17 Oct 1876
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1876
Page
1
The autumn season is both somber and splendid, with vivid color and abundance across fields and woods. The passage praises goldenrod, asters, sumacs, maples, oaks, and harvest imagery, noting cooler air, cheerful cricket song, and Nature’s needful rejuvenation after summer heat.
A speaker questions a candidate’s secessionist beliefs and foreign intervention hopes, contrasting him with a war volunteer who served from start to finish and earned honors. The ask is which man the public can trust in a critical era for the Union.
Fritz plans to sue his neighbor over fence and chickens that ate his vegetables. A lawyer explains limits of law, noting he cannot force a sixteen foot fence to contain the fowl. Fritz storms off vowing to raise fighting chickens next summer.
The Tribute Book from 1865 lists Northern subscriptions to support the Civil War. It notes Samuel J. Tilden did not subscribe to major drives despite wealth. figures show other donors like Stewart Lenox Morris Kitchum Astor and many others contributed substantial sums. Details include dates in 1861 and large amounts to Union Defence Fund and War Fund activities.
A very modest young lady asks a shopman for a pair of circular elastic appendages described as capable of being contracted or expanded by oscillating burnished steel appliances that sparkle like gold leaf with Alaska diamonds, used to hold up the garments of her legs. The phrasing hints at delicate intent and oblique humor.
A would be fashionable guest called at a neighbor's home near supper time. The neighbor invited her in, saying they were having a tableau. The visitor said she was glad and that she thought she smelled tableaus and liked them more than anything for supper.
Six weeks remain for the Centennial exhibition and Philadelphia papers discuss what to do with main structures after six months. Memorial Hall and the Horticultural building will stay as a museum and city school, while Machinery Hall’s future is uncertain. Some urge retaining several edifices for future fairs and anniversaries, noting daily visitor spend and the potential for a new South Kensington inspired complex.
The text lauds Hayes record as pure and brave, noting Democrats have failed to find a flaw and remain silent. It frames the record as a solid, unassailable achievement driving Republican confidence and Democratic frustration.
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