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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1877
Page
4
A mother sits by the fire with her children as Christmas approaches. She recalls the Babe in the manger and fears future toil, while the youngsters demand St Nick stories. She resolves to care for them, leaving the rest to God.
The account surveys urban drinking culture in New York City, detailing busy saloon bars, drink counts for beer whiskey and cocktails, and social actors from politicians to actors. It notes that doctors say alcohol causes health issues and that many drink to fit social expectations, not for pleasure.
A New York family travelling with a servant girl aboard reached Paris and found her listed as Mademoiselle Bridget McFinnigan after their names on the passenger list, causing delight.
The St Louis Republican notes that Democrats would not replace President Hayes despite gains. It argues Democrats seek further power beyond cabinet posts and offices, showing political gratitude is scarce as pursuits widen beyond attainable favors.
A determined looking woman enters a horse car as a slender gentleman offers his seat. He flatters the phrase weaker sex, she retorts with defiance, and, adopting a defiant stance, she sits in the now vacant seat.
A humorous slice depicts a sitting room scene where a carpet and a pipe trade quips about injuries from work. A tack hammer and an old mop react, while other bits like a wheelbarrow and a rickety door add to the comic tableau.
The Suggs family tale notes that two years ago Mrs. Suggs of Gaston County gave birth to three children at once and last week she delivered four more. All seven children remain living and well under age two, with the previous triplets also surviving. The record, claimed as unparalleled in the United States, draws wide attention.
A correspondent claims Mr. Nast’s long layoff stemmed from Mr. Curtis objecting to a cartoon showing the Democratic tiger and the Republican lamb lying together, with the lamb inside. Nast refused to work until publication, sales of the Weekly fell, and Harpers and Curtis yielded. The cartoon has since resurfaced and Nast resumed work.
The president of a New York life insurance company was sentenced to five years at hard labor in a penitentiary for swearing to a lie. At nearly seventy, his remaining time is viewed as more valuable than forced labor. Cincinnati Commercial.
A Chicago Juridune writer describes a breakfast table centerpiece a tumbler garden. Place three tumblers on a dish with a broken goblet center, fill with water and sand, and sprout moss moneywort and seeds to grow green spears. Add wax balls with colored stems for extra beauty.
Historic fury erupts as critics condemn Senator Patterson for declaring allegiance to Republicans then voting with Democrats. They accuse Democratic leaders of a treacherous bargain to shield a felon in exchange for party power, questioning the party of reform rhetoric.
The article argues that small daily savings, even at six percent interest, accumulate substantially over fifty years. It presents a table showing projected balances from modest daily deposits, illustrating how gradual saving leads to eventual independence and contrasts this with a culture chasing quick wealth.
A fossil fern bed was discovered in a tunnel of the proposed Cleveland, Tuscarawas Valley and Wheeling railroad on Mt. Dickey land, about three miles north of Belmont. The silica soapstone shale layer lies 36 feet below the lower Bellaire coal seam, yielding about forty specimens across nine genera and possibly fifteen to eighteen species, some new to science. This marks the lowest geological section in the county and helps correlate local strata with other state outcrops.
The Rochester Express notes a farmer fed domestic ducks tops and roots of garden celery for a week or two before slaughter. The process is said to improve taste and remove barnyard rankness, inspired by the wild celery diet of canvasback ducks in Chesapeake waters.
An English woman reports meeting an American lady who married a Frenchman and fled with her maid after stealing her money. The case highlights a laundress supporting herself, while New York Life Insurance refuses a policy payment on a man who tried to horsewhip his killer, arguing he endangered his own life.
J W Tucker as assignee of R Balliet and Co files final settlement to be heard in the Probate Court of Van Wert County Ohio on Monday December 24 1877 Judge A W Baker presiding notices dated November 30 1877 4w
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