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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1889
Page
3
In a Sunday eve mood the group plans a carnival until Bill Barnes receives a letter showing a baby's hand. The sight brings grace to a weary man who contemplates sin and finds inner peace as the memory of his child softens his resolve.
A veteran jewelry dealer recalls a brazen plot involving a nobleman, a trusted valet Evans, and a stolen parure of diamonds. The Earl, his daughter, and a sly confidant are drawn into a complex scheme that ends with a costly loss and a partial capture, leaving the true culprit at large.
A feature discussing the pumpkin vine’s biology and pollination. It explains two flower types pistilate and staminate the bee aided pollen transfer the seed layout in the fruit and the spiral seed vessels plus vine tendril growth and sap crystallization observed during careful study.
A conversation between two speakers reveals the pressures of journalism. They discuss persuading a business manager on a financial point, acknowledge discouragements, and one asks for a two dollar weekly raise. The exchange centers on professional challenges and remuneration.
The article portrays late traditional noble weddings in Russia with love as the rule, noting alliances between high society and officers. It details the Lent timing, chapel choices, honorary parents, the long rite, the rose satin barrier, the banded table altar, and the crown procession before the final vows and life commitment.
The passage describes a wedding scene with joyous hymn singing, the couple reverently bowing before the Virgin of the Iconostase and kissing her robe, then moving to a salon for champagne and guests receiving sugar box favors bearing the couple’s monogram.
Dr E Houze of Hospital St. Jean Brussels reports tannin as yielding excellent results in phthisis across all stages, especially cavities. Patients improve with 15 grains thrice daily, appetite rises, expectoration and sweats lessen, and weight increases. Drying cavities reduce hectic symptoms. auscultation improves with fewer moist rales. some constipation or diarrhea noted. codeine syrup eases cough. No bacteriological observations made.
In a Latin Quarter brasserie a stout English Oxford graduate hurls a Frenchman from a window after he strikes a German. The Englishman then blocks the door and keeps the man from returning while the group laughs and the Oxford and Harvard men are admired by local onlookers.
A Munich firm builds a three wheeled carriage with a rear mounted gas motor. Benzine is stored under the seat and drops to a generator to create gas ignited by an electric spark. The vehicle reaches about ten miles per hour and uses a quart of benzine per hour.
A long list chronicles Civil War events from 1861 to 1865 including Fort Sumter, Bull Run and Gettysburg with milestones such as Emancipation Proclamation and Lee's surrender. The narrative recounts social episodes around General Robert E. Lee and Mrs. Lee, depicting an awkward interview with a persistent admirer and a later cordial exchange at the Virginia White Sulphur Springs.
A collection of aphorisms from various authors and periodicals. Remarks touch on credulity, discipline, wealth in affection, silence, manners, wisdom, success, and the busy life versus laziness, with multiple attributions to Tacitus Beecher Johnson Burgh and others.
Mrs. Preston recalls General Lee's diplomacy and one vivid incident from the Williamsburg front. Private Jake Klein of the pickets, a good natured but irascible Dutchman, defied orders to capture a Confederate infantryman and bring him to camp. The stunt earned him a corporal's stripe and enduring notoriety in the unit.
An article discusses new Bad Word societies at several New York City schools aimed at reducing profanity and poor grammar among boys. The plan fines one cent per bad word and channels funds to the school library, with mothers watching hopes and concerns as older students influence younger peers.
Ireland's new Viceroy Lawrence Dundas third Earl of Zetland born 1844 succeeds to titles in 1873 served in Parliament and as lord in waiting. He is MP for Richmond 1872 73 JP for North Yorkshire Colonel Commandant of Sixth Volunteer Brigade Royal Artillery married Lady Lilian Lumley has four children.
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