This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1889
Page
1
Receipts and price quotes for cattle hogs and lambs in Chicago and Cincinnati markets. Includes Merino wool descriptions, timothy hay and prairie hay pricing, stockers, feeders, and packing terms. Ends with an advertising notice for a skin treatment product.
A collage of short items notes varied topics from ethics to economics. It cites oil city blizzard, Arkansas treasurers in deficit, Springfield manufacturing, Johnstown insurance losses, apple crops, a Georgia watermelon patch, and a New Lisbon father buying fireworks. It references St Paul versus Minneapolis, Rhode Island liquor laws, natural gas cavities, and British subsidies influencing trade, with commentary on Ohio schooling reform and Sunday laws in Chicago and Cincinnati.
A Van Wert editorial argues against a perceived boom mentality praising steady growth through infrastructure like gas, electric lights, water works, and robust farm-based economy. It asserts town and county prosperity come from active business and agriculture, not flashy booms, and asks readers where they would relocate for better prospects.
Van Wert residents follow Buckmaster known as Buck with interest over his appointment as Penitentiary Steward and possible acceptance as Washington D H postmaster. health and workload are debated while railway and rapid transit notes appear, and ad for Miles New Cure offers medical relief.
A local paper questions the rumored petition to force Council resignations, noting the council properly handled the business petition, refused to reopen saloon questions, and that the public supports testing laws at next spring elections for wets and drys.
Public sentiment against saloons grows and is enforced by law as both cities report near total Sunday closure. Fifteen arrests for violations occur while Kansas City notes first full enforcement. Dr Miles’ Nervine advertised as a remedy for nerve disorders with a free trial at Ohio Drug Store.
A vintage ad claims Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup calms teething pain and aids sleep. It promises relief from guming pain wind and diarrhoea with a 25 cent bottle, dated July 20.
A historical note recalls a young miss who clung to Castoria after being crowned. The anecdote highlights early 20th century customs and the enduring playful ritual around pageant winners.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.