31 May 1856
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1856
Page
1
Poem fragment recalls a final parting beside a river under night skies. It references fragrant limes in a shared moment and a kingdom of love where the soul bears glory, with the night wind and stars recounting old Cachipi tales of friends.
A narrative recalls a haunted childhood at the Hemlocks, a dark house, a burial, and a dramatic turn as Magdalen grows from an orphaned ward to a sought after beauty. She meets Richard Worthington, marries him, faces financial ruin, and finds unexpected happiness in a restrained, loving marriage.
Four miners Edgin Savage Pearson and Gerwood were rescued after fifteen days entombed in a Muskingum river coal mine near Zanesville. Rescue teams faced rock falls and toxic air as eighty men worked in shifts, finally hearing a faint cheer from inside and bringing out the exhausted survivors after long darkness.
A legislative committee in California urges a ban on all further Chinese importation and calls for efforts to prevent Chinese settlement in the state.
Beecher defends Sharp's Rifles amid polemic on violence in the South. He argues rifles have prompted pacifist shifts, labeling North as bloodthirsty and South as lambs turned wolves. The piece also notes ministers facing politics and a Janesville incident where a beer barrel toppled an ox into a saloon.
The article questions the prudence of a song titled The First Kiss by Balfe. It ponders potential misinterpretation by shopkeepers when a smiling young lady asks for the piece, and what behavior this might provoke in public.
A correspondent asks if hoops can travel a difficult path, noting it cannot be done easily. The dialogue features a humorous exchange about locomotives, beds, and sleepers.
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