24 Oct 1876
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1876
Page
1
A versatile tale unfolds at Russia’s first open court in Moscow where a rich dress train leads to a torn garment and a costly, public dispute. A poor officer’s defense invokes his pay, a prince’s loan covers the bill, and the dress demand ends with an unexpected twist in court.
A collage of verse passages reflecting on life memory and the home, with poems about home as a haven, seasonal imagery of October and nature, and lines about sons and daughters as they grow and marry. The piece blends sentiment on family, aging, and the changing bonds across generations.
A mother interrupts a game with a call to Charlie and others debate keeping promises to mothers. The scene features a boy defending obedience and a bystander remarking on being tied to a mother's apron strings. A second vignette shows a Pennsylvanian boy mispronouncing medicines and asking for ten cents of arnika.
A world weary visitor and his shy bride arrive to a Broadway hotel. They tour the lobby and facilities, sign the register, sample ice cream, and test cutlery before settling up with the clerk. The pair then depart for Philadelphia.
A sermon on greeting others with a cheerful good morning. Kind words brighten mornings, lift spirits, and ease daily burdens. Encourages frequent, heartfelt salutation to family, friends, and colleagues to spark optimism and smoother days.
A western judge set a murderers life term and added two extra years after the prisoner called him no gentleman. The extraordinary ruling drew attention to judicial temperament and sentencing length in a high profile case.
A woman passes another on the street without speaking a phrase, instead her look seems to scorch the air, suggesting a charged encounter and immediate tension between the two figures.
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat correspondent describes Jay Gould and Col. Thomas A. Scott as quiet, ambitious rivals. Gould is depicted as a small, cat-like, inscrutable figure capable of deranging finances, while Scott is calm, kind and shrewd. The piece contrasts their appearance and methods and notes potential plans over the Pennsylvania Railway.
Gen Logan's Chicago speech warns to guard the Constitution and amendments or surrender to treason. The crowd imagines a Centennial Philadelphia scene with factions like the Ku Klux and Copperheads, and a ghostly parade led by Tilden and Grant. The page adds varied notes on Centennial events, speeches, and curious quips from the era.
A quirky 19th century style list offers maxims on age, joking with police, chess with a widow, not contradicting a stutterer, civility to the rich, wearing the oldest hat, seating with the carver, guarding secrets, dyeing whiskers, winding conduct like a watch, and befriending a steamer steward for potential leverage.
Colonel Ingersoll, while in Maine, declined repayment from Republicans for his trip. He joked that he enjoyed the visit so much he would pay to return, dismissing the idea of expenses and asking what he could pay for the privilege of coming again.
A Cincinnati Saturday Night gag shows a taper reciting a sign outside the Franklin Type Foundry, spelling aloud “Franklin Type, foundry, dry foundry” and joking that he is “found dry” in condition. The quip captures old time industry signage humor.
The Indian commission has effected a treaty with Sioux chiefs gathered at Red Cloud. It provides for their removal to the Indian Territory.
An 1890s style health notice explains bilious headaches stem from overcharged blood and clogged systems. It touts Dr. Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic to cleanse the body, purify blood, and prevent recurrences, with Golden Relief for quick pain. Manufactured by Dr M M Fenner in Fredonia New York and sold by medicine dealers.
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