Vast 1888 Ohio news roundup with local tidbits and notices
Reading through the Van Wert Weekly Bulletin we see a collage of reports from across the nation. It cites Garfield’s tomb guarded by troops, literacy drives in Kentucky, a war on English sparrows, and population shifts in France and Germany, plus local anecdotes about Betsy the servant and Flora Lee posing as workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Hale
Delia
Flora Lee
Eric
Flora
Omaha
Nevada
Polly Peppercorn
Adonijah
Mrs. Dove
China
Betsey
Miss Lee
Charwoman
Cheeri
Miss
Daniel Dove
Whiskill
Arabia
Hale
Mr. Hale
Erie
Hair injury at Elgin factory turns hair white halfway to ends
A girl worker at the Elgin watch factory suffered a hair‑caught injury that turned all new growth white and left color fading halfway from the roots. Rev. Dr. Peabody of Cambridge says temperance requires harsh penalties and calls drunkenness a prime offense with severe punishment.
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Elgin Watch Factory
Dr. Peabody
Cambridge
Two Boys Arrested for Firearms Amid Westward Ticket Plot
Two youths in New York were arrested while trying to buy railroad tickets to Chicago with four revolvers two bowie knives and 1000 cartridges. They claimed to oppose a policy and said they aimed to go West to kill Indians, described as Beadle's converts.
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New York
Chicago
Mr. Beadle
Mining prudence grows in America and England
The Y Tribune notes a newer, wiser approach to mining in the last two years. It says knowledge and experience are essential, and that the saying it takes a mine to work a mine holds truth more often than not.
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England
Y. Tribune
Dr Tuke condemns competitive examinations in Edinburgh lecture
In a Health Society of Edinburgh talk the prominent English lunacy physician Dr Tuke attacked competitive examinations as highly harmful to youth.
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Tuke
Health Society of Edinburgh
Soap Bubbles Stay Two Days With Oleate and Glycerine
A report notes that bubbles blown to two feet across can be preserved for two days using oleate of soda and glycerine. The finding, cited by the Journal Herald, promises joy in destitute homes where bubbles previously lasted only seconds.
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Jorr. Herald
Van Wert Book & News Co Window Shades Ad
Leave your order for window shades at Van Wert Book and News Company. Wall paper to please everybody at Van Wert Book and News Co.
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van Wert Book & News Co
Lady Florence Dixie Attacked in London Mystery
Reports from London state Lady Florence Dixie was assaulted by two men in women’s clothing with no clear motive or witness details. Prominent figures in Dublin and New York questioned the incident, suggesting possible political manipulation or a case of misperception.
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New York
United States Supreme Court
Louisana
New Hampshire
Louisiana
Republican Party
Massachusetts
Ohio
South Carolina
Party of
Calhoun
Jefferson Davis
Supreme Court
Indianapolis Journal
Florence Dixie
Windsor
London
Florence
New York Herald
Ireland
Leicestershire
Windsor Road
St. Bernard
Land League
O’donovan-Rossa
Dublin
Forster
Dixie
Sheridan
Irish World
Dublin Castle
Marchioness
Queensbury
England
Patrick Egan
Grand Central Hotel
Waterbury
Conn
Wauman
Lady Dixie
Land-League
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Supreme Court Commission
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