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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1886
Page
3
Poem excerpt by S EB Burton as reprinted in Good Housekeeping celebrating maternal love. A mother praises her daughter Marjorie with tender imagery of beauty, innocence, and the solace found in a child’s sleep. The speaker vows to guard and cherish the beloved, likening devotion to a queenly reign within a mother’s heart.
In May the narrator and Harold recruit Prof Landley to recover Mrs. Cargill's diamond hidden at a country estate. After nightly mesmeric searches and fox-hunting misadventures, the group discovers the jewel tied to a fox’s neck. A servant confesses the gardener as thief, but a note reveals the culprit is the gardener’s helper, Tom Black.
A first-person plea argues that wives deserve an independent daily allowance, not stingy restraint by husbands. The author shares personal experience after vowing to provide a purse for his wife, asserting equal rights in finances and praising women as careful, capable money managers.
The article explains coral value by color and size with white or frese varieties prized, notes Mediterranean fishing near Messina and Sardinia, and describes two coral substitutes. It details gear, boats, padrone authority, crew wages of sixty to seventy francs, April to September season, grueling labor from dawn to dusk, and Spartan rations followed by music and song at night on Italian banks.
Cincinnati marks its centennial in 1888 and seeks to host both national conventions to celebrate the city's 100th year. The move aims to showcase the city’s significance and attract delegates for joint commemorations.
A goose that had lived with the La Clair family for forty-one years died recently in Western New York. The long cherished bird had become a local symbol of longevity and homestead life.
A Western Plowman admonishes novice fanciers not to seek rapid fame in poultry breeding. Start with one breed, study it thoroughly, and avoid multiple breeds at once. Gradually expand only after mastering the first, avoiding haste.
A collage of humorous quips and anecdotes from various papers, noting social foibles, political jabs, and light satire. Included are jests about reform, donkey symbolism, licensing, fashion for health trips, bread versus art, and a witty exchange at a courtroom, reflecting a mid 19th century tone.
A historical convention split between a corrupt ring and an honest reformer ending in a blank ballot. The piece argues blank votes shield wrongdoers and warns youths to avoid political apathy. It reflects on responsibility, civic courage, and the consequences of inaction.
Thomas Potter of Somerset Massachusetts was pitched from a mowing machine, breaking a collar bone. He walked to a neighbor, asked for help with the team, harnessed his horse, rode to his sister’s home, then to Fall River for surgical care.
A heated exchange described by the New York Telegram ends with threats of violence as an Irishman warns the Englishman to keep quiet or risk injuring him. The report captures a rough confrontation with strong language and implied harm.
A Texas Siftings excerpt recounts a wife who defends her husband against cruelty claims. She lists numerous abuses by him including kicks, hair-pulling, hot water on her back, and damage to her bonnet, yet insists she has never been beaten and would not complain until violence occurs. A visiting philanthropist leaves speechless.
In a parable style dialogue a grandfather tells Herbert that every heart is a garden needing constant weeding. Honesty, patience, and virtue are seeds while untruth, anger, and vice are weeds. The garden grows from self reflection and influence from others, and must be tended daily to shape character.
In Golden Days a frog family, Mr and Mrs Goggles and their three sons, urge exploration. The wandering youngsters face dangers, one is injured, another returns home with tales of big fish and snakes. The narrator aids a wounded son, and the trio reunites with gratitude, the five Goggles now content.
A Chicago Advance poem by Carlotta Perry recounts three girls Jennie Flossy and Marie playing in a clover field. Exhausted they fall asleep, with mothers calling their names and finding them asleep in a fragrant clover heap. The verse mirrors a rural lullaby tone.
Herbert muses on what kind of man Rupert will be if he neglects his garden. Grandpa agrees that if Rupert’s weeds are pulled, all gardens must be tended, and urges watching the heart to keep it fruitful and pure.
A two year old boy named Harry locks himself in a chamber while mother tidies for visitors. He cannot reinsert the key, cries softly, and is calmed by stories through the keyhole. Father returns with a ladder, smashes a pane to reach him, and Harry vows not to repeat the mischief.
A concise reflection contrasts the American Nation’s 119 years with the Japanese Empire’s claimed 2545th anniversary. The tone suggests a meditation on age and historical perspective.
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