12 Jul 1867
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1867
Page
1
A mother pleads with her starving child, lamenting breadlessness and fading hope. She recalls blessing the child from God and faces famine as she comforts the baby, fearing death and seeking heaven free of want. The passage conveys raw hunger, worn strength, and a resolve to endure until death.
An Australian surgeon recalls a Civil War incident near Winchester as Union troops capture rebels hiding in a house. Bill Green coerces confessions and tears up flooring to reveal three Confederate soldiers. Rebels are disarmed and marched, with punishment limited to a day in the saddle.
A deacon in a story from a tract shows generosity by lending a cow to a poor man then retracts it calling the man back after offering the animal. The tale shifts to a German professor arguing biology while noting Colorado residents offering a bounty for Indian scalps, prompting a critical remark about Christians.
The writer contrasts 19th century German governance with earlier horrors, noting chilling inventions and the sense that Christian redemption remains distant as 1867 years pass since Christ’s birth. The tone conveys alarm at political oppression and lingering barbarities from past regimes.
A New York Tribune special rumors General George Armstrong Custer has fallen in battle with the Indians. The message mourns his loss and recalls his bold leadership of Sheridan's Third Division, noting their praised courage and numerous captured artillery and flags.
Stephen Girard directs his clerk Ben Lippencott to learn the cooper’s trade. Ben apprentices in Spring Garden, earns skill, then faces a test of merit. Girard pays a $50,000 bill and offers a moral: invest in a trade for security and a good living if luck fails.
A Chicago Tribune reader offers strong warnings about summer burglaries. The letter urges lighting and locking all doors and windows, watching openings, and using two nails and a through-key bar to deter intruders. It also humorously suggests keeping a small watchdog hungry to enforce compliance.
A Cincinnati General Hays nominates for governor on the Republican ticket amid editorials on generals as candidates. The piece notes shifting views of generals and political fortune, then moves to social curiosities about circuses and a Putnam woman who funded double headstones for two dead wives, asking if her sister is married.
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