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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1889
Page
7
The speaker recalls Sue's singing fading since last June and his own mixed feelings about her new gymnastic hymns and foreign tunes. He prefers the old songs like Dennis and Silver Street, and laments modern gymnastic singing and foreign language pieces while noting Sue’s drowsy childhood lullaby and a favorite Robin Gray fragment in his memory.
In a lake shore town Miss Abbie Pennel tends graves for decades. A young drowned fiancé Malcolm McKnight Randall lies nearby. A desperate drunkard, later known as Tim Riley, seeks mercy from Abbie, who discovers another nameless man dying at the police station. Abbie arranges burial for the nameless stranger, uniting memory and mercy in the cemetery’s quiet world.
An Atlantic essay examines Virgil’s handling of myth and history in the Aeneid, comparing his treatment of Troy and Rome to Tennyson’s Arthurian poetry. It discusses how Augustan readers likely viewed events as historical, the limits on deviating from tradition, and the belief in divine sanction for origins, with Cicero noted for trusting the poet’s truth over eyewitness detail.
A Greencastle researcher uncovers Abraham Lincoln's peculiar letter to Mary addressing marriage but withholding love. The note offers to either release or bind her, framing a cautious, deferential approach to a life together. The Indianapolis Journal calls it the queerest love letter on record and notes its unique absence of love words. The column closes with a proverb about paying upfront.
A detailed look at scissors and shears outlines their differences in handles and blades, explains German dominance in standard cutlery, and notes French surgical scissors excellence. It describes steel and laid blade construction, tempering advantages, and the unique leverage of long shanks for surgical use, with prices cited for specialty pieces.
A compilation of maxims and reflections from various newspapers and periodicals including Atchison Globe Boston Post N C Picayune Puck and Yankee Blade. The excerpts cover wisdom on virtue courage manners and life stages with brief attributions to authors and publications.
Cincinnati Enquirer recounts Lawrence J. Raymond's wild animal hunting in hot country. He describes lions as unique and rarely roaring at night, sharing a close escape where a lion knocked him down during baiting. He stayed calm, used dog-like barking, and the lion fled in fear.
A jewelry dealer faced a costly dispute over a sapphire ring later found to be a doublet. Experts initially doubted the gem’s authenticity, but after removal and reexamination by independent jewelers, the stone was deemed genuine. The court denied dismissal and awarded costs to the defendant.
An April day with damp air frames a scene of lovers perched on a backyard fence for a quarter hour. The girl returns to the house to a mother’s sharp question about crumbs and manners, while she explains she stayed out to enjoy the rain and beaux.
Poem excerpt discusses universal sorrow and endurance, noting that pain remains even as sleep and time fail to ease it. It frames hardship as a cross borne together, with reassurance that divine care and grace can transform burdens into strength, concluding with a devotional lyric attributed to Myra G. Plantz.
An analysis of Pauls contrast between the carnal and spiritual mind as shown in Romans and Galatians. The carnally minded live for the flesh and worldliness, while the spiritually minded pursue divine things, bearing the fruits of the Spirit and seeking God’s favor over earthly rewards.
An Independent editorial contrasts two lifestyles: one aligned with God producing life and peace, the other opposing divine will leading to death. It frames the Christian experience as training for eternal glory versus perdition, urging readers to choose the Spirit over the flesh.
A Zion's Herald meditation on surprise as a spiritual gift from God. It argues that unforeseen blessings deepen delight, comparing future revelations in heaven to the prodigal’s rediscovered father. The piece envisions the heavenly church clothed in white, without tears or sickness, and invites wonder at God’s eternal plan.
The Christian Inquirer argues that true religion is shown by personal acts of kindness to the fatherless and widows. It condemns mere institutional or paid almoner aid and urges self denying, direct, compassionate service to those in sorrow.
A collage of brief religious maxims from various sources urging inner peace through God’s will, the superiority of internal happiness over external Heaven, and the value of authentic individuality in pursuing a devout life. It stresses the moral power of Christians who live as living examples, with emphasis on conscience and divine guidance.
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