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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1889
Page
7
A Chicago News verse motif compares Lizzie and other women at outings with a mother’s concern for a crying baby. The speaker wishes to be the crooning cradle of a child, acknowledging women’s universal worry and the bond of parental care.
In a foggy September night Colonel John Guy Villiers returns from Burmah to visit Sir Percy Lendorn at Marne Hall. Villiers meets Miss Cornwallis, the cousin May, and a tangled love triangle unfolds as misunderstandings, pride, and a confession reshape feelings and loyalties.
The piece argues butter priced at 15 cents per pound makes milk worth under 1 cent per quart. It suggests selling milk at 2 cents per quart could sustain small farmers, allow home use of milk for butter, and reduce prices that make milk a luxury. It critiques high margins and advocates affordable milk for all.
Sir Percy Lendorn accepts a mysterious £32000 donation and plans to wed May Cornwallis. Jack Villiers, best man, must depart for Burma, later dying in a skirmish while rescuing a wounded trooper. A fading cigar case with a flower marks his quiet sacrifice.
In a Chicago Tribune strip, Dr Bolus declares the patient doomed he is contradicted by Dr Shingle who asserts the illness is imaginary and the patient will recover. The exchange ends with the punchline that if no disease is seen it isn’t there and a closing note on Indian population in the United States.
A New York Herald summary cites Harold P. Brown on electrical death risks from lighting systems. It argues for restricting dangerous currents, favoring continuous current up to 1500 volts, with strict inspection when pulsating or alternating currents are used, and urges swift legislative action.
A satirical essay argues people delight in circus antics over natural beauty. It notes audiences prefer odd feats such as pigs in nurse costumes and sheep playing leap frog, contrasting with disdain for untouched nature and praising eccentric performances over ordinary wildlife. It ends with a jab at aerial showgirls.
The Boston Globe notes carbonic acid dissolved in rain aids rock decay, forming soils that support plants. It also acts as a solvent for mineral plant foods like phosphate of lime, enabling plant uptake. The article adds willow and Norway spruce as valuable windbreak trees for western plains protection.
An Indianapolis News feature describes a small gum chewing factory in the city. Workers boil chicle, roll and cut sheets into sticks, and wrap packs of one hundred sticks in five flavors licorice mint pineapple winter-green and sarsaparilla. The piece notes the industry’s thrift and cultural shift in chewing gum acceptance.
A Washington Star correspondent recounts a morning journey to an Eastern Kentucky creek and an evening gathering at the Barger house. Grandpap declares he will leave the creek after hearing of Bud Simpson’s assault on Jef’ Baker’s wife with a fence rail. The group condemns violence against women and favors fist punishment as perceived by the era.
A collection of aphorisms and anecdotes on honesty, prudence, courtesy, and self awareness. Notable lines discuss humility, avoiding gossip, the value of labor, charitable interpretation, and the dangers of deception. It cites Peter Malcom, F. W. Robertson, and the Christian Union in reflections on virtue.
A crowd in a bar room faced a violent display as a man with a bad eye entered and demanded attention. He announced his intent to leave if not seen, then six revolvers were drawn. The scene echoes a Judge's account of a tense moment. Peanuts dominate US consumption with about 3.2 million bushels yearly, grown mainly in Virginia and North Carolina, with Tennessee a smaller producer.
A comical dialogue follows an aspiring socialite denied entry to heaven who recalls her life of privilege and charity balls. St Peter probes her virtues and pretensions, discovering a blend of extravagance and moral slips before granting admission.
The Christian Commission president George H. Stuart recounts a Civil War escape tale near Washington. A guard countersign mistake nearly blocked passage until a kind exchange and a faith recalling the blood of Jesus Christ allowed safe passage.
A hotel clerk named Majiliton lent General William T Sherman his umbrella and overcoat during a rain storm after the Broadway Theater performance. The next day Sherman sent a note and autographed photo, prompting Majiliton to regret his misaddressed greeting and the fall from his imagined rank.
The Colonel recalls a regiment's whistler who lifted spirits during hard marches and after battles. His tunes calmed swearing and boosted morale as prisoners were escorted from Lookout Mountains toward Bridgeport. The long march from Chattanooga to Bridgeton wore on the troops.
Isaac B. Rickey recalls a 1865 incident near Montgomery Alabama where General J B Moore and his adjutant shared a berry feast at Green's home. Two soldiers milked a confiscated cow for cream, got caught and confessed but escaped punishment. Moore died last March in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
A veteran recounts three Confederate pilots who evaded Union officers during a river chase near Faragut’s fleet at Vicksburg. They faced possible execution but were tested by a Yankee pilot and released after denying they were pilots, preserving their lives and honor. The tale is linked with a blustery wartime atmosphere and a local newspaper note.
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