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Newspaper

Van Wert Weekly Bulletin

Location

Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1878

Page

4

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.

Ohio State Christian Temperance Union Formed and Planned

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.

Christian Temperance Union of Ohio Cleveland National Christian Temperance Convention National Christian Temperance Union Columbus Mansfield Superior Street L. B. Loogan Ohio State

The Brunswick Coat of Arms and British Royal Lineage

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.

Susan Archer Weiss God United States England Scotland Ireland Queenlizabeth France Trance George the First Brunswick Hanover Germany House of Brunswick Charlemagne Wittikind Saxony Bruno Brunonis Henry Guelph Henry the Lion Frederick Barbarossa James the First George Louis Anne James I George Louis Guelph George the William Victoria George the Third Guelph

Courage Keeps a Man Upright Through Adversity

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.

What Washington Didn't Know

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.

Washington Washington Union George Washington Milwaukee Lafayette Old Virginia Henry Heysmann van Wert South Washington Street

Osman Pasha Arrives Quietly at Bucharest Grand Hotel

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.

Bucharest London Osman Pasha Grand Hotel Broit Osman Hero Plevna

Planting in the Poultry Yard

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.

Poultry Yard Poultry World

A Morning Toilet Checklist for Self Respect

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.

Cinneinnati Daily Commercial A Valley Dollar Weekly

Notorious Jewess Georgie Lee arraigned in New York court

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.

Georgie Lee Justice Bixby New York Telegram Owen Murphy Excise Jewish Times

Memorial Meetings Held for Late King Victor Emmanuel

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.

Victor Emanuel Italy United States

Clock shop offers wide range from $1.50 to $300

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.

Satirical prophecy on greenbacks sparks political clash

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.

Roscoe Conkling Congress

Indian Worker’s Wage Refusal Sparks Bitter Outcry

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.

Board of Inquiry

Supreme Court limits damages in murder policy cases

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.

Supreme Court Brame McLemore Home Life Insurance Company Justice Hunt

Louisiana election shifts trapdoor in Caddo Parish

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.

Caddo Parish Louisiana

Siege of Plevna Spectacle Draws Massive Crowd at Hall

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.

Agricultural Hall London Messrs. Sangers Plevna

Drunken remark sparks grim joke in old paper scene

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.

Tribune

Philadelphia man jailed for larceny of one cent

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.

Philadelphia

Texas Governor Hubbard Probes Mexican Raids History

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.

Hubbard Texas President Hayes Cortina Brownsville

January Plowing Then and Now

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.

Utica New York Bufalo Express Mr. Beecher Oil City

Pitch in young man learn to swim bank warning

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.

Josh Billings

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