01 Jun 1877
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1877
Page
1
A bridal party in a grand parlor watches a bride confront a wine cup. The bride denounces the poison of wine, describing a vision of death and a fatal fever, and vows never to touch the wine again. The father and guests are moved, and the couple resolve to live wine-free.
The article describes the varied uses of bones from fresh shank to bone dust for manure, with prices ranging from five to five pounds per ton. It notes large imports of bone dust fertilizer, details Egyptian mummification as a distant source, and quotes a Times correspondent about mummy bones shipped to England for manure production in agriculture.
A country couple arrives in Chicago for their wedding journey staying at Sherman House. A keen chambermaid influence spreads as the bride appears self sufficient creating a stir among hotel staff. Separately, Post Office reports rapid frontier town growth and a theater anecdote of an audience of one involving Governor Foster and a private performance.
The Knoxville Chronicle notes Louisiana will purchase two bonds issued by Tennessee, despite charges of postwar carpetbagger governance. The item calls for explanation of this surprising financial move and its implications.
Brigham Young admits his marriage to Ann Eliza was a foolish act driven by persuasion from her parents. He says he did it for her own good and claims it was not a voluntary choice.
In Austin Minnesota the three-year-old horses owned by Mr. Thomas Gibson were being driven attached to a harrow when a brush clean interrupted work. The harrow flipped after striking a stump striking the teeth upward and gashing the lines. The colts reared fell onto the teeth and died from their injuries.
The Cincinnati Commercial criticizes Dora Gail Hamilton for attacking Mr. Blaine and the Speaker’s conduct. It questions defendable actions by public officials and urges focusing on constructive defense rather than personal accusations. The piece also defends Mr. Job Stevenson from claims of arbitrary rulings affecting Blaine’s career.
The account recounts Hobart Pasha aboard the Rethymo near Rustchuk refusing to retreat. He steered close to Danube batteries at Galatz under heavy fire, sent a shell into the Russian camp, then moved to Constantinople where he was warmly greeted.
From the Pall Mall Gazette ninth volume of the Napoleon correspondence reveals a letter dated Chateau de Surville February 19 1814 in which Napoleon scolds Savary for publishing flattering articles and urges accuracy in war reporting. He argues he had more than claimed and criticizes journals that exaggerate victory. He warns poets and the nation against misrepresenting military strength.
A humorous epitaph from a Connecticut tombstone mocks Jonathan Richardson for never sacrificing reason to superstition and for not believing that he swallowed a whale. The ditty plays on church fair etiquette and oysters in soup as a punchy moral.
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