21 Oct 1871
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1871
Page
1
A reflective poem from Atlantic Monthly speaks of winter hardship and spiritual endurance the speaker finds comfort in divine presence immortal love and inner sight. The verse contrasts aging gentleness with the call of truth and urges steadfast upright souls through fading years.
A jealous husband discovers his wife Sophronista's pipe gifts spark a chain of lovers, disguises, and a riotous chase through a house. A pool of confusion ends with the police, a heroic general, and the couple reconciled amid comic chaos.
The Cleveland Herald highlights a plain remedy for fever and ague using common salt. Consume a teaspoonful in water and place a teaspoonful in the stocking by the foot as chills begin. The note emphasizes the remedy’s proven efficacy and warns against humbug remedies.
A rough-looking man attacked a Jew on Chatham Street. The assailant claimed Jews crucified Jesus Christ and threatened another strike. The Jew defended himself saying the event occurred long ago and the attacker persisted with the threat.
An American lady, dispatched by the Bible Society, proceeds to sell testaments on the streets of Rome without interruption. Her conduct reflects organized missionary activity and public street distribution of religious literature.
The piece recalls Thomas Jefferson's farming garden and flower love with granddaughters watching roots placed by him. It paints his gentle patient manner teaching reason and kindness, with memories of riding, walks, and family affection paired with later notes on New York access and public figures.
The piece argues that American women should prioritize a cheerful, genuine welcome over elaborate entertaining. It asserts simple, easy meals and natural hosting create better guest experiences, foster generous friendship, and reduce display-driven excess, potentially transforming society and standards of luxury.
A Paris letter dated August 23 recounts the Marquis de Monomantac's grim experiments to revive living tissue using charcoal fumes electricity and injected minerals. The subject a man of thirty shows brief signs of life but remains incompletely human, leading the investigator to question guilt and the limits of science before the lab is razed and the murderer erased from records.
A columnist contrasts French railway dining to the rush of meals on board. An agent pre-orders baskets with knife, fork, napkin, plate, glass and contents priced on the label. Passengers eat at leisure, returning the basket at the next stop. England’s Midland express has begun this, and the writer asks which railroad will adopt the plan.
A vivid sketch of the Seven Dials western London slum area with mud filled streets and crime, plus a miscellany of short items on farming oddities, a blind dancer in Galena, a cow with a wooden leg, Kamchatka gold seekers, and curious notices from Portland to Paris.
A centuries-old French case echoes England's Tichborne drama. Martin Guerre returns to claim his wife and estate after eight years, sparks a furious identity dispute. Two claimants emerge, one with a wooden leg proving the real Martin, while the impostor seeks to justify the ruse.
The article explains cypress moss as an atmospheric plant hanging from branches in southern forests near the Gulf of Mexico. It grows on lowland trees, thrives in winter, and covers woodlands with a gray, somber appearance. It is harvested for commerce as bed cushions and bedding, and cattle may feed on it in winter when scarce.
A child reading Genesis turns to his mother and asks if people in ancient times did sums on the ground. They realize he read a passage about the sons of men multiplying on the face of the earth.
A new meat called Kangaroo venison is imported in tins similar to Australian mutton. Early tasters report favorable impressions of its quality and taste.
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