15 Jul 1881
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1881
Page
1
A Winfield household incident reports a lamp near a newborn’s face destroying its sight. The item sits among a string of varied anecdotes and political notes, including President Garfield’s heroism, court cases, and European migrations.
Near Pittsburg Pennsylvania two youths in a foot race collided as one named Beck looked down while running into John Born returning from work. Born died within ten minutes likely from brain concussion. The night was dark and the crash appears accidental. A rider fleeing to fetch a doctor fell from his horse and broke a leg.
Garfield recalls Tom Briggs who faced odds with humor as he recovered after a near miss. The article notes Yellowstone buffalo hides surged to 100000 this season, driven by frontier slaughter harming Indians and echoing civic tensions at the presidential mansion with a flamboyant, rejected physician trying to gain access with leeches.
A column recalls superstitions about the number thirteen at meals and notes famous figures who preferred solitary dining or defied the omen. It cites Comte, Moore, Orloff, Lord Erskine, Scott, Byron, and Hayden among others, with anecdotes on meals for one or few.
A dull social beat spirals into chaos as Brooklyn reporter is tossed into the kitchen for bone turkey and head cheese after promising sensational society details. The city editor scolds the failed assignment while naming a grand plan to “bump around” ladies and expose the party.
A Brooklyn physician warns parents to seek immediate care at first diphtheria signs and not delay treatment. He recounts personal loss from delayed intervention and stresses that even recovered children may relapse, urging strict precautions to prevent spread and urging swift burial under Health Board orders after a fatal case.
The article stresses childhood as the early phase where physical foundations are laid and parents bear crucial duty. It warns that half of those born die in this period due to poor care, improper feeding, and exposure. It calls for proper nutrition, wet nurses, controlled nursing, climate-aware clothing, and cautious exposure to illness to prevent mortality. It cites dangers from heat, temperature shifts, and unsafe infants’ foods.
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