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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1890
Page
4
A brief item from Van Wert Ohio dated July 18 1890 mentions a monetary figure 2100 in a local context. Details are fragmentary, with no clear event or outcome specified.
The Times notes Dan Ryan Thaddeus Minshall and Frank J. McCullough as the Republican trio for state offices. It predicts GOP success in November, arguing the ticket will be difficult for Democrats to defeat and praising Republican unity seen at the Cleveland convention.
Following Lake Pepin calamity, a devastating explosion at King's Mills on the Little Miami railroad tears through two carloads of gunpowder. About twenty injured or dead, with many workers immediately killed or badly hurt, underscoring a year of appalling disasters.
General John C. Fremont the Pathfinder died at his New York home Sunday night. For seventy seven years he led exploration of the west from 1840 to 1849, crossed the Rocky mountains, and later served as California senator, Republican presidential candidate in 1856, and Union general. He was a brave soldier and esteemed citizen. May he rest in eternal peace.
A local appeal urges residents to keep yards and alleys neat to improve the town's appearance. Citizens are asked to mow weeds, keep grass trimmed, and take pride in homes. Officials note parks as beauty spots and encourage private effort alongside water works to attract newcomers.
A year ago Van Wert faced slim business as merchants blamed the farce of local option with farmers hauling goods to distant markets. Now trade remains slow yet merchants accept it as normal while saloons stay open and fines are paid, leaving blame and unrest behind.
The Louisiana governor vetoes the lottery bill, denouncing the $1,250,000 yearly bribe as a price on the state's honor and liberty. He frames the veto as a patriotic stand and urges legislators to reject the infamous measure.
Governor Nichols denounces a state lottery deal and warns that legislators ignored his admonitions. The veto was overridden, leaving Louisiana at risk of stalled growth and reputational harm as wealth and business flee. Nichols earns praise for his principled stand against the sale.
Citizens express growing indignation at the school board action. The superintendent Mr Cowgill, praised by most patrons, was removed amid broader disapproval. The Bulletin notes hundreds in Van Wert are furious at the board and its decision, with many unsparing in their judgment.
A long discussion on a federal election bill divides opinion between those who fear federal control of state elections and those who argue it protects citizen rights in the South where racial discrimination suppresses Black voters. The piece notes potential civil rights implications, historical echoes, and the bill’s anticipated passage, urging enforcement of equal ballot rights. It ends with a local ad about Chamberlain's Pain Balm priced at 25 cents, touted as a $5 value by M S Power and sold by J W Evans & Son.
The Chicago Inter Ocean reports a dramatic scene as a twelve foot boa constrictor in a soap box den consumes three Belgian rabbits. The event, witnessed by Manager Bell and others, unfolds with the snake grabbing the first rabbit, coiling tightly, and swallowing the lifelike meal in about fifteen minutes, ending with the rabbit fully devoured.
A renowned American author, in a confidential mood, shares his 1889 revenue of 2170.40 dollars, including royalties from six novels and magazine pieces. He disputes circulating tales of ten thousand dollars from pen, urging honesty about writing income and urging readers not to publish his name.
A Cincinnati Enquirer joke recalls Capt J D Parker and Capt Gibson recounting a lightning strike that entered Parker's boot during a Yazoo voyage. They joked about pouring the lightning onto the deck after removing the boot while examining a weather map.
A Columbus like narrator recalls a Chinese laundry basement where a Mongolian worker sits with a log chain and pad lock about his neck. The scene is described with remorse and irony as another Chinaman smiles from the adjacent room, hinting at a harsh, lingering toil and broken dreams.
A Walterstown merchant touts Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoe Ready curing his baby of cholera infantum after others failed. The maker claims a cure where medicine seemed hopeless, with bottles offered at 25 and 50 cents by J W Evans & Son.
In a court scene recounted by Kate Field on a Seedy Foreigner who calls himself an artist and vocalist, confusion arises over a musical selection. The exchange includes a judge, a witness who says he lives with his brother, and a pianist named Herr Schlambang as the man mops sweat. The foreigner describes himself as a bellows maker in sly humor.
Don Camerons Scotc collie keeps court at the senator's front door acting as a quiet observer of callers from Pennsylvania. The dog sits on the mat, rises to escort regular visitors, and withholds attention from unwelcome guests, guarding the ladies of the house on departure. The piece notes Major's living doorway behavior and his protective, discerning routine.
A collection of brief concerns about child begging and social manners. It critiques child beggars for fabricating needs, discusses Arab moral reflections on loving enemies, cites railroad dining car losses misattributed to ads, and laments insincere eulogies and clergy caution in speaking ill of the dead.
Dr Brinkerhoff and Thorp advertise a non surgical rectal treatment for piles fistula fissure and related conditions claiming 300000 operations with no deaths and no stomach medicines. They promise patients can return to business after treatment and invite requests for a free 58 page illustrated pamphlet from their Chicago office with periodic local visits.
A dated advertising claim asserts the first symptoms of poisoned blood include fatigue dull head ache and feverishness. It promotes Dr Acker's English Blood Elixir as a guaranteed remedy to purify scrofulous or syphilitic poisons, sold by J W Evans & Son.
Symptoms described as moist itching and stinging worst at night with scratching. claims Swayne's Ornament stops itching, bleeds less, heals ulcers and removes tumors in most cases. Advertising for 50 cents by Dr. Swayne & Son Philadelphia with a mail option. Also mentions Red Clover Pills by Hines & Son and pension talk with local agents Forsythe Eric and Edward Stitz. Also lists a travel special round trip to Warsaw via Pennsylvania lines July 15–28 with several station prices.
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