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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1887
Page
6
Sermon by Dr. Talmage extols the queenly role of women in caring for the sick and distressed. It praises maternal influence in crisis, domestic leadership, and charitable action, asserting women as vital Christian agents who comfort the afflicted, support husbands, and strive toward heavenly reward.
A Harper’s Bazaar excerpt outlines French girls boarding schools with compulsory uniforms and strict routines. Dinners end, hours of exercise then study, prayers, and bed. Letter writing is restricted for French pupils but open to English and American students. Visitors and “refectory” sweets are tightly controlled.
A Baptist Weekly exhortation urges young couples to vow secrecy in marriage, confess faults immediately, keep their private life private from family, and renew vows at temptations. It warns that sharing secrets weakens bonds and friends will intrude, implying many marriages could be happier if these rules were followed.
The Bodleian Library bought a small volume once cataloged as Quatuor Evangelia now identified as the Evangelistarium. It bears four full page Evangelist pictures in early English eleventh century style and is linked to St Margaret of Scotland. The book’s miracle tale and later binding by Lord William Howard of Naworth are noted.
A response to Democratic and Mugwump attacks calling Union veterans who drew government pensions paupers. The piece argues these men came from every walk of life to defend the Union, endured captivity, and faced brutal campaigns from Fort Sumter to Appomattox, resisting indignity with Lincoln’s legacy.
Sam Shaffer argues in the Commercial Gazette that Democrats slander soldiers even in the darkest Civil War days. He asserts the party would wreck the nation with constant epithets, mocks paying veterans, and portrays Republicans as defending the Union against cruel taunts.
The Cleveland Leader claims Democrats manipulated soldier pensions, crediting Republican machinery and Colonel Dudley for progress. It accuses Democratic Commissioner Black of using the Pension Bureau for political gain and rushing easier cases to boost monthly averages, delaying worthy applicants.
The South West Cincinnati organ of saloon-keepers calls Ohio saloonmen to vote for no candidate who won’t pledge to oppose new liquor restrictions. It attacks the Dow law, says it robs saloon keepers, and urges opposition to Governor Foraker. The alliance with Powell benefits the Democratic State Committee, urging farmers and business people to choose parties by liquor tax and regulation preferences.
The piece argues Republicans are not committed to abolishing the whisky tax and rejects Democratic tactics to portray them as open to the idea. It cites Democratic papers and Hon. Geo. L. Converse among those suggesting support, while noting bipartisan nonpartisan discussion on the issue.
General Robert P Kennedy commends Captain W C Lyon of the Twenty third Ohio for bravery and leadership in West Virginia and Virginia campaigns. He recalls Lyon’s cool courage under fire, his rise to captain, and a friend’s tribute amid Lyons death and a graveside honor. Kennedy notes Lyons’ Republican faith and prior district support in Toledo.
George Brinske a Polish sailor who served as Grover Cleveland's substitute died at the State Soldiers Home in Bath New York of consumption at fifty five. He enlisted after being promised 150 dollars by Cleveland then assistant city attorney. He served in the Seventy sixth New Volunteers and later faced hardship returning to Buffalo penniless. Brinske claimed repeated appeals to the President for aid were denied.
The Ohio governorship under Foraker is praised for debt reduction bond interest cuts and solid finances. Critics are dismissed as blatherskites and demagogues false in their claims. The Ohio G A R membership numbers are cited as a show of veteran influence and editorials resist calls for dissolution.
Robert J. Burdette argues veterans hate using the U S flag as advertising. He recalls Civil War discipline, General orders, and the sacred meaning of the banner. He condemns civilians and camp-followers who used the flag for profit, urging reverence and obedience to military orders.
A compilation of partisan snippets from various papers attacks on Cleveland era policy, noting Pennsylvania Democrats drifting toward compromise and cowardice, Missouri Democrats awaiting a presidential visit in St. Louis, and a New York trip to present flags. Also references to Iowa and Union soldiers, with critics from Chicago and Cincinnati.
Cleveland Leader lists eight items targeting President actions. They accuse substitutions during wartime, vetoes on Memorial Day funds at Buffalo, and limits on G A R badge wear in New York while governor. Other charges include flag remembrance for Jake Thompson, pension vetoes, avoiding Memorial Day in Washington, rebels flag orders, and snubbing St Louis during a Grand Army convention.
The item contrasts debt reduction under Cleveland with that under Arthur, noting 126,494,018 versus 328,865,205 in the first 28 months. It challenges Democratic boosters to publish similar figures and ends with a Grover reference from the Toledo Blade.
The piece condemns President Cleveland for appointing 45,873 postmasters in twenty eight months, arguing the Civil Service Reform movement is being subverted. It accuses the administration of partisan turnover and questions the true commitment to nonpartisan civil service. The letter cites rates of appointment and claims widespread removal of experienced officials for political allies.
The Des Moines Register notes a Duluth Democratic quip about The Voice of the Turtle and the revised version in Iowa. It traces reaction from Wheeling and Fort Donelson to Cleveland, warning the joke harms Democrats and could keep Cleveland away from St. Louis. It recalls 1862 surrender at Fort Donelson and copperhead taunts.
A former Confederate officer from Charleston writes that ex Confederates support veterans rights not to march under Cleveland’s portrait and warn Democrats against nominating a candidate likely to provoke Union veterans. He says War is over, asks for peace and unity, and cautions politicians to avoid a hostile president. Denver Republican notes add commentary on Cleveland.
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