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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1890
Page
3
A reflective meditation likens life to baseball with Fate as umpire and Necessity as short-stop. The text describes youths weaving through bases toward maturity, facing chances, misplays, and the ever present risk of being out as the grand stand and city of Detroit frame the stage.
An account of Old Tippo Sahib, a fierce elephant with a will of its own, balking a bridge crossing at Port Jervis and then charging a river raft. The raft crews panic and flee as Tippo stalls the craft, finally letting the river carry the contraption downstream while the elephant roars in triumph.
A river tale follows Old Tippo the elephant as he roars and charges a raft after a collision. The first raft wrecks on rocks while the keeper ferries Tippo to Pennsylvania, then a second raft meets a similar fate before Tippo resumes a calm journey to Milford.
A New York Sun reminiscence recalls Old Tip the elephant wrecking two rafts and the ensuing profits, damages, and panic. It notes the keeper of the show was killed by Old Tip, and Tip himself was later killed, while praising the elephant's stature.
A Harper's Young People piece lists figures like Marie Antoinette, Andersen, Burns, Newton, and Handel, showing humble roots do not bar achievement. It notes their beginnings, then cites FOREIGN GOSSIP about wolves in France, Chinese Emperor reforms, crops insurance in St. Petersburg, Paris Exposition gems, and other world items.
Geology shows countless life forms have vanished while some species endure. Fossil records in Silurian and Cretaceous rocks reveal identical forms to today. Primitive humans hunted megafauna, used dogs horses and hares for food, while cave art from Dordogne depicts rein deer bison ibex and mammoth on tusks.
A museum lecturer defends a claimed phantom Flametta as audience members debate its existence. The exchange reflects a lively, humorous moment captured by the New York Sun.
A humorous exchange from Texas Siftings overhears Mrs. Young quipping that newlyweds should act fast, saying life is short and she should have tackled her husband two weeks after the wedding. The light moment captures early marriage banter.
A historical sketch of Eagle Pass, then Fort Duncan. General Harney’s fort on the Rio Grande spurred settlement by Americans and Mexican traders. Water is carried from the river, hydrants serve Americans, ferries cross the river, and adobe and jacal housing define a poverty rich in culture and growth.
Lee C. Harby portrays rustic Mexican homes built from Mesquite posts and limestone, with fireproof jacals lacking furniture but filled with daily life. Families live simply on dirt floors, children and animals nearby, while birds and peppers hang from rooftops in a scene of persistent cleanliness and resourcefulness.
A collage of quotable quips and jokes from various outlets including Punch Boston Transcript New York Weekly and Omaha World featuring wry observations on manners humor marriage travel and war era humor with brief exchanges about divorce suits shoes honeymooning and army service.
A Boston captain who introduced bananas to Port Antonio spurred a shift from sugar to fruit export. From a village of 200, Port Antonio grew into a thriving port of 1500 as bananas became the island’s leading export, largely in peasant hands. American firms own the ships and profits flow to U.S. markets.
A Philadelphia Times excerpt recounts scenes where eminent men like Vanderbilt Belmont Hearst and Lorillard shed reserve when horse talk sparks avid chatter. August Belmont debates bran quality with a trainer while Commodore Vanderbilt, onlookers, and a rural horseman exchange lively greetings about a chestnut colt, illustrating racing’s social pull.
Major Harry Phillips recalls the astonishing pension fraud case of an Italian impostor Giusetto who used the name Jacques Rollinger. The scheme claimed Rollinger’s service, death in Andersonville, and back pay, until Secret Service traced a transfer fraud linking Rollinger’s identity to Giusetto. The fraud involved multiple agents, a missing soldier, and a burial record, ending with Giusetto’s seven year prison sentence and later life in Rome.
The exchange editor curses a hot Fry-day as he wipes his forehead and stares defiantly around the room. The real estate editor warns of a looming Ladder-day tomorrow with a heavy paper weight in hand.
A brief theatrical exchange shows Cholly fearing danger and losing his head while Maud teases him about missing something, the dialogue hinting at a light domestic scene in a Bostonian setting.
A Boston report tells of James Melvin of Concord Massachusetts a war veteran confined to bed twelve years with every bone ossified into a single rigid frame from head to toe. The chest is a bone box breathing only by diaphragm and abdominal muscle flexibility. He lost sight three years ago and remains married with a daughter while his wife has scarcely left his side for fifteen years.
Dr. T. H. Mann recounts Father Hamilton the sole authorized Christian visitor at Andersonville prison. The Roman Catholic priest offered sympathy and last rites to dying men and spoke of potential exchanges between North and South. A tunnel plan was abandoned after a failed exchange and a storm caused timber to give way, exposing the tunnel.
The piece surveys suicide methods from a past century English context to highlight illogical motives. It cites cases such as choking with a brass key, swallowing glass, explosive deaths, and self‑injury with instruments. It notes seasonal and regional patterns, urging view of self-destruction as a social issue.
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