21 Jan 1870
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1870
Page
1
An archaic verse scene depicts Napoleon calm in danger as a French youth crafts a tiny boat from odds and ends to reach England. Napoleon grants aid, noting the lad longs to see his mother and awaiting a noble mother to have bred such brave son.
A story unfolds of Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Grant gossiping about the Bryson household, exposing slander’s ruinous harm to Mary Bryson and the choir’s ostracism. Squire Gregory’s rumor-spreading is condemned as the death of a gentle girl, and the community confronts its own cruelty.
A Kentucky man sends his boy with a buggy note to tell his wife he is “caught on that confounded jury again.” The boy, misled by boisterous jurors, falls from the buggy and returns home late, explaining he was “catched on de blessed jury” to a stern master.
A letter to the New York Times from Frankfort-on-the-Main rebuts French and English papers claiming Mrs. Abraham Lincoln plans to marry a Baden Count. It states she lives quietly in the Baden area, with Tad nearby, wears mourning, receives no visitors, and has no ties to the Baden Court or the Count.
The article explains the papal election process from death of a pope to conclave locking, including the nine day wait, the St Silvester church gathering, private conclavists, and the daily ballots later burned to signal no head. It notes strict fraud safeguards and even cardinals once used gambling-like tricks.
In Broadway daylight I chase a dazzling stranger in white kids and diamond studs then see him again in a Porter’s Spirit of the Times office. The encounter prompts reflections on prosperity and aspiration in New York as Henry J. Raymond notes.
The English government plans to take possession of all telegraph lines in England starting February 1, signaling a major move in communications control. The action centralizes infrastructure under state authority and could affect civilian and commercial messaging.
A kerosene explosion in Plattsville Wisconsin, caused by Mrs McKee pouring oil from a can into a lit fire, enveloped her in flames. Her blinded body searched for the door as her child fled to the cellar. she died the next morning after attempts to save her. Windows shattered by the blast.
The piece notes a long standing practice in Asia and Africa where a shoe is tossed to confirm a bride sale to a buyer. It contrasts with modern civilized societies where daughters are sold to the highest bidder under veils and flowers, yet the core meaning remains.
A Brooklyn gentleman lent his young sons money to buy hens. The boys repaid the loan after one year and by the second year earned their own money, turning a pleasant enterprise into a practical lesson in finance for future use.
A rural editor advises readers to settle debts promptly even with tiny sums. He narrates a cycle where Jim, Bill, and another Jim owe each other, leading to payment among them and ending with Jim content that he still holds his money, while debts vanish among the trio.
Tom Hood wrote to his butcher requesting meat at a very small markup for the sake of cheap literature and readers. Mr Stokes replied that butchers must live, and urged Hood to buy and slaughter his own beasts if he wants meat at cost.
A Chicago paper reports a group of young locals gathering materials for a bonfire on election night. When asked about the news, they said they had none and that they would sell any results to the winning side, showing a cheeky enterprise.
In Paris two sausage shops feud over prices. One storefront bears a painted window message claiming at ten cents a pound paying more is theft. The neighbor counters by placing sausages in an obelisk with a painting declaring at twelve cents a pound paying less is poisoning.
Two young Milwaukee boys who wear black boots daily and sell papers each evening earned enough last season to purchase a $1,500 homestead for their parents, a record of frugal enterprise and ambition.
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