Man Wert Bulletin Summer? Editors and Props
Fragment shows a local bulletin from Sumerset or Somersett area with editors Arnol d and Van Wetri. It mentions a page header and production notes for a community issue. No clear event or date.
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1886
Page
6
Fragment shows a local bulletin from Sumerset or Somersett area with editors Arnol d and Van Wetri. It mentions a page header and production notes for a community issue. No clear event or date.
A nostalgic verse recounts a seaside town engagement story with shared memories from college days. Names such as Grace Greeley, Lillian Lee, Ned Cary, Ralph Sandis, Mary, and Jack Whitney appear amid playful chatter about weddings, trousseaus, and social circles. The piece blends affection, gossip, and a hint of self deprecation.
In a London drawing room saga, Sir Peter Euston wheels through park visits with his son Joseph while the prodigal Jack ruins youth at a boarding school and in life. Lady Olivia and Lady Olivia Plantagenet chase Joseph as gossip swirls around banking heirs and a duke's daughter.
In a dreary London tale, Sir Peter learns his son Jack has fallen to poverty and crime but may return. Joseph opposes the reunion, while Lady Pimlico insists on mercy. Jack proves repentant, wins his father’s blessing, and the family reconciles with a hopeful future.
Workmen at Fort William Henry near Pemaquid Maine uncover a six by eight by six foot brick floored chamber under the southeast bastion. A brick bearing Roman figures marked 1509 is found, and a flat rock with two men drawing a bow dated 1610 is unearthed, with another arrow motif carved near the Partridge mansion dated 1620.
A Reading Mass author recounts Phineas Guerney a boy sailor narrating his first equatorial voyage. He witnesses a fierce fight between a giant boa and a bullock in a South American riverbank scene creating vivid detail of a coastal jungle encounter. Phin's quick intervention with a heavy cheetooith drives the boa away but poisonous fumes sicken him ending the pursuit.
The piece urges autumn cleaning of hen houses to curb lice before winter. It advises scalding, scraping, kerosene treatment, whitewashing, perch removal, and fresh earth or sand to boost health and egg yield, framing the task as both business and morality.
A New York Times letter exposes how patent right sharks pressure farmers for bogus claims. A farmer used rain water and springs for pipes to barns and homes, then faced a $30 claim and later a $150 demand with threats of treble damages. Many farmers pay $10 to avoid costly suits, draining millions from the public.
A collage of short witticisms and comic exchanges from multiple papers. Snappy lines touch on genius, mother-in-law jesting, marriages, invitations, and small daily observations, with characters like Mrs Upperecca, George, and Bobby in lighthearted mischief.
Religious verse from Ball's Monthly condemns the devil as a hard master who exploits workers. It warns that carousing, gambling, and false promises lead to ruin, with loyalty yielding only loss, deception, and a halter. The piece portrays the devil as a busy, deceitful agent whose wages are misery and degradation.
A dated church or school program outlines a sequence of Bible lessons from Oct to Dec. focusing on Jesus crucified risen and appearances, Thomas faith, Peter restoration, walking in the light, John’s visions, worship of God and the Lamb, saints in heaven, invitation, and year end review with possible Christmas or missionary themes.
John Burke a Brooklyn peddler known for entertainment and wit created the returning ball a rubber globe on a string earning him about 30000 dollars. His third wife Catherine stirred him to seek wealth and a separate life followed a court decree of separation in September last year.
A rustic sketch titled Autumn Thoughts from the Arkansas Traveler reflects on fall beauty and moral reflection. The narrator describes the season as restful yet poignant, noting mosquitoes and birds, the woods, and a soft sky while contemplating God and nature.
Madam Parvenue, suddenly rich from an oil well in her yard, consults an architect about a costly residence. She asks for a rotunda in the house and two or three rows of tundas around the exterior, per the Pittsburgh Chronicle.
The article extols ruling the inner self as greater than conquering cities. It insists patience governs the soul, endures trials, and shapes strength, citing Mary and Martha to illustrate spiritual calm. It frames patience as active discipline, not passivity, forging enduring character through resistance and faith.
The piece argues patience shapes habit and will, easing effort once automatic. It contrasts pliable mercy with loud willfulness, warns against judging others, and links recovery to humility and faith. Mary Hull reflects in Advance on Christianity as life, not mere doctrine.
Rev Alexander MacLeod argues play is a heavenly gift shaping childhood and strength for future labor. He likens play to God’s joy, notes it unites children in fair games, and urges carrying its joy into life while balancing earthly and heavenly worlds.
A collection of religious maxims and quotes on conscience, duty, dependence on God, and character formation. Notable lines emphasize stewarding one talent as carefully as ten, leaning on divine hand, and every youthful act as a seed shaping later life. Includes attributions to Addison Guthrie Calvin and Dr Wise.
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