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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1868
Page
1
Poem-like call urging Ulysses S Grant as the next president. Reiterates Grant hailed from near Appomattox Court House and praises his leadership to defend the rights. Expresses hope for an American future under his rule and seeks unity against foreign foes.
A compilation of General Grant quotations from 1862 to 1868 plus contemporary political jottings. It includes views on promotion and congressional authority, mentions of Secretary Chase and President Johnson, and remarks on Grant’s popularity and Democratic prospects with anecdotes about voters and protests. It also notes elections and southern and copperhead attitudes toward negro suffrage.
A French surgeon Dr Thevenet in Calais is drawn into an amputation demand by a mysterious Englishman offering 100 guineas. The operation proceeds after threats, leading to a leg loss that enables the man to marry Emile Harley. Years later in London the surgeon visits Sir Charles Temple, who laments his own wooden leg and reveals mixed feelings about the tale.
A Texas carpenter announced dead after a night illness unexpectedly revived at dawn to sit up and move, though without breath or pulse. Doctors were baffled as he remained lifelike for hours before dying or recovering. A Black Hawk County girl dies after a horse and lead strap accident. A Cincinnati meeting seeks to form a Railroad Conductors Mutual Life Insurance Association with a per member levy to fund families.
A Callao correspondent narrates a fable between a gold eagle and a twenty dollar greenback, debating value and promises. The greenback recalls Civil War pay and a chaplain, a corporal's letter to his wife, and a pension promise, arguing that a well kept promise is worth gold. A side note mentions Horace Greeley and a Peoria letter-mishap.
An early fashion critique describes fall men’s wear in New York with tight trousers, a short coat, and oversized shoes that allegedly strain the human frame and humor readers.
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