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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1887
Page
7
A reflective poem honors a mother as a beacon through sorrow and aging. The speaker recalls childhood closeness, maternal strength, and the enduring bond that offers solace even after death. Juliet V. Strauss attributed, Indianapolis Journal.
In 1870 a physician recounts treating Frau Bertha Reinhard whose calm household hid a hidden terror. Her husband Emil is charming yet unstable and intends to use a dagger on their son Bertie. The physician discovers Emil is the lunatic while Bertha sacrifices herself to save Bertie as she plans escape with help from the doctor. Reinhard dies months later as Bertha and the child recover away from the asylum.
The drought makes grain feeding essential for cattle and hogs as pastures yield little. Feeding fattening and milking stock with autumn grain boosts beef and pork quality and output. Sheaf oats with bran, bran slop for old cows, and occasional bran can significantly improve milk and general productivity.
Reporter visits the 14 by 18 foot wooden house where Andrew Johnson once worked as a tailor. Dolly, the 60 year old former servant, owns and controls the building at 500 cost to Johnson. the Johnson estate would inherit after her death. Mrs Patterson opposes sale or removal. The site features a single door, two windows, and a stove near the east end beneath a front door sign.
A facsimile of a sign tied to Johnson, a $500 reward for recovery, and details about Sam the servant bought at ten. The piece sketches Sam’s lifelong loyalty, Johnson’s early illiteracy, and Captain Self’s memories, plus Greeneville College debates influencing Johnson’s rise.
The Royal Plate at Windsor Castle is described as probably the finest in the world, valued around £2,000,000. George IV purchased much of the gold service from Rundell & Bridge to serve 130 people, with other items including a two‑person silver wine cooler and a two‑year chase display. The collection includes Queen Elizabeth era pieces, items from the Armada, and gifts from India, Bur mah and China, plus a cup once owned by Charles XIIIII of Sweden. An ornate peacock jewel and Tippoo’s foot‑stool trophy are noted, along with gold shields, thirty dozen plates bought by George VI for £11,000, and a £10,000 swart‑boxes shield. A Belgian inventor purports a waterproof tanning process for textiles. ancient mummy band resins inspire alternative birch bark extracts for Russia leather.
A dialogue portrays Robinson consoling a friend who recently lost his wife. The friend recalls thirty years of marriage, and Robinson notes the difficulty of losing a spouse just as one grows accustomed to their presence. Judie observes the exchange with quiet wit.
A scientist asserts hair directed toward the mouth diminishes mental faculties. The piece notes that all great orators, statesmen, ministers, and lawyers favor a smooth face. Glasgow is set to host an international exhibition next summer.
A collage of witticisms and quips from various papers and columns. Snippets poke fun at virtue, eyesight, romance, boarding-house manners, advertising, and poets who “died” for lack of a poet. Tone mirrors late 19th century light miscellany.
An opinion piece argues women face consistent wage discrimination across crafts from cotton goods to paper and musical instrument work. It cites specific weekly gaps, notes education and access expanding, and forecasts a broader social shift as women enter colleges and new social forces emerge.
Dorothea Lynde Dix an American philanthropist died recently leaving a legacy of prison asylum reform. Born in Worcester Massachusetts in 1802 she studied abuses in jails almshouses and insane hospitals and led reforms nationwide and in Congress. She organized nurses for the army and died on a modest New Jersey pension.
A parent questions a daughter's suitor about his means to support her. The suitor replies he handles real estate and is a grave-digger at Greenwood. The exchange notes up-town property rising versus suburban markets during a tense recruitment for marriage.
Rev James Freeman Clarke argues for woman equality within Christian principle. The article notes women gaining suffrage, lists notable women in nursing, publishing, and reform, and highlights acts of bravery by Olive Sanspory and a colonial Dorchester heroine. It cites social pressure for female voting rights to protect women and families.
After the Queen, Aguata Ramsay emerges as the top Cambridge classical examination winner at twenty. She beat male peers with four years of Greek study, a Girton College pupil, granddaughter of Prof Ramsay of Glasgow. Other female first class achievers include Miss Hervey and Miss Tooke.
At London University College Miss Mary Lowndes argued that self analysis retards moral growth, while an opposing speaker contended moral and physical growth differ. The discussion, led by Mrs Mallet and others, upheld introspection as key to moral development and a resolution in its favor was carried.
The Boston Herald notes co-education has advanced faster than any other educational feature in the last decade and, on the whole, works well. It cites nearly every prominent college endorsing the trend.
A patriotic piece urges girls to study history and serve America. It praises the long journey of its making from heart to nation and encourages learning about every country while prioritizing American knowledge and identity. It ends with a call to stand up for America and avoid imitating foreign styles.
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