12 Jul 1872
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1872
Page
1
A nostalgic poem recalls an abandoned mill where memories linger in laughter and lovers’ footsteps. The mill’s wheel and stream resume old work in memory, until time and death, represented by the miller, finally pause the mill.
A shipboard tale reveals jealousy and a secret murder. Oscar Walton confesses on his deathbed that he killed Robert Lancaster after Lancaster loved Eva Stanley, Walton’s ward. The yarn follows escort, marriage, guilt, and a dramatic revelation in New York before Walton’s death.
The Kansas City Times recounts Amanda Barber Mrs Squatting Bear who left Washington in 1867 to marry a Brule Sioux chief. Her tale covers bondage travel across plains in three years among Sioux and Cheyenne, harsh treatment, escape to Fort Benton, and return home after decades in exile.
A charitable act by James S Sturgis turns into a comic tale of a crafty young man who borrows 250 dollars with a plan to repay after a long scam. The tale shifts to a counterfeit bill episode and ends with Sturgis exposing the deception and keeping the incident as a warning.
Professor Chandler argues that every day of delay in enacting laws to regulate dangerous illuminating fluids results in the deaths of three to six people in the United States, highlighting urgent public safety concerns.
A juvenile party scene ends in a cheeky exchange as one boy boasts about his outfit and the other vows he can still prevail in a fight, reflecting playful bravado among youngsters.
A South American traveler recalls a Jumna hunt with hunters, women, and village boys, plus two dozen dogs of vibrant colors. The dogs’ strange hues, including scarlet, yellow, blue, and mottled patterns, fascinate the observer who notes the curious appearance and unfamiliar customs.
A witty exchange between a young magazine writer and an old man in Massachusetts about the correct grammar of phrases like being built and to be building. The gentleman volunteers clarifications while the Lady grows frustrated and leaves after nearly a year of construction.
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