13 Apr 1877
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1877
Page
1
A collected slice from a 19th century paper recounts a Swed enborgian convention in Cincinnati and a gavel made from the Merrimac, Minnesota women lawyers, and a Nashville donor funding a widow. It shifts to a long ghost story about Dick and Dode at Bertram’s Sorrow with Ellen Belmont, Pompey the dog, and a moonlit ghost hunt, ending with a political tavern scene in Bascom’s bar.
In a tale of a weary couple, Bess Braxton saves eighteen dollars in two weeks and offers to pay off their mortgage if John renounces excess and sticks to frugality. He agrees after she explains how every dollar supports the family, revealing how sacrifice restores the home and her steadfast thrift.
The government faces difficulty recovering 1500000 left by Hoboken eccentric Joseph L. Lewis. A claimed wife cites a 1857 marriage, but witnesses are missing and the officiant is dead. A Belfast man, George Cathcart, seeks to prove he is the legitimate nephew and heir, while lawyers argue both Lewis and Cathcart's line are illegitimate, leaving no clear heirs.
The Morrison family on Beacon avenue Jersey City faced destitution after the father lost his job for nine months. He hoped to work on the Jersey City and Bergen horse cars but was killed collecting coal after accepting a dollar for moving a piano. He was 32 and survived by a distraught wife and two young children.
In northern Spain a deathbed scene turns eerie when a man rejects religious consolation. A red devil figure carrying the corpse bursts in, prompting a servant to fire at the apparition. The figure collapses to reveal the parish sexton, with four priests detained over the mock demon act.
Detroit Free Press notes salaries for baseball players this year span from twenty dollars per week to a harsh penalty for trespass, underscoring strict enforcement after entering another’s garden.
A mother's quiet duties are described as she outfits her children for church. She checks worn clothes and torn hose, patches buttons, tucks in blankets, and prays for guidance to protect them from straying. The piece honors maternal care and nightly devotions.
A Cincinnati physician known as Dr. Raphael killed himself after feeling remorse over the deaths of several patients. The suicide closes a troubling medical chapter linked to alleged malpractice and public concern.
A St Nicholas article explains migration relies on both instinct and experience. Geese follow an experienced leader while young birds may be left behind if no elder to guide them. Swallows prepare in flocks, practice flights, and use landmarks and memory to navigate south.
An ox at the Pavillion stable owned by Albert Cummins draws crowds in Maysville California. The creature stands just over seven feet tall and weighs 1,759 pounds. Believed six or seven years old, it has roamed the coast range foothills and may be taken to San Francisco to test mass fattening at a brewery.
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