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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1853
Page
2
The speaker praises farming progress, laments land speculation, and urges practical trials. He recalls the lumber trade’s hindrance and highlights plaster use and seed selection as key improvements. He presents personal experiments on potatoes and corn, noting gains from large seed and better varieties, and foresees broader agricultural advancement.
The speaker expresses hope that future generations, guided by experience and improved advantages, will achieve greater agricultural perfection than current efforts. They praise farming as healthy and rewarding, noting that prosperity follows intelligence and industry despite poverty at the door of ignorance.
An eminent American statesman writes from Genoa Sept 7 1853 detailing travels through Ireland Scotland Belgium and the Rhine and Switzerland. He notes prosperity in most lands though Ireland under harsh measures. describes political change in England toward liberal governance and a largely republican mood. praises Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Belgium’s relatively liberal institutions and Leopold’s cautious rule. and argues European peace depends on France and England resisting Russia in Turkey.
A major blaze in Providence from Westminster street to Exchange Place destroyed the ten building Howard Block, the adjacent Museum, and a two story wooden structure. The three story block beside it and other wooden buildings suffered severe damage as flames spread through the square.
Two colored men, brothers, sought to be treated as white under an act allowing travel without registers. The Richmond court heard arguments but refused the application, asserting they do not meet the blood requirement to be deemed white.
Editor critiques the removal of Collector Bronson as a test of Democratic principles and warns that patronage and factional power undermine honesty. The piece argues Bronson stayed faithful to independent policy, while Franklin Pierce's Cabinet installed a loyalist, staining the nation’s history. Also notes a fatal hunting accident at Spring Creek and previews Lorr's Pittsfield address to the Warren county Agricultural Society.
E M Pierce on Hickory Street is receiving a fine batch of cooking stoves for display at his old stand. Next week he will speak on his own behalf about the new arrivals and offerings.
A dispatch from Puapeventa dated Oct 28 1853 reports Christopher Fallon resigning the Sunbury and Erie Railroad presidency with John Tucker of the Reading road named temporary successor. The column also notes a New York and Erie timetable and discusses local political commentary and various notices from Dunkirk and Erie areas.
A Warren letter calls for reviving the Warren Lyceum, praising its past role in elevating intellect through Pulpit Press and Bar participation. The writer urges local professionals to resume weekly lectures, asserting knowledge enriches happiness and refines society, and asks who will start the revival, a mechanic asking to lead.
Late advices report Commodore Perry's squadron steering toward Jeddo. Notes also mention Van Buren and son traveling to Rome, judicial health updates, and a range of other items from politics to weather and culture.
A long roster lists county by county representatives and districts across Pennsylvania, naming numerous individuals including Crabb, Price, Hamlin, Hiester, Sager, Haldeman, Wherry, Quiggle, Gibboney, and many others. The notes mention party alignments, new members, and a comment that Yellow fever has nearly disappeared at the Pensacola Navy Yard.
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