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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1877
Page
3
The Bulletin reduces yearly subscription to one dollar and fifty cents for advance payers, with a September 1 credit for those who renew by January 1. Glenn and Foster urge readers to support the paper and its ideals by joining the New Year offer.
Squire Nail fined Hill and Miller five dollars plus costs and five days in the County Jail for disturbing worship at Ridge M E Church. George Surgeon’s four year old son was lightly injured by a horse he had traded for. Joseph Wilson’s wagon harness was stolen. Dr A N Krout may run for Agricultural Society president to strengthen the board. Pennell’s offers school books at savings.
The Delphos Herald features old Nichols declaring his long standing Democracy and Col. Samuel Mott’s unpaid House duties return. A fraudster sells corn-shellers, urging buying from home merchants. A roaming leopard near Ada is blamed for political effects in Allen County. Beware of the leopard.
The new M. E. Church on the Spencerville Circuit four miles NW of Spencerville and one mile south of Hopewell Church in Van Wert county Ohio will be dedicated to Almighty God on Sunday January 6 1878 at 1024 oclock a.m. Ministers and members of adjoining charges and the public are invited to be present. Rev. R Ravenw, Pastor.
By order of the Governor the First Lieutenant J R Cling is vacated due to promotion and commission as Quarter Master. An election is set for Saturday January 5 1878 at 7 pm at the Armory of Co D to fill the vacancy. Officer in charge J W Hetrick CAPT commands.
A compact roundup of town events and notices. Temperance rally at the Opera House Sunday, Christmas gatherings and gifts, school vacation timing, fundraisers, local business moves, and community drama. Mentions of fires, parades, excursions, church meetings, and a subcription dispute ending in a neighborly consequence.
Sidney C. Barnes visits in Summit county with County Commissioner Bronson as host. Various locals and guests are listed including J M Barr and Alice Mahan plus a broad call by Rev. David Rosenberg for a National Convention of Jews who accept Jesus as Messiah to unite Israel and seek restoration of Palestine. date and venue to be decided.
Dr Dio Lewis rails against feather pillows claiming overheated brains cause most child deaths. He brands the pillow as the modern civilization’s Herod and urges reform. The Boston Herald reports his provocative stance.
The Amateur Dramatic Club releases a statement of receipts and expenditures from the Christmas Eve entertainment. It lists incomes from Heistand's Orchestra and Glenn & Foster plus donations by McKinley and Rhodes. A four ward committee will distribute funds after investigating applicants and need.
A sweep of items reports horse thefts in Wood and Williams counties, local legal cases from Henry and Defiance counties, a boiler explosion at Ottawa firm Rice Browne Co, and a slander suit in Morrow County. Also noted are a special Boston Commercial Club train to Lima, a runaway traveler comparison, and local anecdotes from Perrysburg and Burlington papers.
A preacher reviews Beecher’s recent theological departure, arguing against pre Adamic races and long human history. He defends free moral agency, God’s justice, and universal salvation potential while rejecting eternal hell as incompatible with mercy. He urges faith over speculation on future punishment.
A South Side bride peeks at the door after a hasty preface to welcome a caller. She reappears polished, claiming to be ready, while a visitor from Memphis jokes about meals since leaving Cincinnati. Also cited are tobacco age myths and a mince pie industry quip about safer materials.
A marriage on December 22 1877 at the residence of Rev C Hill joins Henry Thomas and Josephine Hipshire of Van Wert county Ohio in matrimony with the officiating ministers present.
Fearful slaughter in prices on dress goods at Teubner's. Large lot of new dress goods normally 35 to 50 cents marked down to 25 cents each to clear stock. Black cashmeres at 75 cents to 1.00. Silk handkerchiefs ties tuckings collars and other holiday fancy goods offered.
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Teubner's offers bargain shawls and a closing out sale on a few sets of children's furs priced at 75 cents each.
A. L. Teubner announces a new shipment of ladies cloaks and offers made to measure service. Also features a sale on overcoats at Teubner's.
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