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Van Wert Times

Location

Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1886

Page

2

TALMAGE'S SERMON ON HOME LIFE AND HOSPITALITY

The speaker contrasts hotel and boarding house life with the privacy of a home, warning that public residences erode family life. He urges families to build simple, affordable homes, foster hospitality, and keep Christ at the center, arguing that a true home supports virtue, unity, and stable upbringing.

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Ohio Legislature Debates and Bills Across March Sessions

Ohio Senate sessions March 2 to March 5 feature readings, referrals, and passage of laws. Bills address banking security and state militia enlistments, child cruelty penalties, and a proposed State Board of Health. debates cover liquor regulation, schoolhouse openings, township term fixes, and taxation measures. historic Marietta monument proposal noted, with constitutional amendments and county treasurer provisions also discussed.

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Curious Se Rur iaces Quippus of the Ynca Indians

A brief note on quipus used by the Ynca, knotted woolen strings serving memory records in royal treasuries. Chiefs read these strings to recount taxes, tributes, wars, treaties, and embassies. Although some quipus survive, the meanings of many knots and colors are lost with time.

Péru Andes Henry Eckford St. Nicholas

Blair Educational bill roils politics and Southern loyalties

The Blair Educational bill is framed as a major political test in the South offering a large share of public funds in return for Democratic support. It risks dissolving constitutional limits and measures to place school control under the federal government, challenging Jeffersonian and Hamiltonian traditions. The piece also notes President Cleveland's demanding schedule and questions his ability to endure four years of such strain while handling public business.

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Vice Presidential Panic in Republican Camp of 1888

A Chicago dispatch describes a Logan Invincibles banquet in Baltimore dissolving into debate over the 1888 ticket. Boutelle urges Logan for VP while others press Blaine and Logan. Hendricks could win the VP spot, yet pushes for the lead trigger opposition to the old ticket. The piece notes uncertainty two years before nominations.

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Honest paper on Edmunds and Senate crisis

A longer, forceful critique of Senate Republicans defying President Cleveland over executive nominations. It praises Edmunds for steadfast constitutional stance and rebukes efforts to repeal Tenure of Office, while noting cross‑regional support shifts and reform proposals. It also covers Evarts drinking rumor, Vedder’s rebuke, and Secretary Whitney’s push for precise contract specs to curb waste.

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Unhappy Givers and the Plan of Liberal Giving

A religious column contrasts the saying it is more blessed to give with the unhappy state of penurious givers. It urges preplanning a benevolence fund as regular as other expenses to avoid conflict with debts and needs. It argues that forethought turns giving into happiness, not pain, and cites the apostolic model as guidance.

Noah Invers Ion W. Christian Advocate

Self and Worship in Private Devotion versus Public Faith

A discussion on placing self before God in worship questions whether private piety excuses skipping church. It argues against withdrawing from public worship, citing duty to assemble for reverence and communal faith. The piece references a pillar tale in a district near Bassis about a man who sacrificed himself to save his master, illustrating ultimate loyalty and sacrifice.

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Words of faith and home study from the Advocate

A fragment from the Christian Advocate urges readers to keep a Bible in guest rooms and to cultivate habits of hope in hardship. It emphasizes quiet faith, patience for divine molding, and sharing wholesome books to comfort wakeful visitors.

S. W. Christian Advocate

Hugged by a bear explains odd limp at ferry dock

Detroit Free Press recounts a tale of a man who claims a bear hugged him during a lumber camp incident. He describes severe flattening, loss of shape, and temporary appetite change after the encounter, saying he has not regained his form.

Mic Sooper Detroit Free Press

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