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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1890
Page
3
A reflective verse fragment describes a town that avoids eating, drinking, walking, talking, and social action. It notes no papers, no views, no news, and no late-night activity, portraying a place of stillness and emptiness.
Scientist Prof Roberge analyzes the horse hoof revealing practical tips for owners to improve speed and gait. The study highlights structural traits, care routines, and conditioning methods to maximize performance.
The article emphasizes careful hoof balance and trimming to prevent lameness, noting how excess hoof distorts balance and stresses joints. It praises Robert Banner as a leading horse student, cites Maude’s gait and shoeing, and recalls Bonner’s skill with Dexter and other famous horses including Sunol during a trip to Indiana.
A horse expert extols perfect feet and early shoeing to unlock speed. He cites Commodore Vanderbilt and General Grant’s horses, urges trimming young, cultivating the hoof, and shoeing from six months to a year. He links foot health to soundness and racing potential across breeds.
David Roberge discusses hoof science and trimming to balance the foot, tailor shoe weight to gait, and improve racing performance. He notes lasting quality depends on perfect feet or corrected imperfections and predicts hoof science will be widely recognized among horsemen.
The article reviews Dr. G. Stanley Hall on recent advances in scientific psychology. It notes brain complexity, fiber tracing into the cortex, and rapid chemical changes alongside discussions of mind function and rhythm. It highlights measurements of sensation to brain impulse timing and psycho-physic law implications.
A digest of world notes covers France’s favorite white rose, London cab property, a long Chinese railroad, German colonists in South Australia, rising longevity in Russia, Parisian architectural monotony, a Liverpool woman arrest for robbing steamship rooms, Zanzibar clove cultivation, French pine plantations aiding industry, Manchester scuttling crimes, Parisian women dominating wholesale trade, and German leather origin claims as reflected by Chicago News.
Practical guidance on caring for patients in the sick room. Maintain quiet cheerfulness avoid nervous behavior and unnecessary questions. Attend to nourishment and medicines quietly and promptly, presenting food attractively and with a cheery word.
A delicate woman recognizes a possible lover after sensing his interest. She reflects through conversations and shared moments, noting if his absence dulls occasions and if his presence brightens her world. Her cheeks glow, smiles greet, and a waiting lover may speak when the time is right.
Albert Edward is asked which proverb he favors. He replies All things come to those who wait in a remark captured by Inter Ocean.
Brussels cable reports the annual dancing procession at Echsternach Luxemburg two days after Whit Sunday drawing about 20 000 pilgrims from within forty miles. worshippers march across the Sure river bridge to the old church dancing in time with brass and reed music as priests bless the crowd.
The text describes pilgrims spending a day in Echsternach during Saint Willibrord’s invocation. They join a street fete resembling a Flemish kermesse and later resume their journey homeward.
The Boston Transcript reports that after long diplomacy Heligoland, a small island near the Elbe with 2,000 inhabitants, will pass from Britain to Germany. The change follows england’s limits on Hanover and the broader shift in colonial powers. Germany gains a strategic position near Hamburg and the Elbe, while Gibraltar Malta and Cyprus retain primacy for Britain.
A St Louis Globe-Democrat summary notes the British empire now exceeds 11 million square miles, surpassing Russia and the United States in area. It cites a German treaty extending influence from Zanzibar to the Great Lakes, and compares imperial reach with Brazil, China, and Europe. London’s dominion is described as vast, diverse, and less cohesive than other great powers.
A collage of jokes and anecdotes from various papers. Quick quips about love money and foolish pride span short tales from Ram's Horn to the Philadelphia Times and Boston Herald. Humorous lines from travelers, barbers, and husbands frame early 20th century social wit.
Director Leach explains to the Philadelphia North American that pure silver in the standard dollar has not changed. He details gold content changes from 1792 to 1857 and the fixed gold to silver ratio of about 1 to 16. The report also notes a Sedalia woman who is repeatedly energized by electric road travel.
A Berlin article details General von Caprivi’s day from early rising to evening work. He greets visitors, meets ministers, and often spends evenings in his study. He uses half the palace, with the right wing empty, and rarely uses the royal park.
In St Petersburg a laborer named Petro Demitrieff spoiled Ivan Demitrieff’s horse. The plaintiff, who is Petro’s son, pursued justice against his father despite the judge’s pleas. A lower court ruled for the defendant, a higher court affirmed, and the son lamented the difficulty of obtaining justice in holy Russia.
A bolt of lightning struck a Kansas house triggering a fire and simultaneously touching the fire alarm. The incident, noted in a Boston Herald item, describes the quick response as residents witnessed the fiery event.
Confederate totals and losses are recounted from Col. Moore’s compilation based on Washington archives. The piece notes about 625,000 raised, 139,788 in the field at surrender, prison figures, desertions near 25,000, and about 300,000 surviving veterans, with Federal totals around 3,000,000 and 1,000,516 in the field at war’s end.
Anecdotes recall General Hardee meeting a puzzled private on pace and a quip about tactics. Other scenes cite General Barham at Manassas, a sentinel’s mischief, General Lee’s furlough request, and Magruder’s meal order during Peninsula fighting.
A London Telegraph retells a wartime anecdote about General Thomas and a witty Irish soldier who defends his regimental badge. The soldier explains he was forced to dispatch a hog to cook pork chops while skinning it, saying he was merely protecting the acorn badge. The general laughs and spares him.
Random Shots describes Grand Army of the Republic posts in New Hampshire and nationwide, state arms for Kentucky Sons of Veterans, a Leavenworth hall project costing 6000, Sunday services at Minnesota Soldiers' Home, removal of Andersonville stockade traces, a proposed park, and a 21 gun salute with a 44 gun salute on Independence Day. It also recounts souvenirs from Vicksburg surrender and Chickamauga relics including cannon balls embedded in pine limbs gifted to a Macon, Georgia, resident.
The piece argues Bermuda is a heavily fortified British outpost, with forts and a dry dock, used to threaten major American ports. It notes a submarine cable to Halifax and questions English policy, suggesting Bermuda could be surrendered to the United States to test Anglo American friendship.
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