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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1886
Page
2
Brief summary indicates a local gathering where participants faced tight margins and unclear outcomes. Key figures appear, but text is fragmented. The report centers on uncertain results and lingering questions about leadership. Further details remain unreadable in the clipped OCR passage.
A fragmented 19th century tale unfolds with a narrator recounting a dangerous romantic encounter in France. A mysterious woman, intense love, and a hidden past drive a chilling sequence ending with a looming threat and a vow of looming departure.
The article portrays an Indian sport near Pyramid Lake in Nevada. It describes a circular lake named Dark Iake on the north side of the Pyramid branch of Truckes river and west of Pyramid Lake. Indian warriors gather on the ridge to drive ducks from the lake with bows and arrows then ambush and shoot birds as they attempt to cross the dividing edge.
A San Francisco Chronicle piece notes farmers now ride sulky plows, harvest with steam and rail lines deliver grain to markets, highlighting growing efficiency. It discusses a Chinese Kai-Ping railway project near Tientsin, built to export coal via a canal link, including locomotives, carriages, and bridges, yet ignored by the government.
A noted humorist in Rock Us Canasf on the Ottawa is praised for his unpaid mail duties and his official confirmation as postmaster. The chief confirms the salary remains the same as before, leaving Mack elated and noting his reluctance to pay any money.
A fragment from a 19th century reminiscence recounts malaria’s grip, calling it dumb ague and chilk and fever. The narrator recalls severe chills, fevers, and a longing for ice water, with odd remedies and a wish for relief through a mysterious throat of Indian nature. The piece laments misdiagnosis and the era’s limited understanding of the disease.
Fragmentary report covers Bishop Taylor and church missions in Africa, Yale and Chicago ties to Oriental studies, Vermont Arbor Day zeal, and Methodist missionary activity in Fernando Po. Also mentions public school building history at Cola Spring and a quoted midwestern school scene with colonial era anecdotes.
The passage lists various tongue signs and their alleged meanings. A white-coated tongue signals fever and infection, brown coating implies low spirits or digestion issues, a red tongue indicates debility from exhausting discharges, a scarlet or nude tongue points to scarlet fever, and a swollen or protruding tongue suggests brain injury or muscle loss.
John Burroughs recounts a June scene of bluebirds violently defending a cavity against intruding wrens. The male bluebird drives the wrens from the spruce shelter and chases them across walls and weeds. After persistent, playful feints and noisy scuffles, the wrens retreat, ending the contest for the season.
A young man named Sandel makes an impulsive kiss on a girl as a scene unfolds in a crowded setting. She rebukes him sharply, demand the proper decorum, and dismisses his apology as insincere. The exchange captures a moment of public embarrassment and moral judgment.
Charles Cox of Salem describes a tiny engine device with a two pennyweight six grains weight, a stroke of sixteen hundredths of an inch, valve stroke three hundredths, and a claimed five thousand revolutions per minute. The cylinder and height work are gold plated, and the overall item is presented as a curiosity.
A garbled assembly of quoted bits and stray lines from a late 19th or early 20th century page. It includes misheard dialogues, stray names, and jumbled phrases about war, music, manners, and social notices, with no coherent narrative or clear event.
Fragmentary OCR text presents a playful puzzle item for young readers with scattered words and names. The readable portions hint at a papa themed puzzle or activity inviting participation and seating related hints. The garbled lines suggest a rhyming or wordplay puzzle rather than a narrative.
A fragmented animal fable depicts Daisy and Yellowlegs, two young poultry of different nests, meeting across a brook. They exchange questions about mothering, wonder at a life with or without a mother, and long for care as Mrs Dominick contemplates motherhood and guidance.
A fashion summary describes young ladies with light figures wearing dresses featuring plumed ribbons, long loops, and beaded underskirts. It notes wide moire ribbons, draped skirts, and velvet trims. Descriptions mention Chanting style garments, Optoma inspired pieces, lace riches, and large buttons as decorative highlights.
A garbled report notes a figure tied to Acchenheimer and a claim of one million dollars spent by Chlongoeus for collera and wale. The unclear source details suggest financial overrun and potential misallocation prompts among officials and residents.
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