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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1886
Page
3
Emma C. Dowd captures a woman by her cottage door singing the cycles of joy and sorrow. The verses contrast hope and despair as a newborn, a midday bloom, and a mourning finale reflect life’s evolving songs.
A Union officer recounts Civil War service from 1862 to 1865. After foraging near a plantation, he shares a moral test when starving Confederates aid a sick mother, and he later escapes a prison with help from a Confederate major who gifts food and guides him to Union lines. The tale ends with postwar correspondence and a planned reunion.
Miss Mina Holmes reads a prize essay from the Minnesota Butter Cheese and Dairy Stock Association outlining best practices for butter production. It covers cattle care, clean milking, milk handling, cream preparation, churning temperatures, salting, and packing, with notes on flavor the role of feed and storage tips, plus a ginger pound cake recipe.
A humorous Civil War tale recalls Admiral Porter's anchored fleet near Cape Fear when a paddling canoe misleads crews into chasing a so called ram and torpedo boat. The surprise target is revealed as a huge swimming bull, prompting laughter and a quieter end to the evening.
A humorous tale from the Merchant Traveler: Will Shields, fond of selling angel food in town, finds a new girl and calls on her. The next day he appears bruised with scratches, declaring the poet told the truth about love’s uncertainties and squeezes.
A Norwalk photographer received a request to alter a recent photograph. The note asks to smooth the left side of the face, darken the skin tone, remove whitewash streaks, straighten the nose, darken hair around the right temple, brighten the left ear, and whiten the area under the left corner of the eye. The client also mentions removing a dark spot under the left corner of the mouth and adjusting a tear coat dent after coloring.
Miss Esmeralda Longeotia and Birdie McGinnis, beauties of Austin, are not on good terms. Tom Anjerry visited Miss Longeottia and discussed Miss McGinnis. Esmeralda accuses Miss McGinnis of buying oil to darken her hair, calling it a risky business.
A Saturday forenoon visitor entered a Detroit bank with a twenty bill and asked for five five dollar notes in exchange. The teller refused saying it could not be done, prompting the customer to call the bank “queer” and vow to take his patronage elsewhere.
Ethelberta seeks squeaky slippers for her father after the Genial Shoemaker says none. A young visitor might be alerted by the squeak. A Philadelphia Call item notes a senior spy defining sob as the moment crying overpowers restraint.
The city youths embrace odd athletic fads such as the human quest where rivals leap toward a stake, risking injury, and the molar strengthener where teeth pull nails from the floor. Others include kicking a brick-filled hat and the mule regis ter, pairing a man with a mule for rough skating rink style mauling. These quirky games, fueled by novelty and social buzz, outpace euchre, billiards, and pool in popularity at a local amateur club.
An excited Texan aboard a Missouri bound train hears "Mexico" called and rails against missing his stop at Austin. The red headed brakeman shrugs it off, noting it’s just another Texan overreacting. A Detroit lawyer jokes about a Chicago trip and an unpaid hotel bill, saying the hotel now seeks $8.75 and his attorney fees.
In a noisy studio disruption an upstairs scuffle ends with a photographer snapping a photo as relatives pose awkwardly. A policeman bursts in demanding order, while jokes about breakfast hours and plaid trousers follow, narrated with lively local color and dialogue.
A reflective poem from Jennica Colton in the New York Tribune describing a hillside graveyard scene. The speaker recalls Mindwell Adams as a child and considers family pasts, names on stones, and memories of a mother, baby, and relatives. The piece mingles memory with rural flora and a child's perspective on loss.
A St Nicholas essay discusses the phrase tit for tat origin from Dutch Dit vor dat and its cruel meaning. It argues for replacing it with a Golden Rule mindset and shares verses urging children to repay bad turns with good deeds. A snowbound tale follows George Frank Grace and Don the dog, who rescue them when lost, reinforcing loyalty and gratitude.
Mrs Coldcash reports no sighting of her husband at the bank cashier desk and learns he left for Montreal to study toboggan slide construction. Mrs Younghusband confirms his hurried departure and notes his concern for children’s pleasure as dear George ponders their wishes.
In a Frant town a large house housed two young brothers George and Frank King aged five and six. Nearby a smaller house held an old man and his niece Grace who formed a close bond with the King boys in a tale of early peril and kinship.
A short essay urges children to sleep early for better mornings and study. It cites Lord Chatham and historical scenes of tired youths in factories and ships, contrasting comfortable beds with harsh poverty. The tone defends orderly sleep as essential to growth, learning, and gratitude for a bed.
Judge Elwell instructed a Columbia County jury that a detective need not be a statutorily appointed official. A detective may be a private citizen acting to uncover crime, even disguising as a thief if necessary, as long as actions are honest. The piece also notes schoolboy affection and a remark on Mormon temple costs at Salt Lake City.
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