02 Oct 1851
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1851
Page
1
In Arthur's Home Gazette a boy Edward argues he cannot solve a sum. His father recounts two schoolmates Charles and Henry, one giving up and one persisting. Henry overcomes obstacles, becomes a professor, while Charles fails. The tale endorses steadfast effort to gain knowledge and success.
A sequence of aphoristic observations on human conduct, honesty, reform, and gender roles. It contrasts humble work with spiritual pretensions and discusses how openness and sympathy expand intellectual life. The author cites Talleyrand and comments on education, power, and social behavior.
The passage argues happiness extends beyond the moment, as memories of a happy childhood and pleasant past experiences sustain calm pleasure through life. It claims enjoyment, even small, enriches life now and in old age, noting memory preserves well beyond present moments.
The Lycoming Democrat attacks canal faction leaders and state officers for alleged misuse of canal funds and patronage. It campaigns for reform, urges resignations, and calls for electing honest Democrats to curb corruption in Lycoming County and the canal administration.
HY FREDRICA BREMER recalls two meetings with President Zachary Taylor at the White House and in his mansion. She describes his plain warmth, moral firmness, and the moment Webster announced the president’s death. She honors his duty bound life and states of fearlessness in death.
An eclectic quip collection notes a preacher’s head against a pulpit and a farmer’s pig weighing less than expected, with a sly remark on the sense in taking up a pen for civic service and country work.
The American notes laborers on the Delaware Division, North Branch, and Eastern Division canals complain of months unpaid for over a year. The Eastern Division supervisor allegedly has funds but has not disbursed wages and misused funds for electioneering. The 1849 appropriation law requires monthly pay when funds exist, and locals demand proper payment to workers and accountability.
Mr Greeley reports a shift in opinion toward American invention after trials of American ploughs and pumps. London presses acknowledge lower draft with mixed praise while noting notable sales and patent sales, including Gwynne’s centrifugal pump and a Scotch patent sale for around £10,000. The piece highlights US inventors selling European patents at high prices and a New York contact selling oars worth $15,000 since the fair opening.
The text questions why Locofo opponents avoid mentioning the Relief law of 1841 and 1848. It notes past denunciations and wonders if supporters now find the measure popular and dangerous to denounce. It asks what happened to a controversial Relief Bill cartoon.
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