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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1853
Page
2
A sermon on gratitude questions whether any heart could ignore thanksgiving to the divine source of blessings and cites the Puritan tradition. It stresses national pride in reform and urges citizens and local merchants to close on the designated holiday as proclaimed by the governor.
Citizens in Chautauque County press for Mansfield Compton's pardon after a winter arson conviction with a five year Auburn sentence. A severe Connecticut and Massachusetts storm battered rivers Housatonic and Naugatuck, flooding towns and destroying rail lines. The Lyceum debate Monday rejected current laws as unsuitable and urged emigration to Utah Territory.
The Erie community and state forces mobilize to guard a six foot gauge with field pieces from Meadville as 500 Buffalo soldiers reportedly head toward the threat. A town council inquiry follows about ignored spring ordinances for a plank walk from Third and Market to the borough line near M Waters. A fire on Dutch Street destroys the Wat place with Odell family losses and incendiary suspicion.
The sermon argues clerks toil fourteen to sixteen hours daily leaving little time for religion or social life. It urges limiting work to twelve or thirteen hours, promoting virtue and better citizenship. Detroit merchants respond by shortening store hours, improving clerks’ lives. The Spiritual Raps discuss a case of a vivacious death and alleged Spirit communication failing to fade after burial.
A Philadelphia citizen notes that within a week or ten days the fate of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad will be determined. Efforts will seek to reform the Board and secure the City subscription of 2 000 000 dollars. Directors may resign to aid this aim as the city weighs using the chartered subscription.
A proposal to establish a great Agricultural Fair for Eastern Pennsylvania at Philadelphia is mentioned. Other items note Panama cotton umbrellas at 1050 each, Chicago to St Louis railroad fare 990, a brick machine at Maryland Fair turning 16 000 bricks daily, and a Vermont Democratic Senator Dan l Kellogg being the first from the state.
A writer imagines the Great Salt Lake as a future rival to Saratoga and Newport. He describes the lake as 70 by 30 miles, shallow with salt crust, barren shores, and waters that float weak swimmers. From the Mormon city site, farms, irrigation, and a picturesque downtown overlook the lake, while a mule journey to the shore shows the lake’s deceptive distance.
An English writer speculates in a century ahead about sixty million Anglo-Saxons growing to two hundred forty million. He envisions unified language, shared literature, global trade from America to Asia, and a unified mission to renovate enlighten and Christianize mankind.
The Pittsburg Gazette recounts the killing of Mr. G. H. Butler in Louisville by Mathew F Ward and Robt J Ward Jr with a knife and pistol after Butler disciplined a pupil. The piece argues for swift punishment and condemns defense of the Wards due to wealth and Southern code.
The New York Courant notes voters across the state show strong independence with split and scratched tickets, suggesting parties may reconfigure. It cites conservative currents in both major parties and hints Whigs aided by anti-conservative sentiments, signaling a shift beyond strict party discipline. A further item recounts a railway-traveling dog known as dk, roaming between Dublin Drogheda and Belfast, treated as a familiar figure by railway staff.
The Cleveland Herald hints at foreign influence and money in the Pierce campaign. It accuses Belmont of Rothschild ties and alleges a plan to control U S policy through European backing. The piece notes Bennetts return and promises further disclosures. The dialogue closes with a Mammy joke about the four seasons Pepper Mustard Salt and Vinegar.
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