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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1889
Page
7
Poem recounting crickets singing as a comforting beacon across seasons and distances. It envisions childhood memories returning to a reader as they grow, with a closing blessing of pleasant dreams.
In a sunlit kitchen Dorcas Jones and Polly Davis spar over a rumored marriage. Dorcas repeats that John Darrows has wed another, sparking Polly’s doubt and a tense confrontation that ends with Polly accusing Darrows of deceit as she recalls their past engagement and asks for an explanation.
Polly confronts a false marriage claim sparked by Dorcas Jones, denying she is wed to John Darrows. In the evening Polly’s admission leads Mrs. Davis to suspect the gossip’s motive as Dorcas’ church credibility is questioned and Polly mocks the notion.
Washington Letter reports smokeless powders spreading for small arms and artillery in Europe. Lebel rifle sparked interest. Duttinhofer and Russian equivalents tested. British Noble powder praised for near noiseless volleys at 300 yards. Chilworth used in quick-fire guns. Tactics may shift as smoke-free rounds emerge, with focus on obtaining efficient powders for the United States.
The La Bretagne passes Sandy Hook Light Ship at 1 20 pm and is due at her dock about 4 30 pm. The steamer’s arrival is tracked by sight and telegraph signals, while customs prepare to meet her. The Sandy Hook light-ship is a 97 by 24 foot vessel with a six man crew and sixteen lamps that form crimson rings each sunset.
From Jewelers' Weekly a survey of luxury items shown as wedding and gift pieces. Highlights include a diamond and ruby lace pin, platinum Eiffel Tower pendant, a toad in gold with an opal, a five of clubs match box, and a tiny New York solitaire diamond ring. Fashion notes note waning popularity of the diamond circled ruby setting and a shift to dark colored stones. A playful wheelbarrow of pearls carried by a small boy is also described. Spain reports that sport quality has declined with complaints of excessive prices.
A New England article exposes how antique furniture is manufactured to mimic age. Dealers describe methods: staining oak, scrubbing walls with ale, gunpowder and acid treatments for drawers, and aging brass fittings. The piece also notes rapid reproduction of old style pieces and mentions related items like clocks and colonial designs.
A dramatic tale traces the discovery of North Carolina gold, a lump weighing over 100 pounds, its owners' greed and murder, and the fortune's disappearance into the U.S. Treasury. The story culminates with the claim that no comparable piece has been found since, and a later note mentions a Georgia mine producing a 1300 pennyweight specimen.
A New York Tribune excerpt notes bags in many forms for dusting, storage, laundry, and organizing in dining rooms and bedrooms. Suggestions include linen or cretonne bags, wood rings, chintz or cretonne fabrics, and leather or silk variants. Shoe bags and laundry bags are highlighted, with sizes from ten to twelve inches square.
Practical tips for cleaning and care of clothing including soaking flannels in soda hot water, mending and rewearing, plus tips to keep stoves bright with a dedicated polishing cloth. Also includes recipes and home crafts such as match safe hanging ideas, sand tarts, oyster soup, and pumpkin pies from The Housekeeper and Western Rural.
A historical account notes how tigers in India terrorize districts, kill hundreds yearly, and affect local travel. It describes hunting methods, superstitions around tigers, uses of tiger parts in medicine, and the scavenging behavior around killed prey with vultures and jackals observing from nearby. Sir J Payter, in Nineteenth Century.
Sir Edwin Arnold via the London Telegraph recalls conversations with General Sherman about the Civil War march on the Confederacy, defending the early campaign strategy, courage defined by presence of mind and unselfishness, and a humorous tale of a pilfering Irish soldier. The piece also notes Sherman’s friendships with English officers and a faded war-era letter found by Schumaker years later in Fort Madison Iowa.
A critique from the American Analyst outlines common errors in judgment regarding health. It warns against overworking when fatigued, overeating for strength, misusing sleep, and assuming minor rest equals gains. It cautions children’ s work equals adults, reliance on stimulants, and buying universal patent medicines.
The tale follows John Schumaker a saddler from Fort Madison Iowa and Ran som post member as a letter passes through Nashville Fort Snelling St Paul and Washington before finally failing to reach him in Georgia. The misrouted mail rides the mail system amid troop movements and detours.
Washington Tribune correspondent recalls Budge a three legged yellow dog who followed the Army of the Potomac from 1861 through Antietam. Budge lost a foreleg at Manassas but persisted chasing cannon balls, guarded a wounded comrade in the cornfield, and died defending the Union flag at the last.
Circular letter No 1 lists national and local officers including Mrs Frances N Wood of Topeka as national president and Mrs Catherine F Hirst of Louisville as senior vice president along with vice presidents treasurer chaplain counselor and a broad council of administration with names and cities across Illinois Pennsylvania California Maine and New Jersey. National headquarters are established at Topeka Kansas.
A one-armed former trooper, questioned by a Major, recounts losing his limb not in a Civil War charge at Trevillion Station but in Missouri five years earlier when he charged a man with lying and the man cut his arm off with a corn-knife.
Letters to Surgeon General A P Porter from Topeka discuss a monument to General Hartranft funded by Pennsylvania National Guard members. Grance B McClellan, son of General Meade's ally, is named treasurer of the Brooklyn Bridge Company at four thousand dollars a year. A Gettysburg tale recalls sons who fought for the Confederacy and died near Culp's Hill, contrasting fates of locals in the war.
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