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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1885
Page
2
In a crowded village scene Annie Boldon struggles with poverty and pride while caring for a dying man and planning to mend her life with a new black silk dress. Neighbors watch, church fund drives loom, and a quiet moral tension threads through the hardships and small triumphs.
A crew drifts through a foggy dawn as a freight train carries a wild carman aboard. A brakeman recalls a fatal moment when a man fell from the car during a perilous ride, prompting the engine to continue to the next station for orders.
A lively fashion note outlines spring children's attire. It highlights loose dresses for girls, revived daywear, and festive Easter boxes. Describes ribbons, mantles, jackets, gloves, stockings, and decorative trims in various colors and materials with emphasis on practical yet stylish school and dancing outfits.
An assortment of brief notes covers New South sugar pours, industrial motives, Aqueduct water waste in New York, and a barroom remark on virtue. Also mentions cabinet changes, public officials, and stray anecdotes about life expectancy, railway incidents, and a Detroit Free report fragment.
A long notice warns that impure well water from drainage and gases poses health risks, urging households to improve drainage and water safety. It cites a farmer’s poisoning incident near Stamford, Conn, and urges careful home practices as warmer weather approaches. It also discusses fashion and farm statistics in scattered passages.
A long account describes the harsh winter on the Staked Plains, detailing sheep herders guarding flocks and cattle against northerly winds. It compares the two industries, noting costs, shelter, water, and the reliance on durable wool and meat, with observers warning of severe losses and the drift of cattle when fences fail.
Editorial excerpt argues religion burdens the mind yet props up society through charity and education. It questions religious claims, cites Ingersoll and freethinkers, and contrasts suffering with the promised solace of unbelief and secular progress. The piece reviews religion's social costs and benefits.
A meditation on the Old South Church in Boston and its role in patriotism. It recalls a boy who at eighteen pledged a covenant to devote his life to God, then became wealthy through prudent work and charitable acts, while urging modesty and service over worldly gain.
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