06 Jun 1879
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1879
Page
1
The item notes Simon Cameron personally oversees a tobacco farm near Lancaster Pennsylvania. It also mentions various historical and social tidbits such as education, decoration of graves, anniversaries, and anecdotes about food and crime in a mixed column style.
Dr. Carson urges country exile for the Lynde children and Alice frets over finances and affection. Charles Lynde covertly travels to find a farm and returns with Beech Grove bought to restore family happiness, while Alice confronts trust and longing for her old life.
Ohio General Assembly enacts strict bribery penalties for candidates and others who offer money or favors to influence voters. The measure bans gifts to electors with limited exceptions, sets fines from 50 to 1000 dollars, and allows vacancy if a candidate is elected. It also covers nomination acts and outlines indictment procedures and timelines.
The Thirteenth Brooklyn Regiment visited Plymouth Church with horses from Boardman stables. Mr Beech er asks if his horse is safe and is assured it is perfectly safe and reliable. The owner boasts the horse will go anywhere and fear neither military nor cars. Beecher then muses that he wishes the horse belonged to his church.
The article notes Mr. Vanderbilt earns over $1,000 per hour, a rate higher than what many workers earn in an entire day, highlighting a striking disparity in pay.
Poetic critique accuses Democratic leaders of scheming to steal a city and ignore the people while promising fair play. The speaker warns of a coming storm of hate as justice is dodged and measures to quash dissent are urged.
A reader sends an amusing account to an agricultural paper about a toad on melons. The toad rubs and bursts its skin, then pulls off its coat and pants like a person, swallowing the skin as it comes off. The teller notes the oddity with a humorous framing and a Sidney Smith joke at finish.
A French widow laments her husband’s recent death and finds some solace in knowing where he spends his nights now, expressing mixed sorrow and humor as she dries her tears.
The Inter Ocean surveys Sunday statutes noting Louisiana as sole exception. Most prohibit labor and mercantile activity on Sunday with narrow exceptions for necessity, charity, medicines, and travel. Some states punish games of chance or disturbances. Illinois restricts tippling houses and public disruption. public rest and quiet are urged as community welfare.
The Bradford Era quips that the only difference between a small boy and a glass of soda water is five cents, reflecting a humorous take on price and value in everyday life.
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