07 Oct 1871
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1871
Page
1
Poem extolling hands used for bread making over adornment. The speaker contrasts beauty and wealth with practical craft and domestic skill, praising “bonny hands that make good bread” as the true value in a spouse or partner.
A penniless sixteen year old girl in a rural family borrows a cherished brooch to buy a crimson merino dress from a traveling pedlar. She later flees with the dress after a pawnlike bargain, only to learn the pin was valuable diamonds. The thief escapes, leaving the family in sorrow, and the dress becomes a later husband’s memory.
The sea coast air, constantly in motion and rich in salt, strengthens the body, aids digestion, and improves nervous disorders. It notes how sea bathing and sea air boost appetite, reduce drink reliance, and reveal a rosy complexion, with salt particles stimulating skin nerves and vessels.
A 6 o clock explosion at William J. Mills’s James street premises near Silver Mine Road destroyed a house and killed Horatio T. Cook with his wife Mrs. Cook severely injured. Authorities describe Cook as mentally unstable with prior fever and brain issues. He reportedly positioned a half full blasting powder keg under his body before exploding, after moving Mrs. Cook’s clothing to the cellar.
A newlywed man asked a New Orleans militia artillery officer to fire a celebratory salute. The officer refused until the first-born is elected as President of the United States.
An 1850s overview contrasts the old half bushel method with modern bulk weighing under a streamlined elevator system. It notes higher throughput, reduced labor, and changes in pay, supervision, and responsibility, including private measurers and the shift from state to private oversight.
A Japanese woman vows vengeance after a lover breaches his promise. At two every night she dons a white robe and sandal goddess nails a straw figure to shrine trees using a hammer. She prays for the lover’s death, believing divine retribution will strike him down.
In Wick Scotland the four day period yielded an extraordinary herring catch. About 900 boats landed roughly 50 million herrings valued at about 100000 pounds when cured.
A critique of ornate parlor culture and moral vanity in Mrs Brown’s home. The essay argues against exclusionary interiors that trap sunlight and conversation, urging open fires, sunlit walls, and welcoming rooms. It calls for a liberal standard of hospitality over rigid displays of wealth.
Description of Patagonian infant treatment from Three Years of Slavery among the Patagones. The text notes belief in divinity of unusually born children, mercy toward deformations, and infants placed on a ladder cradle with wool and cords, while deformed infants are abandoned to wild dogs and birds.
A Virginia paper recounts a tale from Mise’s residence where John Randolph was said to be engaged. An old man recalls Randolph leaving in haste after hearing of a marriage settlement and joking he would marry only when buying at the cheapest market in Africa, then cutting his bridle reins and riding away.
In Madrid, the writer visits the armory and Royal Palace, tours the Naval Museum, and notes the Royal Picture Gallery with works by Murillo and Velasquez as well as Dutch masters. The bull fight scene is detailed from arrival to kill, including espadas and picadores, with vivid impressions of the crowd and costumes.
A collection of terse Russian proverbs highlighting shrewd wit and stoic humor. Notable lines urge bold beginnings, trust in God with caution, money’s mercy, honesty over crookedness, and value of old friendship and virtue.
At the Keokuk State Fair a 12 entrant baby show crowned Chloe Franklin as the handsomest infant. A pinned card noted the child’s Kentucky stock and historical ties to Henry Clay, reflecting inclusive beauty standards of the era.
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