20 Nov 1883
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1883
Page
1
The poem traces life from helpless infancy through childhood, youth, love and adulthood to old age and death. It ponders joys, mischief, growth, and the passage of time. The speaker notes human striving for fame, wealth, and memory as life proceeds toward its end.
A traveling man urges readers to honor mothers, recalling a devoted old mother whose love endures. A North Carolina child’s perilous balloon ascent ends safely on an island, as rescuers retrieve her and she clings to shells for mamma.
Harper's Magazine December issue is a Christmas number presenting rare blend of papers poems and pictures by American and English authors and artists. It replaces the 1883 mammoth Harper's Christmas with four extra plates and a total of 164 pages. The illustrations alone cost over $10 000.
A Erie county article lists county government structure detailing officers including president judge, three county commissioners, district attorney, clerk, sheriff, and other roles. It explains juries, terms, duties of commissioners, and responsibilities of the clerk of courts, prothonotary, sheriff, county superintendent, auditors, coroner, surveyor, and recorder and register roles. The piece concludes with a note on scorpions and a Persian anecdote.
A Connecticut boy while rowing noticed an eagle struggling near shore. He freed the bird from a line of blue fish embedded in its talons after a fierce struggle. The eagle, six feet from wingtip to wingtip, was hauled aboard and restrained with sailcloth and rope.
When all other remedies fail, Dr. Frazier's Root Bitters will cure general Debility Loss of Appetite Dyspepsia and all diseases arising from a disordered stomach Liver and Kidneys. Sold by L Noyes Warren Pa.
Claim that eruptions sores pimples and rheumatism indicate impure blood and present Acker's Blood Elixir as the remedy sold by Johnson and Siegfried. A historic patent medicine style sales note.
When you have the itch salt rheum gal swelling or any skin eruption L G Noyes the druggist will sell you Dr Bosanko's Pile Remedy for 50 cents which affords immediate relief and is a sure cure for either of the above diseases.
An old advertisement touts Dr Frazier's Magic Vintment claiming to cure pimples black heads eruptions and skin ailments leaving the skin clear and healthy. It promises relief for itch salt rheum sore lips ulcers and sores with mail order and drugstore sales at 50 cents. The Mormon lobby led by ex Delegate Cannon is said to be in Washington for the winter with funds to oppose unfriendly legislation.
The article outlines township powers and duties with officers including justices of the peace constables road commissioners assessors town clerks and school directors It explains election timing and duties for each role plus notes on taxes and cattle description procedures The text also includes excerpts on church matters and religious figures from period notes.
L G Noyes the Druggist offers a free trial bottle of Dr Losankos Cough and Lung Syrup to anyone afflicted with coughs colds asthma consumption or any lung affection prompting readers to test the product.
A woman describes eight years of scrofula suffering ending with a cure after using Dr. Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic. She attributes recovery to the treatment, claims thirteen years of health, and urges obtaining the circular People’s Remedies. The advertisement cites multiple remedies and a Ridgway, Pa. contact.
The piece collects village vignettes and short anecdotes: a two girls study scene with long digressions, a mock dialogue about languages and astronomy, fashion debates and wedding customs, a 92 year old mother with a 72 year old son, a bout of social satire about clocks and auctions, vivid portraits of townsfolk, and a parrot that can only say its single line. The tone is humorous, scattered, and observational.
Two men at the same Philadelphia factory used daily noon breaks to pursue distinct aims. One invented a woodworking machine and earned a fortune, while the other taught a dog to dance and kept his old wages, illustrating how leisure minutes can yield idea or disappointment.
A southern girl, daughter of a former North Carolina gubernatorial candidate, once consul general in Paris, built the city’s largest typewriter business after losses left her family in poverty. She moved to New York, rented a room, earned by a single machine, earned trust, and now oversees a dozen machines and sells them as an agent. Her success is due to bravery, patience, and capability, not luck.
The advertisement notes Acker's Dyspepsia Taplets never fail and are sold by Johnson and Siegfried, indicating a patent remedy listing and retailer.
S well supplied with power presses, Typo assortments, and skilled printers for every kind of job printing in first class style. Legal blanks kept or printed to order. Subscriptions circulated as second class mail from Warren P.O. Communications from all parts of the county and country must be brief and newsy. Anonymous prices not published. Writer's name required.
Johnson and Sieg fried offer Acker's celebrated English Remedy for coughs colds and consumption with a guarantee. Local store advert welcomes customers seeking relief and reliability in health tonics.
A Sunday school teaching scene shows a boy Dick refusing bribes to lie for money. He resists a penny and higher offers, explaining that even if thousands vanish, guilt or the lie sticks with him, a heavy burden he must bear.
An old classified ad promotes Acker's Dyspepsia remedy with guaranteed promise and immediate relief priced at 25 and 40 cents. It also advertises Johnson and Siegel selling wall paper paints and painter's materials by N. K. Wendelboe.
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