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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1897
Page
4
A young rider clings to a bucking horse near a tavern as onlookers scramble. The horse bolts onto a highway, then into a tavern shed where the owner calms it. Nobody teachers the boy to ride, and the horse escapes again, leaving everyone shaken.
An advertised testimonial from a Philadelphia reader claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured a woman of diverse illnesses and female complaints after failures with three doctors. The piece urges other women to seek the remedy, listing dramatic symptoms and dramatic improvements as proof.
A fragmented account describes corruption in imperial Chinese forces with a French style critique, detailing inflated pay, dummy soldiers, and bribe laden city guards. It recounts a dramatic meeting between a migrant and a man claiming a lost brother, ending with a mystery about kinship and betrayal amid wartime fraud and intrigue.
A promotional blast describes a summer excursion from several cities to Atlantic City and other shore resorts. It notes low round trip fares, through service, and tickets available via WY Flaherty, with August travel emphasis and return details. It also includes a testimonial from Mrs Ros AMLIs about Dr Hand’s Ceething So and a sequence of advertisements for health products and tonics.
A garbled notice asks owners of bags marked TS to return items to Gillitand Whevw 1 jim of Van Wert and to report others with their bags. It warns of a $3.00 difference and a $100 tax burden, urging prompt returns and stressing no prior exchanges have occurred.
The Pennsylvania Lines announce special reduced fares for excursions to Nashville and Indianapolis and other events, with travel windows May to August and September dates. The savings apply to the public, not to certain organizations. Tickets available at ticket offices and via Passenger Agent contact for details, including limits, return timing, and fares.
An obscure OCR fragment references miners, agents, and a place with garbled terms like Van Went and Saar. The readable bits suggest a disruption or standstill with no clear dates, names, or consequences.
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