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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1892
Page
3
A lyrical fragment depicts an old town called Land of Long Ago with memories of youth and a troubled man who drinks and gambles. Family figures resist interference as the man’s fate unravels, touching loyalty, return promises, and the strain on a daughter named Sue. The scene shifts through a tavern and its patrons, hinting at loss, despair, and scant hope for redemption.
A fragmentary account depicts a neighbor woman working and bar visits entwined with a poker player named Bim. The scene shows social tension, affection, and financial strain as families bend to wage earners and a local doctor’s influence. The young men observe, some grow bolder, while the older man Doan finds luck at a poker table and returns home changed.
In a mining camp a famed gambler Jack Custer courts Sue and uses charm to win favor over rivals Roger and Jem Mace. The tension peaks as Custer’s hold on Sue prompts a dramatic confrontation after a late night card game ends with Rogers ruined and Sue shocked by the loss. The narrative hints at schemes, seduction, and the risky pull of casino life among frontiersmen.
Readable fragments recount Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood homenear Goose Nest and a bridge he helped to build, alongside anecdotes of frontier life, hunting, and local legends. The piece blends personal recollections with era-etched scenes of pursuit, travel, and neighborhood memory.
The narrative recalls a frontier armored train siege where Corporal and a colonel's wife endure a brutal assault by three hundred attackers. The crew holds fire, beats the assault, and the colonel's wife collapses from shock as the fight ends. The sergeant later questions the corporal's obedience. A lighter item follows about a novel scarf pin from Europe and a prank at a club.
A collage of clipped captions and anecdotes covers hotel talks playful exchanges and oddities about vegetables knives and lamps. It blends jokes from Washington Star Paris anarchists and Italian signs with notes on world fairs Japanese migration and military draft dodges.
A feature on Mrs Pier and her daughters Kate Caroline and Harriet Pier forming a Milwaukee law firm focused on corporate real estate and probate work. The article praises their professional success, describes their appearances and demeanor, notes court activity including Kate Pier’s ten Supreme Court appearances, and highlights their modest yet effective practice in a male-dominated field.
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