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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1889
Page
9
A verse narrative recalls Sue from school who sang naturally as a bird before, but since June last year her voice changed and became a rough distractor. The speaker laments modern foreign tunes and gymnastic vocalizing, preferring older songs like Dennis, Silver Street, Robin Gray, and the hymn tunes Sue once sang, noting Harry B. Smith’s influence in America.
In a lake shore town a silent cemetery opens a window on a long widow’s love for Malcolm McKnight Randall and a fallen drunk’s late life, showing Miss Abbie Pennel’s steadfast charity toward the poor. The story follows a stranger’s fall, Abbie’s mercy, and a final vigil at Randall’s grave.
In a green quiet spot the nameless dead were buried as Miss Abbie tended the site with care. The grave bore only the inscription A Stranger, while the speaker reflects on the wife or mother who loved him and the quiet mercy of laying a blossom on the grave.
The Atlantic essay weighs Virgil's handling of Homeric material in the Aeneid and asks if his portrayal of Juno and Turnus, like Tennyson with Arthur, remains faithful to contemporary belief. It notes Augustan age readers treated Trojan origins as historical, with local sacred spots and divine sanction shaping Italy’s early lore.
A Greencastle scholar uncovers Abraham Lincoln's unsigned letter to Mary seeking no direct love yet proposing marriage. The note asks Mary to decide their future while stressing happiness and mutual respect, ending with a straightforward plea for plainness in reply. The Indianapolis Journal notes the letter's paradoxical blend of devotion and restraint.
The article explains scissors and shears origins, shapes and manufacturing. Germany dominates general scissors output while France excels in surgical and manicure varieties, with England fading. It details steel versus laid blades, tempering, crocus polish, and true labor costs. Surgical scissors feature long shanks for leverage and high workmanship, commanding high prices in some cases.
Lawrence J. Raymond recounts trapping lions in the Hot Tentot country for the Hamburg animal house. He describes observing varied lion behavior, a near attack in a rocky ravine, and how he used barking and growls to scare the lion away. The tale emphasizes lions’ unpredictable nature and individuality.
A compilation of aphorisms and quotations from various papers including Atchison Globe Boston Post Puck and Yankee Blade. Thoughts cover wisdom discipline good manners virtue and social behavior with remarks on life cycles climate and decorum.
A jewelers' dispute over a sapphire doublet highlights expert testimony unreliability. After tests by multiple jewelers and a lapidary, the stone was deemed genuine, but the court denied discontinuance and awarded the defendant all costs, exceeding 450 dollars.
A April afternoon scene shows a couple perched over a backyard fence, sharing a tense, wordless exchange for twenty minutes. Mary Jane returns home to a sharp maternal rebuke about crumbs on the tablecloth, Mary Jane replies she stayed out to see the “beautiful and charming ram beaux” in Saint Louis Magazine.
Poem reflects on shared burdens and enduring faith. The speaker notes universal trials, disappointment, and the ache of lost dreams, framing suffering as a path to growth. Comfort comes through divine care and grace, with the refrain that burdens can become wings when carried by faith.
The article explores Pauls contrast between carnal and spiritual minds as outlined in Romans and Galatians. It argues every person is either carnally or spiritually minded, opposing mindsets shaping character, life aims, and ultimate destiny, with the fruits of the Spirit as the mark of the latter.
The piece contrasts two states: one in harmony with God leading to life and peace, the other enmity with God leading to death. It frames the contrast as fruits of the Spirit versus works of the flesh, distinguishing saints in training for glory from sinners in training for perdition per the New York Independent.
A Zion’s Herald meditation celebrates the joy and astonishment believers will experience in heaven. It argues that surprise heightens delight, as fuller knowledge of God’s love, justice, and plans expands beyond earthly conceits. The piece envisions a glorious church, sinless state, and eternal communion in the divine Presence.
A Christian Inquirer reflection on James describe true religion as aiding the afflicted through personal service rather than via societies or salaried almoners. It argues genuine faith is self denying and compassionate, binding up bleeding hearts with direct Tender ministrations to widows and orphans rather than distant charity.
A collection of devotional reflections from various sources urging inner Heaven over outward happiness. It argues that true peace comes from aligning with God’s will, spreading love, and living authentically rather than imitating others. It cites MacDonald Dr Reuen Thomas Cobbe and others.
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