30 Sep 1871
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1871
Page
1
Frances P. Sweet portrays a farmer's day from sowing corn to harvesting, the plow, scythe, and flail at work while a quiet wife and children gather at dusk. He envisions sowing immortal seeds under trees as night falls, with crickets and frogs in the reeds and a family's presence guiding his life.
Reading like a sensational Victorian tale, the Banefield estate murder story centers on William Pross's conviction for the Mesturn killing after a jealous motive and a crucial confession. The narrative follows the Deverill family, the curse of ruin, Hubert Deverill's artistic genius and demise, and the entwined fates of color, money, and betrayal.
A correspondent describes Rev. John Todd's workshop with a library of rare books and a fountain. The study features handmade bookcases, frames, and lathe work, while a second room houses lathes, tools, acids, and over a thousand instruments. A steam engine, woods from abroad, and precise organization highlight his mechanical craft.
Napoleon, unwilling to deprive the poor of Paris of his customary August gifts, allocates a large relief distribution to the city’s poorer districts. The effort underscores his continued influence in social welfare despite exile.
New York correspondent recalls Miss King the American tea importer who left for China fifteen months ago on a mysterious solo business mission. She returned after an around the world journey, and the successful voyage now paves the way for the original commercial project in tea.
Chicago Times correspondent writes from Salt Lake City about a city overwhelmed by silver mining excitement. Locals discuss lodes dumps bullion Emma Blackhawk and Jim Smith as bars of bullion line street corners and assay offices.
The French traveler M. A Guinnard recounts three years among the Paragons and Puelches in Patagonia. He notes their extraordinary bodily strength, stamina, and skill with lassos and weapons, as well as their tall stature, square heads, long noses, and rugged endurance during long campaigns and privation.
In a Amherst semi centennial commencement speech Professor Park recalls a scene from thirty six years ago when Edward Everett delivered an oration. He notes Everett paused at a sentence and a single drop of water suspended from a glass on the table prompting applause and a letter about the gesture.
A Tribune correspondent notes in Chicago that ambitious men rely on luck to fund projects, with nine of ten enterprises succeeding. Local chatter asks where Brown obtained his last loan and praises men who can quickly raise money, suggesting a confident, opportunistic business climate.
A Melbourne era piece reports in Nuna wading Australia a man named Fisher claims to be the Messiah, aided by Bignell and influenced by Wroe. It notes Fisher’s self proclaimed incarnation of Jesus and David, dubious miracles, and a crowd drawn by belief, with commentary on broader dangers of religious imposture.
An unhappy Buffalo resident long tormented by a foul odor on his premises learns the source is a natural gas flow. Health officers had begun a nuisance suit, and the man discovers the odor stems from the gas released on his property.
The article condemns the barter between white traders and plains Indians, detailing how debt, market shortages, and whiskey as currency coerce the Indian after a hunting season. It paints the trader as predatory and the Indian left in debt, challenging noble stereotypes of both sides and civilization.
Oshkosh Northwestern reports a Stevens Point man Ole O Wogsland of about 300 pounds and Oshkosh resident Mrs Dougherty under 50 pounds are both taking Turkish baths in Oshkosh. He is losing one pound daily while she gains at the same pace.
The Committee of Protestant Missionaries at Pekin has nearly finished a revised Chinese Bible text to be published soon by the American Mission press inside the capital.
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