20 Jul 1877
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1877
Page
1
A broad survey lists diverse notes from 19th century life including a centenarian in Holderness Massachusetts afflicted by a severe cough, Iowa leading corn production, naval armament plans, and various political religious and social items. The piece covers deaths, migrations, and frontier clashes with neutral reportage.
A rough frontier tale centers on a Flat River camp where two runaways named Ned and Lill, unknown to locals, reveal a tragic romance. Ned dies after a forest accident and Lill, later revealed as Ned’s wife, dies at the grave, prompting a church funeral and confessions about a hidden past.
A long sketch mixes reflections on aging and virtue with a flamboyant tale of Miss Helen Van Horn and two suitors. Judge Hume recounts how jealousy, chance encounters, and a smoky of fate lead to marriage between Churchill and himself after a night of misled vows and a muddy escape.
Jennie Jane notes Queen Victoria's light gray and bay mounts, including Nimrod and Alma once ridden by Prince Albert and the Queen. She praises private royal stables for order, cleanliness, and taste, with Parepa Fancy Puss Riot Destiny Faggot Foxglove among names, and Russian imperial Arabian ponies admired for color and markings. Carriages are plain and elegant, reflecting good sense and restraint.
A Dutch Pennsylvania oil land tenant proposed raising his share from one eighth to one twelfth. After the switch eleven barrels went to the oil company and one to him, revealing his confusion when he learned he had chosen the worse fraction. He exclaimed that eight was more than twelve for the first time.
Ten U S senators are described as printers by trade, highlighting a common professional origin among lawmakers. The note names several individuals and reminds readers of their earlier jobs in the printing industry.
A Brazil born monkey named Jean Larousse is chosen as a distinguished visitor for the Paris Exposition of 1878. Found with its mortally wounded mother by M. Coulembert after a fight with a pole cat on the Amazon, the animal was taught to say Pa a Mamma Maranon and Bra vil. The tale raises the question if the missing link has been discovered.
The Pope will bestow the Golden Rose on a distinguished Catholic woman, with Marshal MacMahon’s wife regarded as the most probable recipient among potential honorees.
A Chicago Times piece recounts a boyish amateur baseball outing near Douglas Park. After a rough ten inning win, he explains a nose bump, bloodied uniform, and a cut finger, while his mother lists a pharmacy and surgical supplies as she muses on his injury and gifts to friends.
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