15 Oct 1870
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1870
Page
1
A Bret Harte narrative poem recalls Cicely and a missing wife in an alkali desert. The speaker narrates a perilous trek guided by a bright star toward a newborn baby whose cry echoes from canyon to peak. The tale blends rugged frontier imagery with a plea to the poet’s craft.
In Stepney a wife fears a bag of fifty pounds notes kept in a bureau. A masked burglar enters her darkened room seeking the money but reveals himself as Elijah Croly’s former shipmate, Emily Sands’ treachery, and a choice to spare the woman and leave. The rogue and the woman depart after recounting a sailor’s debt of gratitude to Captain Croly.
The piece contrasts orthodox Jewish Sabbath observance with Christian Sunday norms, praising Jewish rest for servants and restraint on horses, and noting a social tension over Sunday consumption and labor. It then briefly shifts to a separate anecdote about an Egyptian’s distance vision and railway signal tests.
French reformers led by Duray Husson and Nelaton propose a free women’s medical school. They cite widespread nursing by sisters of charity in 27 000 communes and note nun dentist dispensaries aid the poor. A sister run college would train physicians for Algeria where male doctors are not admitted.
Louisville residents report sightings near Eighteenth street and Broadway of a man in manacles and a woman in white at the fatal tree once linked to Jerome Clarke alias Sue Mundy. Police, led by Lt Shelly, investigated and found a living couple using the spot as a late courtship, not a haunting.
A travel note contrasts coral jewelry making in Naples with value based on color size and texture, noting imperfections shape carvings, with remarks by Doctor Holland. It moves to a skeptical woman traveler’s La Yosemite valley visit, describing weather, Indian camps, and fatigue, then a Japan stopover detailing tea houses, Japanese women, and a foot-bathing welcome before a rustic breakfast using chopsticks.
Dr. Gardner reports that tea leaves and coffee leaves can substitute for tea with little loss in properties. He recalls twenty years of prior work while noting a grocer sold coffee leaves labeled as Assam tea. The Pall Mall Gazette condemns the dishonesty and warns against buying tea when coffee is intended. The Ecumenical Council will reconvene at Rome on November 11.
An Empress fleeing Paris rode hidden in a market cart to Trouville and boarded Sir John Burgoyne's yacht with two French gentlemen claiming to aid her. They ferried her to Ryde after a rough crossing, leaving her without luggage or basic comforts.
Kansas census complete with only sparse districts remaining uncounted. State population listed at 359,349 with 20,665 residents in Lawrence, the largest city. 1860 figures show 107,204.
An essay by Joseph Alden, D. D., argues that reputation for energy and perseverance is the best capital. It urges forming the habit of perseverance through consistent attention, finishing tasks, and executing plans, stating that education is the formation of habits and urging lifelong effort.
Berlin correspondent notes a Magdeburg newspaper praising restraint while criticizing young German ladies for pity toward French prisoners. It recalls a railway scene where cups of coffee were thrown away and urges focus on wounded and victorious Germans, then non wounded French prisoners, and finally the “beastly Turcos.”
In St Petersburg fresh fish arrives alive and is sold in welcoming tubs. The sterlet, a small sturgeon valued by the rich, is praised for delicate flavor and gelatinous bones. At a Horticultural Congress banquet, hundreds enjoyed sterlet served to every guest.
A Burdett resident, J. H. Stotholf of Schuyler County, was killed by a two year old bull while trying to give it a drink in a safe-stable. The injuries were severe including chest crushing, two broken legs, and a gaping abdomen exposing internal organs.
Marshal MacMahon, reported dead, is slowly recovering from his wounds. The note indicates improvement and ongoing medical treatment as details remain limited.
A writer warns against nicotine tobacco coffee and late hours harming mothers and infants. The piece urges prospective parents to examine personal habits before conceiving and stresses that delicate nervous babies suffer from parental smoke and stimulants.
The money order system aims to ease public convenience and ensure safety in transferring small sums by mail. It safeguards against fraud by omitting the payee name and sends full order details to the pay ment postmaster before presentation. With mail robberies common, patrons gain security as orders are duplicated by the seller postmaster. Rates: 10 cents for ≤$20, 15 cents for >$20–$50, 20 cents for >$30–$10, 25 cents for >$10–$50.
A census taker visits a refined widow in a brick house and asks ages of her family. She deflects by redefining ages and finally jokes that she was eight when her eldest daughter was born, prompting the census taker to flee.
A long compilation notes census plans in Canada and Utah, a rise in sugar and wool markets, and tribal populations. It lists bond issues, canal enlargements, counterfeit currency, and a bridge of topics from rail and lumber to weather effects and public safety incidents. It highlights agricultural yields, animal deaths, and infrastructure damage across multiple states.
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