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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1886
Page
6
Reverend Talmage in Monona Madison interprets the Babylonian feast tale Belshazzar’s ruin as a warning. He warns against drinking and pride, urges repentance in Christ, and previews the final judgment and eternal banquet with heaven’s guests.
A desperate youth tells how he stole a Havana cigar from a stranger on a Chicago West Side streetcar. He admits the act as a bold, scurvy trick born of gaming losses and financial ruin after failed bets. He describes the thief’s surprised reaction and his own relief at smoking the prize.
A Carson Nevada report describes a young woman praised as the coast’s greatest beauty. Her army lover fights Apaches in Arizona and she writes twelve page letters three times daily along with a long telegraphic dispatch each day, to which he replies similarly.
A Brooklyn Union bridegroom quips about clergy fees, noting a widower Easter marriage cost less. In London the Queen opposes the Prince of Wales’ visits to Mrs Mackay’s circle, while he favors witty daughters of Columbia despite their dubious birth.
A critique of Civil Service reform proposed by reformers to balance officeholders between parties. The piece argues Democratic gains under President Cleveland eroded principals, noting widespread replacements of Republican officials, especially in key posts and bureaus, with Democrats dominating civil service, likening it to a cone division where Democrats take the meal and Republicans the bran.
The Chicago Inter Ocean argues the Democratic party is inherently oppositional, lacking a coherent platform, and relies on anti Republican sentiment. It traces the party’s origins from Jeffersonian era politics through Clinton era patronage and Horace Clay, noting a persistent discontent driving its evolution.
The defeat of Congressman Cox of North Carolina underscores the Democratic party’s temper toward Civil Service reform. Cox, a rare reform ally and chair of the House committee on the subject, withdraws from renomination as party leaders under Vance oppose the principle. The Philadelphia Press notes the party’s intolerance for reform despite his honest efforts. The St Louis Chronicle adds that adjournment finally passed as the session wore out, the major measure delayed until strength waned.
The Philadelphia Press reports that federal office holders dominate Pennsylvania delegates to the state Democratic convention. Postmasters and officials from Lackawanna to Berks and Susquehanna leverage positions to shape proceedings, with substitutes likely if Cleveland warns against party influence. The piece notes administration allies seek to keep control amid Wallace candidacy and predicts favorable convention results for office-holding influence.
The Chicago Journal condemns Secretary Bayard for a bungled handling of the Cutting case and Canadian fishery disputes. It accuses him of hasty wartime posturing with Mexico and weak, temporary measures with Canada, risking war and failing to secure clear treaties or rights for American fishermen.
The Chicago Tribune notes the Secretary of War questioned sending troops to the Mexican frontier for Editor Cutting. It comments Judge Endicott’s position, cautions about cabinet members publicly opposing policy, and predicts President Cleveland’s likely response. Bayard’s stance is deemed resilient.
The text cites Secretary Manning’s fiscal estimates with revenues of 562.5 million and appropriations of 383.7 million, arguing Democrats exceeded revenue by over 21 million. It quotes editorials from the St. Louis Globe Democrat and Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette criticizing party accountability and U S party leadership. It notes the Forty ninth Congress’s first session ended with limited good legislation and much bad.
A miscellany notes Peron the lion tamer keeping funds in a cage box, old London Bridge remains sturdy, and South Africa diamonds valued at $200 million. It covers Palestine ethnology, Japanese soldiers weight loss, seances in London, Monmouth School rowing accident, Cetewayo's death by poisoning, a Southend drowning rescue and rewards, German liquid carbonic acid, Krupp usage, and St Petersburg ladies forming a Garre au enemis badge culture.
A San Francisco Chronicle corresp describes Shanghai as a bustling trade center with a 500,000 Chinese population and about 4,000 foreigners. It notes extreme weather from January skating to July heat, local diseases, and pests. outlines September mortality and undertaker trade. and explains French, British, and American concessions under foreign consuls and a municipal council taxing rents for public services and volunteer forces.
A hawk nest was broken by boys at a temperance camp meeting in Spring Grove New York. The mother hawk attacked the crowd, grabbing a straw hat from a man and carrying it away as the incident drew attention.
Religious department notes the tale of Mary anointing Jesus at Bethany with precious perfume. The crowd condemns the act yet Jesus affirms its significance for burial and deeds of love. The poem frames generosity as lasting, spiritual reward and a counter to poverty.
Robert J. Burdette argues for balanced respect for evangelists and reformers. He defends preaching to crowds while urging humility, charity, and consistency among Christ followers, citing examples like Sam Jones and the duties of deacons and elders.
A Christian Evangelist recalls two examples of church members failing to greet strangers. A pastor’s wife ignored a newcomer after a year. a public man and his wife received no sympathy or outreach after a wife’s death, provoking lasting bitterness toward local Christianity.
The article defines Christians as saints in Scripture, urging believers to live holy lives. It underscores purity of heart and life, avoidance of evil, and a heavenly focus, stating that followers should be Israelites indeed with no exile and view this world as not their home.
A reflective piece urges parents to shield children aged ten to fourteen with right principle and guidance. It argues environment shapes character and emphasizes early habits of purity through moral guidance and undefiled religion to keep the heart clean and hands white as youth mature.
The article argues that Jesus ignored worldly approval yet believers cannot ignore public perception. It notes that every Christian will attract opinion from relations and neighbors, shaping character and life. Each believer should live to use talents and influence for the community’s present and eternal good.
A compact collection of moral maxims and sermons from Starke, Longfellow, Phillips Brooks, and Zion's Herald. Themes include life paths, humility, practical benevolence, and the transformative power of small acts of Christian love.
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