22 Sep 1855
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1855
Page
1
A poetic meditation on a stormy voyage and a yearning for home, interwoven with rural items about Timothy seed sowing, a Native American farewell, moralizing notices, and a curious fox tale from a Vermont paper, reflecting mid nineteenth century newspaper miscellany.
Washington dispatch copies the orders to Lieutenant Hartstone commanding the Arctic and the barque Rescue to search for Dr. Kane and companions. The plan includes provisioning at Wagget Island, beacon sites at Cape Alexander or Cape Isabella, and possible winter avoidance with minimal restrictions and freedom to adapt to circumstances.
The fragment laments aging and dryness with a playful comparison to falling leaves. It mocks the phrase more harder and notes a humorous distinction between nature’s timing and human speech.
The text critiques women desiring extravagant houses and costly furniture, arguing it would be better to be content with practical furnishings and a home sized to host friends. It emphasizes daily use over luxury and frames the issue as a matter of virtue and suitability.
Gerrit Smith contemplates disposing of wealth for the living good. The Oswego Palladium reports a plan to found and endow a high class university in Central New York with a broad farm for student labor and aid for meritorious cases. Plans near completion.
Dr Cazenac of the Hospital of St Louis in Paris reports a hair care method favoring loose styles or wide bands to let air through. He warns against braiding young girls hair under eleven or twelve and advises against cutting or thinning it beyond simple shortening.
The word bigot reportedly arose from a secular political exchange. Rollo of Normandy refused to kiss the king’s foot to signal subjection unless the king held it out, and replied No by God, prompting the nickname bigot.
A drunken man jailed after a street carriage ride laughs he must pay for the ride before entering the Station House. A Rhode Island fiancé faces a brusque priest over a marriage fee, sparking a wry exchange about church and brides. A Memphis doctor patient tale ends with a fatal pill misadventure. Henry Ward Beecher proclaims his simple gospel stance while Abbott Lawrence bequeaths funds to schools and libraries. A German astronomer warns of a distant comet doom in twenty million years.
In New Orleans a high profile billiards event will feature two creole ladies of notable standing in a contest for $3,000. The match promises prestige and keen competition as regional spectators anticipate the sport's sharp display.
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