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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1877
Page
4
An anonymous meditation contrasts a dying child’s comforting vision of angel light, a mother’s rational framing, and a series of deathbed anecdotes. It explores whether glimpses of a spiritual realm occur at the moment of dissolution and ends with a hopeful faith in reunion with loved ones beyond the grave.
The Philadelphia Times recounts Mrs. M. P. Handy’s reflection on Civil War hunger and prices from spring 1865 including flour at 1200 dollars a barrel and bacon at 15 dollars a pound. It notes Sherman's and Sheridan’s campaigns as the Lost Cause’s deadly foes and recounts a poignant scene with Jefferson Davis at Amelia Court House and Appomattox.
In a hidden Wilkesbarre street a widow clings to a six month old as a cons table orders removal of a home’s worn furniture. Four children beg for small keepsakes while a truck takes away a hobby horse and a little chair. The tiny family faces imminent destitution.
A squire’s Catholic marriage yields entailed estate dispute until a posthumous son shifts the balance. A Fond du Lac boy bathes a dog in kerosene and lights the barn, while a farmer cites unread newspapers left by a father. A Chicago Times note questions a $100,000 treasury shortfall. A Washington Telegraph correspondent recounts a traveling eight-year-old girl asking a conductor if the railroad leads to heaven, describing her faith and longing to join her late mother aboard the heavenly railroad. the scene moves the car to tears.
The Times argues against Russian domination and outlines possible settlements in the Ottoman Empire. It weighs a Bulgarian German-ruled protectorate, the creation of a sovereign linked state, or shared naval routes, stressing European consent and joint maritime strength to safeguard Constantinople.
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