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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1880
Page
1
A digest of varied election notes and satire from 1880 era papers. Debates over Garfield Hancock and Sherman mingle with talk of African American voters in Indiana, churchward comments, wartime flags, and regional curiosities including a Rhode Island sea worm discovery, Danville Virginia murders, theater disrepute, and republican turnout calls.
A public notice calls for full participation on Election Day, urging every eligible vote to be cast and counted. The message emphasizes the importance of polling locations remaining open and voters having access to cast ballots.
A fragmented page recounts political rhetoric from a Democratic meeting and details a local voter appeal. It cites Hon. Kennedy and Mr. Wood in Congress on the Tariff Bill, noting a narrow vote and potential impacts on New Albany manufacturers and workers. It then shifts to a biographical tale of Jerry Muddier, nicknamed Jerry Marden, a shoemaker ruined by drink and debt at The Dram Arms and his landlord conflicts.
Mayor Rose of Davenport Town used the ceremonial shovel to start work on a soldiers monument. He recalled years ago shoveling near the same site for a dollar a day.
A Democrat reflects on election bets in Indiana and Ohio while praising an old verse about geese and grease. The Buffalo Express questions political party credit tied to forgery and governance. The Memphis Avalanche notes tariff issues, Old Man Secesh’s retreat, and doubt about a November Potomac crossing.
The Surgeon General of the army announces that the appropriation for providing artificial limbs during the year ending June 30 1881 is exhausted. No orders for limbs in kind or commutation can be issued until Congress makes new provisions.
A 1580 letter from Representative F. E. Beltzhoover reports the Democratic House’s stance against pension bills and predicts they will not pass. The message also praises James A. Garfield as the ideal Republican nominee. An aside recalls a traveler’s remark about long journeys and leisure.
The Ohio State Journal ponders how Confederate leaders Lee and Jackson would react if alive to hear of events in Ohio and Indiana. The piece contrasts northern Union perspectives with Southern memory, exploring sentiment, loyalty, and the impact of national conflict.
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