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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1890
Page
3
A fragmented dialect monologue traces marital strain and faith through a woman named Mandy as she reflects on chores, finances, and moral talk about love, labor, and resilience in a rough, humorous tone. The speaker frets over washing, spinning, and the lord’s will while clinging to a stubborn optimism about wedlock.
Captain Joe Holland leads a Lake Worth fishing voyage from the Bermudas when a school of sharks swarmed the boat. Emmanuel the mulatto and a stalwart crewman fought back with harpoon and rifle as forty plus big sharks clashed around the vessel. A wounded shark leaped aboard, the crew fought frantically, and the battle ended when a large tail strike sent the beast flying overboard.
Emmanuel, the captain, and Jocko fend off lunging sharks amid a brutal sea fight. Aboard a bloodstreaked boat, they drive off monsters with a belaying pin and rifle as waves churn, one shark injures Emmanuel, then he is hauled aboard after a perilous climb. Capt Holland calls it the worst encounter with sea fighters.
A discussion traces the belief in elf darts and arrow heads as magical tools in ancient Europe and beyond. It notes their use as amulets against danger, their appearance in Egyptian and Etruscan adornments, and ties to witchcraft lore. The piece contrasts fairy origins with cyclone descriptions in newspapers.
The Paris papers describe Russian students and refugees in Paris, about 150 students and 30 refugees living frugally in cheap quarters such as la Glaciere Saint Victor and Croalebarbe. Lodging costs run 8 to 25 dollars per year, meals rely on bread cabbage and cheap dishes at the Students Restaurant in Rue de la Glaciers, priced under a dime per dish, with debts logged for later payment.
Detailed barn and silo design proposed by Waldo F. Brown outlines two 20 by 20 foot square silos at 24 feet deep, a 40 by 60 foot main barn with wings, cow stalls for 20 per side, horse stables, feed boxes, and manure drives. Estimated complete cost around 2000 dollars using local materials with concrete floors for durability.
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