11 Oct 1881
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1881
Page
1
A pastor in Griggsville recounts his failed temperance lecture and the ensuing social clash with Mrs. Buttles and Windy Schenck. The pledge movement splinters the town, leading to fractured clubs, public scorn, and a wary vow to avoid deeper public exposure for his family.
The San Francisco Call argues grammars are overly voluminous and hinder learning. It cites a German method popularized in Boston by Charles Francis Adams that emphasizes reading real literature and practicing writing. The Sacramento Record Union endorses the approach, calling current grammar teaching wasteful and urging simpler, more effective methods.
The Philadelphia Times notes Uncle Tom stage adaptations draw crowds, praising the emotional power and pathos of Eva and the humor of Lawyer Marks. It recalls early performances at Barnum's Museum with Howard family, and reflects on the play's enduring popularity and human nature themes.
Gen Burnside's war-horse Major, who carried him through the war, was killed at Providence on Thursday after becoming helpless. The General had arranged for his humane death when he could do so without the horse's knowledge.
Letters from T Kenney Ithaca N Y and H Watson Harris Newark N J praise Ely s Cream Balm for hay fever and rose cold relief. Kenney, a dry goods merchant, notes long prior suffering and successful results in friends with catarrh. Harris, a Newark letter carrier, reports eleven years of hay fever relief after trying many remedies.
Travel readers are informed of special inducements offered by the Burlington Route with details in a separate advertisement found in this issue.
The Warren Baptist Convention held September 27 28 1881 opened with devotional exercises led by Rev W A Rankin and heard Rev D C Babcock of Philadelphia discuss mis read passages of scripture A committee on nominations named Rev Rankin as President Rev C W Miner as Vice President and Kate C Cobham as Secretary Reports covered credentials and temperance programs including Christian duty to temperance and Bible based wine questions An address by Rev James Rea of Warren welcomed delegates and a question box addressed inquiries about temperance education for local schools. The body discussed constitutional prohibition and organized ballot topics and approved resolutions thanking Warren citizens for hospitality and authorizing publication of proceedings.
Reports detail multiple lightning strikes causing fatalities and injuries from Michigan to Kentucky, with victims including Miss Nellie Grant in Nebraska and Miss Susan Stevans in Kentucky. Other incidents note livestock losses in Pennsylvania and Colorado, and strange phenomena such as a ball of fire crossing a room in New York.
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