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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1889
Page
3
A reflective verse describes tears falling on a pillow away from eyes, signaling life’s unending battles. The speaker notes God observes such sorrows, as surely as he holds the sparrow in his hand.
A New Yorker recalls the Staked Plains rattler, its deadly bite and odor, and the Apache use of venom for arrows. The piece describes the snake’s bloated August form, enemy non venomous snakes, the rattler’s fights, and a use with a Pennsylvania charmer. An adjacent tale recounts a Burned Mill Cabin encounter where rattlesnakes filled the hearth and breathed deadly fumes.
A young man with a scalp wound sought medical dressing at a Lafayette avenue doctor's office. The doctor questioned arrest, then learned the man and his wife, married six weeks, quarrelled over money, she gave him the wound because he could not provide three dollars. The piece ends with a note on self-improvement through honest intent to help others.
The Chicago Tribune argues the Fifty-first Congress must adopt its own rules without allowing prior precedents to block reform. It cites Speaker Blaine's decisions on dilatory motions and asserts each House retains sole power to set rules, not bind successors, urging Republicans to cling to this precedent.
The Des Moines Register notes Secretary Fairchild overestimated tariff receipts by over three million dollars and underestimated internal revenue by nearly twelve million. The piece argues Democrats push tariff cuts while defending internal revenue, yet internal revenue swells the surplus faster, challenging the partisan claim.
The 4 250 000 population of London shows about 900 000 on pauper relief, over 20 percent, sparking notes on free trade policy while comparing to New York and Brooklyn. The N Y Mail and Express cites the situation as evidence of Britain's radical free trade legacy. The letter from Fred Douglass to the Washington Post discusses potential ministerial appointment to Haiti and willingness to serve Port au Prince.
A Chicago Journal editorial argues Senator Philetus Sawyer praises President Harrison for level headed leadership and a careful approach to appointments. It contends Republicans should trust slow, prudent changes and anticipate future party vacancies filled by Republicans while praising the President’s fidelity to the party and public duty.
A collection of rural tips covering garden, livestock, and kitchen routines. Topics include pest timing, weaving wool, stopping bleeding in stock, corn weed control, calf feeding in rain, pie plant prep, lime soil conditioning, strawberry dumplings, and pasture rotation for better grass growth and reduced labor.
A collage of quotations from editorials and newspapers noting political figures and attitudes. It includes remarks about Governor Foraker, McKinley, President Harrison, and the Illinois Democrats, with critics from Chicago Tribune Hartford Post St Louis Globe-Democrat and others.
A statewide survey of 17 farmers across nine counties finds potash fertilizers including kainit and muriate of potash profitable on corn, potatoes, fruit, clover, and oats. Optional mulches and cultivation advice emphasize labor savings and mulch benefits. anecdotes cover a marriage proposal, an eight month delay, and the largest UK egg warehouse handling 12,000 tons imported last year.
The passage labels Thomas Jefferson a Randall Democrat and urges Democratic papers to attack him. It cites Jefferson on protection for American industries noting that manufacturing is essential for independence and comfort and argues that choosing domestically produced goods strengthens home supply against foreign dependence.
A collection of quirky observations spans England and Europe. Items include abolishing check rein laws, towering Victora trees, Paris thunder storms blamed on the Eiffel Tower, royal drinking habits, a London bachelors’ aid society, Bank of England notes catalogued, Hindoo-women charities, Eton education for Queen’s pages, strict drawing room precedence, new German dueling sisters ending in injury.
A collection of curiosities and figures on population language cemeteries and notable persons, plus railroad excursion details and advertisements for tonics soaps dyes and hair products, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper page. Includes Lincoln, Van Buren, and Harrison height notes, dyspepsia cures, and horary notices.
The half rate harvest excursions depart Chicago and Milwaukee via several rail lines for travel to Northern Iowa Minnesota the Dakotas Montana Colorado Kansas and Nebraska on August 20 September 10 and October 8 1889. Tickets are valid for return within 30 days. Contact A W H Carpenter Milwaukee for fares maps and circulars.
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