21 Nov 1882
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1882
Page
1
A powerful critique of a politician lacking backbone contrasts with a sentimental scene of a teacher and two children Dollie and Harry. The memory-drawer imagery recalls keepsakes, lost loves, and a senator’s curl passed to the narrator as a keepsake from childhood. The piece threads social critique with nostalgic vignettes and domestic tenderness.
A nostalgic piece recalls a memory drawer filled with keepsakes from a childhood friend named Rena Leigh and a long-gone daughter, Lulu. It reflects on love, loss, and the pull of fashion, then shifts to a moral about hot drinks and their health effects supported by a correspondent’s notes.
A drunken Wilkesbarre resident urged votes for the Prohibition ticket on election day. Beebe incidents show bets between Democrats and Republicans over steer ownership. A Williamsport man wagered on Beaver and lost and escorted Jerry Long to the courthouse. A drum corps led the procession. A Pottstown betrother paid for an oyster supper for Beaver’s election. A Wilmington voter carried a physician prescription to the ballot box. D T H Scheetz of Pottstown vowed to quit tobacco after a Democratic governor win, a pledge broken after sixteen years as he bought tobacco stock for friends.
A patent hair product claims to restore color remove dandruff and regrow hair without harming health unlike sulfur or nitrate mixtures. It asserts quick darkening to glossy brown and directs readers to ask their druggist with Smith Kline & Co. as wholesale agents and Crittenton in New York.
A fragment notes Belle Broadbrim fading from public life as fashion cycles turn. The piece hints at a modern fad where feminine adornments, like plush car bonnets, are tracked in social events and teatimes, signaling a shift in celebrity influence and public reception.
Long critique of jury service arguing it burdens jurors, discourages participation by professionals, and biases trials. It traces jury origins, notes inefficiencies and costs, and questions the continued necessity of jury trials, citing Wyoming Territory as a model and highlighting the grip of professional jurors and lawyers.
Washinaron November 3 President Arther spent the day quietly at the Soldier's Home with his sister and young daughter, meeting intimate friends. Secretary Bolger faced many visitors at the Department and kept his temper despite a question about New York. Judge Folger talked with the President at the Home in the evening. Republican prospects in New York and Pennsylvania improve, with supportive sentiment growing nationally including South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida and Texas predicting Congressmen gains.
A compact survey tracing how U S states got their names from French English and Indian sources. It notes Maine from Maine France and Pine Tree State, Vermont from verd mont Green Mountains, and many others with popular nicknames like The Bay State The Keystone State and The Lone Star State.
A collection of biting quips and anecdotes mix social humor, marriage, fashion, and everyday quirks. Jokes touch on fashion, measurements of virtue, coroner rules, and playful misreadings from trains to parlors, with plenty of regional slang and character.
The Cambridge England mission of Moody and Sankey is halted due to Moody's illness. Russia endures extreme cold as the River Neva at St. Petersburg remains ice bound, blocking navigation.
The Garfield board of audit reviews Mrs. S. A. Edson’s $10,000 claim for medical attendance on the late President Garfield. The bill falls under the $55,000 physician limit and may be disallowed without a release from the estate. The board meets at the Treasury Department next week to examine physician bills.
Peterson's Magazine offers two steel engravings including a colored fashion plate and a premium engraving. The December number features "Prue and the Professor" with vivid illustrations and Arrasen Embroidery patterns. Club deals deliver multiple copies at reduced rates with premiums. specimens mailed on request.
A Pennsylvania boy, punished by his father for swimming on Sunday, was ordered to copy the entire Old Testament. He worked during his leisure time and reached Psalm 37 before abandoning the task and running away from home during the night.
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