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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1880
Page
1
A varied page of 1880s notes includes a planned twenty mile horse race for women at Minneapolis. The rest of the column blends poems, quotes, and Civil War reminiscences, with local rail and astronomy notes and an eyewitness scene of a French army retreat blocked by snow and a drummer boy during an avalanche.
General Macdonald sacrifices his life to save Pierre the drummer after a fall into a snow chasm. Pierre is plucked to safety, and years later the pair are seen as a white haired marshal and his loyal companion in the south of France.
A collage of quips and brief anecdotes from 19th century newspapers. Topics include an Italian engineer's steam bicycle, a calico wrapper, social observations in London and Boston, a Virginia penitentiary case, satirical quips on prosperity and honesty, a New York widow’s donation, and humorous exchanges about bells and calls in the morning. Notable figures include John Burnside, Dryden, and W. C. Bryant, with reflections on fame, morality, and daily life.
Lancaster dispatches report a woman named Miss Mateer was walking with a man smoking a cigar when his lit cigar ignited her dress, causing fatal burns. The incident occurred on a Tuesday in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
A New York officer found a man atop a lumber pile at a North River pier who had not eaten for ten days and seemed near death. He was admitted to a hospital where milk punch was given with good results.
The excerpt blends multiple items: a murder and insanity acquittal followed by the killer’s gun death at the same spot. census projections for Northern and Southern states. comparisons of Democratic and Republican fiscal appropriations. a gunfight in a Texas saloon over a walnut counter. cautionary notes on a Indiana political figure. a quip about a letter writer’s threat. a Vermont district nominating Democrat Randall with a joke about his name. and a Kansas court ruling on boys rights and dangers around machinery.
A compact verse from Youth's Companion invokes locking the office and heart to guard books and lore. It pleads for divine key and seal to keep good within and sins without. The tale frames personal piety and cautious guarding of knowledge.
It is decided to abolish drum use in the French army arguing drums are inaudible amid battle and march noise. The proposal suggests keeping regimental bands only in garrison towns to save manpower and funds.
A father warns his son to stay silent as two men test him with four questions then a woman and a second visitor. The boy answers nothing until a girl mocks his muteness. He finally speaks, revealing he was masking his fear and the truth. Source: Boston Transcript.
The article profiles Dinah Mulock Craik wife of Macmillan’s Magazine editor on a brief Rome visit. She is described as English and plain with gray eyes, modest dress, speaks French well and some Italian, and enjoys Rome’s receptions. She plans a future return to Rome. A young lady sends a poem titled Him Smile to a new I Cannot Make.
An opinion piece argues headaches plague English and American women due to indoor living and lack of exercise. It urges open windows, air, brisk outdoor activity, and regular work or play to prevent headaches and keep the human machine from rusting.
The New York Commercial notes that oleomargarine diamonds, though bright, will never be appreciated as the real natural twi.
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