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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1886
Page
7
A George R Sims poem from St. Louis spotlighting class critique. The speaker claims crime is safer when wealth shields you, detailing scams and perjury while decrying punishment for the poor. It ends with a call that wealth justifies vice and poverty invites guilt.
William Burford's temptation to rob his own bank leads Grandfather Ellis to intervene. The family plans a move to a grand Moir residence spark pride and risk, but mounting expenses, social pressure, and a later crisis reveal Burford’s integrity and the old man's steadfast counsel. Eventually a plan restores order and moral clarity.
Instructional guide on laundering fine table linen emphasizing hand wringing, proper starch usage, damp handling, shaking and snapping, line drying, and careful ironing. Advises against over-wrinkling, wind damage, and sour starch. highlights drying indoors with warmth avoided and the dangers of mildew.
A collage of quotations and jokes from New Age Philadelphia Call Norristown Herald and other papers. Contains satirical lines about teachers pugs cigarettes weddings fashions and manners with brief dialogues and parodic exchanges.
Two offices in the Exchange block, numbers 4 and 6, show identical gas readings while occupants claim different usage. A neighbor recounts one meter left burning all night and later replaced with lamps, triggering odd bills, kerosene use, and a reduced bill after using more gas less.
The piece argues travel in Europe is not cheap for Americans. It cites five hours Liverpool to London at 7.25, nine hours London to Paris at 15, and Paris to Milan at 24, plus extra baggage charges. It notes individuals prefer speed and comfort over cheaper routes.
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a tobacconist scolding a young clerk for accepting a plugged half dollar. The boy admits he knew the coin was bad but felt unable to refuse. The boss dismisses the employee and vows dismissal, calling the culprit the clerk’s father.
Acadian Frenchman Jovite Arrivanit living near Yarmouth Nova Scotia fished on shares for Augustus Woodman. After a bad voyage and a note for forty dollars Jovite faced pressure to pay. Years later Woodman learned Jovite had earned four hundred dollars and accused him of unfairness. Jovite replied I always take you for business man I didn’t think you was green.
Edward Eggleston tells of Billy a Chicago boy who dreams of buffalo hunting in Colorado. He plans with friends, fears dangers, and falls ill after a mistaken adventure. A looming lesson ends with Billy returning home, abandoning the hunt and keeping safe.
A collection of aphorisms on integrity promises debts and folly. It urges restraint in actions and speech and warns that virtue is shown in deeds not words. The passage closes with a nod to Good Housekeeping.
A quirky verse from Golden Days recounts a doll named Mary Ann whose body is ragged with bran and straw. A pajama party of mice gathers for a midnight feast, while mothers and aunts prepare sawdust and hemp for stuffing.
A juvenile voyage tale from Battle Folks recounts ten year old Tommy Tackle aboard the passenger steamer Ori Noco from Lisbon to South America. Tommy steals custard but ends up with mustard causing a comic scene as ship staff laugh and Captain learns a lesson.
A St Paul Pioneer Press quotation notes sleeping car porters survive on small salaries but push to collect tips from passengers. a Philadelphia Ledger item jokes about bank messengers and an unsafe hip pocket wallet on platforms. The pieces reflect era humor and labor tensions in transit services.
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