10 Apr 1885
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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1885
Page
1
Real estate item notes Fertile Ohio farms listed under J B Parker and Van Janne with details limited to the ad-like snippet. No further names, dates, or specifics are provided in readable text.
A compact portrait of Ulysses S Grant tracing his life from West Point through the Mexican War and Civil War campaigns. It covers key battles including Missionary Ridge Lookout Mountain and Petersburg, Grant's rise to lieutenant general, his partnership with Sherman, the push toward Richmond, and his stubborn persistence in the face of critics.
Fragmentary recollection recounts Ulysses S. Grant traveling with calm demeanor through New Jersey and Philadelphia, drawing immense public acclaim. It notes his restraint on mustering out troops, his favored generals Sheridan and Sherman, and the war’s final push toward the Southside, ending with a casual remark to Stanton about manpower.
Republican cIarge by UW F Stoke y appeals for continued power in Grove. The piece mocks elections, urges keeping the old office chair, and hints at pay for staying in power. Brief items note Newton Ensminger’s new house, Bart Duniton at railroad crossings, Liberty Democrats’ sweep, Dr Haller’s mountain trip, Seward Brown’s marriage, and Charley Hillery’s death from lung fever in Enterprise. Mrs Huse visits Antwerp, Rex.
A neighborhood column notes wheat in good shape and corn to harvest, a fortune teller visiting Peter Hall trading corn for a sack, and carpenters building on Hocking Street. It mentions Mollie Underwood’s death and burial at Sugar Ridge, Rev. Mounts conducting the funeral, and plans for a Church of God on Wolf Ridge this summer. Joseph Sims is ill with typhoid fever.
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