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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1889
Page
7
A mother whips her son Johnnie with a slipper to discipline him, crying out in pain as the punishment continues. Neighbors hear the screams and children pause their play in sympathy. After the beating ends, the boy stops crying and returns to his friends on the street.
Parson Lyle faces Bear Cove disruption sparked by a dance and a threat, but choosing a peaceful path he accepts Pa rson Prater’s watchword go slow over the rough places. The Christmas gathering becomes a turning point as the preacher delivers a calm talk and the crowd is reminded of mercy and restraint.
The piece argues imported cigars are not always superior and often cost more than domestic ones after duties. It notes high priced imports may be worth it, while bargain imported cigars offer little value. Domestic factories now employ Cuban workers, narrowing the gap in quality.
Alaska Letter in the Washington Post describes a notable Sikans figure known as Princess Tom. Beloved for wealth, she flaunts cedar chests of blankets and silver, and appears in silks and velvets at feasts. Her age is uncertain, possibly forty to sixty, and she sustains two husbands amid clan tensions.
Experts advise timber cutting in November through January when sap is minimal and wood fibers are least damaged by fermentation. Summer felling yields richer sap and higher fermentation risk, and old woodsmen warn that sap-filled beech branches decay quickly, reducing value for firewood.
Special correspondence from Camp Albany on Lake Champlain details yacht life, fishing, and social circles at the Racquette with Commodore Sullivan and editor James H. Manning. The piece weaves colonial memory, Champlain’s voyage, and long-echoing battles that gave the lake its grim name The Bloody Gate.
Wisconsin Senator Spooner shares a self deprecating tale of his first speech with many gestures. His wife mimics him with a dramatic handkerchief scene, prompting him to exclaim about Tad’s approval. The anecdote underlines his rise as a leading partisan orator in the Senate.
A clipped exchange from the Chicago Tribune mocks reformist talk with Kiljordan and Grindstone amid mock religious banter. The Merchant Traveler references a comic scene about washing tubs buried last Monday, highlighting caricature and regional speech.
A professor guides the students with a pun about the point of a needle. He says the joke’s point is discerned as a perception, while the pin’s point is an experience rather than a vision. Source: Harper's Bazar.
A poem urging endurance through hardship. It contrasts dark days with a promise of divine guidance, urging readers to walk forward with faith. The piece attributes the sentiment to Margaret E. Sangster from Ladies' Home Journal.
A reflective essay contrasts the ancient agnostic who seeks the unknown God with the modern agnostic who denies spiritual realities. It argues for life signs, design, and a lawgiver, cites Poe and common sense, and urges measured speech free of anger gossip and indecency, promoting scriptural restraint and charitable wit.
A reflective meditation on speech and silence, arguing silence can harm or honor, depending on context. It laments those who remain mute when truth is attacked and praises bold speech in defense of character and faith.
Eliza Fletcher extols the Bible as a lamp that has burned for six thousand years. She compares its light to a lighthouse, guiding souls to the golden gates and the throne, offering comfort through trials, affliction, and death. The passage emphasizes salvation through Jesus Christ and the cleansing power of His blood.
A Christian reflection notes affliction is expected for believers and serves a salutary purpose. It cites that earthly sight yields no warrant for the weight of glory, urging the subordination of the temporal to the eternal, with reference to a Christian Inquirer quotation.
A collection of short quotations from Calderwood Fielding Selwyn M Henry United Presbyterian and N Independent emphasizing prudence, generosity, and duty. They urge daily diligence, faith grounded giving, and avoidance of pure selfishness to help the needy in society.
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