26 Nov 1870
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1870
Page
1
Sally Salter a young teacher meets Charley Church a preacher his love grows fast they wed ride to church and return but his affection cools and he tortures her until she leaves He confronts deceit and she responds with a vow to cleave then lie cleft
A Mexican frontier romance follows Senor Antonio Mejia son of General Mejia and his American bride Miss Conner. After a wedding at Guaymas they are seized by pirates aboard the Forward, rescued by a U S vessel then escaped to safety, and endure a wreck en route to Acapulco.
Chief Crowley’s detective recounts the Lacari murder in Visitacion Valley and the arrest of Mme Lacari, Bruzzo, and Pizano. Bruzzo admits a long career as an assassin, revealing the lethal ambush at Lone Rock and the final life sentences at San Quentin.
The article notes a party setting course for New York with plans for a cautious overland detour to Mexico City and Vera Cruz. They aim to dodge brigands by traveling through a civilized country and undertake a new voyage from Guaymas to their destination in Mexico.
A small lake island on the north shore near Thunder Cape, Lake Superior, shows a silver vein 70 percent pure over a wide section. Captain Frew and associates acquired the 108,000 acre tract for $250,000 and began mining, pumping out water to expose a fissure vein eight feet wide. Early results show huge yields, with 123 barrels of native silver shipped and estimates of $1,000,000 to $3,000,000 in value by spring navigation. The project involves about forty workers and plans to expand, under English royalty payments of about one twentieth.
The New York World reports a group of Eastern capitalists forming a monopoly to raise paper prices by extending a straw and wood based patent. They demand one cent per pound royalties and control over supply, threatening legal action to force compliance. The piece urges Congress to revoke the patent if fraud is proven or repeal the twenty percent gold duty on foreign paper to curb the monopoly.
A San Jose correspondent reports a wealthy family's niece became violently agitated and claimed spirits of a bushwhacker killed in Missouri. The possession moved through the girl and a private Alameda asylum, with letters confirming sickness in the girl’s sister and the father’s similar ailment, cited as firsthand testimony.
A New York telegram reports on Chinese emigrants joining two rival secret societies the Ghee Hins and the Tae Peh Kongs. Initiation lasts a day with blindfolded exposure, a fowl’s head served to test loyalty, strict oaths, passwords, and a formal feast, highlighting feared traditions observed in Australia and Penang.
At the J and E Buckingham elevator in Chicago a vessel of 800 burden loaded with 31,000 bushels of grain was filled in sixty five minutes using Corliss engines and a four foot wide six ply rubber belt. The improvements in grain elevating machinery have greatly facilitated grain handling and storage.
The article extols the human hand noting its fine sensibility and instant reflexes that seem guided by will. It describes twenty nine bones and emphasizes the thumb’s fleshy ball as essential to hand strength and dexterity.
A Milwaukee man involved in building a six blade horse and a leather frying pan was committed to a lunatic asylum after his actions drew concern from authorities.
A letter describes how French peasants take to sowing crops between sieges while guards fire from nearby fortresses. It notes peasants sometimes hide rifles under blouses to shoot at the enemy and recalls how excitable soldiery burn villages in response. Refugees move between villages and fortresses seeking safety as bombardment warns.
Queen Victoria serves as president of a German Aid Society in England which has donated over one million dollars to aid German wounded.
The Saturday Review examines married life, contrasting wives’ expectations with what they receive. It argues women seek constant assurances and flattery, while men crave restful, trusting companionship and autonomy. It warns against public display of affection and argues balance comes from give and take, bearing and forbearance.
A medical authority extols hearty laughter as a universal stimulant to the body. It claims laughter accelerates blood flow, delivers varied impressions to organs, and lengths life by strengthening vital forces. physicians may someday prescribe laughter for torpid or melancholy patients.
The piece notes French serge preferred for its softness and clear twill, with autumn costumes in light warm wool. It highlights cashmere and satin fabrics, tartan plushes, Victoria plaids for girls, and styles like single skirts with long polo naises or cassocks. Describes basques, waistlines, sleeves, trims, and new decorative motifs, plus hats and jewelry trends. England notes New York as fashion leader, with Parisian styles giving way to American designs. References to medical observations follow.
The article surveys two theories of sex determination, debating embryonic neutrality and later influence by conditions. It cites Prof Thury on impregnation timing and Meehan on plant vitality, using chestnut blossoms to illustrate how weak nutrition favours male flowers and strong vitality favours female ones.
A long Oregon City land case centers on the Caruthers estate worth about a quarter of a million, with heirs sought across seventeen states. Legends say Wrestling Joe, father of Finice Caruthers, wandered frontier life and may have deeded interests to prosecutors in St. Louis for cash.
Pray, a former New York merchant who lived forty three years in Austinbury, was found murdered in Onto. He kept to himself after a love betrayed by a New York lady who wed another. His sister and her son, an Episcopal clergyman, were among few to visit him.
The passage urges focusing on self and business, avoiding unnecessary purchases, and making leisure hours productive. It stresses regular book reviews, retrenchment during misfortune, and unflinching perseverance to gain respect and join higher, earnest men who earn a place through continuous application.
A young Wisconsin woman sustaining a broken nose after a mallet blow from an adversary during a croquet game yesterday. The assailant's identity and motives are not disclosed.
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