Stay at home advised amid hawk in the sky
Poem fragment urges home rest as safest, claiming birds and hawks alike find safety within familiar bounds. The speaker emphasizes staying put over flying or venturing out.
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1878
Page
4
Poem fragment urges home rest as safest, claiming birds and hawks alike find safety within familiar bounds. The speaker emphasizes staying put over flying or venturing out.
In Cleveland on October 19 1877 Ohio delegates caucused to create a temporary state organization. An executive board in Mansfield set districting for county unions and a hoped state convention around April 1878. Secretaries urged district organizers and union officers to submit counts of counties and members to the state secretary in Cleveland. May divine benediction rest upon the workers.
This piece traces the origins of Britain’s coat of arms the lion and horse with the Brunswick and Hanover quarterings. It explains how Saxon symbols and the House of Brunswick Guelph influenced England’s royal arms and Victoria’s German descent.
A reflective exhortation on endurance and inner resolve. Desolate circumstances and loss of support may press a person, but true strength lies in maintaining courage, continuing with effort, and an unconquerable will to define one’s character and outcomes.
A Washington Union piece muses on George Washington lacking modern inventions and experiences such as steamboats telephones photographs and electric gadgets. It contrasts his era with later advances and asks what such a man would truly know or be aware of in a sweeping list ofTech and social changes.
Osman Pasha reached the Grand Hotel Broit in Bucharest this evening with his surgeon interpreter, Ottoman attendants, and a Russian staff officer in charge of the captive hero. A guard of honor stood outside his first floor suite as a Roumanian girl presented a bouquet and was kissed by the marshal in a touching scene.
A Poultry World report describes an orchard where kept fowls reduced weeds and pests, boosting tree growth and fruit size. The owner notes hens eat worms and canker worm, require three fenced yard sections, and rotate flocks to match orchard needs.
A guide urges daily care of personal grooming with eight essentials in every room including a mirror and brushes. It warns against neglect by parents and stresses tidiness at morning and after meals, plus dressing up in the afternoon to project self respect.
The dark-eyed Georgie Lee was arraigned before Justice Bixby. At about the same time Owen Murphy, described as blue-eyed and Christian, stole $40,000 from the Excise Office and fled.
Across major American cities gatherings honored Victor Emmanuel the late King of Italy. Officials and residents reflected on his reign and mourned his passing amid solemn ceremonies and tributes.
A jeweler in Oil City advertises many clocks including twenty four hour and eight day models. A customer asks for a present for his sister and dismissively scoffs at a French clock worth $15 while the clerk touts a clock that suits the buyer.
In 1862 Roscoe Conkling warned Congress that the greenback bill would trigger a nationwide fraud spree. He claimed every fiduciary agent and debtor would redeem by buying depreciated currency, releasing liability, while only the most honest would abstain.
The Board of Inquiry recalls an Indian laborer who, after faithful service to an Agent, faced ridicule and a rejected wage claim. Refusing payment, he cursed the missionary and wished divine punishment, illustrating deep distrust between Indigenous workers and colonial authorities.
The Supreme Court, in a decision by Justice Hunt, holds that a murder by Brame defeats a Home Life Insurance policy claim for damages on McLemore’s policy. The ruling states such a suit cannot be sustained, dismissing the idea that a murderer should also owe damages or face liability.
In Caddo Parish Louisiana a special election filled a legislative vacancy. Voter dynamics show Black voters moving toward the Democratic ticket in large numbers. The Democratic candidate won by a wide margin, signaling a shift in party alignment and asserting Democratic precedence in state politics.
London audiences packed Agricultural Hall in Christmas week for the Sangers Circus production Siege of Plevna featuring 2,000 actors and horses. Opening day turnout neared 20,000 as eager patrons filled the venue.
In a distant account a man so drunk he cannot walk or speak clearly is confronted by a friend. The friend suggests hanging himself, prompting a wry response about how to reach the woods, captured in vivid wartime era slang.
A Philadelphia man is on bail for 3500 after being arrested for larceny of one cent. He claimed a neighbor gave him ten cents to buy coal and he forgot to return the one cent change. The neighbor reported the incident leading to his arrest.
Governor Hubbard of Texas writes a three column letter to President Hayes on border affairs detailing causes of Mexican raids and tracing twenty years of incidents, including Cortina's capture at Brownsville in 1859.
An old Utica area resident recalls eighty years ago New York farmers plowed in January under a different administration. The remark prompts a call to hear from former politicians before accepting Mr Beecher's theory.
A quip urges action over hesitation and a fable about a pickpocket dispersing a crowd appears as a witty aside. The lines reflect practical, citable aphorisms rather than a defined event.
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