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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1890
Page
3
A lyrical boast voices defiant pride among the beggar tribe. They scorn squalor while rain could better cloak their need from neighbors. They fear mockery and refuse wealth won by tears, urging resilience and dignity despite hardship.
Madge Prouty journeys forty miles to deliver her sick father’s mail and money orders from Graniteville to Eagle Cliff. Two highwaymen surprise her on the mountain, but a kindly old man and a timely posse save the day as Madge proves fearless and capable in a dangerous rescue.
A witty exchange quotes Clara confronting her fiancé about his forgetful nature and intent. She jokes that her pronouncement of commitment repeats every minute while hoping he will refuse at the church. The vignette appears in Flierende Blaetter.
Dialogic snippets from Detroit Free Press and America blend jokes about marriages names May August and June December. A Boston photographer instructs a subject to fix the eye and smile while quoting Richter on happiness. A Boston Herald sailor notes Arctic exploration’s calm under peril.
An exploration of how marine organisms endure immense pressure and cold in the deep sea. Life persists far below sunlight, relying on a chain from vegetable sources to animal consumers, with many creatures lacking eyes yet thriving in near-freezing, pressurized waters and relying on seawater chemistry for survival.
A handsome girl with calm habits bears a blood red wineglass mark on her face when agitated. The mark reveals a past event where her father died holding a wineglass. A suitor declares love, learns the truth, and a marriage is near.
Forest and Stream recounts an albino bluebird that migrated with other bluebirds to Elsah Illinois in spring 1888. The white specimen showed identical song and habits to its species yet remained distinctly pale. It inhabited sunlit slopes and cool wooded ravines along the Mississippi bluffs and was last seen preparing for winter migration before hopes spring for its return.
In a dialogue, Sam Sample notes a traveling man’s tough lot and suggests many jobs are harder. The other speaker praises the farmer’s simple life but quips they wouldn’t take the best farm since a farmer’s duty can be as grueling as plowing.
A jesting suitor asks for advice on choosing a wife, then notes a proposal to use Great Lakes for growing seals. The plan seems technically feasible but would devastate food fishes already dwindling in the lakes, risking reliance on artificial propagation to maintain supply.
Dr. Lamborn offered prizes for essays on mosquito extermination including dragon fly propagation. Mrs. Eugene M. Aaron's analysis finds dragon flies impractical due to mosquitoes’ fecundity, dragon fly behavior, nocturnal mosquitoes versus diurnal dragon flies, propagation difficulties, and larval compatibility. She urges drainage and removal of breeding sites as the best remedy.
The Contemporary Review excerpt reviews Louis Blanc's post 1848 workshop where wages were equal but resentment grew as some workers felt cheated by equal pay. It also recounts Marshal Bugeaud's three year Algerian commune experiment where disciplined soldiers could not sustain common ownership, leading to its dissolution. The piece notes broader biases against squint-eyed and cross-eyed men in military selection.
A collection of brief maxims and witticisms from varied papers. It covers self control, happiness, prudence, manners, and human folly with noted voices and authors. The quotes explore virtue, habit, and the illusion of contentment, urging reflection before action.
Postal statistics reveal heavy mail on the New York to Philadelphia route with 201,013 pounds average daily. Data covers trains on Lehigh Valley between Easton and Metuchen, clerks on railway lines, total mail matter delivered, postmaster counts, salaries, postage sales, foreign mail weight, and recovery outcomes for lost items across the U S postal network.
The writer argues for a mixed metal coin smaller than a quarter to replace dollar bills, noting European practice, potential foreign exchange issues, and the idea that currency should be native. He warns about disease transmission via bills and suggests using bullion value in coin form.
Alfred Kemp recalls enlistment in the Tenth Illinois Cavalry, march hardships, and a barn meeting with a young girl who later becomes his wife. He details battles at Camden and Gettysburg, a head wound, hospital care in Baltimore, and a lifelong memory of war’s cost from a Greenville, Michigan perspective.
A Civil War veteran recalls enlisting in 1861 with the Third Michigan Cavalry and serving at Camp Benton Missouri, Tennessee, and Farmington near Corinth. He describes close combat, tending an orderly role, and a boy casualty. He also recounts aiding a starving family during the march to the sea by sharing a ham and sweet potatoes, then reflecting on future debts to the widow or orphans.
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