29 May 1883
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1883
Page
1
A Celia Thatter poem from St Nicholas praising spring and youthful deeds. It speaks of purple and gold colors, tulips, and blossoms as a tribute to the dead, with gratitude and tempered grief. The piece blends vivid imagery with tribute to courage and beauty.
The poem describes a Kansas baby left near a ranch while its mother works, comparing prairie life to city life. The child laughs at silk and lace, able only to crawl along a rope as the mother sweeps, highlighting rural independence versus urban restraint. The narrator contemplates a city baby's lack of such freedom and the notion of being “picketed out” with an invisible rope.
Bella W. Hume offers guidance on healthy table talk with a focus on cheer, spontaneity, and family involvement. She urges parents to steer discussions toward country life, government, history, literature, health, and daily news, while avoiding quarrels and overlong monologues.
The text proposes a golden mean between extremes through suggested methods. A mature mind guiding conversation, prior preparation, chosen themes, broad participation, and steady good humor are urged. It notes variations by household taste and the aim to nourish body and higher life through cheerful, instructive dialogue.
The piece argues that larger salaries and wealthy parishes grant urban ministers longer summers while poorer rural clergy endure year round duties. It notes church closures during summer, reduced pastoral visiting, and the idea of exchanging posts between city and country ministers as a potential improvement.
A Indianapolis reader provides a quotation praising women as beacon lights guiding to peace and happiness. The piece extols women as lovers wives mothers and idols, quoting Carter Harrison on treating women tenderly and noting a Chicago outlet’s commentary.
Burdette recalls Private Rankanfile’s lonely wanderings after the Civil War and imagines the long arc of a private’s place in memory. He tracks officers who rose to public life and predicts the enduring, celebrated return of forgotten soldiers at every era’s polls.
From H. M. Kieffer’s Recollections in St. Nicholas June issue. A camp near the depot gathers volunteers from across the state for muster. In town, the narrator and companion buy soldierly gear while a shopkeeper hawks revolvers and bowie knives, provoking a grieving wife who sobs as regiments march to war.
A seriously ill woman given up by three Allegheny City physicians improves after a neighbor brings Dr Hartman’s Peruna. A teaspoonful hourly dose leads to rapid recovery within a week and full wellness in months. The ad directs readers to a gratis book on life ills from a druggist or to Dr Hartman in Ohio.
A Cincinnati batter paid a man $2 to wear the season's first straw hat all day. The next day hundreds of hats were seen abroad as a fashion spread across locals.
A witty remark describes a minister threatening to close the sermon with one more word, prompting many men to restrain themselves and then drift into a long nap once he signals departure.
A Witnesse name Penn delegation of liquor dealers threatens editor Dr. Bradley for supporting enforcement of the Sunday law. Bradley vows to uphold law and order. The newspaper notes upcoming ward canvassing, license revocation threats, and denouncement of Sunday liquor traffic as the temperance fight intensifies.
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union of Warren, Pennsylvania held a local gathering. Members discussed community temperance efforts and upcoming events to promote sobriety and moral improvement.
A West manufactured straw lumber article is described as board or sheet form thirty three inches wide and twelve feet long in varying thickness. It is heavier than black walnut with no grain and a straw color. Stronger and stiffer than ordinary lumber, it resists warping, holds nails well, cuts easily, and can be heat bent. It shrinks little, withstands water, and may serve for paneling and broader carpentry uses. The piece highlights its potential high value for car builders and mechanics.
A remedial claim extols Zopesa as a preventive against malaria by keeping the liver active and purifying the blood. It says the product also prevents indigestion and fever, urging readers not to let prejudice stop trial. A 10 cent sample is offered.
In Pennsylvania temperance factions press for strict law compliance before licenses are issued. In Luzerne County court last week E D Nichols urged judges to rigorously apply the liquor laws and expose misrepresentation and failures of duty, urging nationwide replication by strong local committees.
A fragment argues whether saloons do more good than harm or vice versa. If saloons corrupt voters and ruin families, voting for officials who tolerate them is a vote against law and morals. The quote frames the issue as a simple question of societal impact.
The Bloomsburg Journal questions the public good of rum selling. It argues licensed vendors live without work and consume substance, drawing money from families, impoverishing the community and causing much crime. It frames liquor trades as lacking public benefit.
The prohibitory amendment long promised by Republicans failed in both houses at Lansing. The anticipated spring vote may reach around 20,000 instead of 15,000, reflecting continued opposition and public sentiment. The editorial decries lying as bad policy and taste.
A Philadelphia Press correspondent laments the decline of former public figures from Senators to generals. He notes ex officials living in poverty, hunger, and estranged by former glories, asking whether fate deprives them of dignity and a chance to end their days with relief.
Dentists recommend Yes Tooth Powder and it is offered for sale by Johnson and Siegfried.
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