08 Oct 1870
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1870
Page
1
A Boston Transcript poem from Mr. Whittier, written at the Isles of Shoals, reflects on old friends, shared memories, and the enduring ties of friendship. The speaker bids farewell to familiar rivers, pines, and gatherings, hoping the readers keep memories alive as time passes.
Mary recounts her engagement to Clive and their perilous voyage after a six year distant appointment. When the ship sinks after mutiny and a long sea ordeal, Mary and Clive survive a brutal week adrift with dwindling provisions until a merchant ship rescues them near Amsterdam Island and Madras, leading to their eventual return to Java.
The General Land Office holds samples from a newly found potash deposit in Churchill County Nevada. The salts yield pure potash and lye for bromine production, potentially revolutionizing bromine supply once tied to French and English sources. Bromine use expands to disinfectants and dyes. Strassfurt production has grown from 1500 to 20000 pounds since 1865, boosting market importance of these potash deposits.
A writer argues bromide of potassium as a cure for alcoholism. The plan starts with removing disturbing influences and a two weeks rest in bed with one loyal friend. Twelve twenty grain powders are dosed daily to suppress the craving, followed by careful nutrition to sustain the stomach.
A graphic sketch recalls a Ma sonic excursion on the Mississippi where the Lady Gay and Belle of Alton avoided disaster. Knights Templar, led by a bold young commander, ferried passengers to the Lady Gay as the riverboat sank, preserving life in a dramatic, disciplined escape.
The London correspondent describes the Chatwood safe by jeweler Mr. Streeter. Burglar proof, gunpowder proof, and miner proof, it features a hydro-pneumatic envelope, water-level gauge, six ton door, four-part key system, and a two thousand key variations. Secure depository space already drawn by wealthy clients for jewels and title deeds.
A corps from the Naval Observatory will deploy to Europe in December to observe the solar eclipse. The party includes Professors Asaph Hall William Hark ness Simon Newcomb and John R Eastman who observed the August 1869 eclipse. They will use enhanced instruments plus spectroscopes polariscopes and photography. Coast Survey plans two observer corps led by Pierce Schott and by Winlock Young and other professors from Harvard and Dartmouth.
A long reflection on happiness as life’s main aim contrasts with virtue and industry. It discusses using wealth or status as means to happiness, warns against misusing them, and praises Aztec youth education for moral, intellectual, and civic formation in a period tone.
In a Kansas town a baseball match stretched through the day as both sides failed to catch outs. The two nines agreed on innings played and the deciding factor was a game of seven up between the captains.
A Utica Observer اقت summary notes wartime shifts in attitudes toward corpses including uses as breastworks during Grant era and discussions in Paris about disposing of slain soldiers. It cites claims of bodies yielding gas and fears of pestilence as observers ponder grim humanitarian limits.
A physician in an early era touts Windsor soup as a cure for wrinkles and suggests time as the true engraver of skin lines. He advocates pure soap with plenty of water and a few drops of glycerine to preserve softness and keep the complexion smooth and clear.
A Calhoun County Mississippi man, 35, reputed to be the state’s strongest if not the South’s, weighs 225 pounds. He has lifted three railroad iron bars, carried a forty gallon whiskey cask and drunk from the bung hole, balanced a barrel of flour with a salt sack atop his head, and claims he can lift thirteen hundred pounds.
The text records a severe oath taken by Illinois lawmakers denying any bribe payments or promises to influence votes. It asserts no direct or indirect money or valuables were accepted from corporations, companies, or individuals for votes, influence, or official acts.
A frontier correspondent debunks the romance of Wild Bill Hickok calling him a desperado and notes Hays graveyard with twenty seven graves. Five graves lie by the fence near Hickok's Cemetery, and the piece hints Hickok plans to create his own graveyard.
A Columbus of oddities unfolds with jokes about grasshopper killing machines, auctioneers, and storms. Reports touch on uprisings in Mexico, Iowa wheat, a Pearl wedding, and a Dutch man reflecting on marriage. Local tales include a shanty in Wamego and a harbored harbor in Torquay.
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