21 Aug 1885
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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1885
Page
1
A fragmentary passage contemplates fate and memory amid ruins. The speaker, shrouded in a mistrustful mood, questions whether to endure hardship or withdraw. The dense imagery hints at emotional exhaustion, loneliness, and a longing for respite from conflict's weight.
A skeptical Army officer narrates a night aboard a deserted fort near New York with a chilling haunting. After gunfire fails to harm the specter, a startling discovery reveals a dumb waiter hidden in the trunk room caused by a collapsing mechanism awakening into a terrifying illusion.
A humorous tale from Tezas Siftings recounts two darkies carrying a heavy desk for Dr Blister who pays nothing at first. After quarrelling, the doctor reveals the truth and hands each a quarter. The piece ends with a quip about colored men’s executive ability. It then shifts to a brief note on Roquefort cheese history, noting its medieval monopoly, cave storage, and the famed breezes said to keep cheeses cool.
The text reads as a fragmented, archaic style with phrases about a bonnet and a half-vision of a face. Repeated lines suggest a cryptic poem or note mentioning Sareen Hight and altered imagery. The readable content is incomplete and lacks clear events or actions.
The fragmentary text recalls a moment of mercy and a kiss under a bonnet, with blurred names and a sense of lost connection. The speaker laments that no girls speak to him now, hinting at social distance and unresolved affection.
A story about Jane who struggles with the verb to be and its moods. Aunt Kate enforces quiet correction as Jane asks what a doll is going to be and the embroidery frame becomes a focal point. The scene blends humor with language lessons.
A fragment from Teras Siftings recounts a scene where Kostusko Murphy flirts with Birdie McGee, then gradually exits after a playful exchange. Nearby, Jones visits neighbors after a thunder shower and learns a barn was struck by lightning, sparking reactions about numb limbs and palpitations.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt recounts a boy's sharp remark about a barn in an alley during a tense moment. The Snickers family in Austin is described as deeply unlucky with multiple child deaths and a funeral timing quip from an undertaker’s assistant.
A San Diego Evening Post correspondent examines Mexican haciendas detailing lifework, peon labor, and fortresslike layouts. The piece contrasts dry plains, white walls, and verdant courtyards with walls and moats, noting peons mostly Indian by blood, their debtbound status, self-reliant craft by workers, and a life of ease for superintendents while laborers bear burden.
The piece argues the journalist must master all paper departments in the office and gain deep knowledge of American politics. It rejects pure college culture or foreign study as a substitute for hands on newsroom experience gained through long hours and varied assignments at home. Albany Journal.
A collage of puns and quips from various papers mentions a bashful young lady in Boston, weather vagaries, a salt solution for wood, a clever thief, and light humor about photographs. Anecdotes include cadets at Annapolis, dialogue about currency, and a derringer mishap with Colonel Higginson.
A collage of short notes from newspapers mentions the Oceania club of Honolulu as Sandwich Islanders league champions, glass making replacing wood and iron, a Georgia dog chewing gum then sticking it on its nose, and glass goods cutting costs. It notes bread repurposed for Italian buyers in New York, Broadway stage coaches selling cheap at auction, a Yale Chinese student placing third in English, and shifts in global cutlery sourcing. It also covers iron and steel testing debates, a magnetic telephone claim, and Robert Bonner recalling General Grant’s Park rides and a 1867 Grant letter predicting American horse progress.
A vivid nature vignette from 1878 follows robins building a nest in a cherry tree. The mother defends the nest, sparrows steal cloth, and a woodbine battle ends in robins reclaiming their home while outlining bird behavior and care.
The Philadelphia Times recounts reminiscences about Ulysses S. Grant highlighting his blunt assessment of the Army of the Potomac, a staff officer’s report of being surrounded at Belmont, a comment on strategy, and his practical approach to engagement. It notes Grant’s wit and leadership during key moments with Generals Meigs and Smith.
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