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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1892
Page
6
A veteran recounts a tale linking Judge Wilkes and Peter Burbanks, the early newspaper publisher, detailing Burbanks rise in a frontier town, a public dispute over a candidacy, a duel, imprisonment, decline into drink, and disappearance, with the narrator resolving to trust lifelike life stories.
A narrator recounts meeting Old Pete a veteran tramp who once ran a major western newspaper and claimed to have been influential in state politics. Pete reflects on his past successes, the lure of tramp life, and a faded hope for a governor’s post before slipping back into wandering and drinking as time wears on.
Caliform Department of Agriculture issues detailed steps to prepare and remove large trees for transplantation. Instructions cover digging around the specimen to form a box shape, securing soil and roots, assembling a four-section box with iron rods, and keeping the plant shaded and hydrated during relocation. The San Francisco Chronicle reproduces the box design and procedures for various plant sizes.
Practical notes from Ohio Farmer on building a tin rabbet to support hive frames, ensuring top bars sit level and reducing disturbance to bees, with cut descriptions and dimensions. Also includes tips from Farm and Fireside on feeding hens and chicks separately and proper tree-planting depth with staking for fruit trees.
Recipes, care tips, and fashion trends fill this page. Household hints cover cod sauce and stain removal, plus the care of woolens and hats. Fashion columns discuss Victorian evening wear, berthas, Watteau bows, and delicate fabrics with portraits of young girls in pink and blue crapes.
The Northern Pacific announces two daily trains starting April 3 from St Paul to Helena Butte Spokane Tacoma Seattle and Portland with full Pullman and coach service. Through sleepers depart Chicago nightly via Wisconsin Central and C M & St P for Montana. Also advertised are Montana Eastern Western Washington folders and travel guides now printed.
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