16 Aug 1867
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1867
Page
1
A sorrowful lyric speaks of death and memory. A widow urges her husband to remember their daughter and the shared love that endures beyond the grave. The speaker envisions a protective, guiding afterlife where she remains a right-hand angel.
The narrative recounts the plot to aid Benedict Arnold and capture Major Andre, whose arrest near Tarrytown leads to trial and execution. Washington refuses mercy, Lafayette consoles Andre, and Andre dies a soldier's death as Arnold fades into infamy. Relics of Napoleon at Malmaison are also noted.
A poor tavern keeper near Waterloo where Napoleon's last field brought fear and greed. Tourists urged him to sell relics claiming Napoleon or Wellington sat in his chair and crossed doors, nails, and floorboards. He ran from wealth, ending buried under gold from sold earth.
A veteran of the 73d Ohio recalls a Chattanooga to Atlanta campaign incident near Etowah Georgia. He reports a Confederate woman praising Judge Thurman of Columbus Ohio and his family as a friend of the Confederacy and notes a son held at Camp Chase spoke highly of Thurman. The Kenton Republican questions such testimony.
A man pays suit to a lady who says you scare me sir. He stays quiet to avoid frightening her, she urges scare me again. A witticism closes with a proverb that beer fills many a bottle and the bottle a bier.
A critic denounces Pompeii’s lurid frescoes mosaics sculptures and bronzed statues as public temptations and private temptations. He argues thousands of relics were taken to Naples and calls for open acknowledgment of imperial Rome’s corruption.
An 19th century speaker denounces Ohio Democrats for seeking to restrict suffrage by race while supporting broader liberty. He contrasts English reform efforts with American partisan prejudice, arguing the march toward universal ballot rights cannot be stopped and will eventually involve labor, aristocracy, and all citizens alike.
A Bucyrus Ohio boy about two years old fell into a six teen foot cellar well and escaped with bruises after an older brother climbed an iron pipe to reach him. Earlier the child dangled from a ladder and was rescued, and shortly before he severed a finger with a hatchet. If he lives to twenty one he will have an eventful life to relate.
A tale recounts an Indian observing a man wearing a wig and spectacles and exclaiming in astonishment that the person has two scalps and four eyes, humorously noting the disguise.
Obituary notes the death of a Utah resident and records the line about leaving five wives and seventeen children to mourn his loss. The fragment reflects a large plural family and communal mourning.
A dated polemic argues that financial distress would spur a Democratic rise, claiming Republicans and Copperheads sought ruin to gain power. The piece mocks ethnological tests of Black and Caucasian men, recounting a biased demonstration led by Pollock and Bigler, ending with self‑critical note on excess.
A doctor visits a sick child and insists the ailment is worms. The mother interrupts to say the boy broke his leg on a stick of wood and needs the leg set. The doctor remains solemn and claims the wood itself contains worms.
Fanny Fern voices a defiant view that illness is a disgrace and shares personal details. She notes being fifty five and feeling nearly whole, mentions Maine birth, simple tastes, modest clothing, and a pragmatic attitude toward life and mortality.
The Coshocton Age reports a Coshocton County Irish Democrat retort to a claim he lacks democracy knowledge. He cites five years in Ohio State prison, three years in the rebel army, and voting in six Coshocton townships for General Morgan, arguing a civilian has a better apprenticeship to democracy.
Ten top physicians in St. Louis challenge the City Board of Health action banning sale of fruits and vegetables in public markets. They claim the measure violates hygiene laws and common sense and pledge to persuade authorities otherwise. A separate item notes a method to trap rats and a humorous Tom Thumb growth joke.
The Warrensburg Standard condemns the first schoolhouse as a product of energy and zeal by colored people and their friends, calling the situation a burning shame and reflecting hostile attitudes in the town.
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