Domestic Routine Sparks Quiet Courage
A poem fragment depicts a wife briskly moving through chores such as washing dishes and skimming milk. She keeps her heart strong for loved ones at home as the fire dies and flies buzz nearby.
04 Nov 1884
Page 1
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1884
Page
1
A poem fragment depicts a wife briskly moving through chores such as washing dishes and skimming milk. She keeps her heart strong for loved ones at home as the fire dies and flies buzz nearby.
The Armstrong well near Thorn Creek exploded a fifty quarts torpedo to reenter production after days of dryness. Oil surged above the derrick and down the hill into Thorn Creek. By 3:07 it was diverted to gas tanks and experts estimate over four hundred barrels per hour, about 9,000 daily, with prior four hours lost.
The Philadelphia Times cites two great evils in American life money earned without work and law avoidance. It warns that bucket shop brokers entice youths to gamble on futures, selling assets they never own, and that such frauds corrupt banks, churches, and society, driving many to ruin.
An old advertorial asserts costliness causes bad breath and that Dr Henry Baxters Mandrake Bitters removes the cause and prevents the evil for 25 cents.
A Herald of Health writer recounts a simple home remedy for insomnia. After sleepless nights, he wet a linen handkerchief and wrapped it around the neck under a dry towel, finding quick, childlike sleep. He suggests repeating the method if wakefulness returns.
The 1885 Petersons Magazine premium offering features The Lion in Love a rare engraving praised for artistic merit and sure to please readers another premium Pearl of Price an illustrated volume of American poets and an extra magazine copy all free if you form a Peterson club for 1885 Specimens of the magazine mailed free with full club details to those who write Charles J Peterson 306 Chestnut street Philadelphia Pa Also Geo Ball conducts a great slaughter sale of clothing and furnishings.
A discussion on education critiques the cram culture and proposes dividing schools into two brigades with alternating terms. It also reviews Century magazine lines on lawyers morals, urging honesty, gentility, and rejection of aiding injustice in court and in business.
Edwin Booth may retire after this season Mme Ristori opens in Philadelphia Nov 10 Rhea's opening night in Cleveland draws crowds William Castle tolls on stage eighteen years Nilsson to stay in Europe may return 1889 Chanfrau epitaph Culllough and Chaufrau superstitions Barnes Campobello multilingual singing Joe Jefferson on actor’s memory English actor slips The old actors superstition and election intrigue in Kinzua valley updates from Kane and Smethport.
In a forceful sermon the speaker denounces swindlers who attend churches while exploiting others. He argues genuine faith requires honest conduct in commerce and blasts hypocritical members who preach heaven yet practice deceit. He warns that church leadership must preach repentance or remove corrupts from communion.
A Burr Oak Michigan note by Mrs M J Fellows extols Dr Thomas's Electric Oil as a quick cold cure and hoarseness relief, reflecting common patent remedy advertising in local papers.
An advertisement promises positive relief for coughs colds croup or lung complaints with Acker's English Remedy and offers a refund. It also touts Burdock Blood Bitters as the best kidney cure for a weary back and aching hips, implying kidney disease.
A claim is made that Arnica and Oil Liniment stands as the best remedy for stiff joints, highlighting its reputed efficacy and popularity.
L. G. Noyes guarantees Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets as the best indigestion remedy and headach relief. Downs' Elixir is linked to fifty years of New England history, curing coughs and colds.
A paternal admonition urges patience with children as life opens to their young minds. Do not praise other youngsters in anger or merit. Early impressions shape futures. many who seem dull later become successful professionals. Treat your child as a child for better outcomes.
L. G. Noyes asserts that Acker's English Remedy cures contracted consumption and urges readers to request a circular. The ad touts an entirely new medicine guaranteed to work.
Frazier's Root Bitters are described as strictly medicinal. They act on the liver and kidneys, aid bowel cleansing, and purify the blood. Sold by Johnson & Siegfried for $1.
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