04 Jun 1875
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1875
Page
1
In Van Wert Weekly Bulletin June 4 1875 a nostalgic poem recalls a rural schoolhouse. A gray haired man reflects on a girl and boy from long ago as the setting sun lights the western windows and memory reveals love and loss on a grave.
A small town tale follows Nellie Hunt who writes a single valentine urging a boy to be kind, brave and honorable. Years later doctor Jack Greene recalls the verse that inspired his life and love, and the couple marry with the framed valentine in sight.
Ella Bronson gives a white lily to a starving sick boy after a plea from his sister Lizzy. The gesture spurs a vision of heaven, and the father, moved by the boy's faith, vows kindness to Lizzy and to send her to school. The story ends with the father's penitence and a promise of reform.
A poetic fragment followed by a moral tale about Tom, Lizzy, and Ella. Tom endures illness with a miraculous recovery prompted by a filly. Lizzy attends school as the town reshapes after loss, while Tom’s final words inspire his father’s reform and Ella’s charitable aid.
The Cincinnati Gazette notes that speculative short-crop bets failed as April frosts eased and May warmth improved prospects. Wheat and oats vary by region, corn looks set to break records if weather holds, and a sizable harvest may meet domestic and world needs with ample fruit expected. Grain prices ease as grasshopper fears recede.
The piece recounts the tale of Dido of Tyre and the origin of the saying cut a Dido about clever bargaining. It notes Cardinal McClosky and a $20,000 cross gift as a notable, though not money linked, detail with local interest.
A new religious vagary in California centers on a sect that interprets the Bible literally urging converts to become like children. Members adopt childish speech and play childish games, hoping to emulate infantile mannerisms as a path to spiritual entry.
The New York World argues against a Geghan Bill limiting pauper children to a parent chosen faith. It mocks a prior Ohio convict clergy choice bill and says a man without religion cannot justify his crime. It asserts parents in charity cases relinquish claims to children and any religion would be better than the parents’ prior belief.
A Memphis to Little Rock trip yields a humorous encounter when a seasoned black traveler asks Mr. Wilson if Grant will run again and hints at Wilson stepping into the presidency. Wilson remains playful and noncommittal as onlookers laugh at the exchange.
The Leavenworth Times notes a shift in grasshopper plagues from last autumn in Kansas and Nebraska. Now farmers control the threat as the insects are winged and many can be captured before they spread. With early intervention, the colony can be discouraged to leave the area.
Twenty thousand Alaska Indians living along the coast request ministers and teachers and offer to build churches and school houses at their own expense, seeking to improve education and religious services in their communities.
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