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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1890
Page
6
Poetic reminiscence of Grandma's simple wedding in a forest setting. The verse recalls blue eyes and gold hair, a homespun groom, and a cradle rocking to the wolf’s howl. A single ring and a quiet bed in the woods mark the end of a beloved life.
A 19th century explorer notes the northern rattlesnake thrives in Montana Wyoming and Idaho with large bodies and many rattles while the southern king snake claims beauty and harmlessness. The account includes winter observations in Yellowstone and prairie dog holes and contrasts with the bullsnake's nonpoisonous, predatory role toward rattlers.
Lieutenant J. M. T. Partello recounts a prairie encounter where a king snake outmaneuvers a rattlesnake and constricts it to death. The king snake’s weapon is its squeeze while the rattlesnake relies on venom. The pair were found dead, with the king snake preserved in alcohol.
Insects like glow-worms emit light from abdominal sacs and show varying control of luminescence. English glow-worms defend their glow, while tropic fireflies differ in light production. Fireflies have cultural uses in Spain and the West Indies, including wearing them in hair and creating torches, with some species providing bright illumination for reading.
A chronicling of cadet conduct at West Point describes strict room decorum and limited hospital access. A humorous incident shows a prank with fake pills. inspections demand precise posture and a formal written justification, including a mock report from Cadet James M. Anderson.
A critique of commonplace thinking and its appeal in literature and public life. Charles Dudley Warner argues the allure of familiar ideas sustains society while warning against overreliance on mediocrity and platitude. He cites Carlyle and other thinkers to illustrate enduring tension between originality and common sense.
A Washington cor respondent notes the strenuous effort of lengthy House speeches with performers’ feverish activity and post speech cooling rituals. A New York Herald piece recalls a Chinatown scene and a wife’s view of a mixed marriage. The Alard Stradivarius violin fetches ten thousand dollars in a London sale, tracing its provenance from 1716 to Vuillaume.
The author outlines best practices for farm horse shoeing from sound horses to those with lameness. It covers colt education, when to shoe fore and hind feet, preferred flat shoes, avoiding toe and heel calks, shoe maintenance every five to six weeks, and hoof care to prevent contraction and lameness while avoiding varnishes on healthy hooves.
A collection of simple guidance and recipes from The Toledo Blade and other papers. Includes methods for preserving glass and preparing strawberry extract, onion sauce, pineapple water, salt mackerel prep, tomato sauce, jellied lobster, green pea garnishing, and parrot diets with fruit, nuts, and bread and water.
Century Magazine editors note 8500 to 9000 manuscripts arrive annually for publication as competition grows with more periodicals and non staff contributions. Only about four hundred are printed yearly, likening editing to selecting a single bouquet from a garden of flowers.
A plain guide describes crude cement tests such as forming a one inch ball, air drying two hours, then soaking in water to ensure gradual hardening without cracking for ten days. It notes that tensile strength tests best reveal cement quality and warns one failed test can render cement unsuitable for structures.
A humorous exchange features a woman feeling uncomfortable and a man noting her rapid eating. The scene ends with a quip about her eating “at the rate of forty miles an hour” referenced by the observer Ha.
The clipping cites Australia as the banner sheep raising country with wool exports last year totaling 251 000 000 pounds, compared with 122 000 000 pounds from South America. It also includes anecdotes on education, poultry ventilation, farm management, a two-footed lamb, a rattlesnake-marked colt, and rail temperature tests, followed by train sleeper details and a Munsey’s Weekly quip.
A collage of old advertisements and quips praises Syrup of Figs Carter's Little Liver Pills and Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes cheeky lines on clergy and chauffeurs and notes free Liz novels offered by Cragin Co. Readers are urged to regulate digestion and mend biliousness with noted tonics.
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