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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1861
Page
1
A widow recalls how her son Willie escaped a perilous fall in a well with his sister Jennie and her calm pledge of faith. Years later dire poverty tests the family, but the mother’s resolve, aided by Willie's remembered words, sustains them.
A Newark to Jersey City train tale recalls a naval officer plagued by profane swearing heard by a young lady. She challenges him to swear in Hebrew, provoking a blush and silence as he avoids further invective. The anecdote closes with a note on unmarried men in Washington, Indians, and war service.
The piece argues that Congress acts confiscate all property used to aid the rebellion, while Gen Fremont's proclamation extends to all property and enslaved labor, questioning Lincoln's narrower handling of slave property. It cites historical parallels and urged government decisiveness against disloyalty, quoting Kentucky's Josiah Horr on moral guilt and public opinion.
The article outlines pension rights under the 1835 act for volunteers and widows, detailing eligibility, disability pay scales, and conditions for bounty land. It notes no bounty land for service after 1855 and that proofs of service must be sent to Washington. It also mentions circulars for forms and a commentary on wartime revival boosting domestic industry and prices.
A volunteer company drill ends in a mock surrender with a captain feigning being shot to illustrate discipline. The men shout that surrender and death is the desired grace, and the concept is discarded.
Around Washington the army consumes about nine hundred barrels of flour daily and distributes one hundred fifty thousand loaves of fresh bread. Foreigners express astonishment at the abundant and varied rations, praising the army as the best fed and paid in the world and hoping performance matches treatment.
The Chicago Tribune reports that over sixty thousand troops have been raised in the city and references the Congressional District.
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