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29 Sep 1898
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1898
Page
1
Black gowns dominate fashion as they grow in variety beauty and popularity each season inviting viewership of the world’s top designers and their newest creations.
A poem fragment reflects on exile and separation as soldiers or travelers endure wounds, memory, and longing. It contrasts enduring pain with the pull of home, noting distance, farewell, and the indefinable ache of loss across oceans and borders. The verses invoke shared sorrow and resilience.
The speaker reflects on aging with courage and love of life. Though youth recedes like blossoms shed long ago, the scent of May violet awakens memory and dreams of youth. The phantom of a star and memory guide the spirit to former glory despite winter winds.
Frank Willing Leach’s Philadelphia letter to Hon. M. S. Quay argues for stronger leadership by the senior senator, warning against leaving party organization to inefficient lieutenants. Leach recalls past battles, attacks, and reforms, endorsing Quay if he resumes decisive “bossing” and opposes Democratic alliances and reform movements.
Senator Sorghum changes view on household hints after reading a Washington Star paragraph praising whitewashing. The piece notes the item shows understanding of serious affairs and its impact on healthful surroundings.
A fragment recalls Walker seeking a kind woman with sons who outgrew bicycles. The note hints at neighborhood memory and a storyteller’s voice in a Scribner era snippet.
An Atchison girl who earned 50 dollars a month for desk work last year spent the summer doing housework and bread making without wages after resigning last winter to marry. The Globe reports the change as a timely warning to young women.
New York Weekly notes a scene where a scheming mother questions her daughter about a wealthy suitor named Light and the daughter finds him dull. The daughter dismisses Light as a bore who talks nonsense, while the mother contrasts him with a different suitor she deems superior.
In a Cleveland Leader excerpt a girl explains to her little brother that her sister will arrive after finishing a powdering ritual. Her brother asks about a revelation and she recalls the moment the window came down on her thumb Monday morning signaling a unlucky week ahead.
A Chicago News item notes Mrs. Peck Henry declares her marriage decision publicly while Mr Peck runs down the street without a hat, in a moment of hurried embarrassment observed by neighbors.
Quoted banter from the Indianapolis Journal contrasts time and money with a judge’s standard of dollars or days. The exchange shows how proverb lore is tied to legal and practical values in common speech.
A brief column notes a letter from George grumbling about army victuals, while his mother and wife react with household humor, reflecting home front attitudes toward soldiers during wartime. The exchange appears in the Indianapolis Journal.
In a Dickensian exchange a cabman questions a distracted old lady as she finally produces a three penny bit and nine pennies after a two mile cab ride. Judy’s terse reply reflects a sharp street scene of thrift and caution.
An Epworth League commentary on Abraham as a turning point example. Obedience to God's call is the path to righteousness, blessing, and enduring faith, contrasted with worldly retreat. Believers are urged to repent, trust in Jesus, and walk in the Lord's counsel.
An Epworth Herald critique blames weak chapter leadership for disharmony and poor engagement. It cites lack of meetings, delegates, devotionals, and outreach. Also notes a proverb on radicals conservatives and compromisers, and mentions General Booth’s Chicago address and a ministerial faith report.
Kansas leads in female public office with twenty percent of county superintendents of education, five county registrars of deeds, and a state librarian. The presence also includes several mayors, police magistrates, city marshals, and police officers among women.
Medical examiners warn that high collars worn by men and women push the head forward, strain the neck, and narrow the chest reducing lung space. The article criticizes fashion for harming posture and respiration.
The text notes Adelina Patti sang publicly in Cuba for the first time at a concert on a terrace, marking her debut there. It also mentions the world corn crop near 2,200 million bushels annually with the United States producing about 82 percent.
Rev Charles Roads argues the Christian Endeavor should be a training ground for Christian workers by selecting officers to gain experience, keeping veterans private yet active, and ensuring the society trains all members while attracting the un saved. The aim is a highly effective leadership pipeline and broad youth development.
Dr. Crafts urges Christian Endeavorers to build missionary libraries with four shelves. One shelf for books on the Bible, one for missions, a third for church history, and a fourth for Christian citizenship. These four grand divisions should guide their study.
Madame Guyon writes of avoiding public discussion of troubles and seeking divine aid alone. She emphasizes that reliance on God deepens spiritual life and removes earthly consolations, shaping a solitary, reverent path.
The line asserts that a humble peasant praying yields broader insight than a philosopher standing on tiptoes. It emphasizes faith over elite intellect and highlights Spurgeon as the source of the saying.
A reflective piece questions why marriage often ends congeniality. It notes quiet women write notes, a few rings give excuses to go gloveless, and home life shapes happiness. It humorously surveys moonlight scenes, trolley riders, croquet, and a rude conductor.
In a social quip, the speaker contrasts graduates by seating: homely girls in the back as the smart ones and pretty girls in front as the silly ones, highlighting a witty reversal of appearance and merit.
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