30 Oct 1883
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1883
Page
1
The poem contrasts thriving harvest imagery with autumn gloom as a solitary figure sits on a mossy stone counting the dead. Sighing tunes drift through sunless plains while the world withers. The speaker ponders what ghostly thing may enter the distant gray.
Lucy Sheldon endures a forced plural marriage in a Mormon valley as Nora takes her husband and home. Economic strain, jealousy, and abuse mount until Lucy contemplates suicide, then survives, divorces from Nora, and rebuilds a life for her children with Nora’s aid and a future ally in her daughter’s suitor.
The 1883 Pennsylvania legislature requires a full compilation of statutes on hunting and fishing. Readable extracts list season dates for squirrels rabbits quail grouse and woodcock, along with penalties for out of season hunting or possession. Fines range from five to ten dollars per offense depending on the violation.
Article surveys evolving wedding customs with trends like a best girl replacing a best man, ushers replacing groomsmen, and brides walking ungloved with a prayer book. It notes autumn leaves lining aisles in New Jersey and childlike Kate Greenaway attire at the altar, reflecting mixed Anglo American influences.
A playful tale shows Old Mother Hubbard visiting a cub bard to find meat for her dog. Lacking funds she sells her suit and wanders uptown in a nightgown as ladies admire her striking street gowns and chic look.
A vivid account describes a burial custom where a black cloth covers a deceased wife’s face. Mormon women are taught that only a husband may lift the cloth on resurrection day, determining whether she enters light or outer darkness. This belief is said to govern a woman’s conduct regardless of her husband’s number of wives.
A period advertisement touts Blodgett's Balm as a universal cure for summer complaint ear ache tooth ache lameness inflammation and colic in man or beast. It promises teeth whitening with Teaberry and claims instant removal of tartar with daily use. Sold by all druggists at 25 and 50 cents.
A Brooklyn boy aged fifteen named Wm. Morris died from nicotine poisoning after heavy smoking and chewing. The piece warns children against tobacco, noting physical and mental debilitation, insomnia, loss of appetite, and stunted growth. It contrasts effects with alcohol and urges avoidance.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75 cents. For sale by L. G. Noyes.
L. G. Noyes the Druggist announces a free trial bottle of Dr. Bosanko Cough and Lung Syrup for every person afflicted with coughs colds asthma consumption or any lung affection in the community.
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