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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1889
Page
3
The verse praises a devoted wife as home loving and faithful, urging the husband John to kiss her and tell her so amid life’s trials. It evokes domestic order, comfort, and the sorrow of potential loss, concluding with comfort in shared love.
George Ethelbert Walsh profiles hawks from red tailed to duck hawk, noting their hunting habits, prey like grouse, quail and pigeons, and their impact on game birds. He cites Swainson’s buzzard, red shouldered and broad winged hawks, Cooper’s hawk, sharp shinned hawk, harrier, and marsh hawk with aims to protect agriculturists and hunters alike.
A village paper carries an advertisement that yields a comic misprint. A dealer offers a “horse” built from a “house” and flaunts fantastical harnesses, while the narrator jokes about buying a creature that adapts to meals and duties, ending with a safe exit from a trade attempt.
Albany Journal notes a New York World critique of moneyed influence in politics. It argues Republicans in the North push electoral reform while Democrats align with wealth, calling the grand old party the sole vehicle of reform and progress against boodle and bribery.
A Boston Journal item praises an intelligent dog that assisted a family return home after hours. When the door could not be opened, the dog stopped barking and later woke a sleepy servant by entering the servant’s room and signaling the situation. The tale highlights the pet’s initiative and loyalty in emergencies.
Editors praise the Samoan settlement as a major achievement for US diplomacy, noting London Times and Pall Mall Gazette endorsement. Critics say England’s snub of Bayard signals shift toward US power, yet warn costs of meddling abroad and distance from Samoa diminish pride.
A collection of editorial quips and opinions from several papers on Democrats and public figures. Critics mock Brice, Jubal Early, Tanner, Chandler, and Hill, questioning honesty, competence, and partisan tactics across parties and regions.
The Boston Pilot praises Cleveland while criticizing Secretary Bayard for failures on Samoa and foreign policy. The piece notes Blaine’s quicker actions than Bayard and mocks Bayard’s handling of European invitation ideas. It contrasts administrative foreign policy with the prior lack of one.
Des Moines Register notes Wellington R. Burt once a Democratic governor candidate now shifts to forming a salt trust. The piece mocks his trip to free trade England to recruit capital and personnel, arguing the move betrays Democratic charges against trusts and tariff origins.
The Boston Traveller decries systemic terrorism denying black voters in the Deep South, especially Louisiana where black men face crime for attempting to vote. It argues such suppression is widespread, shocking neither region, and demands a reckoning unless history proves false.
A Sunday school lesson from I Samuel 3 recounts Samuel’s awakening to God’s call in the tabernacle at Shiloh. The narrative stresses personal obedience, the voice of conscience, and God’s progressive revelation guiding youth and adults alike.
A collection of light hearted vignettes including a man about to ask a fatal question interrupted by a pie eating misstep, a wedding night quip about going out to see someone, and humorous exchanges about etiquette and family histories in a small town setting.
A New York fashion column surveys the season's wardrobe with empire and directoire silhouettes leading, complemented by princesse and Grecian touches. It notes sheer whites, lace gowns, opal-tinted silks, and a surge in decorative ribbons, hats, and flowers, plus travel wear in English serge and cottons.
A British company forms to salvage French ships sunk near Aboukir Bay by Nelson a century earlier. Paris Expo sadness hits shops and theaters as business falls. John Bright funds perpetual upkeep for Rochdale graveyard. Koh Pal Sah of Toungoo Burmah founds a mixed Buddhism Christianity faith with thousands of adherents. Switz land requires new couples to plant trees at weddings with pine and willow. natal birch for birthdays. Victoria to establish a rural dairy college as dairy industry grows. Paris tolerates women wearing masculine dress in high society. a famous author may appear daily in boulevards in male disguise. Pisa offers the Leaning Tower by lottery to cover city finances.
The text lists medical tonics and laxatives such as Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Dr. Pierce's Pellets, praising their cures and guarantees. It also shares light dialogue about velvet sacks and a joke about echoing wards, plus a note on Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a travel tonic. A McVicker's stage audience and The Tempest review conclude with praise from Chicago Tribune.
The ad copy touts Dobbins Electric Soap as the best and says imitators copy it after 24 years of sales. It urges readers to buy only Dobbins through grocers and hints at its wide market presence.
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