10 Jun 1881
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1881
Page
1
The May savings from reducing star routes and the useless steamboat postal service total $445,549, with three month gains at $745,568. Other items note Cherry Hill Penitentiary’s high security, the Morey Chinese letter mystery, Wayne’s grave bill, White House petitioners, and assorted foreign and domestic concerns.
A governess helps a homeless boy, Ben Gray, escape crime and enter schooling after a church aid effort. Years later Ben, now a surgeon, returns to thank the woman who saved him and invites her to live with his family, where she becomes Aunt Mary. The piece shifts to a notice on Aboriginal boarders, listing vast government procurement for Native American agencies.
Mary Rivers narrates a past incident when she, while employed as a governess for Mrs Pemberton, awoke to a night intrusion. A window was opened, burglars entered, and a thin ten year old boy, used as a tool by the criminals, confronted her. She comforts him, seeks truth, and learns of his orphaned background.
The Boston Journal explains star routes are mail routes carried by stage or horse rather than steam, marked by an asterisk in the Post Office Department. The piece criticizes a contractors ring manipulating bids, employing temporary carriers, and inflating prices, with alleged reach across states including Maine and the East.
Boys on South Beach near New Creek Shoals found a large yellowish creature about thirteen feet long with a flat head and six inch diameter body. Samuel Loyle loaded it into his wagon and ferried it to a spot on the Richmond road where crowds gathered. No one could identify the monster and some believed it to be a sea serpent.
A collection of anecdotes from the era noting endurance stunts, medical curiosities, and odd legislator occupations. Includes: a German sleeper who endures sixty days without winking, doctors admitting limited knowledge, and lawmakers who moonlight in various trades. Also a vignette of a train wreck near Louisville and a child’s letter about life preservers and insurance.
In a vivid portrait from Scribner, a writer surveys rooftop life atop Equitable and neighboring offices. He contrasts grim street scenes with airy skylines where janitors, engineers, and signal-service staff inhabit deluxe roof cottages, while weather observers, printers, and telegraph operators keep city operations humming through night and dawn.
The article reviews the European toad's alleged poison and reports experiments on the American Bufo lentignosus Americanus. It notes parotid glands secrete a mildly irritating fluid, describes trials inoculating animals, and argues the American toad is not demonstrably venomous in touch or contact.
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