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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1885
Page
3
The Ohio Legislature considered a homestead bill and a gun control measure while other laws faced committee scrutiny. A review noted economic and municipal issues with loan plans, taxation, and utility governance. The session also reported a Hastings, New York obituary and a London court ruling on carpet damages impacting public highways.
A long defense of the Democratic administration’s reforms and firmer appointments, attacking Republican misrepresentation and urging support for honest, capable officials. The author cites Cleveland era reform, calls for thorough investigations, and argues for loyalty to the party and administration.
The piece compares Republican and Democratic control in Congress and the impact on government expenses, noting a large savings under a Democratic House with a Republican Senate. It cites figures of 439,899,689 for full Republican control and 416,067.64 for the Democratic House with a constraining Senate, arguing a Democrat led Congress could further reduce waste. Also mentions Dr Lauder Brunton on indigestion and a separate court case about damages from contagion.
A clipped editorial argues for aggressive Civil Service reform to purge inefficiency and political drones from the Washington departments. It urges replacing partisan appointees with capable, honest workers, and condemns relatives and friends who secure positions through influence. The piece stresses loyalty, competency, and alignment with the President’s party in appointive offices.
The piece argues President Cleveland will replace slower officials as new hands learn duties. It praises his appointing judgment from top to low offices, predicting many will resign or be replaced before the term ends. The commentary expects party strength to grow as he builds the administration.
A Chicago era article reports President Cleveland beginning reforms by dismissing many unproductive positions in the White House and Treasury. The plan aims to reduce costs and enforce diligent work across departments, with officials imitating the Washington example to curb idle time and influence fixtures. It notes skepticism about promises and references medical curiosities and oddities as side remarks.
An eclectic rustic page offers cooking hints and household notes including fruit and nut treats, pastry frostings, peach tree care, and thrifty tablecloth reuse. It shares simple kitchen steps, bake times, and a few seasonal tips for dining and farm life.
A historic article discusses spring seeding, field preparation, and fertilizer use, detailing soil work, sowing timing, and the goal of establishing meadows. It contrasts spring planting with late fall options and notes broader economic observations on wages and living costs.
A Treasury Department inspection reveals a tin box once holding Lincoln monument funds and bonds, accumulated from donations after his assassination. The fund’s total fluctuated with premiums and interest, shrinking after subscriptions ceased, leaving about 2,000 in bonds and a submerged hope for a monument. A separate long, speculative note discusses automatic machines for labor and a New Jersey fishing tale in a Herald reprint.
Fragmentary column mix of anecdotes and advertisements detailing a misbehaving Colonel Griggleson as a poor credit risk, a wormhole cherry tree with sulphur plug, praise for St. Jacobs Oil by a stock farm owner, a quip about bar toughs, a list of various health cures and blunt rural humor in a clipped 19th century style.
A garbled recounts illness and varied remedies from era to era, mentioning sleep aiding agents, neuralgia, paralysis, and several advertised treatments. It references papers and doctors, with stray phrases about remedies like sulfur soap and tonics, suggesting a lay diary of medical beliefs and advertorial mix.
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