30 Oct 1877
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1877
Page
1
A dialogue on boys showing that despite flaws there is value in every child The verses discuss various boy types from wide awake to careless and horrid noting enterprise boldness and truthfulness The piece ends with the notion that society would be poorer without boys and that judgment should consider both good and bad in youths
Louisville reader reports severe inflammatory rheumatism relief after a first bottle of Vegetine and renewed benefit during a second course. Letter notes improved digestion and personal satisfaction with the remedy.
In Winterset the Federal Street Sewing Society proposes a bosom box fines system to curb gossip and temper at church fairs. Members raise money through well attended events including a Washington's birthday farmer dinner, St Valentine pig barbecue, and maple sugar parties for a May breakfast.
In Winterset, a church sewing circle organized a festival with a breakfast and arbutus bouquets. The vestry box opened to reveal extensive offerings including two five dollar gold pieces and numerous pennies, nickels, and bank notes, enough to buy a new organ and leave a surplus for the society.
An appeal to use cold evenings for reading music and games while organizing charitable sewing and entertainment events to aid poor families. Encourages women with time and skill to fund clothing and meals, stressing work as the best charity and warning against enabling laziness.
A Portland Albany item recalls Gen. Sherman greeted by many young ladies who welcomed him with enthusiasm. The caption notes the general kissed the crowd while his son stood back, described as cowardly and untested in battle.
Irmaca New York in 1877 describes Ithaca as a bustling county seat of Tompkins with four railroads and steamboat access. It notes Cornell University funded by Ezra Cornell and the government, with 550 students, diverse colleges, a Delta Upsilon clubhouse, and a Fall Regatta won by the class of 1878. Temperance meetings and local culture are highlighted.
A Danbury News piece discusses Scribner writer I L Cleveland describing the harvest of RIPE CORN with vivid rural nostalgia. The narrator recalls youthful farm mornings, the farmer on a prancing horse, and the chaotic bustle of gathering corn, evoking old times that cannot return.
An Improved Text Book Ridpath's History of the United States is praised for use in over 1,500 schools in this State. It excels in narrative and arrangement with maps charts diagrams illustrations and data, making it a valuable school history for youth. Also noted are seventy eight railroad companies in Pennsylvania with only thirty three paying dividends.
The piece debunks the frost myth as foliage color cause and compares autumn hues across Europe and North America. It notes diverse leaf greens and color intensity, credits ripening chemistry, and cites regional climate and tree diversity as keys to the vivid displays.
A Dunkirk Journal feature recalls engineer George Dicks boasting of a mighty engine 310. He describes near disasters, escaped water shortages, and dramatic stops, then notes Peru’s earthquakes needing a heavy engine to hold tracks down. The tale ends with mock disbelief from listening engineers.
A camp meeting in the state recounts a woman's journey to sanctification by giving up ornaments and attire she loved. She confessed discarding artificial flowers ribbons hair and more before finally casting away her wedding ring, leading to blessings she described amid vivid details of boas and dress.
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A mixed page of quips and light verse noting social foibles, editor jabs, and humor from multiple papers. It includes wry lines about luck, advice, charity, cars, and matrimony, plus short anecdotes about editors, subscribers, and everyday life.
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