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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1864
Page
1
Poem by G Wren from The Voice of the Pines laments African slave era cruelties. It invokes the pine’s soothing presence, recalls lash and bloodhound pursuits, and prophesies freedom and reunion beyond sorrow under divine mercy. The verse calls a sorrowing heart to look to the pine for solace.
From Washington, a writer describes the War Department’s unassuming façade and the vivid ties to soldiers and battles. He recalls Malvern Hill and McClellan’s controversial retreat to Harrison's Landing, noting triumphs, storms of artiller y fire, and the haunting duty of leaving wounded behind.
A Lackawanna ram of the Mobile Bay action is details heavy. The gun crew on the starboard side held their position under fire while a quartermaster at the lead fired a loaded gun muzzle to muzzle at close range. The ram lowered its flag as surrender became certain to the Union.
Dr Hall cites Journal of Health findings that bread and corn meal butter molasses beans and rice are cheapest, arguing 25 cents of fluor nourishes as roast beef worth $2.25 per pound. He lists digestion times for common foods and notes cucumbers low value while sweet potatoes parsnips beets and carrots rank higher nutritionally.
A Quaker adviser speaks to a gunner urging restraint while aiming. The exchange cautions against harming a small foe in a blue jacket, suggesting a precise aim three inches lower to avoid unnecessary bloodshed.
A Syracuse resident advertises for a small black tan leather collar with a black tan terrier’s head through it, hoping to recover the lost item.
Historical list traces 1789 to the 1860s with presidents and vice presidents, officials and rivals, noting elections and key shifts. Includes Civil War era letters from soldiers, discussions of suffrage for soldiers, and procedural details on how military voters cast ballots.
The Albany Journal argues only war can restore peace and the Union. It contrasts two parties, Val landigham with T H Seymour and Grant with Sherman, blaming Democrats for seeking armistice and conniving with secessionists. It asserts rebels won’t negotiate without secession rights, while Democrats press for immediate talks.
A Paris fancy dress ball featured a guest in a low necked gown with green gauze who claimed to personate the sea when asked by a gentleman. He quipped that it must be low tide, prompting amused response at the event.
The sword voted to Gen. Grant at the New York Sanitary Fair has been sent to him. Grant acknowledges the gift, saying he will pass it to his children without tarnish from his acts. A widow named Rugg, who married Sir Charles Price as her second husband, comments that she parted with her old Rugg for a good price.
A compact dated sequence detailing Union and Confederate actions in August including Farragut's Mobile Bay operations, Petersburg explosions, Hagerstown evacuation, Fort Gaines and Fort Powell surrender, the City Point disaster, the Tallahassee raids, Sheridan to Strasburg, Welden Railroad seizures, and rebel offensives along the James and Welden Road.
The entry notes probable date for Fort Morgan surrender to Admiral Farragut. It lists Sherman’s flank movement at Atlanta and the Democratic National Convention assembling in Chicago. It states McClellan nominated for the Presidency by the Chicago Convention.
A Liverpool sailor named Jack attends a preacher’s discourse on Satan bound for a thousand years and then learns the devil “goeth about like a roaring lion.” He asks if the preacher means the king of beasts or his own ship’s cable. The doctor replies the binding extends over the whole world. Jack exclaims the rubber might as well be loosed.
An English astronomer states a lunar day equals fourteen Earth days with slow sunrise and brilliant sunshine. Temperatures reach about 212 F in sunlight with no atmosphere and a limited horizon. nights bring intense cold around 234 below zero. The Moon is deemed uninhabitable for humans or known plants and animals.
General Grant issues an order promising transport home for rebels who desert and come within Union lines. If within our lines they receive transport to their homes or to any point north they choose. The decree will be circulated in the Confederate camps.
A colored man was sent for embalming in New Orleans and an incision was made in the bronchial artery while he remained alive. He returned to work two days later, illustrating a dramatic sequence of events surrounding the procedure.
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