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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1886
Page
7
Rambler tells of a soldier who saved a baby during battle despite losing a leg. A companion questions the tale claiming the man fabricates it for sympathy and a drink. The exchange ends with skepticism and a toast to luck.
John Merval the assistant organist at St. Paul’s Cathedral is portrayed as a poor, devoted musician whose life changes after a sudden inheritance. His charity grows as a new fortune enables him to aid the needy, while a costly window and a diamond cross symbolize faith, humility, and redemption. The tale ends with his death and a funeral beneath the sunlit, newly illumined window.
A guide to tasteful toilet accessories highlighting collars, rubes, fichus, jabots, and ruchings. It covers home made lace fichus, plastrons, dog collars, boas, and the cost of serim versus ready made trims, with style tips from Brooklyn Hagle.
The article observes Parisian courtship practices where privacy is limited by family presence. Engaged couples meet at home or with mutual friends, exchange few presents, and follow strict social rituals, including exclusive use of titles, preparations for a trousseau, and the contract signing the day before civil and religious marriages. Continued family involvement shapes dating, etiquette, and bridal wealth transfers.
A reflective aphorism on time's value as minutes slip away. It argues time is precious whether a month or a half century remains, urging diligence to redeem time now as when hours before deadlines threaten completion. The piece cites a S. S. Times quote to frame the view.
A Dakotian meets an old friend during an Eastern trip and learns Bill Applejack failed in business. The friend probes for causes, but the answer points to pressure from gentlemen on the board of trade who forced him to make an assignment. Horses.
A batch of quips and brief items from various papers. Isabella Bell of Macon is declared insane by a jury. An auctioneer's misread sales and a barber’s exchange set a humorous, clipped tone with streetwise misfires and puns.
A Chicago Sun note on a youth’s excuses from morning to night about forgot tasks. The poem-like piece shows a boy named Jimmy Hite drifting through chores and school duties saying I meant to. Cattle trample corn and a torn slate reflect neglect from waking bell to noon.
Daisy Dutton a school favorite who helps others and keeps strict accounts develops a desire for a rosewood desk. Pressured by temptation she buys it on credit, hides the purchase, and struggles to pay it off. Her father forgives but requires full repayment, teaching Daisy a lifelong aversion to debt.
Teddy hides by the orchard wall to spot a woodchuck. He falls asleep and dreams of the chase. The burrow visitor nibbles the russet from Teddy a moment before the woodchuck claims the prize and Teddy’s tale ends with Uncle Jack doubting the outcome.
A South Side narrator describes women waiting on a downtown sidewalk for servant work. He reports an intelligence office for female help, noting women strike bargains there to dodge agency fees. He hints at interest in a fuller report from the local keeper of the office.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recounts a gentleman hosting a whist game with his wife and neighbors after hiring a new housemaid. The maid objects to card playing and insists it stop, threatening to leave or requiring the practice be forbidden in homes she serves.
The article notes that the San Francisco residence of J. C. Flood, furnished by a New York fire, features interior decorations reported to total more than $80,000.
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