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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1890
Page
3
The poem contrasts white lilac blossoms with a mournful grave scene. Lilacs crown the stem and drift over the green grave as mourners lay flowers. It laments that life and love have faded yet notes the annual return of spring and distant memories.
Two New York families renting rival country houses near Grassland Park and Oakden Manor clash with English social customs. miscommunications arise over titles, calls, and whether to reveal their American status as they attend a tea and navigate budding misunderstandings.
The General argues Seychelles Islands near Madagascar as the Garden of Eden, citing the Coco de Mer nut and tree features. He details fruiting age, nut weight, leaf size, and growth process, while fellow cabin occupants doubt his pet theory in a Contemporary Review anecdote.
The article extols the private railway car as a mobile office for managers and secretaries. It details duties from telegraphy and stenography to scheduling, securing signals, and choosing seats. It praises endurance, quick judgment, memory, and adaptability, noting officers ride fast and travel long distances.
Olive Logan, in a racy volume on women and theaters, recalls incidents in Edwin and John Wilkes Booths careers. She describes Booth intoxicated on stage, his fierce voice and the shock of fear it caused a young girl and later audiences.
A stranger asks the sporting editor which is the stronger, the female shoplifter or the woman who holds up a train. The editor bows and asks what he can do, prompting a witty exchange from Munsey's Weekly.
An analysis contrasts stories of rich aunts and crafty nephews with a catalogue of Englishwomen who left large fortunes. It notes catting schemes, then lists major estates from 1839 including Lady Ossington and Miss Ryland, highlighting widows and spinsters as likely heirs and the prevalence of anxious nephews in society.
A Leeds Mercury recounts children observing wild birds gathering leaves to cover a dead bird. Birds repeatedly haul leaves to a mound, then sing before the flock disperses. The children, unsure of the cause, report the scene to their mother and conclude they witnessed a quiet act of burial.
A private letter recounts Prince Henry attempting to reach the brow of the precipice at Gibraltar. A sentinel blocks his path with the reply no thoroughfare, despite the prince declaring his rank as commander of the Irene and a Prussian prince. The effort ends without passage.
In Waynesboro Georgia a woman received a case of champagne and stored it away. When she opened it later several mice emerged and she found three empty bottles with corks punctured and the champagne stolen.
The phonograph will be used to preserve Passamaquoddy language, arranged by the Massachusetts Society. The project aims to record native speakers and compile linguistic material for archival and educational use.
A brief quotation notes that seekers of popularity fearlessly speak the truth. The American aphorism underscores candid honesty over popularity.
A collection of pithy quotes on selfishness friendship and knowledge from various papers. It blends reflections on human nature social bonds and the value of knowledge with brief musings from The Somerville Journal Puck Boston Transcript Toronto Globe and others as sourced snippets.
A French expedition reaches Timbuctoo by river gunboat amid scarce trading and hostile reception. The piece also recounts Colonel Bates’s claim of possessing the sole Appomattox tree relic north of the Mason Dixon line, describing his rations trek and the tree fragment he kept, plus veteran reflections on Civil War battles and courage.
The piece recounts panic and fear jumps during Bull Run, showing soldiers’ shifting courage. It notes individuals react differently to each fight and that strong positions boost morale while weak flanks trigger terror. It portrays battle as a test where pride and discipline fail under sudden terror.
George Scott of the Sixteenth U S Infantry recounts the Lookout Mountain ascent and the Jonesboro assault. He praises Kentucky and Geary, notes Ohio regiments storming breastworks, severed regiments, and the flag planting, ending with the riflefire and gates of Atlanta opened by bayonets.
In a Chicago snippet a dog dealer, Fladger, touts Bunker yet admits the hound does not respond to commands. The buyer offers 50 cents, recalls buying the dog from a Boston gentleman, and instructs Bunker to rise and follow to his home for feeding.
An exchange shows a customer asking to charge a purchase to his account and a clerk denying recognition. The dialogue then shifts to a trial elsewhere with a request to record the charge, followed by a repeated refusal due to lack of identification.
At a Warsaw duel between two young men both fired and struck. One bullet flattened on the cigar-case of his foe while the other was deflected by a pocket-knife. The seconds ruled they were not born to kill each other and called off the affair.
Salt Lake City hosts a Woman's Relief Corps and a Grand Army post. CusTeR Post No 6 Leavenworth built a 44 by 80 foot hall costing $6000. Virginia’s Grand Army buys Cedar Creek battle ground tract. A Washington clerk reports higher death tolls in early, third, and fifth battles.
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