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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1892
Page
6
Fragmented reminiscences mix domestic sorrow with religious debate and crime lore. A narrator wrestles with faith and guilt after a wife’s death, while dispatches recount a Nebraska plains buffalo fire ordeal and sensational crime psychology pieces on murderers and their hands.
Articles discuss reinforcing fence posts with stones or timbers to prevent leaning, and the use of opposite-side weights for stability. It notes placement alternatives, buried frames, and the value of durable materials for long-lasting posts. It also covers an expensive pig pen in Pennsylvania, heating, ventilation, and cleanliness. The piece ends with crop fertility tips including clover and rye rotation.
A collage of kitchen tips and brief prose pieces includes recipes for beef tongue pudding banana tarts and porcupine pudding with milk and fruit, along with homemaker guidance on sleep health and a travel anecdote about a French brigand tale. Also includes a weathered obituary fragment and a train fare notice toward August travel.
Readers are invited to obtain tickets for upcoming excursions to Chicago. Details are unclear in the notice, but dates appear in late January, with a contact at a Chicago address for full pricing and placement of tickets.
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