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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1890
Page
3
A reflective poem tells of a blind seeker seeking light and guidance. A loving voice offers help and the speaker finds relief in faith. The passage moves from hunger for sight to contentment as the dark path brightens through divine aid.
A Russian luggage van robbery case leads to a detective's covert mission aboard a through train. He infiltrates a red chest used by Countess Rustanovitch and her criminal band, captures the thief, and with police help nets the gang. The plot ends with the chief’s promotion withheld but graveyard of glory and escape across the frontier.
The piece argues that rehearsing a wedding reduces the sacred ceremony to spectacle. It contrasts rehearsal for marriage with confirmations or baptisms and condemns the trend as barbaric, noting it devalues the religious rite and treats marriage as civil convenience.
The Cleveland Leader argues that a December 20 vote on the federal elections bill hinges on Republican unity and Southern political shifts. It predicts that Farm ers Alliance power in the South could block Democratic control of the next House, intensify the suffrage battle, and push for a free vote and fair count amid possible violence.
The report depicts a chaotic election day in Arkansas with violence, intimidation, and alleged ballot theft. It asserts Union Labor candidate N. B. Pizer would win by about 15,000 votes were ballots and counts fair, but frauds and armed bands threaten the result. Incidents cited include colored judges driven from polls, a fatal shooting near Conway, and precincts in Eastland and Pulaski County overrun or altered to thwart Union Labor and Republican voters. The piece argues Congress must enact the Federal Election bill to guarantee a republican form of government.
In the Eighteenth Ohio district Republicans renominated Major McKinley for Congress by acclamation. His acceptance speech revisited the tariff pledge, advocating revision to favor protection, curb imports of competing goods, and preserve home production while adjusting duties to aid key industries and employment.
The speaker defends the House tariff bill as American in spirit and American interests. He cites support from Europe’s opposition as proof the measure benefits U S industries and workers, predicts rapid passage by a Republican Senate and approval by a Republican president, and vows prosperity unprecedented in world history.
A collage of editorials and opinions from Chicago Tribune and other papers critiques party splits and figures like General Weaver and Governor Heard. It notes South Carolina Democratic rifts, Bennett law battles, and the push for English language instruction as literacy and school policy become electoral weapons.
An account from the Garden Spectator describes a pet rook named Poppy that lives with a family in a town garden. He roams freely, teases a dog and cats, imitates barking, steals food, and even killed a guinea pig. The piece ends with a child’s joke about hunting predators and a note on a jurvy fragment.
A veteran recollects a past battle scene where fallen comrades are honored at roll call. The speaker recalls a wounded friend returning to duty, the deep bond of messmates, and the bittersweet memory as grandchildren sing aloud in warm weather.
A January 1863 account recalls Jennet Lou, known as Little Lou, aiding a dying Union soldier amid mud and rain near Stone River. The tale follows her brave mission through fire and bullets, earning her memory in the panorama of the rebellion. The piece closes with brief notes on Gen. Gexmat Gorpon’s return to prominence and Canvin E Brart’s wartime wound, highlighting veteran figures and their scars.
A tale from a Confederate era cloak-room recounts Judah P. Benjamin narrowly escaping capture after Lincoln's assassination. A rebel parrot on a Florida plantation tracked his route, squawking "Hurrah for Jeff" and leading Benjamin to a Cracker host who provided a mule and shelter, aiding his coastward escape.
The piece recounts the Union piano of Hale family from Hale's Mills Tennessee to Bowie Maryland, surviving raids, capture, and rebuke by Confederate forces. The instrument is described with the “angel in the house” motif, its flag, and return to Hale's Mills before final relocation to Bowie. It notes related anecdotes about a Washington Post stenographer and Lincoln-era anecdotes of a Wisconsin drummer, then mentions a planned Civil War roster release.
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