Mason and the musical revolution in New England
A detailed profile of Lowell Mason and his influence on church music and education. The piece outlines his rise from bank clerk to founder of a national music reform movement, his printing venture, Pestalozzian methods, and his impact on Boston Public Schools and teacher training. It closes with moral maxims for young men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of New York
Lowell Mason
America
Manson
Mr. Mason
Savannah
Geo
Mason
Israel
David
Isaiah
Providence
Cromwell
Philadelphia
Boston
Handel and Haydn Society
Germany
Boston Academy
New-England
New England
Western Hemisphere
Boston Academy of Music
Righini
Mary
Con. Herald
Chicago
Warren Mail Weekend Edition Notes and Masthead
The Warren Mail is published every Saturday morning under editor Eb. Cowan. This note confirms the paper’s weekly schedule and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. Cowan
Witness on Stand Asks What Side He Is On
A fact witness was called to the stand and, after taking his place, turned to the bar and asked in earnest what side he was on. The exchange is followed by a remark defining money as a composition for removing stains from a character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Hypatia
Voyage Down the St Lawrence to Quebec and Beyond
A vivid travel diary describes a steamboat journey from Ogdensburg to Quebec via the St Lawrence. Sudden rapids, eager river scenery, and a Windsor voyage mood anchor the day as the party tours Montreal, the cathedral, and Notre Dame street, with reflections on city life and church ceremonies.
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Mr. Coway
Ogdensburg
St. Lawrence Hotel
Kuits
Montreal
Prescott
Her Majesty’s Dominions
Patriot
St. Lawrence
Uncle Sam
Lake St. Francis
Coteau
Lake St. Louis
Francis
Indiana
Cedars
Cascades
la Chiene
Niagara
Ottawa Hotel
Great St. James Street
Post Office
Methodist
Ottawa
Nelson
Notre Dame
Quebec
Point Levi
Sword’s Hotel
A Staid Father Learns He Has A New Baby
A middle aged man receives a misaddressed letter from Fulton Oswego County claiming he has just become a father to a nine pound child. His wife and daughter read it with laughter as he protests the mix up. The piece also recalls a dramatic comic scene with a mosquito king and humorous quips about money and mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Fulton, Oswego Co
Jin
Last American mechanic discharged from Capitol outdoor work
A respected American party member, a skilled tradesman, was removed from his Capitol outdoor duties on Friday after admitting membership. An anti appointed in his place amidst swift, harsh action, leaving a family reliant on honest labor. Comment is unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripe
Capitol
A Madison Democrat Note on Chicago’s Rise
A Madison Democrat correspondent praises Chicago for rapid wealth and growth calling it a live town. He claims residents are getting rich faster, living higher, and doing more business while drinking more whisky and heading toward the devil by a short route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Democrat
Chicago
Compositor’s mispunctuation alters famous toast meaning
A printer mispunctuated a toast by placing the comma after woman, altering the line to say woman without her man would be a savage. The error went unnoticed until the editor's wife read the proof and flagged it.
Boy Runs In For Pallagolic Amid Rumor of Poison
A hurried lad burst into a drug store declaring his mother sent him to fetch a thimble full of pallagolic as a remedy. He claimed the pub was crowded and feared he would not survive the journey from one end to the other.
Hope and Love Reflections on Happiness and Truth
A compact reflection notes that hope marks happiness regardless of its arrival and that mispronounced words reveal errors. It adds that true love cannot be owned and endures only when built on mutual trust and equality.
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Charles Swain
Younac
Warren Mail
OB Printing
John N. Miles
J. D. James
Exchange Building
L. T. Parmlee
Water Street
Carver House
Warren
Warren Co
Wetmore & Spencer
Second St
Johnson & Brown’s
L. D
Wetmore
T. C. Spencer
Johnson & Brown
Ludlow
S. P. Johnson
Rasselas Brown
Scofield & Brown
Liberty St. Warren
Glenn W Scofield
William D. Brown
Phillip Mead
Justice of the Peace
Scott's Exchange
Youngsville
Warren Co. Pa
Gilman Merrill
Water St
Lewis Arnett
Exchange
Warren, Warren Co
Pennsylvania
D. Ma. Williams
Temperance House
J. B. Brown
Sugar Grove
A. E. Hall & Co
Water St. Warre
W.rat.abun
Breeze Point
Sebastian Speidel
George Sailor
Burgess’ Bowling Alley
Second Street
Benjamin Nesmith
Corx
The
Court Horse
Carver Hous
J. H. Hout
Hickory Streets
Mead
Main and
Diamond Sts
Warren County
James Andrews
Geo. W. Heap
Wee
E.M .M. Pierce
Third and
L. E. Guignon
G. H. Ames, & Co
Seadle, Harness and Trunk Manufacturers
Benson & Co
J. L. Kapple
Watson & Rogers
Pittsfield
James L. Acocks
Warren, Co
Canada
Mosquito
Coleridge
Christ
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