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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1890
Page
4
The piece lists local officials and candidates like Secretary of State Daniel J. Ryan Supreme Judge Thaddeus A. Minshall and Frank J. McCullough for the Board of Public Works. It criticizes the Democratic party neutrality, praises Republican aims, mentions pardons, election bills, and sums up county races with notes on James Montgomery and J H Brigham. It also quotes editorial stances on corruption, taxes, and voter influence.
The Highland House, once the city’s fashionable hilltop resort and social hub in Cincinnati, closed due to lack of patronage. Officials blame Sunday and midnight closing laws, while others cite changing habits as the cause. Americanization has dimmed old social customs, eroding its appeal and effect.
Critics charge county Democratic officials mismanaged funds through an ineffective auditor and that media attacks mask a campaign to shield ring leaders. They defend Mr. Sweet and Mayor Balyeat as honest, noting salary decisions were business-like and justified.
The note questions the official conduct of Democratic office holders and accuses the local paper of betraying taxpayers by taking 150 dollars without delivering value, calling the paper’s integrity into question and urging scrutiny of local governance.
The House approved a strict anti lottery measure amid public sentiment opposing lotteries. The bill bans sending or receiving any lottery related mail and prohibits ads or lists of prizes, with penalties up to 500 dollars or one year in jail per offense. The Postmaster General may flag and block fraudulent schemes, instructing postmasters to return registered letters marked fraudulent. The Senate faces a tougher path but is expected to act in line with moral concerns.
Delegates from Granges Alliances Farmers Clubs and Patrons of Industry gathered in Columbus marking the largest farmer assembly in state history. The convention favored conservative oversight and refrained from aiding any specific party, despite hopes for a separate ticket or party manipulation.
A Columbus meeting of farmers concluded with a state agricultural union aimed at favorable legislation. Resolutions call for equal taxation, lower railroad fares, government control of railroads and telegraph rates, unlimited silver coinage, popular election of U S Senators, anti land grants, pure food laws, and broader tax and ballot reforms. The group opposes alien land ownership and public-official passes, while praising local remedies and schoolbooks at cost. Best in the world syrup and tar offered by L. Gackenheimer.
Official notice states the Wise post office in this county will close on August 30. The action affects local mail service and government operations within the jurisdiction.
Farmers from York township complain water is scarce as many wells fail and large numbers of farmers haul water two and three miles. They call it the worst drought the county has ever experienced.
A historic ad promotes Loose's Red Pile Remedy as a positive specific for all piles including blind bleeding itching ulcerated and protruding types. The product is offered at 50 cents and is available for sale by Hines and Son.
Farmers in the western Pleasant township report overnight water level gains of up to eight feet in several wells. They cannot explain the phenomenon and seek any possible explanation from authorities or experts.
A report notes two children killed by opiate tainted medicines and urges mothers to use Dr. Acker's Baby Soother which contains no opium or morphine. Sold by J. W. Evans & Son.
The Defiance Republican notes Rev E W Work of Van Wert has been offered the chair of Sacred History at Wooster University and the pastorate of the University Church. Work is praised as a talented young Presbyterian minister and the University is to be congratulated if he accepts. The piece ends with a courteous farewell to an admired figure.
A safe pleasant cure for all disorders of the bowels and stomach for children and adults. Relieves diarrh a flux dysentery cholera morbus summer complaint colic wind and painful purging. Warranted to satisfy or money refunded. L F Gackenheimer.
John Uhl hosted Mendon visitors while Asa Pollock’s boys thrived at wheat threshing. A. L. Pollock faced misfortune after a farm accident requiring amputation. Communion at Presbyterian Venedocia, with biweekly services. Several locals traveled for church, politics, and expositions. Jones sells furniture from Cincinnati trip. Davis family moves to Iowa. Lodger still growing in Pia. Subscriptions urged for But Left campaign news.
Henry Price of Lima, the Prohibition candidate for Congress in this district, is a farmer and will attend the convention Wednesday to address local farmers.
Local notes discuss the upcoming county fair as a key advertising opportunity, a Delphos merchant's potential new venture, and Geo Tolan’s signs at Van Wert National Bank. A Darke county farmer cautions corn yields will rarely exceed eight bushels per acre, with farmers hoarding surplus due to poor prospects. Tolan encourages industrial growth. Clover Leaf railroad plans a Toledo to St Louis through train starting September first, boosting travel.
An advertisement promotes Bradfield Regulator Co of Atlanta Georgia as a tonic for young women and those with disorders peculiar to their sex or at menopause. It claims benefits for all who use it and directs inquiries to the Bradfield Regulator Co while noting Hines and Son as a seller.
A Indiana court judge reconsiders whether February 28 and 29 count as one day, concluding February 28 is a legal day for time computations. The piece notes leap year rules and cites an English statute and New York revisions treating year lengths, with questions about pay, liens, and executions tied to February days.
A writer notes a simple method to bind magazines using three holes near the back, strong cord, and a binder's knot, trimmed with a paper cutter or knife. A bookbinder offers neater library binding for twenty five cents, which the owner can label with a pen.
It is noted that people may pay for an English pill of equal value to common medicines. Dr. Acker's English pills are advertised as a cure for sick headache and liver troubles. They are small sweet and easy to take and do not gripe. Sold by J. W. Evans & Son.
A South Carolina reader writes that her labor was shorter and less painful with the product Mother’s Friend, expressing gratitude and urging others to address The Bradfield Reg. Co. in Atlanta, Georgia for particulars. The letter highlights physician astonishment and praises the preparation as invaluable.
An advert promoting Dr Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for dyspepsia indigestion flatulence and constipation. Sold and guaranteed by J W Evans and Son.
Labor Day events in Fort Wayne include excursion tickets from all stations on the Pittsburgh Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway good for return through September 2. Similar reduced round trips via the Pennsylvania Lines apply for the National Encampment of Sons of Veterans in St Joseph Missouri August 26 30 with returns by September 1. Fort Wayne celebrates Labor Day with extensive festivities and excursion rates announced. A testimonial praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from Goodland Indiana with sales by J W Evans & Son.
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