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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1889
Page
7
Poem extols wealth and shelter from envy but asserts care cannot be banished. It contrasts luxurious mansions with simple cottages and enduring burdens, noting that even happiness, love, and virtue contend with care in life. Eva Higginson's verse appears in Demorest.
A boy narrator recalls Swamp College days near Meadow Avenue in Van Buren, with Tom the farmer’s boy protecting him from bullies, Mrs. Skillett’s geese, and a king-snare rabbit trap that leads to a dramatic goose rescue and a moral act of kindness when Harmony Cushman yields her Queen Lizbeth to spare Tom from punishment.
An old man in a gray gown sits by the fire as memories return to past winters and snow covered hilltops. The scene evokes a quiet, reflective mood from a bygone era.
A prosperous farmer counts his blessings and resolves to ease a poor widow’s load. He and his wife plan a Christmas delivery of money, food, and wood, reminding that a gift to the poor is a loan to the Lord. The widow’s gratitude echoes the moral: God bless the man who helps others.
In a Christmas tale, Uncle Silas Marks, a gruff miser, is shamed by his niece Bessie Van Pelt into acknowledging charity. A spectral guest warns him of judgment for stinginess, prompting a plan to fund a needy family with a fifty dollar check. He finally embraces giving, inviting Bessie to endorse the gift and share in the warmth of the season.
At a St Paul Loyal Legion meeting General A T Chetlain recounts Grant’s 1860s start, detailing his quiet prewar life in Galena, initial volunteer efforts, missed posts, and perseverance. The talk highlights Grant’s patience amid disappointments, his rejected appointments, Lincoln’s elevation of seven Illinois generals, and his eventual muster as colonel.
An Ohio veteran visits Shiloh on the old battleground noting church changes and asking where the lines stand now. The piece recounts General Stannard and the Vermont Brigade with two anecdotes, plus a Bayfield memorial and an Apple Tree relic from Gettysburg era.
Congressman O Ferrall of Virginia recalls a near hanging during the Civil War after a raid in West Virginia. He says warrants for his arrest were issued, governors debated delivery, and a plan to hang him at an elm near his mother's home was thwarted by General Grant. He later returned for a Fourth of July speech amid cordial welcome.
Random notes include 489,729 pensioners averaging 131.18 dollars with 51,921 new names added last year and 88,275,118 dollars paid. 479,000 claims pending. General Gant praised for practical knowledge gained from newspapers. Winnipeg A G ALR Post organized with Harper Wilson as commander and J. W. Fullerton Q M. S, plus MullER Post, Stillwater, Minn, acquires Libby prison guard mount list from 1864 via A A Capron legacy.
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