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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1887
Page
7
A meditation on the Nantucket house-top walk once watched by sailors and families as ships departed and returned. The poem recalls long vigil, sea storms, and home longing, noting aging watchers and the endless drift of ships while faith and memory endure.
A compact tale recounts Red-Headed Tim and his sister Carline finding a safe home. The piece reflects hardship and struggle, presenting their journey toward stability and belonging despite social scorn and poverty.
A wagon carries the cheap coffin to Potter's Field as two orphaned children, a boy with fiery curls and a five year old girl, weep at a crowded tenement. Neighbors gossip, Old Meg offers shelter while the landlord seizes furniture for rent. The family, bereft, seeks food and clothing and must live with Timmy.
In a grim urban tale Meg exploits two orphans, Tim and Carline, until a mission push and charity bring Mrs. Dorr into their lives. Tim gains a guardian in Hart Grantly while Carline battles abuse, illness, and longing for mother love before finding safe refuge and a brighter future.
A sweeping survey of 19th century heavy artillery details the progress, calibers, and energies of dozens of giant guns from France, Britain, Italy, and Krupp. It notes 100 ton class pieces, 2,000 pound projectiles, mile-range capabilities, breechloaders, range systems, and upcoming 150-ton monsters with immense penetrating power.
An American visitor from Mississippi meets a local in Venice who jokes about the city’s tides. The Mississippi man compares the flooded streets to an overflow back home, misunderstanding Venice as a temporary flood while the traveler asserts the water is a constant feature of the city. The exchange satirizes regional speech and urban expectations.
An old anecdote recounts a nurse waking a patient with a sleep issuing tale. A physician asks about a neighbor's wife shower bath usage and learns she used an umbrella while another claimed wood luck and an oled silk head with a cape. The exchange ends with a witty remark on proper method.
A Clark street car scene highlights Peabody Jamison’s courtesy as a heavyset woman boards. He offers his seat, then humorously remarks he is only sorry there isn’t more space, reflecting his gallant demeanor in a light social vignette from Merchants Traveler.
Soldier reports a daring Civil War spy tale inside Sheridan’s lines near Winchester. The narrator recalls a near capture, a staged amnesty, and a daring escape, plus later meeting Longstreet in Europe and a reflected portrait of General William Longstreet amid talks of a forthcoming history.
A Northern Georgia mountain home visit shows General James Longstreet in serene retirement. The veteran, once famed for bloodshed, now overlooks Chattahoochee Valley from a tranquil farm as his old warhorse appears at the door. The scene contrasts a life of conflict with calm, pastoral surroundings.
Pardon Worsley known as the Union Spy of the Shenandoah dies at his Fosterbrook New York home aged sixty seven. A Massachusetts fancy goods merchant turned Civil War spy he aided Union forces by scouting blockade running routes and guiding Mosby’s raids. He later led a patrol in Lincoln’s assassination aftermath and commanded detectives at Booth’s death before retiring to run a park restaurant in the Bradford oil field.
Columbia prison tale reveals H A Burbank of Limerick Me repaying a 50 dollar Confederate note to William Washburne of Boston. Washburne, once captive at Columbia Prison, dispersed the amount in fifty dollar notes among comrades. Washburne later paroled, exchanged, and became physically disabled. letter explains the backstory and repayment underlines veteran hardship.
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