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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1889
Page
6
A Charles Town sermon by Rev. Talmage warns young readers to shun companions who invite vice, detailing the ruin of a man who chose bad company. It contrasts the temptations of skeptics and pleasure seekers with the cautious path of faith, urging decisive moral choice.
A trade feature exposes how shoe sellers mark lasts un stamped and stamp size reductions to misrepresent fit. A buyer tests a No 3 foot with a No 2 shoe, while a designer claim prompts claims of superior comfort and a dollar price gap.
A New York Graphic tale recounts a baby named Lillian whose health waned as tobacco smoke from her father's cigars filled the home. The mother, after exposing the child to smoke, learns the peril of smoking in shared spaces and withdraws smoking from the household.
Portrait of Rev. Samuel Francis Smith at eighty shows health and vigor matching his hymn My country tis of thee. The Chicago News notes his dignified, keen gaze and American-bearing presence as iconic in a life of song and public regard.
Washington marks Decoration Day with closures and ceremonies at Arlington Soldiers Home Congressional Cemetery Battle Cemetery Oak Hill Mount Olivet and other graveyards. The Grand Army of the Republic concentrates on Arlington with a preliminary dirge and memorial rites. A Sheridan monument was unveiled in Washington alongside services at Grant's Tomb.
Across the nation on May 31 memorial observances honored Union and Confederate soldiers. In Brooklyn President Harrison led the parade at the Sheridan monument ceremony while G A R posts decorated graves from Gettysburg to Antietam and Meade Park.
In the Friday morning sequence from Pilate’s hall to the crucifixion, the lesson argues Pilate knew Jesus was innocent yet yielded to mob pressure. It contrasts Pilate’s water washing with David’s contrition, urging readers to decide for or against Christ despite consequences.
In Rudolstadt on the Saale two young women from prominent families Ida Brand aged 18 daughter of the burgomaster and 25 year old Miss Bemschitz a student at the Wehrlisch Seminary were found dead in the river. They were close friends and had recently faced romantic disappointments and decided to end their lives.
At Danville Virginia on May 31 a brick factory building under J. G. Penn collapsed during a gale as workers braced the walls. Five men died: Robert Pruitt DNM Collie G B Jones William Young Buck Hooper. seven others were injured.
In Wasraneton on May 31 a pension certificate was granted to Philip Flood, formerly a private in the Forty second Ohio volunteers. The Pension Office allowed arrears of 15289 dollars dating from November 4, 186? The payment is reported as the largest first payment on record.
Three men died in a mine accident at Humpoupy Michigan on Wednesday night. Stephen Williams, 30, unmarried. Richard Trewernrich, 51, married with a large family. and John Hoar, 47, unmarried, were instantly killed when the ground gave way. Precautions had been taken to insure safety in the mine.
A collection of humorous snippets and quips on topics from poker to insurance, with anecdotes about poets, farmers, editors, and a Jersey cow. The excerpt mixes jokes about money in letters and a joke on a male mosquito's beauty, ending with a jab at bachelors.
The piece contrasts Cleveland free trade themes with Southern protectionist currents, citing the Chattanooga movement and Southern leaders like Colonel Colgar. It argues the party is split, with northern free traders backing Cleveland and Southern progressives pushing for tariff protection to spur growth and mills.
Governor Hill vetoed the Sax ton Electoral Reform bill despite its party support in New York, blocking a move toward Australian style voting. Democrats opposed the measure as a political stance, while Republicans backed it, arguing it would curb fraud and promote fair elections.
The piece argues the government owes pensions for damaged veterans as interest on the use of their bodies. It asserts pensions boost local economies, citing widespread spending from pension funds and claiming higher payments would drive economic activity while dismissing pensions as waste.
A collage of maxims from Galveston News and Elsewhere on speech and silence, happiness, virtue, duty, pride, vanity, and character. The passages urge concise speech, the balance of love and hate, and the need to align feeling with duty, with quotes from Newman Blount Ingelow Franklin and others.
A compilation of opinion quotes from multiple papers debating tariff for revenue, free trade, protectionist literature, and civil service reform. Authors critique political shifts, praise reform, and contrast wartime loyalties with current party aims.
A Philadelphia press cornet advises mothers to harness a child’s imagination to ease daily nursery tasks. Practical examples show turning stocking struggles into a playful exchange, using pretend playmates to curb fears, and reframing picky appetites as treats. The piece argues imagination can aid nail care, hair combing, and disciplined routines.
A humorous domestic moment shows Bromley asking why his brush resembles his head. Mrs Bromley replies it is nearly all worn, turning the joke. The vignette relies on a playful exchange about hair and weariness with conundrums.
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