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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1890
Page
3
Arnold and Co at Van Wert report a pan Wert Hulletin related to follters and bate. The brief note cites SOHNA and VAN WERT as involved locations with unclear details.
A first person vignette from Harper's Bazar describing rural life on a quiet country farm. The speaker contrasts city noise with farm sounds, describes sparse living quarters, daily chores, and rising early to work the fields. He concludes by doubting the ability to afford such a life next summer.
In a studio, photographer Benton praises Isabel Elton's photos while giving a rare extra print to Will Browning, a friend. On a Western train, Browning falls for Isabel, who admires a concealed portrait of him. At Elm Junction, a mix up leads to a chance meeting on the platform as both learn they may be fatefully connected.
Isabel returns home and meets Mr Benton in his studio where a treasured portrait reappears. Will Browning declares love then suspects Benton as the rival. Isabel reveals the picture, Will confronts fears, and the couple wed three months later with Benton as best man.
Fred I Foster argues that guiding youths to read substantial, real life stories from works like Abbott’s histories and biographies fosters genuine interest, higher education, and future success. He cites a boy who, reading widely, earned college honors and plans a legal career, crediting extended reading over sensational fiction.
The Chicago Tribune reports unpublished testimony from contested Southern elections showing Democrat control of election boards, ballot-box thefts, erasures on registration lists, and intimidation of Black voters. Violent plots and police complicity in Jackson and Mississippi districts are cited as evidence of frauds meant to suppress Republican votes, urging federal supervision to curb such practices.
A Leslies Illustrated News paper reprints criticize Mr. Blaine as an uneasy leader while praising his cabinet role and Republican discipline. The piece argues Republicans tolerate free thought and reject outside support to Democrats, linking party unity to recent Democratic success. Also noted are tin mining insights from the Black Hills and Cornwall, asserting rapid Citys school of mines proves tin can be cheap to extract, and predicting McKinley bill will spur a U S tin industry and tin plate production.
The N Y Tribune captures a satirical catechism mocking Democratic views on the federal election bill. It portrays Southern white Democrats denying force behind suppressive tactics while labeling fair elections as a danger, and lampoons party self interest in a bitter exchange about race and power.
A collection of editorial opinions and quotes from various newspapers arguing about Democratic pretenses, Republican gains, and the need for federal election reform. The excerpts contrast views on campaign promises, statehood symbolism, and the potential impact of election laws on party advantage.
The piece contrasts English and American habits, arguing women lose grace due to neglect of physical culture. It cites late twenty fives as a turning point, notes one sided muscle development, and praises outdoor activity and Delsarte gymnastic methods. The account underscores health, freedom of movement, and beauty as interconnected goals.
A Detroit magnate, traveling east, hears locals praise Detroit yet admits his knowledge comes only from outsiders. He lists places he has never visited, noting he knows Detroit only from office to home and back. The piece mirrors uncertainty about the city’s real features and attractions. In Norristown, W. B. Logan makes nine miniature horse shoes from a silver coin, each shoe matching the drill holes of full sized shoes, all forged with the same hammer and punch.
In a Chicago courtroom Mrs Annie Lakers Smyth Cregier Van Shhooten Livewayte Penickle faces inquiry as Mrs Gazzam notes a new hyphenated naming fad. The dialogue centers on identity and social trends during the session.
A veteran recollects a night guard during the Civil War when a hungry camp stumbled on a rail-split hog. The hog was driven toward the fire, bayonets timed, and a pistol shot ended the squealing. The men faced punishment but shared blame and fatigue duty for a week.
A historic Lincoln cane, gifted in 1862 to the White House, is highlighted in Chicago Journal offices. Carved from a unique wood piece, it was treasured by Lincoln and kept with his personal effects until his assassination. Mrs. Lincoln later shared it with bellboy John Neterstrom, who kept and valued the relic in Chicago.
A Kentucky youth named Johnnie longs for a scar from battle. During a 1863 foraging raid near Murfreesboro, he exposed himself to enemy fire hoping for a wound. A barricade clash leaves him unharmed and unscarred, provoking tears and profanity as he finishes the war. Originates from the Boston Globe.
A Civil War account recounts private Williams who boasted of avoiding bullets. At Spottsylvania he was struck in the left thigh by solid shot, his hip crushed. He died shortly after, noting the bulletless fate was replaced by solid shot.
A Washington letter in the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette recounts two anecdotes told by Representative John Allen. The first sketches Yankee prejudice through a Confederate soldier who refuses to let Yankees kill him, and an officer who vows to shoot him if he moves. The second tale recalls a Baltimore boy with a tongue stuck to a flask during dinner, later freed at Maryland University Hospital. Additional snippets cover a Michigan man stung by bees, a stage joke about stealing diamonds, and a new Algerian lion hunter named Cartier replacing the late Hombennel.
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