20 May 1871
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1871
Page
1
A lyric musing on collecting pink and white blossoms shyly hidden by Spring. The speaker wonders if beauty or sweetness grants life to the blooms and imagines presenting them to a beloved lady, who would become the flower of Spring in her grace.
A railway platform meeting leads to a trusting liaison between a gray bearded narrator and a young bride and her husband. After a dinner detour and a window mishap, two swindlers steal money, a watch, and a diamond, leaving the narrator stranded and penniless at Junction with no trace of the couple or his loot.
The article discusses future capabilities to forecast weather via science, citing Maury on birds and vegetation as precursors. It notes birds’ prescience of meteorological events and how plant growth reveals prevailing winds, with examples from various regions. Coastal and maritime observations are highlighted as guiding meteorology.
Two Louisville tailors clashed injuring one man who was stabbed with shears. Police say the wounded tailor later faces manslaughter charges as prosecutors plan to pursue the case after more tailors are identified.
A Massachusetts legislative report details early narrow gauge experiments in Wales Germany and Norway, arguing such lines can defeat monopoly power by cutting costs and expanding access. It notes Colorado Australia and other regions adopting gauges like 2 ft 9 in and 3 ft 6 in, while urging liberal legal support for test projects.
Berlin dispatch sketches two eminent Germans, Bismarck and Moltke, detailing Bismarck’s imposing size, striking white moustache, keen eyes, and stage presence in the Reichstag. It notes his long speeches, swift decision making, heavy workload surpassing 1,000 daily letters, and his central role aided by Delbruck. Moltke is portrayed as modest in appearance with a long chin and unassuming bearing, suggesting military success stems from firm resolve rather than striking features.
A La Crosse Democrat writer recounts visiting Burton's Theatre and seeking apprenticeship. Burton advised against acting, urging youth to avoid the stage, noting its hard, hungry life and the lure of better prospects in other professions. He warned of jealousy, lack of genuine smiles, and the grind behind stage glamour. The writer returns to type-setting.
A Sedalia Times report outlines a remarkable grafting method on George Gardner’s crushed ankle after a railroad accident. Small skin pieces from his arm were grafted onto the stump, covering the wound and restoring the ankle joint, with progress described as the most successful US case to date. The technique is attributed to M. Riverdin of Paris.
From Zall's Journal of Health, guidance favors plain cold water and nonalcoholic refreshments. It lists safe drinks such as buttermilk, watered molasses, lemon water with molasses or sugar, diluted vinegar alternatives, warm thin gruel, and diluted grape or berry infusions. Ice is discouraged. hydration and nutrition are emphasized for fatigue and heat.
Omaha Republican reports a startling confession from Cora Clinton in Cedar Rapids. She says Hedden asked her to shoot him to purify his soul after Ho sought laudanum and chloroform just days earlier, and that she also faced possible suicide herself.
A table compiled from the Census Bureau report shows the total value of real estate and personal property across states and territories for the years 1860 and 1570, illustrating wealth growth over a decade. The data highlights regional differences and shifts in wealth concentration between the periods.
Workmen digging for Major J. C. Becht’s new house at Ramsey and Wilken streets uncovered a brick walled shaft in solid rock. A 50 foot probe with a hammer and candle revealed a circular sand rock cavity about eight inches wide below ten feet of brickwork. Crowds and learned societies visited the site as theories on the purpose and dating of the construction swirled.
A collage of odds and ends from the era notes social quirks and laws. Topics include a California poultry keeper and a ten thousand hens, a Boston dog sold for $250, fashion trends in hoop earrings, and a Michigan liquor law with strict penalties. Also features oddities about editors, a Maine mummy showman, wedding anniversaries, and local court cases over burials in Minnesota.
The New Planet Amalthea, recently discovered by Dr Luther near Dusseldorf, is observed about five degrees north of Mars. The total count of such planets reaches 113, with Americans contributing 26 since 1854. Peters, Watson, Ferguson, Tuttle, and Searle are named for their discoveries, underscoring U S astronomers' skill amid European rivals.
A Calcutta correspondent recounts a curious incident with an adjutant crane in an urban compound. The bird, large and carnivorous, defended a bone from a crow, then faced a chorus of jeering crows for days. Adjutants, noted for huge size and voracity, gulp down whole prey, from tortoises to cats, though a child can scare one away with a switch.
In Waterloo at the home of E R Dobbin on the thirteenth alt the marriage joined Samuel Soverbill of Newark New Jersey aged seventy four to Amy Barclay of Hilledale Michigan aged seventy three The ninety year old Rev Wm Snow officiated The bridesmaids include Mrs C Van Epps aged seventy three and the other wife of the officiating chair aged seventy seven The groomsmen were arrayed though not so far advanced in age.
A fragment notes a child associated with a kerosene can incident. No further readable details, names, places, or dates are available to establish context or outcome.
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