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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1886
Page
1
A brief notice indicates mail service routes and express options heading Westbound, highlighting local and express services. Details are sparse, but the item points to routing changes or departures labeled going west. Entities include Mail and Express Mail and Local services.
A letters page extols Peruna and Manalin as cures for long standing ailments including kidney distress bleeding and uterine discharge. Testimonials claim recovery after physicians and various medicines failed and urge readers to obtain the remedies via Hartman & Co or through a druggist.
An advertisement extols Burdock Blood Bitters as a fast solution for constipation and related ailments. It claims immediate relief and a total cure, citing a testimonial from J.S. Williamson of Rochester New York who says the product revived and cured him after a year of digestive troubles.
Second volume of Grant memoirs delayed to midmonth. Soldiers' monument at Defiance set for June 22 dedication. Allen County Sunday School Convention to be held in Delphos May 15 and 16. Pennsylvania Railroad declares 24 percent dividend payable May 28. Survey for C and A Railroad extension east through Stark and Wayne counties, passing Canton and Wooster. Ohio law warns riders keep right. fines issued. General Hugh McKee dies in Fort Wayne. remains sent to Butler for interment. Quip about women at millinery stores. Legislation to curb minors at pool and billiards with a $20 first-offense penalty. Western Christian Advocate urges direct charity over fairs and bazaars. Ohio leads US in agricultural implements and ranks high in cheese and brick, tile manufacture. Friday year notes with 53 Fridays this year. Redeem forfeited lands by June 11 or deeds transfer to purchasers. Baby health note urges tobacco abstinence in homes with babies. Letter from Edward King about Paris baby show. Ohio Penitentiary stats: 570 in, 425 discharged, 2,615 total. breakdown of discharges. Decorator and Furnisher May offers home decor and embroidery designs. Tips on moving, home improvement, and economical furnishing.
International S S lessons discuss Jesus speaking with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well in Samaria. He reframes harvest from spiritual work where one sows and another reaps, uniting Jews and Samaritans in faith. The narrative urges sharing testimony, leading others to Christ, ongoing sowing, and reliance on God's sustenance.
A trio of burglars entered the Exchange Bank in Bluffton Allen county Ohio by removing hinges with sledges and used wet cloths to muffle noise. They stole between 3000 and 4000 dollars from the bank plus 3300 in stamps and 60 in money from the post office vault. Detectives found a promising clue and chase is underway against likely experienced offenders.
Regular Correspondent reports a week of varied activity in Washington with mass meetings for Gladstone, Grant birthday commemorations, educational and historical society gatherings, and a major calico charitable event. Lawmakers debate River and Harbor subsidies, Civil Service reform criticisms, tariff and labor issues, and a Purist Republican viewpoint on national goals. Citizens promote an 1889 International Exposition in Washington with projected 1892 anniversary events and claim regional reach of 10 million potential visitors within 200 miles.
When visiting New York City, stop at the Grand Union Hotel opposite Grand Central Depot. Elegant rooms once priced at one million dollars now from $1 per day on the European plan with elevator restaurant and transit to all depots. Families can live better for less here than at any other first class hotel in the city. Clipped from Canada Presbyterian by O Blackett Robinson Prop. Burdock Blood Bitters touted as cure for bilious headaches.
Poor Fellows! Prostrated and enfeebled, they could hardly value life. Brown's Iron Bitters vitalizes the blood tones the nerves and renovates the system. Isaac C. Weed of Burr's Mills Ohio reports great help for general weakness. The ad notes the product is sold by all druggists for twenty five cents a bottle.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve touted as best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It claims to cure piles or no pay required with a guarantee of satisfaction. Price 25 cents per box. Sold by L. F. Gackenheimer.
A reader letter contests the two mile road law to fund pikes arguing it imposes biased land taxes, excessive costs, and double taxation. It cites Mercer and Celina areas, notes higher per acre costs, and claims roads other than pikes serve farmers better, urging preservation of existing routes.
M W Guancen argues in The Bulletin that county debt and high taxes, drainage costs, and paving choices burden farmers. He urges tiling roads with outlets over costly pikes, citing lower costs and better travel from examples near Van Wert. He supports majority rule and local decision on public works.
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