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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1898
Page
1
Poem excerpt from Pall Mall Gazette praising martial glory and sacrifice as the nation braces for war. The piece describes banners, drums, and cheering crowds rising to a chorus of bloodshed and doom, with Rachel weeping and a plea for divine justice and peace.
A planned busy week offers bought stock sold at marked down prices. One item per lot, exact as represented, including Carola Umbrellas at 98c and Outings fabrics at 7c. Also fleece blankets 10-11-4, flag bargains at 58c, and Uncle Sam’s Navy art series at 6c a copy.
The verse portrays three roses blooming side by side in a harsh sun and dry wind. They emit fragrance to passersby before being plucked ruthlessly, with dew kissed by the rosebush but the roses dying and unable to bloom again. Toronto Saturday Night.
A tired mother speaks to Little Bopeep and the child asks where the soul goes at sleep. The verse explores questions of rest, dreams, and the mysterious journey beyond wakefulness as the mind seeks a peaceful destination.
A rousing call extols men from all ranks to serve England with thought, learning, faith, loyalty, and lofty aims in action supporting national welfare. The verse emphasizes fresh, frank leadership across factions and traditions.
Long list of war era items notes peace talks to proceed without foreign interference. Navy board reports on meritorious service. Camp Wikoff and Camp Meade conditions. troop movements to the Philippines and Porto Rico. cargoes and receptions. dignitaries and policy shifts. heat waves and hospital updates across New York.
The passage offers assorted opinions and aphorisms on gender, marriage, language, cleanliness, and everyday life. It includes quotes from figures like Greeley, reflections on aging and discretion, and a blurb about disinfectants and affordable meals in Manila, without a unifying story or datable event.
General Jaudenese in ad interim governor role reports that restoring Spanish sovereignty would need a permanent army of 60 000 men plus a fleet and vast materiel. One hundred thirteen battle worn soldiers mainly from the Ninth Massachusetts arrive in Boston for hospital care amid war hardships. War department orders override earlier directives sending New York regiments to Camp Black Long Island due to a typhoid fever outbreak.
Isaac W. Holland of Dauphin County reports his son Clarence, 16, aboard the battleship Iowa under Captain Evans, sending a vivid account of naval combat with Cervera’s fleet. He describes prize collectables, graphic injuries, and the July 3 action that shaped his experiences as a first Class apprentice messenger.
Mare Island reports say the United States gunboat Bennington has been ordered to Pago Pago bay in Samoa to conduct a survey for a coal ing station. She is to sail next Wednesday.
Cincinnati report notes the national G A R encampment awaiting after routine preparations with business postponed until Thursday morning. Candidates for commander in chief attract attention as Denver shows strong show of support with a drum corps parade and a bold banner stating surrender to Denver in 1899.
A brief meditation notes that persistent thought can sharpen effort and endurance. It suggests that careful attention, when practiced, builds inner resilience and steadiness for difficult tasks.
Edward Marshall recounts from his September Scribner extracts the abrupt end of soldiers on the field. He notes the silent collapse and the jarring sound of bullets as men fall, contrasting battlefield death with disease and hospital death. The piece reflects on the stark, grim reality of combat losses.
The program promises action with races and other attractions and invites residents to prepare for the county’s best fair yet.
The Epworth League discusses The Laborers in the Vineyard with comment by Wm. K. Fisher. The piece urges Christian humility, warns against Diotrephan pride, and urges love for Jesus to guide motives, stressing that the eleventh hour workers receive the same penny and all toil for the Lord.
A compact moral notice contrasts thorny life with blooming roses and urges daily duty or treatment under religious discipline. It warns against relying on flashy displays and advises steadier light from a candle, while a female evangelist’s clothes line incident is recounted as a humorous aside.
Rev. J. G. Pingree argues holiness and rest stem from conversion through repentance and faith, followed by an act of faith in the blood of atonement that restores the moral image of God. This sanctification removes inner unrest and fills the soul with faith and humble trust.
The Religious News reports Wesley's desire for a league uniting all Christians to defend and attack sin. Epworthians pledge a radical stand, insisting that stopping personal sin is not enough and active opposition is required.
About three hundred towns mainly in the West enact curfew laws requiring children under sixteen to stay off streets after 9 p m in summer and 8 p m in winter. The note calls it a mixed step: backward in ages, forward for the nation.
The essay argues for total abstinence from alcohol, tracing temperance from historical moderates to the WCTU banner slogan and evangelical stance. It urges Christians to oppose the saloon across society, protect families, and remove temptation to fulfill collective duty in temperance.
A reflective exhortation urges a thorough inward journey through life stages from business to home to church. It asks readers to determine if Christ dwells within at each avenue by examining motives, affections, and the animus of authority, concluding that inner Christ is found where most yearned.
Rev Charles Roads reviews the Christian Endeavor International Convention in Nashville praising its depth over breadth. He notes attendance around 5 000 to 6 000 from start to finish and describes the event as filled with Morning Watch Evangelistic Endeavor and Tenth Legion influences reflecting heavenly love and Holy Spirit advocacy.
Charles Roads notes a growth trend in American churches since 1885 with stronger enrollments in the Presbyterian and Congregationalist denominations. He cites average annual additions rising from 33,000 to 63,000 in the Presbyterian Church and from 17,000 to 32,000 in the Congregationalist Church.
A devotional reflection contrasts obedience with pride. It argues that accusation of God as a hard master stems from unwillingness, while true humility comes from faithful, Godward works offered to the Lord.
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