21 Oct 1881
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1881
Page
1
The item notes forty Jewish refugees arriving in Cincinnati on Wednesday. It mentions travel around Philadelphia and cites broader immigration and public land stats. Various anecdotes follow about local politics, crime, and distant events, all in the period newspaper voice.
In a London police court two prisoners faced charges for taking each other’s names to serve sentences. The report notes this is not uncommon in India where jailers sometimes permit a prisoner to marry and honeymoon abroad if a substitute endures imprisonment. Also cited is Ohio law requiring children eight to fourteen attend school twelve weeks yearly with six consecutive. fines for parents range two to ten dollars per offense, with prosecution duties and a twenty dollar penalty for neglect by the clerk of the Board.
The veteran Wisconsin Democrat General Hobart joins the Republican ranks, prompting many lawmakers and voters who share his view that the Democratic party has failed its principles. A Louisville inventor, Master Zeller, creates an electric clock powered by a wound battery. The Chicago Tribune editorial on Guiteau argues his insanity is not a defense and that society must punish him to deter similar acts, urging the courts to deny mercy.
A speaker charms a Union Depot crowd with tales of Oregon climate and providence. He describes escaping a grizzly attack with chloroform, losing a leg, and surviving highwaymen while crediting Providence for safety. The piece ends with Notes and Queries on name origins.
The article explains two guano types from different regions. South American coast islands yield strong ammoniacal, pungent deposits with bird remains and eggs beneath crusts. Southern Pacific islands produce coral-based phosphates, odorless, dark brown, with bird fish bones fueling phosphate formation.
A wealthy banker who gives to charity learns a hard lesson when a poor cobbler's unpaid bill drives an intended suicide. He pays the debt after the fact, saving the family, and the cobbler survives to prosper, while the banker tightens his habits regarding small debts. The piece contrasts private benevolence with neglected petty obligations.
A Detroit Free Press editorial argues against the stereotype that lawyers lie. It notes lawyers see the seamy side of life and must present the best side of a case to judges or juries, urging the public to abandon the myth that all lawyers lie.
Thomas Reaney a Jersey City gauger was set on fire by a longshoreman friend after a drinking session. Reaney escaped serious harm by shielding his eyes but suffered burns to face neck and ears. He declined to press charges leaving the alleged arsonist unpunished according to the New York Evening Post account.
The passage explains that many given names have roots in historic or religious terms rather than modern associations. It traces Annabella as a feminine Hannibal derivative meaning gift from Bel, Ara bella as Orabillia a praying woman, Arabel in Anglicized form common in the 13th century, Maurice from Amalric-Rimmelreich, Ellen as feminine of Alain with Helen as a separate older language root, and begins noting Amy’s misconnection with Aimee.
In Godeau v Blood the Vermont court held proof of prior dog bites was unnecessary to support a bite action. Proved ferocity, prior bites, and keeper warnings sufficed, affirming the duty to prevent danger in a crowded Burlington street. The decision cites moral duty and public safety, noting the risk to children and pedestrians.
Mr Vennor Dear Sir find enclosed bill on account of pie frozen by your late cold snap at is house Please remit Oil City.
A light anecdote notes the carpenter remains good-natured when he has his spirit level but loses his temper if someone uses it without permission. The tale highlights how small tools can trigger strong reactions even in patient workers.
The column recalls a San Francisco theater cry for a baby during an orchestra, likening it to a Tucson scene where Colonel Dean adopts a Mexican infant amid bidding. Springfield mentions Mr Bookwalter and Ludlow resuming work, while a cough remedy Denning’s Cough Balsam is recommended for colds.
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