18 May 1877
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1877
Page
1
Spotted Tail seeks promotion to major in the Crazy Horse Marines, signaling a bold career ambition within the unit. The move would position him as a senior officer overseeing operations and training for the Army’s equestrian branch.
The column surveys European tensions with Russia and Turkey, aviation of political figures, fires in Brooklyn, jewel news from San Francisco, forest blazes in Canada, and oil discoveries in California. It notes Cronin's nose chatter, Halleck statue unveiling, neutral stance toward belligerents, and post office money order woes.
In a 19th century tale a socialite Mamie Wilberforce fends off John Burroughs at a Fidelia Sociable dance, he leaves heartbroken, and she learns travel may heal. Years later she discovers a shell bearing his note, reunites in Rome, and John proposes, ending with a wedding amid a seaside memory.
Eve Wilton finds her husband’s love letters hidden in a coat pocket and discovers a past romance. She frantically seeks poison but, guided by a bemused chemist, learns the antidote tale is a misunderstanding. She ends by planning her death, yet remains unsure of Tom’s true feelings.
An account describes a strong man starving over seven days with escalating hunger and weakness. Early days show craving and preserved strength while later days bring sinking stomach, nausea, hollow cheeks, pale color, wild eyes, and body fatigue. By day seven, lassitude deepens and urge to eat persists amid pain.
The Memphis Avalanche notes two votes in Tennessee for Hayes against one opposing. It suggests Tam many Hall readers back the opposition amid calls of abuse and anathema, while Bourbons fail to unite under a hate banner.
Sixty press representatives attended a prize fight, noting reporters draw simple facial figures with numbered injuries to depict rounds. Separately, gardening guidance outlines rose pot care including temperature, watering, lime water, tobacco solution for pests, pruning, and avoiding cold drafts.
A London artist and American innovator, Vanderweyde, claim to have bottled daylight enabling photographs at night. The technique supposedly costs ten cents hourly per studio and speeds image delivery. A second anecdote recalls Jarvis painting Bainbridge as the Commodore woke his sitter with a tirade and a fist shake, yielding one of Bainbridge’s best portraits.
In a fashionable boarding-house area last summer, four robin nestlings were left to starve after their parents were shot by thoughtless boys. A small brown wren then arrived, fed the hungry robins, and tirelessly cared for them until they fledged and could fend for themselves.
A well known amateur of the city plans a show featuring feats of strength. He will juggle dumbbells and ring weights from forty to one hundred eighty pounds, lift a thousand pound cannon, raise a fifteen hand horse from the ground, heave a team of horses, lift a platform with twelve people, and suspend himself to lift a hundred pound dumbbell with one hand while balanced overhead.
The Cincinnati Gazette reports that Louisiana people fasted and sang Te Deum to celebrate democracy, then a disguised group abducted a prisoner from jail and shot him. They plan to mark the Pope’s jubilee, showing a restless public mood.
A mother calls to her son to come and shut the shutter. He replies that it is shut and cannot be shut further. The exchange highlights the humor and intricacy of everyday language.
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