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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1886
Page
4
A Harper's Bazar article advises beginners on improving tennis by practice and conditioning. It contrasts female and male beginners, stresses early starts, and outlines progressive calisthenics, breathing, posture, and wall practice to build strength and coordination.
A Gentleman's Magazine piece argues for dropping foreign prefixes when addressing strangers. It notes French usage as Monsieur while others like Herr and Signor expose gaps in English for Danes Poles and Turks. The author suggests simply using Mr for all foreigners to avoid pedantry.
A Berlin electrician uses an electro magnet and battery to disrupt Miss Else's piano next door, causing the instrument to go out of tune when electricity surges through the wall. The ordeal drew doctors and musicians but no solution, until the strange cause was explained by the magnet’s influence.
Richard T. Ely argues in Harper's Magazine that American railways waste vast national resources through needless construction, duplicate trains, and poor integration with waterways. He cites examples like the West Shore and Nickel Plate railways, discriminatory rates, and price-fixing schemes that hurt economies and homes.
Senator Van Wyck faces a heckler during a Nebraska stump speech. The critic asks about passes from the Union Pacific Railroad. Van Wyck replies by flashing passes and declaring he will take more, defending his strategy to forage on the enemy.
A cheese factory gathering paused over a strong limburger odor. A playful exchange ensued as one guest compared the scent to spring flowers, while a bystander retorted that the floral line belongs to a different base.
An analysis traces how hospitality develops from primitive, egoistic exchange to spontaneous altruism. It contrasts semi civilized frontier hospitality with New England generosity, noting travelers’ expectations and regional differences in offering or receiving aid. The piece cites Mexican and Yankee customs to illustrate varying motivations and practices.
Ex Senator Charles H. Russell spoke at Public School No. 13 in Brooklyn where a student’s quip claiming a senator is a bore triggered a flood of laughter. Russell admitted he would rather address a hostile mob than catechize schoolboys, hoping the tale isn’t repeated. The event drew parents and officials, and the ex-senator faced a long, silent pause before continuing.
The Sanitary Engineer explains a cockroach control method using phosphorate paste. Some bugs eat it, others kill the eaters and tear open their stomachs, spreading the poison until all cockroaches are dead, including those who possess none of the paste.
A sprawling ad line lists Walter A Wood Enclosed-gear Mowing Machines from 65 dollars with a Reaper attachment, along with Anson Wood and Meadow King mowers, plus farm implements like plows, harrows, cultivators, rakes, drills, wagons, fencing, paints, stoves, sewing machines, and hardware all offered at low cash prices.
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