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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1870
Page
4
Bayard Taylor portrays troops in trenches before a Crimea assault pausing for a song. Soldiers from Britain and Ireland, weary from bombardment, sing Annie Laurie as sunset reddens the sky. The scene contrasts love’s memory with war’s violence and honors fallen brave hearts.
A verbose narration blends satirical sketches of New York Democrats Terence O Sullivan and Nasby with a Sing Sing visit, reflections on tea and coffee health myths, a Bloomington women’s rise in business, and miniature needles from royalty.
Farmers should oil all wooden parts of tools before first use to toughen the wood and render it water resistant. Oil prevents joints from loosening in wet hay rakes and reduces cracking in shovel and fork handles. Oil the axe eye to avoid swelling, and store tools clean and bright. Brush mold boards with oil to prevent rust and keep tools ready for next season.
A cautious man in Stuttgart avoids a clever thief who first offers to show him sights then slips snuff to bait him. The thief later pockets the victim’s snuff box and watch, leaving notes praising the box and timing and disappearing before any further sightings. The incident ends with the man’s loss and silence from the thief.
A short home candy guide promises easier morasses candy by boiling molasses with sugar vinegar and butter for ten minutes. It advises scaling for four or more people and notes ten minutes yields a candy that pulls when cooled, with twelve minutes making it very hard and eight insufficient. It offers a playful guarantee to test it.
Near Piqua Ohio last Tuesday a boy named Gina tried to draw a ramrod from a loaded gun. While his mother held the ramrod the weapon discharged tearing off her right hand and loading shot struck her right side. Doctors think the wound may not be fatal.
A practical tip explains that heated air rises in a vertical column and then drifts downward slowly. It recommends fanning with a palm leaf, shawl, or towel to force mixing of hot and cold air, making the room reach comfort faster.
A hotel keeper's monkey in Lewes Delaware slipped a chain and explored the building pausing at liquor casks and cigars. The creature opened spigots and unwrapped cigars, spreading loose leaves on the floor. Locals dubbed him the Temperance Monkey.
Colonel W. R. Sceele of Wyoming marries Miss Carrie Pennington daughter of R. G. Pennington Esq. The ceremony fills the town with gay and sad friends, gifts, and an exquisite trousseau in what is described as the most brilliant wedding the city has seen.
The Toledo Commercial reports the jury in the Philip Steinmetz case has been kept in close confinement since Tuesday morning. They sleep on the courtroom floor and eat at the jail, under constant guard by the Sheriff or deputies, with three jurors over seventy years old.
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