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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1868
Page
1
Poem admonishes a child to trust and heed a mother. It urges turning to maternal guidance in both joy and sorrow, praising a mother’s kiss, love, and enduring faithfulness as a source of strength and guidance through life’s trials.
A Danish merchant ship becomes the stage for a brutal murder. The chief mate is killed by a Portuguese cook, and the crew conducts a Danish style court martial at sea. The condemned man is lashed to the dead man and launched into the ocean as a ritual execution. The narrator witnesses the solemn burial and departs with a heavy heart.
A minister travels toward Oshkosh meets battered men returning from “having a time with the boys.” The tale contrasts the town’s rough reputation with a Tennessee soldier Vestal’s refusal to bend to conscription and punishment, illustrating grit and faith under fire in Civil War era.
The writer questions how men unable to pay small bills can find money for liquor and leisure while others struggle. He notes diversions like billiards poker and clothing while some owe merchants and yet enjoy delicacies. He contrasts industrious workers with the poor and mocks Democratic papers over Grand Army of the Republic influence and Civil War victories.
The Nashville Observer recounts bone collecting from wartime remains in Nashville, describing heaps of skeletal remains shipped south for fertilizer. The piece marvels at a rib and thigh bone found amid the deposits and questions distressing motives behind exhuming soldiers’ remains. It also notes New York’s whiskey consumption and a Portland broom factory sourcing Illinois material.
A lively New England scene features a visiting elder who mistakes salt for sugar in his tea. After playful snickers, he feigns enjoyment and asks for salt again. He openly admits he always drinks salt in his tea, delivering a humorous, self assured line to the room.
The Ohio Statesman reports a deaf and dumb man in Columbus taking articulation lessons from Dr. Boyle. He now utters distinctly any word taught and the teacher's efforts in helping mates speak have been remarkably successful.
A Baptist speaker criticizes his church for excessive machinery in governance, claiming it is not simple enough. A Methodist respond ant agrees there is more machinery but argues it uses far less water to run.
Philadelphia District Attorney Mann claims newspapers grow too strong and must be put down. The New York Citizen warns the South scorns a Northern Copperhead. Vallandigham’s exile is cited and Pendleton is named in a rebuke. The Springfield Republican mocks bankruptcy and creditor costs. A mother and daughter exchange temper control remarks.
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