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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1880
Page
4
Governor J M Ashley of Toledo was severely injured by a fall while defending a ladder on a Lake St Clair steamer on Saturday. In Madison county hunters chased a red fox that proved to be a yeller dog. Celina reservoir fills this spring with abundant larger fish of fine flavor.
Sandusky voters on the 15th inst will decide on a city bond of 60000 to extend the L. E. W. Railway to Fremont. The measure is anticipated to pass.
J Dempsey a leading Lima Ohio politician was in Toledo last night. He says the Democrats of his district will shelve the Bourbon hot head H1L1 and nominate Ben Le Fevre next fall.
The Toledo Delphos and Burlington Railway Company has contracted American Union Telegraph Company to erect a telegraph line along the railroad. Work will start as soon as poles are available.
A St. Louis sympathizer received a correspondence from House PREYER arguing the time has come to abolish the United States Government. The writer claims a single fearless leader can preach repudiation and revolution to bring reform.
Wheat acreage is 33 percent higher than last year. Condition up to March 15 matched last year, but since then severe weather damaged wheat on light soil. Apple prospects are good, peaches are absent, small fruits average.
A Washington execution last Friday is described as ghastly with the head torn from the body in a blend of gallows and guillotine. The account notes such brutal scenes contrast with bungling hangings that require multiple attempts to end the victim.
A Thursday evening passenger train northbound on the Dayton and Michigan line was halted near Tippecanoe when a man’s effigy placed on the track by April Fool jokers prompted the engineer to stop suddenly. The company vows to pursue the pranksters if identified.
In Lodi Ohio a boarding house landlady devised a grated poker pot horseradish prank on April 1 endangering Miss A Adams a local primary school teacher. Health was frail from lung trouble and her life was nearly lost before prompt care saved her.
Adjutant General Gipson informs veterans of Ohio that a one hundred dollar bounty is payable by the county township city or state. A veteran who re enlisted for three years after June 25 1863 and served at least nine months qualifies. No fixed application form is required.
The ex governor of Maine returned $925 claiming it was the unexpended balance of money placed in his hands for public purposes. The New York Tribune reports he took $2,000 upon leaving office and used much for friends, with no vouchers or public accounting. He is described as having been elected by the Democracy as its second Jackson.
The piece argues Democrats follow a Hill plan to back a presidential candidate without seizing Washburn’s Minnesota seat, delaying action to the next session to gauge the theft threshold and avoid immediate accountability. It mocks Democratic virtue and questions their restraint in “villainy.”
Special correspondence from Van Wert notes Ohio Legislature adjournment plans, reorganization bills, and a defeat of the Local Option Bill. Buttering and oleomargarine are studied with calls for labeling reforms, while Secretary Sherman visits Columbus and a surprising election outcome is reported. The piece also cites scientific notes on asteroids and Nile origin theories, and ancient odors lingering in St Sophia mosque.
Dr. Emil Holub notes remnants of an extinct superior culture in central South Africa with ancient mines and fortifications. Ammonia production via electric fusion of nitrogen and hydrogen is demonstrated by European chemists. Cramond's thermo electric lighting warms a French workshop. Dr Forel and others discuss lakes as heat reservoirs and Gulf Stream seed dispersion across oceans.
A remarkable cure for catarrh diphtheria canker mouth and headache offered by L F Gackenheimer of Van Wert Ohio. Each bottle includes an ingenious nasal injector at no extra charge. Price is 50 cents.
In recent months over 500000 bottles of Shilohs Cure have been sold and more than 2000 cases of Consumption cured. The ad claims immediate relief for Cough Croup Asthma and Bronchitis and urges trial for those who have not used it. Also promotes Shilohs Porous Plaster for Lame Back Side or Chest from L F Gackenheimer.
Sherman township resident John Brast recalled severe frost bite in his feet and treated them with St Jacobs Oil twice, noting immediate pain relief. He praises the remedy for many human ailments and claims it benefits horses and stock as well, aiding farmers and stockraisers.
The piece warns mothers of child illness and promotes Shilohs Consumption Cure as a guaranteed remedy for coughs croup and the threat of consumption. It notes prices 10 cents 50 cents and 1.00 and also advertises Shilohs Porous Plaster for lame back side or chest at 25 cents. Sold by L. F. GACKENHEIMER.
Advertising copy touts Dr King New Discovery as a universal cure for coughs throat and lung diseases with over 1 000 000 bottles sold last year It claims to be the only sure cure and offers a trial bottle for 10 cents and a $1 regular size bottle Sold by Hill Wilson in Van Wert Ohio and L F Gackenheimer for the French Kidney Pad claims to treat kidney diseases with large US sales and cures.
In Brockville Illinois on June 7 1879 J M P Washburne endorses the Constitution Water sent by Morgan and Allen New York City and Keely Co invites publication for public good HiLt and Wilson Van Wert list sale and recommendation by Washburne and Keely Co secretary signatures included.
An advertisement offers a $1000 for any cough or lung disease case West's Cough Syrup cannot cure when used as directed. It claims efficacy against coughs colds sore throat influenza hoarseness bronchitis early consumption and related illnesses with asthma only providing relief. Sample bottles cost 25 50 cents and up to $1 for large bottles. Sold by Hill and Wilson or mailed from John C West & Co Chicago Illinois. April 9 1880.
Health Journal notes a continuing concern over tight lacing and lady deaths linked to it. The Lancet warns that compressing the trunk endangers vital organs and life, yet fashion and wasp waists may still prevail despite the peril.
A Virginia City man bragged of a gravel mine after winning 200 in a poker game. He claimed a rich claim and tried to sell it for 2000, salted it with 500 worth of gold dust, and convinced capitalists to buy. They recovered 1000 worth of ore in three weeks, leaving him embarrassed for a month.
Detroit Free Press reports that Michigan men returning from Custer City say the wild outlaw era is gone. Buckskin frontiersmen with knives and revolvers are ignored, saloons demand dust from buckskin bags, and roughs are checked by locals with pie, earnings, or a broom.
A piece urges boys to save small weekly amounts to build money habits and independence. It then surveys Easter eggs’ long history across cultures, noting their symbolism of life, resurrection, and luck, from Britain’s towers to European customs and modern gift buying.
The article notes a Philadelphia wills contest involving William M. King's estate with both widow and heirs presenting wills amid heavy legal fees. It warns that such cases drain value, and mocks the process. It also reports a New York watercolor craze fueling fraud, with the Water Color Society selling 20,000 worth of works and counterfeit painter names used in print.
Advertisement for Moffat’s Life Pills and Phenix Bitters claiming worldwide success since 1835. Pills purport to regulate stomach and liver and cure malarial diseases while Bitters address sleeplessness nervousness and female complaints. Includes prices 25 cents for pills 1.00 for bitters and lists J P Mills as sole proprietor at 85 Liberty Street New York.
A boy drowned Monday afternoon while swimming at Bridgeport Ohio as the season opens early. The incident halted activities as officials investigated and mourned the loss.
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