10 Oct 1876
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1876
Page
1
Carl Schurz urges voters to demand a lasting reform beyond party change. He argues Hayes offers true civil service reform, not mere partisan switch, and warns against fruitless shifts while urging the nation to restore founding principles.
In an Indiana address Senator Booth contrasts Hayes with Tilden. He argues Hayes would fight for the Union even at personal risk, while Tilden questions the nation's existence beyond a constitutional text. Booth decries reliance on punctuation over patriotism and frames the country as a living ideal in hearts.
A Baltimore Gazette article denounces the Taft proclamation as a call to force to uphold Republican rule. It warns that the GOP plans to bar fair elections, threatening constitutional government and the Union, urging Maryland and Baltimore to mobilize Minute Men of ’76 to defend the Republic.
The article discusses petroleum origins, noting early theories that oil came from distilling bituminous coals like Cannel and Boghead. It argues most oil originates from rocks beneath coal measures, with shale as a common oil source and limestone sometimes containing animal remains. It cites Dana on fossil content and suggests formation from organic matter under slight heat, including routes via vegetable and animal origins and the role of carbon dioxide and marsh gas in forming light and heavy oils.
The piece condemns debt as ruinous, urging youth to avoid it and praising wartime oratory by Colonel Ingersoll. It recalls Civil War memories, the sacrifices of soldiers, and the enduring flag, urging cheers for the living and tears for the dead in a solemn meditation.
Savannah telegraph operator Alex Sinnot reports a city paralyzed by plague with every business closed and streets deserted. He notes widespread illness and death tales, fear among residents, and uncertainty about departure, hoping frost will curb the fever.
Article recounts two fashionable women at the Centennial who rummage a large pocket revealing a long list of items from a lace handkerchief to false teeth and a pocket book, prompting reflections on pockets and behavior. A closing joke features a Dutch cider scene with a stout punchline about taste.
A parson asks a drowsy hearer why not take snuff to stay awake. The reply suggests the snuff belongs in the sermon, not the pews, delivering a witty bite about the delivery of sermons.
A new boys trousers style from Boston features a copper bottom sheet-iron knees riveted seams and water proof pockets designed to hold broken eggs. The invention focuses on durability and practicality for young wearers.
The page compiles quips about beauty pageants and clergy disputes, school fashions, parades, and Irish immigrant anecdotes. Highlights include Father Carroll targeting a druggist in Oil City, odd ballads about ships latitude, a Centennial showman gag, and a boiler inscription misread as two brothers Pat and Ted.
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