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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1896
Page
5
A small town staged Washingtons Birthday pageant in a schoolhouse, its drawn crowds cheering as the Lincoln era play unfolded. The crowd fled in panic when a rider gang approached, forcing a swift exit while guards mounted horses and townsfolk fled toward safety.
A chaotic courtroom scene unfolds as witnesses describe a chase through a yard and a confrontation near a schoolhouse. Key figures include Liz, Borden, and others as plans to marry are intertwined with the incident. The commission notes pressure on the secretary and hints at a staged wedding tied to the case.
A fragmented account traces George Washington’s youth with Augustine Washington, noting his schooling, generational upbringing, and family wealth. It describes landholdings along the Rappahannock, mines in Warland and Yugis, and various business ties, including ties to pine and copper ventures, shaping his early independence and stature.
Gen Booth leads a prayer as chaplain officiates at a Senate function in Pore Qor featuring a Salvation Army captain and various attendees. The report notes multiple ceremonial roles and a formal assembly with local officials and observers.
The assembly concludes a long session with only six votes for a plan granting local divisions the right to decide Sunday opening. Numerous amendments are defeated or postponed as the body focuses on the divine day issue and related proposals. The day ends amid broader discussions on indemnity, assassination fallout, and international tensions.
Report describes riotous scenes outside the court during the Zola and Piequart testimonies. Spectators jeered Col Piequart and shouted Death to Zola while police struggled to maintain order amid hostile crowds and tense testimony about the Dreyfus affair.
The jury convicted Louis Luetger of murdering his wife Caroline Luetgert in a Cook County, Wisconsin, case. The proceedings featured three ballots with unanimous verdicts on guilt and differing punishments under the law. Sentencing followed, with references to the victim and the defendant’s status, while the record notes witnesses and statements from the trial.
Fragmented OCR reads like a kitchen tip list about coffee preparation and household routines. It mentions a pervasively garbled sequence of steps and nonsensical phrases with scattered numbers and nonspecific entities. The readable content centers on making coffee and home tasks rather than a coherent event or person.
A reflective piece on how to choose gloves and pair them with shoes, stressing perfection in details. It discusses proper fit, careful handling, and the social expectations of women’s dress, including how gloves should look when worn and mended, with warnings against ill fitting or squeezed gloves and the impact on appearance.
A quirky silk decor item described as a two yard length piece with tassels and bright color shirting around the mutf. The piece features decorative roses and a universal perfume spritz that preserves its scent.
The fragment offers scattered admonitions about proper footwear and shoe care. It cautions against tight shoes, wet footwear after rain, and dirty or worn out soles, urging soft wiping and avoiding heels slipping. It mentions closet habits and general comfort in wearing shoes.
A historic recipe notes that with a pint of buttermilk or sour milk a pint of corn meal one teaspoon of soda one teaspoon of lard and an egg you can bake southern cor muffins as good as ever. The note appears on a Downs Dian table and reflects home baking tips of the era.
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