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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1890
Page
4
Van Wert Ohio enters as second class mail matter for FRIDAY MORNING JULY 11 1890 edition. Publication material shows office entry and date stamp with 2100 listed as a time or code.
The piece criticizes Auditor Harvey for a tax blunder costing taxpayers over three hundred dollars and accuses the Democratic county board of hiding the issue. It then shifts to a political surge in Van Wert county praising the McKinley tariff and predicting a Republican comeback, arguing the Democratic party has failed to govern prudently and will be voted out in November.
Local columns report a new organization formed after a Sabbath convention to promote strict Sunday observance. Editors urge closing Sunday tobacco shops and restaurants, note Lima and Delphos as examples, warn of moral decline, and praise the Dow Law local option as a temperance measure.
The Cleveland Leader cites local option results across Ohio, noting many villages and townships banning saloons and a wide temperance impact. The piece argues strong sentiment and enforcement are crucial, discusses political money in campaigns, and urges action to curb vote buying while highlighting a Tennessee farm for sale in Loudon County.
Otto ville Catholics protest an alleged untruthful statement about their priest twenty-fifth anniversary. They demand a public retraction and consider suing the office. A Christian gentleman provided the source, and the editor asserts no hostility toward the Catholic church and urges fair treatment.
It is claimed people can buy a valuable English pill for the same price as common medicines. Dr Acker's English pills are praised as a cure for sick headache and liver troubles. The pills are described as small sweet and non gripping and are sold by J W Evans & Son.
Comers bill lists breakfast lunch and supper items in plugs pounds ounces and coins. It markets tobacco products and misc items with playful pricing and claims Comer sells tobacco cheaper than anybody. The notice ends with Comer the Toracco May.
Term reports detail May 5 to June 27 for Center school in Harrison township with 43% attendance and 25 tardiness cases. Swamp College York township shows 58 days term, 30 pupils, 21 average daily attendance, and names pupils in attendance all term. District No 8 Pleasant township lists enrolled pupils and those never absent with the teacher credited.
A missionary report from Lima District to Baroda India for 1889 details patient numbers 2021 office calls 1685 home visits 1005 prescriptions 35 scriptures read 50 conversations on religion and 16 Bibles and tracts given. Mas EK Lavikant expresses faith and requests more support.
The column lists July events including Presbyterian ladies social at Mrs W P Wolcott, W G T U meeting July 1 at 3 pm, Convoy W C O T A at Lutheran church July 14, and preparatory services for communion with a joint session and trustees meeting tonight. Also cites Mrs Searles in Elkhart praising Miles Heart and Nerve remedies.
Round trip excursion tickets with an admission coupon to Spring Fountain Park Assembly’s annual session will be sold to Warsaw via the Pennsylvania lines July 15 to 28, returning July 31. Fares shown for Middlepoint Van Wert Convoy and Jack the Ripper. The notice also promotes Dr Miles nerve remedy and free trial bottles at Ohio Drug Store with endorsements from several druggists.
W. P. Wolcott announces he will run for Recorder this fall, praising his three terms and public support despite long affliction. Dr. J. D. Morgan of Dixon, Indiana, a young Democrat, wins the Fort Wayne district state senate nomination with 105 votes to 68, amid banking influence in Fort Wayne.
A crowded drugstore advertisement page touts Dr Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets and Blood Elixir as cures with guaranteed results from J W Evans & Son and L F Gackenheimer. It promotes Syrup White Pine and Tar for coughs at 25 and 50 cents, Loose's Red Clover Pills, Bradfield Female Regulator, Mother's Friend, and Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Ready with testimonials. It also notes a 102 acre farm for sale in Van Wert county and a Des Moines accident cured by Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
Advertises painless treatment for rectal conditions including piles fistula fissure and ulcers with claimed 000 operations performed without anesthesia. Describes symptoms such as protrusion burning bleeding pain back soreness mucous or bloody discharges constipation and general decline. Promises a 58 page free illustrated pamphlet and letters to Dr Thorp in Chicago.
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