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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1897
Page
4
A poem from The Warren Mail celebrates enduring happiness, love, and song as a corrective to sorrow. The speaker urges roses, songs, and kisses, promising a life of happiness lasting a hundred years and beyond, free from frowns and tears.
A husband and wife in separate cities share fear as a mysterious note and missing gun raise dangers at home. The tale unfolds with a gardener Blaise, a loyal dog crew, and a looming midnight threat that tests trust and courage amid a fragile domestic vigil.
A man recounts a chilling crime, hearing his wife and child being strangled through a distant telephone box as he helplessly cannot reach them. The account, translated from French, frames the event as a modern science driven nightmare.
A satirical note describes oyster training to stay closed by exposing them to water and repeatedly uncovering them. The method aims to show how creatures learn to conform under repeated discomfort.
The Marquis of Salisbury endured long financial hardship with his children raised in strict economy. Lord Hugh Cecil, a young MP and Oxford alumnus, earned fame for owning a single suit during university days and attending high table in worn clothes until a mysterious absence and return in formal society attire.
The British Trade Journal reports Sheffield England is arming the world with large steel orders for China and armor plates for Japan Chile Sweden Russia and Spain. China replenishes arsenals under European supervision as August brings one of the steel trades.
An Abilene Kansas man filed for divorce after his wife drank thirty gallons of wine he had stored in the cellar for himself, creating a dispute over marital estrangement and property.
Missouri Senator West relates a temperance anecdote from Kentucky. A lecturer tells how alcohol shortens life, facing a dissenting old man who boasts seventy five years of drinking and a wish to fight. The man warns he may be shot on judgment day if he keeps drinking.
C E D Black proposes a 2400 mile railway from Port Said to Kurrachee via Upper Arabia and Basra. Read before the English Society of Arts he cites political aims and a projected cost near $75,000,000 with revenue to cover interest.
A Natural Inference describes a Baltimore Fresh Air Fund boy staying at a Front Royal farmhouse. He visits the barn at dusk and watches milkmaids while noting cows chewing cud. He asks, with a child's blunt practicality, if the farm needs “big gum” for all the cows.
James Henry a 104 year old Tennessee colored man marries Emily Boynton a 97 year old colored woman after she demands the melon patch be turned over to her. The couple wed after the condition is met, uniting over a garden and a marriage proposal.
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt depicts a polite adult warning a boy about dime novels while the boy replies he buys stories for a nickel. The exchange contrasts restraint with appetite for sensational reading amid vivid streetwise humor.
Matting, once fixed with two pronged tacks, is now sewn down like carpet for a smoother, neater finish. The method works as well for matting as for carpets, improving durability and appearance.
A local retailer declares it will not be undersold in China or glassware. The ad urges customers to call to inspect the large stock and find value in a broad selection.
A hospital attendant recalls John Peters of the Forty second New York in the Civil War. Wounded at Bail s Bluff he was trapped in water and saved by a dying Confederate soldier who dragged himself to the riverbank and urged Peters to grab a sturdier bush. Peters survived, later re enlisted, and nearly recovered before a possible third enlistment.
A household decorator extols consistency as the secret of artistic kitchen furnishing. He describes a charming, well ventilated room with octagonal tile floor, oak wainscoting, porcelain sink, copper pots, and wall cabinets, envisioning geraniums and sweet peas in deep window boxes.
Mrs S T Rover advises in Ladies Home Journal on selecting dark colored strong white bread flours free from bran. High quality yellowish white flours yield elastic dough while compressed yeast speeds work. rise dough over warm water at about 75 degrees Fahrenheit for even rising.
A guest room benefits from frugal touches like a homemade work basket. Costing 25 cents to 1 dollar, this dainty accessory adds homey charm while serving its purpose, avoiding daily wear while storing small items for guests.
The passage argues that only four world cheese brands dominate and Colorado could enter the market with a local variety. It compares Stilton Edam Schweitzerkase and Herkimer and suggests Colorado grasses herbs and aging could foster a Pike's Peak or Douglas County cheese to join the ranks.
A short instruction urges marking each day's milk when set in shallow pans. The practice helps identify portions by day and time, allowing quick at a glance skimming. The guide emphasizes labeling as Tuesday morning and Tuesday night to organize storage and usage.
A New York Tribune description explains a quick skim method for milk measurement and recording. It details attaching a pasteboard label with a bent wire to a milk pan to mark a cow’s milk and observe quality.
When swan's-down is soiled it may be washed by basting strips on muslin and washing in warm water with white castile soap. Rinse and hang to dry, then peel from muslin and rub between the fingers to soften the skin.
Etiquette guidance notes that folding table-napkins in odd shapes is out of fashion and that napkins should be folded simply as squares.
A kitchen guideline advises using a silver knife when cutting mushrooms and forbids steel knives to protect the delicate fungi from taste or damage.
New Jersey farmers face competition from long distance milk sales using a Danish Swedish method. Milk is collected from farms within a radius, pasteurized and frozen into blocks, packed in double-volume wooden casks, sterilized milk fills extra space, then hermetically sealed. Transported to England, it stays good for about twenty days and can reach New York in prime condition.
A housewife should store ample canned fruit so that it need not all be saved for guests. The guidance urges preparing extra stock for daily use and emergencies, reflecting a thrift minded household advice tone from the era.
The writer laments London’s lack of early morning services, noting no bites after 12:30 and few places for breakfast or shaving before 9 a.m. He observes offices open at nine and questions whether workers rely on self care at home, joking London feels like camping outside New York.
Practical household and etiquette tips cover diet for beauty stain removal from fabrics wallpaper cleaning with bread and butter and soda guidance on teaching pronunciation and banking for housekeeping. It also includes furniture bruise repair fabric cleaning and cleaning drinking glasses with alcohol and glue polish.
The article outlines methods to revive rancid butter for baking. It recommends melting in a water bath with finely ground animal charcoal or washing the butter with fresh milk and cold water. It explains butyric acid drives rancidity and suggests pressing and drying the butter before storage.
The passage explains that about 150 pounds of butter per year covers labor and feed for a cow. Profit equals butter produced beyond that amount. A cow yielding 350 pounds yields four times the profit of a 200 pound cow, after expenses, and uses less space.
The piece denounces wetting cow teats during milking as barbaric and suggests punishing the milker by assigning manure and pig feeding duties under supervision. It also reviews late 19th century bookcase fashion, highlighting a doorless cozy corner design with a built in seat and cushions for parlor use.
Jack Carr serves as a Yukon postman not in a blue uniform and not using a whistle. He has made six trips into the Yukon with a team of ten dogs aiding his rounds. Born in Calais, Maine.
A physician warns against chewing roasted coffee beans, noting it causes prostration and is rising among young girls. He contrasts boiling coffee as a beverage with eating roasted beans, describing weakness, emaciation, and nervous breakdowns linked to the habit.
Wood flour produced from European sawdust is protected against fire by soaking in salt water, drying, and grinding. The salt hardens the wood making it brittle and easier to mold, and is recoverable when washed out for reuse.
Parsley is dipped briefly in boiling water to turn brilliant green then dried quickly in a hot oven. It can be rubbed through a sieve to powder or broken in the hands. This method yields an agreeable flavor for soups and creamed potatoes.
The text notes Norway adds a bit of butter to beans during roasting in a covered shovel, while France uses a walnut-sized butter piece with three pounds of beans plus powdered sugar. This method purportedly enhances flavor and aroma and yields a subtle caramel note recalled in French coffee.
Embroidery once owned by Maria Theresa, mother of Marie Antoinette, is being repaired in Vienna. The project is expected to take ten years to complete, reflecting careful preservation of royal artifacts.
Ellen Beach Yaw the famed soprano on a southern California yachting voyage grew seriously ill as waves rose high. A friend visiting her stateroom heard a lullaby she hummed in a peculiar tone and learned she moans in tune to avoid disturbing others.
Princess Louise, renowned royal sculptress, works on an angel with outstretched wings to crown the altar of the Prince Henry of Battenberg memorial chapel at St Mildred's. Also, an improvised egg poacher idea uses a round rim from a fruit can placed in boiling water to form a neat circular egg.
A growing trend sees elegant covers for sheet music and new title page embellishments as decorative art, with artists creating ornate designs for music publications.
Live stock losses from winter exposure are twenty four times higher in Louisiana than in Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin. The reason is that Louisiana stockmen do not expect hard weather and are surprised, while Northern states are always prepared.
An appeal to women, detailing that persistent back pain, stomach and liver symptoms, headaches, and nervousness may indicate genuine female organ disease. It advocates consulting a renowned specialist and notes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets as remedies, with patient testimonials.
A collage of offbeat quips and trivia from various papers notes blunt hunter warnings, harmless worms in peaches, a Kansas air motor, Guatemala’s improving business, weekly revolutions in Guatemala, brutal baseball trends, Canada’s gold borders, a Brooklyn man cured of a broken neck, and quirks of theater law and fashion. The piece also cites Ireland England tensions easing, a bicycle prize dispute, and Lady Rosslyn’s skull hobby with a hidden watch.
The piece argues that advertising is a legitimate business commodity and crucial in trade. It notes global ad spending around 2 trillion dollars and suggests only a small fraction covers preparation, urging greater care in ad creation like other business tasks.
The snippet cites editorials predicting war if Britain stays in Egypt and imagining shifts of colonial control. It notes Dom Paul’s recovery from illness, British endurance, and speculative scenarios where Turkey leads a move to evict Britain from Egypt, framed as rebuke to British weakness.
A collection of brief quips from papers across the country. The notes touch on New York political battles, a long serving postmaster in Ohio, municipal ownership skepticism, and questions about who would own city franchises or government power.
Pennsylvania farmer Timothy Wayne of near Lanesboro discovers pea cock birds kill rattlesnakes on his ten acre parcel within a day. he plans to clear neighbors’ farms and market snake oil at one dollar per ounce as rheumatic cure.
The Mankato Free Press notes that creameries justify road improvements as milk must be transported daily regardless of mud or wet. Even dry trips churn the milk over rough surfaces, harming quality. Farmers see the direct financial value of good roads, with creameries becoming the focus of road improvement efforts.
A 10 to 15 pound dressed turkey is the ideal size for ordinary families. Hen turkeys sell first, gobblers follow, and the largest tom often sells at a small discount per pound. People prefer a fat turkey over one as large as a hog and avoid oversized birds.
The text notes trench blanching is outdated and presents a cheap blanching approach. It recommends planting celery on a level surface and using wide boards to support stalks as they grow, then piling soil against the boards to blanch without encouraging rust in wet seasons.
The Department of Agriculture asks leading farmers to express views on the economic value of free seed distribution since 1862. The inquiry covers cereals including corn wheat oats rye and other grains plus grass and forage crops. Franked reply envelopes are provided. Icehouse deemed essential for creameries with guidance from Prof John M. Trueman.
Buckwheat is a top egg producer. Geese and ducks should be fully feathered before killing. Late hatched turkeys can range earlier. When hens stop laying, altering feed may restart laying. Dampness and lice demoralize all young poultry. Check growth to prevent thin feath ering. Large eggs indicate hens may be too fat. Train chicks to roost in the house from start. Sell hens when they quit laying. Flaxseed meal aids moulting. Early pond access causes leg cramps in young ducks. Guinea flesh is dark with game-like flavor. More freedom reduces soft-shell eggs by providing needed lime.
The article argues that heifers, once deemphasized against steers, are in greater demand now. It suggests rising profitability in cattle growing for the coming years, even in markets where beef is the chief product. The shift reflects renewed faith among farmers in future herd value and profitability.
Farmers and fair managers should provide suitable ground for exhibits and enlist manufacturers to send displays with experts who offer educational demonstrations in the field. This would make county and district fairs more useful beyond comparing improvements available year round.
A Swiss buyer makes frequent trips to the Chicago area to purchase large draft horses directly from local farmers. These animals, selling in Europe for 120 to 300 dollars, are shipped for foreign markets.
Train 5 departs Dunkirk at 4 30 PM reaching Falconer 5 45 PM Warren 6 37 PM and Titusville 8 00 PM. O Moon superintendent Dunkirk NY. H Parry Buffalo Agent. Gro Daniels New York City Genl Passenger Agent.
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