02 Jul 1875
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1875
Page
1
A pawnbroker recalls a Christmas Eve in Islington when a shy young woman pawned a gold seal to support a dying husband and later a charitable baronet reconciles a broken pair. A London conscience tale ends in a tragedy and forgiveness.
A reflective piece attributes the wheelbarrow to Leonardo da Vinci, praising his versatility as musician, poet, artist, architect, engineer, and inventor. It notes his Florentine birth, birth around Columbus’s era, and the fame of The Last Supper, while imagining Americans owning original wheelbarrows as works of the master.
The speaker reflects on a sweet, calm day as a bridal of earth and sky. The dew laments the sun’s setting and the rose’s brave hue signals mortality. The verse frames nature’s beauty against the inevitability of decay.
Henri de Lacrois, a Frenchman from a wealthy family, believed he could kill relatives with a touch. He extended his arm toward photos imagining their deaths and, after typhoid felled his uncle and cousin, suffered delusions of causing their demise. He surrendered to police and was executed in an insane asylum after remorse consumed him.
A reflection on leaders who guide others yet fail to follow their own advice, likening them to a pilot who becomes a castaway when faced with the very journey they chart for others. The insight warns that true guidance requires personal integrity and example.
William Glenn sued Charles E Mull for damages over eye injury. In a bench and jury trial before Judge Westbrook, Glenn testified Mull insulted him toward Glenn’s wife, then struck Glenn's eye with an umbrella. Mull denied the insult and claimed his hat was knocked off. The jury awarded Glenn the full claimed amount.
A stranger yesterday knocked at a Second Street house. A boy confronted him with a witty quip about selling toothpaste to the mother, noting she uses a woolen rag to clean store teeth.
A humorous exchange comments on muddy weather and striped stockings. A husband questions going out in rain while his wife retorts about striped stockings, illustrating playful mischief in domestic banter.
A Washington tale recalls a 1770 encounter with a great sachem who foretold that the young officer would found a mighty empire. The chief praised Washington’s wisdom and battle foreshadowed his protection by the Great Spirit, noting no wounds in battle.
In Springfield Ill the heirs seek to set aside orders in Stephen Griffiths will that conveyed lands to religious bodies. Griffith once faced bankruptcy, vowed to aid the Lord, and after his death left bequests to groups including the American Tract Society Church Extension Society of the Methodist Church American Bible Society and the Ebenezer Orphans Institute of the Evangelical Association.
Pennsylvania railroad introduces a seven ton heavier engine capable of hauling up to one hundred cars while Modo c's capacity reaches eighty loaded cars on the Harrisburg to Columbia run. Southern papers discuss Postwar unity and patriotism as the Richmond presses debate fraternity and the Union with strong regional voices. Dr Hooker presents Dionial plant demonstrations in Britain noting digestion-like processes and leaf reactions to foods.
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