13 Nov 1885
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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1885
Page
1
Money to loan advertised with unclear contact details referencing Lyidwater and St. Henry in Ohio region. Aged contact names and numbers appear garbled, with references to Greenville and 760 329 41. The readable bits suggest a lending offer with no concrete terms or lender identity.
A fragment from the Brooklyn Eagle and New York Times column cautions about certainty and certainty seekers. It contrasts a “positive character” with the speaker’s self described lack of conviction, humorously noting repeated shifts in belief across topics, years, and debates.
A fragmented report surveys Monrovia as a picturesque Libera capital, notes its 13,000 residents and colonial-style layout, and contrasts its status as a toy capital with a neutral stance in the Germany France dispute. It also details a grim Constantinople leper hospital scene, describing patients in a quad, rickety rooms, a mosque, and a saint’s tomb amid sparse furnishings.
Washington November 9 1885 reporting the Capitol prepared for the Forty Ninth Congress. The House will include 138 new members of 325 total, with no real speakership contest expected as Randall will not seek the post and Carlisle is anticipated to be reelected. The administration hopes for unity after recent elections while New York and Virginia results lure talks of appointments and shifts. General Lee visited Washington with his sons and Senator Mahone faces pressure to relocate from Virginia. Prohibition news and local items follow, including a dramatic lunatic case in Norwalk and an accident at Warsaw.
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