is and learns the staggering man is Cobb. The speaker reacts with surprise and says Cobb seems pretty well corned as he struggles along the street.
A humorous Irish tale ends in tragedy when Michael Fagan's mustard poultice and hot water injure his pig fatally. In a separate court moment a deputy sheriff facilitates the emotional custody transfer of a child from a loving adoptive mother to its natural parent.
A habeas corpus case concerns custody of a two and a half year old boy. The mother had given the child to the father during a troubled time, and the father and his wife, who adopted and cared for the boy, testified to their care. The mother failed to prove the gift was for good and all.
A staunch plea urges careful music choices for children teaching song and worship. It warns that teaching improper tunes harms young minds, linking musical association to lasting spiritual impact and urging vigilance against secular melodies in Sabbath schools.
A plea to keep hymn melodies pure and suitable for children. Music should be easy and popular yet free of improper associations so that hymns speak to the heart. The aim is a Sabbath School that feels like a joyful, welcoming place for kids.
The Ohio Farmer article urges inspecting orchards for pests and removing insect eggs, encouraging birds as allies. It advises prompt purchase of young trees, selects two to three year apple and pear, one year peach stock, prefers two year olds, and stresses manure with bone dust, lime, and barnyard manure to restore soil fertility before planting new orchards.
A six year old girl endures parental conflict and public shaming as her father writes of her wrongs. An escape via new birth and name change is proposed by outsiders, while a firearms apple-shot anecdote concludes the note.
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