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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1890
Page
1
A rugged tale follows Sebe Gober and his mother as moonshiners evade revenue men in a rugged mountainside. Sebe plans to protect his still with Mary Jane hogs and a stubborn stance, while Mrs. Gober scorns enforcing authorities amid a misty valley setting.
A Tennessee moonshiner sits beside a shed baring his reverie to nature. He muses on whisky in corn, grain, and bread while listening to birds and watching deer and smoke drift skyward. He tastes dew drink and declares creation loves whisky as he drifts toward intoxication.
In a rural hurry, a moonshiner is seized by Bill Jones after a tense confrontation near a hollow. A hidden still is smashed, the whiskey spills, and the suspect is transported to Atlanta by train under custody. The incident unfolds amid a wider discussion of education in China and imperial discipline.
A narrative traces the overland Spanish expedition from Santa Fe to St. Augustine, its mysterious disappearance near Trinidad, and the river valley once called Rio de Los Animás, then Purgatoire, then Picketwire as it carried onward to the 86a.
The piece traces the 1803 Louisiana Purchase under Jefferson, noting France sold vast lands to the United States for 15 million dollars. It explains the territory that followed included present states and regions, the Oregon dispute with Britain, and later additions after the Mexican War. It also touches on notables about dress styles from the era.
Reports from the era note Charleston port traffic at a five year high, Kalamazoo celery shipments in a day, and two US red state quarries in Vermont and Virginia. It cites the Shanghai Cotton Cloth Co and French and Algerian weather trends, goat and livestock feeding tests, global silk production, and a Chattanooga steel casting as a landmark industrial event.
The piece discusses Armenian literature from ancient to modern times, noting heavy censorship in Russia that suppresses reviews and edits content. It cites Armenian publications shaped by state control, mentions the Shah of Persia’s visit kept from detailed Russian coverage, and recounts attempts to educate the public with primers that were later banned. It ends with a separate New York note on house cleaning entrepreneurs gaining traction.
A collage of quips on manners and society from NY Herald Harper’s Bazar and others, plus American fables about a fly, a jailer and prisoner, a possum, and a detailed note on sawfly oviposition and insect life.
In a Youth's Companion tale, Johnny sails a toy boat with his dog Rover aboard. The boat drifts toward a milldam as Johnny sleeps. Rover dives, retrieves the boat, and reaches shore to safety as Johnny is saved by Uncle John and his father, who praise Rover's courage.
Ted admires a policeman nicknamed Thirty-Four and helps nab a tramp who escapes from a patrol wagon. Thirty-Four chases the tramp, catches him, and Ted earns a dime to buy peanuts while telling his mother of his good deed.
A children story about Baby Grey and Baby Gay tied to a hail accident. Baby Grey laments a scar and contemplates giving up, while Baby Gay stays hopeful, deciding to grow beauty and usefulness. Their mama apple comforts them and the tale ends with both apples thriving and loved by a hungry boy. The scene emphasizes resilience, faith, and cheerful effort after hardship.
A short tale recounts Josie Brown sent to the store for a bottle of shoe dressing, slips on a slippery sidewalk, spills the bottle, alarming her mother and siblings, and prompting a family scene about responsibility and caution.
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