13 Jul 1883
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1883
Page
1
The item surveys diverse 19th century topics including Harrison Michigan drug store life, a Georgia elopement, Ohio politics with Prohibitionist Ferdinand Schumacher, and a mix of national anecdotes. It references liquor laws in Massachusetts, Bermuda sparrows, El Paso nickel races, and local opinions on Hoadly and Bookwalter amid the Ohio license debate.
The piece estimates territory exports for the year including lumber coal hops salmon wheat oats potatoes and wool and contemplates ship loadings. It then notes the New York World music man and a quip about little women. It ends with: Major Wasson a paymaster jailed at Leavenworth and Jesse Pomeroy’s language skills as a sign of criminal reform.
The piece notes pending Polk defalcation trial in Tennessee may draw protest as juror packing worries surface. It then recounts a Prussian court anecdote about Emperor William and Fraulein Von Schoerf, plus a Rome correspondent tale of a teacher discarding student work, and a Yale pastor's delayed speech anecdote at Northampton.
The July crop report will be issued after wheat harvest. Secretary Chamberlain sent to the U S Department of Agriculture a summary showing corn area at 103 percent of average, various crop conditions from oats to tobacco, potatoes, and sorghum with percentages for area and condition across the state.
A petition circulated in Austin Texas last week seeks permission for a young man to marry in Mexico. The document notes Mexican law requires showing a petition from good citizens of his former home attesting to his character and that he has not been previously married.
A Hamilton Democrat with statewide ties says few old-line Democrats will vote for Doraker while many will stay home on election day. He notes a high share of respectable farmers in Butler County may abstain.
Near Hoboken New Jersey on a Thursday forenoon John A Knox part proprietor of Texas Sistings and D B Sheahan a sculptor fought a duel with revolvers at twenty paces. The first shot did no harm and a second shot perforated Knoxs coat sleeve. They then shook hands and parted. The piece also notes that the trade dollar has seven grains more silver than the standard dollar and compares gold valuations of French silver to the American ratio. the French five franc pieces are three percent above the US value.
A Columbus, Indiana, fox chase ends with three foxes trapped in a hollow log after a repeated entry and exit. The party realizes a fresh fox led the others, creating a chained trail through the log as they pursued the elusive quarry. The tale showcases rural animal cunning and endurance.
A brief note credits the executive committee of the Women's Christian Temperance Union in Van Wert for editing this column.
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union convenes on the first Monday of each month at 40 o’clock p m in the lecture room of the M E Church Mrs M Ream presiding Mrs Of and J McFadden serve as secretarys
A verse playfully ponders a lover’s duties as a household burden. The speaker imagines paying for washing and mending with affection, calling love a legal tender that settles every debt through tenderness and devotion. The poem ends with the line that love itself discharges the debt.
The article argues that prohibition is right and necessary, citing crime reduction, social welfare costs, and the protection of virtue. It calls for immediate laws and enforcement, viewing reform as inevitable and beneficial, with confidence in future victories and societal defense against alcohol.
The Ohio State Journal argues that liquor saloons though private businesses still directly affect the public welfare by driving pauperism and crime. It contends state police power can regulate such businesses when public interests require oversight.
Rhetorical questions condemn liquor trade's social cost. The passage links suffering of workers, jailed citizens, thieves, ruined homes, and family destitution to rum profits and alcohol industry magnates. It argues that licenses, trials, and vast wealth from rum produce widespread misery.
A county clerk notes a lank rustic suitor who asks about licenses and pays with a two dollar bill for himself and Mary. He jokes they will have a big time and spend the change all before night, reflecting a playful, rural mood in the entry.
A cryptic verse scene shows a wife talked about by a husband and a flirt figure, with tension over a dumb antique cad and implied domestic dynamics. The poem hints at social constraints and sharp dialogue about reputation and marriage.
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