25 Nov 1887
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1887
Page
1
Advertisement notes a sale of 64 inch all wool suitings by I, Seelberg & Co at 65 cents price, highlighting fabric quality and bargain pricing.
A lyrical piece extols a sunny New England Thanksgiving, praising friendship, family gatherings, and traditional feasts. It notes differing beliefs yet united hearts, and looks forward to paradise and the golden gates where lasting Thanksgiving songs will be sung by all generations.
A historical sketch traces George Washington from sixteen year old surveyor to Virginian militia leader. It covers his early education with Lord Fairfax, service as Public Surveyor, and ascent to Ajutant General at nineteen. It details the 1750s Ohio frontier clashes, Dinwiddies 1753 mission to the French, and Washingtons trek to Fort Pitt and Logstown to seek native support against French advances.
The article lists game laws and open seasons for quail pinnated grouse wild turkey pheasants blue winged teal wild duck woodcock squirrel rabbit and deer with dates and Sundays rules in Lake Erie waters. It notes amendments from 1887 and exemptions for Lake Erie and its estuaries.
Lima celebrates a new depot as the old building is torn down and recalls a recent fire that damaged two livery barns and other structures. Allen county jail records report multiple prisoners sent to penitentiary and work house for crimes of larceny theft and rape.
A reader recounts neighbors surprised by a farmhouse gathering near Samuel Collins farm on Nov 12 with refreshments and thanks to Mr. and Mrs. J. Johnson. Another note from O Muri describes Holgate Ohio in Henry county with rail links, local industry, schools, churches, and hopes for a successful year.
A letter from J H Wilmore in Los Andres California, Oct 1887, praising Tacoma W T as a thriving future city. He notes crops such as wheat oats rice and fruit, rail and smelting developments, electric lights and planned street railways, and a growing population and business activity.
H. S. Hupspern reports buying 54 acres near the city for 120 per acre, noting strong alfalfa and fruit potential. He describes land value nearby, a proposed Utah to Los Angeles railway reaching San Pedro Harbor, and predicts the valley will flourish with year-round crops, calling the area the Egypt of America. He invites others to visit and see.
Multiple auction notices for December 1887 in Van Wert county Ohio outline sales by George Bittner Edward W Sours and the Exline executors. Items include horses cows cattle hogs farming gear hay household goods and farm implements with cash and 12 month credit terms backed by two approved sureties. Estates hold auctions at Union township Hoaglin Liberty townships and the late Valentine Exline residence.
A compendium of health complaints and elixir claims including bilious symptoms such as faint appetite for solids, coated tongue, and digestive distress. Advertisements tout Green's August Flower Dr King’s New Discovery Electric Bitters Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and Sanford’s Nerve Tonic with testimonials from Rome Ohio merchants and druggists.
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