16 Sep 1871
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1871
Page
1
A poetic meditation on a maiden amidst August foliage and river scenes. The speaker muses whether the scene recalls Arden and Rosalind or a modern troubadour. Shakespeare is invoked as showering Summer leaves upon her thoughtful head in a serene retreat.
A nostalgic poem recalls walking among country lanes in warm September, picking ripe blackberries with a companion. The speaker describes red and gold trees, russet leaves, and the companion’s dainty fingers, her laughter, and beauty as they share the harvest. The memory lingers with each blackberry picked later.
In Ryde the London season’s end leads to a yachtside triangle. Jim Lawlesse saves Kate Dare from a perilous sail, winning her favor and her father Sir Hedworth Dare’s consent. Moonington’s suit is thwarted as Kate and Jim plan a future together.
A Boston Transcript writer recounts remonstrating with her colored servant after he abused his wife. She taunts him about making himself agreeable, offering chores, then noting she would not strike her wife. The reply from Jack is a witty refusal, saying he has already married Lou and is not courting.
On June 19 Captain James C. Hunt and Captain W. Fuller led five mounted men from Camp Apache to pursue a wounded bear near the Zuni villages. After a four to five mile chase the bear was brought to bay and killed after multiple shots as Corporal Hyde and Private Armstrong were wounded, and Corporal Hyde fought the beast barehanded before relief arrived.
The Saratogian notes diverse handwriting styles across regions. New Yorkers are strong penmen while Bostonians show a Declaration of Independence hand. Canadians and Europeans keep old-fashioned scripts.
A Minnesota attorney and horse fancier narrates a tale of misadventure when local colts damaged crops. Following sale to cover damages, the lawyer discovers the colt sold is his own, affecting all animals in the lot. The dispute is resolved by compromise and the colt is returned.
A citizens meeting was called in Chicago to shut down an "Erring Woman's Refuge" arguing its presence harms surrounding property values. The article notes the sole stated rationale is the refuge’s alleged negative impact on nearby property.
The Chicago Tribune reports a wheat corner by major traders aided by several others. They control No 2 spring wheat deliveries and push the current month price higher, risking losses as daily receipts flood in and farmer sellers may profit from selling at peak prices amid market distortion.
A reflection on medicine's history from Lippincott's Magazine, contrasting early mercury cures with modern practices. It notes calomel as indispensable in the past, patient outcomes under old and new methods, and how bleeding fell out of favor yet yielded mixed results with both old and new physicians.
In Lippincott's Magazine, E. P. Buffett argues readers overestimate medicine's virtue due to desire to be cured and faith in physicians. The piece notes patients excuse errors, praise doctors, and accept drug potency as deserved, driven by vanity and self interest on both sides.
A Long Branch correspondent recalls a handsome, well-dressed 28 year old in a stagecoach and at a cottage hotel, praised as a modest, rich, educated young man who enjoys sea air and quiet life. He visits the cottage, inspires thoughts on American youth, and is later seen at a tavern with a silvery voice offering supper and cigars before the observer departs.
The Marshfield Citizen recounts a dog named Frank decoyed to Springfield then chained at Mrs. Walton's boarding house. Hearing of the dog, Mr. Abbott freed him, Frank waited by the depot, boarded the eastbound train, rode to Marshfield, and found his way home without inquiries. The master plans to use him as a traveling agent.
A Western visitor to Salem, Massachusetts, recounts the preserved witch house, once Roger Williams' dwelling and later a witch trial court, now a drug store. He visits gallows hill where the witches were hanged, notes Irish squatters, and mentions Elizabeth Whitman, the "beautiful strange lady," buried in Salem with an inscription describing her death on July 25, 1788 at age 36.
A Berkshire resident in 1812 times thanks the Lord loudly after receiving papers about a famous naval victory. The parson, trembling with excitement, begins a prayer but stumbles over the frigate’s name, joking that it is in all the papers.
The Empress Eugenie is reportedly negotiating a sale of her diamonds valued at six hundred thousand? The report states a total value of 1 600 000 dollars.
The piece critiques Dr. Nichols and his claim that sixpence daily suffices for food and drink. It notes his ban on land-animal flesh, allowance of fish, and rain-water as best beverage, with potatoes and dried cod as staples. It also mocks purported examples of sixpence living and finds saints and prisoners unlikely proofs.
The correspondent notes puzzling gender roles among the Japanese, including polygyny limits and public exhibitions of women. He describes Bathing houses in Edo, theatre customs in Kanagawa, and a government-tolerated vice culture, with observers noting public spectacle and cautious propriety.
A high caste Hindoo woman from Madras spoke in Telugu on the topic Human Being to advocate education for women. Her aim is to advance women's education and empowerment through public lectures.
A Manila dated letter recounts the Camiguin eruption on May 1, with lava, ash, and fire destroying a crater area. About 200 people buried by falling matter. fifty bodies recovered at sending time. Fires spread over a large区域, cattle driven away, and no preceding weather signals noted.
A London paper reprints Professor Tyndall’s lecture explaining the ear’s structure. The outer ear ends at the tympanic membrane, the drum, with a chain of tiny bones, labyrinth fluid, and Corti’s organ analyzing sound vibrations to transmit nerve signals.
An ancient tale recounts how a Roman priest, while broiling beef for a temple offering, burned his fingers and by tasting the juice gained relief from pain. His later greed for beef led to scrutiny, a trial, and eventual rise as Pontifex Maximus, igniting a culinary craze and rivaling Chinese practices.
A survey of wide topics from women in public roles and suffrage tastings to a Welsh colony in Patagonia and a canal boat without horse power. The piece notes Goshen style judges and editors, postal rules on titles, and heavy boot design for miners in Worcester with 63 pound boots and iron nails for durability.
Census figures split England and Wales into three labor classes with totals of 8 144 000 workers. First class earned about 59 000 000 to 73 per man annually, second 134 500 000 averaging 46 to 52, third 73 500 000 averaging 20 to 41. Scotland shows 1 156 000 total laborers and 32 810 000 in earnings.
A watermelon weighing over seventy three pounds is the leading exhibit in a local California town centerpiece. The oversized fruit captures visitors attention at the annual display.
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