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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1885
Page
2
A long, tangled tale unfolds from marriage to murder and deception. An American wife faces estrangement, disguise, and flight, ending in a Dublin courtroom with a dramatic reunion and a hidden family history exposed. The piece weaves scandal, custody, divorce, and reuniting kin across oceans.
Quotes from Philadelphia Times and Chicago Herald pieces recount odd pawnshop thefts including a man pawned a full set of upper teeth with a gold plate, cold weather pawn habits, and a sealskin coat. A brakeman recalls a dramatic jump off a moving train at Hudson Street, with the man suffering injuries but surviving. The piece closes with a humorous epitaph about angels and notes on cheese adulteration.
A broad interview traces the world human hair market from France and Germany to Norway, Italy, and Sweden. It notes a decline in the U S trade over the past fifteen years due to cheap imports and hospital harvesting practices, with Italy supplying much of the lower grade hair. A second item reports a dry well on Wilbur Gutham’s farm deepened to yield water that tastes like castor oil, and a note from Chicago Current on over pressure in schools urging shorter terms and more industrial education.
The piece recalls B J Burdette quitting the Burlington Hawkeye after a long career as local editor of the Poorla Transprint, where he filled two daily columns under hard work, with sparse resources and a lively memory of his days and colleagues. The anecdote weaves memories of his temperament and newsroom life.
Excerpt from Sheedsen's Gazette discusses competing cattle and sheep breeds, urging farmers to select stock based on merit and market performance. It argues that no single breed is superior, but careful evaluation of feeding, markets, and shows will drive improvement, profit, and long term satisfaction for any chosen breed.
Fragmentary text mentions a Waite Class Locaty, Vineyards, a doctor, and a railroad tunnel near a Pennsylvanian town. The garbled lines reference a woman, a whip, and a press, with scattered hints of residents or addresses, but no coherent event or date is identifiable.
A fragment from a 19th century paper describes a jeweled skull ornament from Paris priced up to $65, claimed to rattle and answer questions through electric mechanisms. A reporter witnesses demonstrations and notes the skull’s purported mystic effects on observers, amid broader reflections on faith and religion.
A distorted text describes a man at a restaurant speaking to a proprietor, asking for food and drink, including toast and steak, and mentioning a war. It references a shaved man and a resembled scene with pine and swords, ending with unclear prices.
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