02 Dec 1870
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1870
Page
1
A judge recounts a 1847 horseback journey ending in a staged robbery and attempted murder. The rider’s clothes and money vanish, a brother’s killer is identified, and a fatal shot seals revenge as Joe Brindle and Bill Sharkey confront a grim moral verdict.
Coroner Rollins to hold inquest into the death of Thomas Henry Comerton, a five year old, attributed to bourbon whiskey given at a social in at 305 East Tenth Street. Parents invited guests, the child drank liquor, fell ill and died. investigation to follow.
An early settler projects 100 acres planted with walnuts producing 65,000 trees and $200,000 in value within twenty years for lumber, ties, posts and fuel. He adds that pines could follow a similar path, growing to 100 feet tall and 3 feet in diameter in fifty years, after land preparation and planting.
A religious paper rebukes preachers who chase fame by pouring a hogshead of words into each pint of sense, calling the practice excessive and misguided. The critique targets sensational preaching over substantive message.
The writer notes happiness comes from daily drops of joy given by God. A boy should be happy while learning his trade and a merchant while building his fortune, or he will miss enjoyment when he achieves his goals.
A Newport News remark declares the season as Indian summer, contrasting it with a white man's summer and praising the weather as superior, reflecting contemporaneous social attitudes.
At the Louisville New Albany and Chicago Railway depot the Superintendent’s office housed a famed Maltese ratter and a tabby. Last night the RAT infestation overwhelmed Pussy as she fought rats attacking from all sides, tearing her nose and sides and one eye. She fled, grievously wounded yet praised for bravery despite the loss.
A passage reflects Hawthorne on the life enhancing power of children's love. It claims children bridge divides with a universal smile and foster instant bonds, noting that true treatment wins lasting trust from them. The quote from Atlantic Monthly emphasizes joy and connection through childhood affection.
A New Orleans druggist states that golden sirup contains no sugar. He explains it forms from starch under strong sulphuric acid. Tests include dissolving a teaspoon in rain water with tannic acid to yield a black ink color if spurious, or using strong tea to darken with tannin.
An elegant brick Portsmouth New Hampshire home, bought for one hundred thousand dollars, is surrounded by an iron fence. The late owner never chose a gate design, so the stone posts display rope and an old ladder. The widow renews the ladders to honor the departed.
A common bread soda mixture with water can remove warts within a week to ten days when applied three or four times daily. The tops soften and sink with the skin leaving no scars. Aqua fortis can remove warts but is painful and may leave thick white scars.
The Providence Journal reports a favored bribe method used in the recent Rhode Island election. A briber offers a voter ten dollars and bets the voter will not vote for a candidate. the voter accepts the bet, votes as promised, and collects the prize.
In a recent lecture 2uskin laments England's plight saying the nation is deafened by industry yet naked, consumes fuel while people die of cold, and sells its son for gain while hunger prevails.
A Sacramento woman threatens divorce on the grounds of protracted festivities after accusing her husband of excessive celebration at his wedding and continuing the revelry thereafter. She cites drunken behavior as the core issue and seeks legal relief.
An exchange notes that scientists have recently discovered continual tobacco use leads to death in about one hundred sixty seven years. The claim cites scientific men and the long-term risk of smoking.
A Montgomery county Indiana joke notes Mrs Polly Deer in search of someone to marry her unmarried daughter described as weighing a quarter of a ton. The piece uses humor about family and suitability.
A Western bean is reported to be under medical care for lead colic thought to be induced by touching or kissing a young lady of improved complexion.
A quiet maxim notes that true gentility remains consistent across cultures while only the idle or lazy differ in demeanor and effort, suggesting character outshines locale or fashion.
A fragment recalls a spoiled child associated with a kerosene lamp era. The note hints at a scene or household vignette from a past period. Details are sparse but emphasize a child’s behavior linked to older lighting practices.
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