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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1889
Page
3
The speaker questions a famed commander amid awe and tears. An old man answers plainly that the tribute belongs to a private revealed through the war. Louise Phillips in Yankee Blade presents a vignette of reverent inquiry and unexpected recognition.
Official figures show about 2,653,000 enlisted in the Civil War with 185,097 colored troops. Reports list 303,843 deaths from battle, wounds, disease, or unknown causes. Major national cemeteries hold tens of thousands of graves across the North and South, including Arlington and Gettysburg, with many unknowns.
General Carnahan discusses dreams and foreseeing events while denying faith in them. He recounts a dream warning before a Civil War mission in East Tennessee, detailing his 1500-man brigade, the December river crossing at Charleston, bivouac setup, and night disruption as a Tennessee cavalryman seeks chaplain’s help for marriage.
During the Civil War the Sanitary Commission organized anti scurvy appeals for potatoes onions and sauerkraut to ease shortages. Agents distributed cores five potatoes per man or three potatoes and an onion. Troops felt revived after eating them, a German lieutenant reacting with tears as he tasted sauerkraut. The piece notes soldiers cannot live entirely on vegetables yet need them.
Fragments note 400 inmates at the Soldiers' Orphans Home in Davenport and mention a Union ex prisoners of war convention in Milwaukee on August 27 and 23. Additional items include Wyoming Governor Francis E. Warren's Civil War service, burial details for Captain Robert E. Travis and wounded James Williams, a quip about an offended letter, and assorted notes from Texas Siftings on extempore preaching and foggy wool sales in London.
A Chicago Tribune summary notes the Jacksonian banquet framed Cleveland as the sole Democratic candidate capable of uniting Bourbons and mugwumps to win the next national campaign. It asserts Cleveland would secure New York and the solid South, while promising civil service reform to mugwumps and distributing spoils to ward workers and Bourbons.
A Democratic commentary accuses President Harrison of using appointments of colored men to force resignations from subordinates. It notes Lynch’s arrival as Fourth Auditor was met with polite welcome, not resignations, and predicts resistance from Southern clerks who will cling to power as long as possible. The piece also dismisses Cleveland’s recent speech as unremarkable.
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes cracks in the Democratic South across Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, North Carolina, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee. It argues defection could strip 70 electoral votes, leaving the solid South with only 83 and urging Northern Republicans to push a pro-Union, protectionist education campaign to hasten disruption.
The era’s press quotes praise for General Harrison’s integrity while urging honest pensions for veterans. It notes Republicans’ stance on Cleve land’s 1892 bid, mocks Jackson’s outbursts, and argues the Monroe doctrine will guide current policy. It concludes that a healthy opposition keeps democracy viable.
The text summarizes a Democratic banquet speech attributed to G. C. praising Clinton era prerogatives and criticizing rivals. It contrasts Jacksonian spoils with prudent patronage, notes Jeffersonian influence, and expresses faith in the party's fate in 1892 despite Quay and Murchison with a nod to Clarkson. The Philadelphia Press boiled it down.
A compilation of domestic advice on cooking for hens, fattening cattle, and garden habits. It notes a flower trend in Athens, Georgia, a tendency to test seed corn, and practical tricks for cleaning dishes and packing away furs. It includes recipes for cherry compote and a mothproof summer packing method using paste-board boxes.
A practical guide from Farm and Fireside outlining step by step potato culture. It covers land preparation, fertilization, furrow depth, seed selection, spacing, initial covering, harrowing, hoeing, pest control with Paris green and plaster, and final cultivation to suppress weeds. Key advice emphasizes thorough soil breaking, fresh seed, and local variety choice.
The Indianapolis Journal recalls a tale from the California gold rush era. Dr Hibberd paid three dollars for five pounds of barley to feed a horse, and three dollars for a haircut. Salt became priceless when snowbound miners faced scarcity. Theodore McMichael found eight or ten sacks of salt behind a store partition and sold it at a rate of 256 dollars per pound, weighing out each ounce against an ounce of gold.
A roundup of scientific topics notes Perrach the German explosive from molasses said to rival nitro glycerine, morphine addiction effects on birth, spectroscope findings on heavenly bodies sharing elements, color therapy for mental illness, and cautions about chlorate of potash lozenges. It also mentions Brereton Baker’s oxygen discovery, glass engraving by electricity, and dangers of excessive nitrate of potash candy.
A survey of emigration to the United States projects over 100000 this year and calls for action. Suez Canal costs total £20234958 with receipts near £25000000. 3101 vessels sailed last year. European governance shifts to female rulers, including Queen Victoria among queens regnant. Royal anecdotes include Lady Dufferin tributes in India and a hat-age debate in England. A colossal cat's-eye from Ceylon enters London markets, insured at 30000 rupees. A Norther old royal servant, Miss Hildyvard, dies after two decades of service. A Paris fakir markets a rapid two-pound weight loss by Eiffel Tower ascent. Also covered: Hostetter's Stomach Bitters suit wins against Theller brothers, securing injunction and damages to protect the trademark.
Fragments of verse and prose mix with medicinal pitches and trade notices. The jumble references Dr Pierce cures and Sage’s Jatarin, Hostetter’s Hitters, Dobbins’ Soap, and Carter’s Liver Pills, plus theatre news, immigration boosters, and local ads. Names include J Ho MeViecker, Mrs Maxwell-Scott, and W L McKay with a sea of generic notices.
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