05 Feb 1875
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1875
Page
1
A narrative recounts a man condemned by a mob and saved by a single officer. He describes the trial, execution fear, and eventual full pardon after a distant reveal of the real culprit, contrasting the crowd's fury with law and mercy.
The Troy Times reports on tiny births in Troy with remarkable survival stories and ages, then shares a tale of Mr and Mrs Jones over gas bills bonnets and money, followed by Washington feats, Plymouth Colony law and later curiosities, including a note on music's influence on disease and Beecher Jury betting.
A new sand blast method tested on glass shows it reproduces fine steel engravings and carves delicate cut glass designs in minutes. It dissolves solid granite and marble faster than snow melts. The principle: sand acts on minerals but not on paper or grease, enabling precise removal from masked surfaces. It is paired with a process that makes glass malleable.
Telegram from Grand Rapids reports the death of F. Christ by self-administered morphine. He had a long history of dissipation and two wives had died by suicide, the most recent on his account. Christ was described as a talented gentleman and an excellent physician.
In Rochester the Democrat notes a local trend as the popular neck tie appears in red flannel. The item reflects fashion commentary and civic tone of the era without sensational detail.
A writer in Zharper's Magazine describes Groombridge 1830 as a small invisible star racing through the heavens at about seven seconds per year, the fastest known motion. It travels about eighteen million miles daily, over two hundred miles per second, seemingly unbound by gravity and destined to traverse the universe.
Gordon of Mississippi asked Nashville for current rebel voting figures in Tennessee on the Johnson case. Nine Confederate senators and twenty-one Confederate representatives sat in Congress, with most Confederates serving through the war and some losing limbs. The note hints at wartime tensions and shifts in loyalty since 1862.
A historical remark recalls Tom Sayers rejecting porter and ale for water and dumb bells in training. It notes his later life of drinking, his death, and frames abstinence from wine as a Christian virtue and a model of health and longevity.
The Columbus Journal notes James M. Ashly writes to the New York Tribune opposing the caucus system. He argues it corrupts lawmakers and that honest legislators should refuse attendance, noting Ashly's former caucusing within politics.
A tall Green Mountain man argues over hotel charges in New York. He pays five dollars a week for board and lodging but asserts two weeks of dinners and suppers were skipped, recalculating 28 meals at 37½ cents each and demanding a 10 dollars 50 cents credit or compensation in cigars.
A reader question from the Miners' Journal asks why the Fourth of July is tied to the number nine. The item notes a fifteen minute guessing interval before repeating the conundrum in a shortened form.
A New York Sun correspondent warns against using lamps with the wick turned down as it fills rooms with unhealthful gas and spoils fabrics and odors. The practice saves little cost, yet can cause illness as in a country boarding house with kerosene as the only light. A physician cites cases of fainting and suffocation in children and cautions full head burning at night.
Washington note reports nervous railroad men prefer Congress to state laws. A Midland Railroad charter proposal from Columbus to Omaha aims to join several secondary lines into a Kansas City to Omaha corridor, needing about one hundred miles of new track without government funds or credit. The effort faces skepticism about its feasibility.
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