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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1886
Page
7
A poem by Allan Bane reflects a simple life of daily labor and modest charity, noting hunger among the poor, a humble wish for no grand monument, and acceptance of death. The speaker expresses pride in honesty and a wish for readers to know his creed without ostentation.
An expedition in a cedar canoe with Tom and Peter angling for a silver doctor fly in a clear three to six foot deep pool. The salmon fights through rapid currents, then leaps and dives, while the crew maneuvers through eddies and rapids in pursuit along a quarter mile stretch toward a distant island.
The narrator and companions battle a strong salmon after a long pursuit, using a canoe and gaff to tire and land the fish. After repeated pulls, jerks, and strategic moves, the exhausted fish is finally subdued with a backbone gaff and stone hammering, yielding a 32 pound catch.
A country schoolboy neglects study until a teacher uses his passion for insects. By asking questions about flies she sparks curiosity, guiding him to study natural history. He thrives, later becoming a renowned naturalist, crediting the teacher’s insight.
The stern Judge Des Barres of the Supreme Court in Nova Scotia briefly lightened proceedings in Sydney when a juror hesitated to be sworn. The juror said he could not swear, mentioning he was unwell, prompting the judge to order the juror seated.
The article details how pine logs are harvested in the Northwest pineries and moved to markets via sluice dams, sleds, sealing, and rafting. It outlines the St. Croix boom system, the process of driving logs, forming brails, and hauling logs to the Mississippi river for downstream transport.
In Nicaragua a traveler recounts vast trees and fruit abundance. The ceiba and margo trees boast immense trunks and umbrella canopies. Fruits like breadfruit cacao cassava cassava and bananas sustain villages. Sugar cane and cotton self-reproduce, with minimal cultivation needed.
A San Francisco Chronicle corresp describes deforestation in Spain and parts of Austria Hungary and Germany. It notes drought and loss of water due to cleared hills, floods from rapid runoff, and widespread agricultural decline. It cites olive and vine cultivation as partial remedies and mentions laws in France and Italy.
In 1884 a farmer reports wiping out garlic by mowing two acres of headless plants close to ground levelbefore seed formation. This year no garlic is found in the mowed area, while it remains abundant elsewhere on the farm. He plans to test mowing across the whole farm and notes potential pest control limits on cultivated ground.
Belzoni recounts meeting Burckhardt and viewing the Great Pyramid after visiting Saccara and Dajior as he navigates Ottoman hosts and a spike of violence. A saddle accident, mutiny fears, and a near assassination by a Bimbashi punctuate his journey alongside Swedish and European travelers in a perilous Cairo scene.
A collage of home and farm advice including corn oysters with eggs and flour, saffron tea for fever in children, oil fires soothed by flour, salt for cattle bloat, a cheese and bread casserole bake, hominy cooking method, horse care in stables, and gooseberry care on clay soil.
A satirical guide mocks home cooking methods by misdirecting readers to torment a butcher and to use sewing machine pedals as a cooking aid. The piece ends with a crude, darkly humorous instruction and an attribution to Fueck.
Boston Budget notes Matthieu Williams stating that despite advances in chemistry and microscopy the origin of why one egg yields a rich yolk and another a bantam remains mysterious. He cites albumen composition, sulfur compounds, and shell dissolution as clues, yet the fundamental question of life differentiation in eggs endures.
In St John New Brunswick a worn rubber covering on an electric light wire entering a store discharged current across the storefront and window displays. A ham in the display was shocked, a hanging goods stick burned, and a dog entering the store suffered a severe shock drawing hundreds of onlookers.
The article explains how muscular work increases demand for nitrogenous and carbonaceous foods, raises respiration and heat loss, and requires tailored rations. It contrasts fast versus slow work, favors oats for fast work, and details hay and meal feeding, with notes on grinding, moisture, and the dangers of improper combinations. It cites Pennsylvania farmers and mentions flax seed and clover hay as beneficial components.
The passage argues that farmers gain by close, frequent observation of crops at all growth stages. Early detection of navar or new enemies, weeds, and overwatering prevents losses, preserves value, and increases chances of success through constant monitoring.
A rare Latin vellum prayer book once used by Mary Queen of Scots at her death was sold in London. The fifteenth century scribe’s prayers and thirty five Flemish miniatures adorn the illuminated missal, still bound in its original oak boards with worn silk cover.
In the Lehieh valley some iron makers are converting blast furnace slag into decorative tins and testing the feasibility of shaping slag into durable street paving blocks. If successful, slag blocks could become a popular building material.
The piece argues literature mirrors other professions in needing diligent workers. It contrasts first class editors and editors with sought after professionals who are in demand and well treated, versus idlers and unfocused workers ready to be hired. It laments widespread shortages of capable labor and excess of unambitious workers.
Residents of Grover Crossing near Van Wert County report a gigantic ferocious wild man seen in the area. Described as hair matty and mud colored, he wears only an old slouch hat and bats. A $500 reward is offered for capture as a party plans soon to pursue the creature.
Read about a Westfield Massachusetts girl driving a spirited horse when the headstall broke. The horse ran wild through the streets as she sat upright and silent, a daring man clinging on behind. He found himself powerless until the horse tired and she jumped free unharmed.
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