30 Dec 1881
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1881
Page
1
A collage of notes covers farming life near St Louis and national affairs. It notes tariff talks, a suicide in St Paul, church calls in Chicago, and a range of social topics from manners to domestic training, with items on policing, finance, and farming reforms.
Harper's Weekly presents its mission as the leading illustrated weekly journal. It emphasizes unbiased politics, fine illustrations, serials, short stories, sketches, and poems from top artists and authors, aiming to entertain and instruct American homes.
Harper and Brothers advertise subscriptions to Harper's Weekly Harper's Magazine Harper's Bazaar Harper's Young People and related titles. The notice outlines prices one year 52 numbers postage free in US or Canada and options for cloth bindings cases also mentions payment by money order or draft and requests newspapers not to copy without authorization.
The popular journal Harper's Bazar blends literature art and fashion with top writers from Europe and America. Its engravings are praised for artistic excellence and it is seen as the leading fashion authority. The forthcoming volume promises many brilliant novelties.
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Survey teams place stone monuments along the Ohio Pennsylvania line with O and P markers and year 1881 for boundary claims. Elsewhere, Reed’s bail bond scheme collapses as a substitute is uncovered and Reed remains at large. Edwin Booth’s New York theater sells for 550000 after a costly career. A Protestant soldier in France faced discipline for skipping mass. Quotes note Italian temperance and meals, contrasting with American overeating.
A Norristown Herald comment notes an Arkansas man shot his wife after a Bible passage disagreement. The piece quips that the incident would have doomed the Acts of the Apostles revision committee if he had been a member.
A theologian student at a seminary refused any quotation without attribution. At breakfast he began grace with a line mentioning awakening from “the sleep which a writer in the Edinburgh Review has called the image of death.”
Guiteau concedes experts are correct that he is sane now and that sanity returned an hour after he shot the President. He argues the rise and fall of his inspiration show he was insane only during the trigger moment and that the jury should not misread the tangled skein of events.
The article notes President Arthur seeks youth for minor offices while appointing older men to Cabinet advisers. He tells congressmen to name young, active, progressive Republicans for posts like Postmaster in smaller towns, arguing the policy encourages young men and shows wisdom.
The Woman's Journal quotes Phoebe A. Hanaford noting that in fourteen years in the ministry more foes of women in the ministry have died than friends. She argues that enemies are being removed by death or conversion to truth, opening paths for women's advancement.
A traveler recalls a hotel scene in Leghorn where a quick meal leads to a staged pigeon replacement after the waiter boasts of a twenty minute turnaround. The anecdote highlights haste and kitchen improvisation, noting a pigeon is not a chicken but the outcome mirrors the hurried promise.
The American Cultivator argues Paris green does not enter potato tubers and cannot hasten maturity. It suggests early application on vines before blossoming, then risks from a second bug brood later. Additional Paris green could keep tops alive longer and delay tuber maturation, implying careful use may affect timing.
The easiest way to prepare tomatoes for catsup is to bake them after wiping with a towel then rub through a sieve to save time. Also includes a quick waffle recipe using flour milk eggs melted butter and yeast for light baking.
The new Criminal Law Courts at Berlin occupy a broad site and present a substantial architectural footprint. The complex covers a large area of ground, signaling a major judicial upgrade for the city.
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