30 Apr 1875
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1875
Page
1
A Vermont report discusses Eddy family spiritualist tricks in Chitten den and a Westcott challenge to expose them. It also recounts a San Antonio tale where an Ohio Illinois crowd debates education amid a punchy drummer’s penitentiary joke and a farmer’s cautionary anecdote about machin es selling and wooden legs.
A resident of Dubuque, Iowa, is described as the most unexceptionally mean youth in the state. He treated an organ-grinder to an ice cream freezer at a roadside setting, then left him to sleep after the performer crank turned until rest.
A reflective verse describes losing the ideal partner to another, the narrator living alone with a cat and tea while observing a man with his wife and child. The speaker accepts fate, noting no regrets for the love lost, and finds humor in misfortune as life continues.
The article reports Persia’s annual revenue of 8 million to mans against expenditures of 5 million tomans including Shah and harem costs. It notes unproductive gold deposits, resistance to railways or mines, mostly relative provincial governors, and a wealthy Shah amid a poor country. Pilgrims and imports drain cash while water is unequally distributed and canals could aid fertility. Telegram tolls bring 54 lacs in revenue.
The article outlines a traditional whitewash method using bleached glue soaked overnight then mixed with whiting to form a washable paint. It covers glue preparation in a hot-water bath, proportions of a quarter pound glue to eight pounds whiting, and thinning with water to reach a smooth consistency. It notes tinting, surface prep with white vitriol wash, and brush quality as factors in finish.
A West concord of trotting plans includes Man-kato Stillwater St Paul meetings in June and July with purses totaling 16000. Abdallah the 30000 valued stallion dies in Paris Kentucky after a shaft encounter. Thirteen prominent horse events and a new pool scheme emerge from Chicago racing circles.
A hotel guest’s cryptic note about waking by letter B provokes confusion for the porter. In Toledo the Democrats gain seven votes since October while Republicans rise 794, explaining the GOP victory per the Pittsburgh Commercial.
A Cincinnati Enquirer report recalls a moving scene at the county jail where Rufer, condemned to death for a grave crime, hugged his three year old child. The boy, brought from the infirmary at Rufer's request, recognized his father and ran into his arms as grief and humanity mingled in a powerful display.
The narrative describes severe difficulties for Black Hills emigrants facing Indians and United States troops. One miner was scalped and a party was captured, while others continue forward. Despite fears, yellow fever fears in the South proved exaggerated. cases are few and the disease not spreading.
A Cincinnati Times excerpt tells of William and his hired man who cut down a shade tree to straighten a fence. William rebukes the man with a boastful catalog of historical figures, then expels him with a sharp threat. The man vanished northward toward Alaska after the exchange.
Gen J F Miller, wounded at Liberty Gap Tennessee July 21 1863, had a bullet in his left eye. Surgeons Gruening Martinache and Brigham removed the bullet from skull bone after moving the eye aside. The operation, performed yesterday, left the general comfortable and recovering at his room.
Editorials urge capture of Sharkey after his Tombs escape with a female accomplice. Cuba may extradite or indirectly bring him to law, condemning his brutal crime and sparing his SAVIOR. Meanwhile corn market fears grow as Western buyers seek grain to absorb surpluses in Iowa Missouri and Nebraska. New Jersey’s governor defies party norms by appointing a Republican judge for merit.
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