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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1889
Page
1
The page lists commodity prices for wheat corn wool hay and various livestock including cattle hogs sheep and lambs. Prices are shown in ranges with quality notes and regional terms across markets in New York and Philadelphia and for futures or seasonally adjusted values.
A roundup of 1888 era items mentions Van Wert fairs, Valparaiso Normal growth, labor costs up, and a critique of the free lunch trust. It recalls Cro nin jury delays, a mocked asylum juror idea, and stories of Henry Ives, President Harrison, and Cleveland era politics. Personal tales include Dell Lehman Mary Shull court case with damages and a sensational elopement involving Mackie and Mrs Falker.
Mary Malissa Merlin of Green County Ohio born 1850 died August ? 34 years 2 months 30 days she joined the church in her thirteenth year and lived faithfully until death Her husband Rev J C Clemons notes she leaves five children and was ready to meet death also Balyeat infant daughter of Phil and Addie Balyeat born Oct 11 1888 died Sept 7 1889 aged 11 months 1 day The community extends sympathy as these early losses are mourned by all CL 8
The line echoes a historic advertising jingle for Castoria used when a child is sick or teething. It traces the product's role from infancy through childhood and its association with parental care.
An old remedy advertises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as the prescription of top female nurses and physicians in the United States. It claims forty years of use by millions of mothers, easing teething pain and allegedly curing dysentery diarrhea griping and wind colic. Price 2 50 a bottle.
The Ohio legislature enacted a reform amending section 2938 to allow candidates and up to three supporters in polling rooms, restrict lingering crowds within 75 feet of polling places, and authorize arrest for violations. The measure targets ticket peddling at polls and ensures officers aid in enforcing the order.
A roadside scene near Spencerville, Van Wert county, yields a 36 inch rattlesnake mocked by two travelers. The page also notes Dr. Tracy’s temperance lectures, a claim that Chicago will host the 1892 world’s fair, and multiple medicinal advertisements for Kemp’s Balsam and Swayne's ointment promising relief from coughs eczema and skin troubles.
Over 60 residents evacuated yesterday to demand a free trial package of Lane's Family Medicine. The ad claims the remedy cures liver and kidney issues, constipation, headaches, and skin problems, touting a large 50 cent package and praise from ladies. Drugstores urged to offer a free sample.
Warning style promotional note urging use of Dr Miles New Cure for the Heart to avoid sudden death. Mentions Henry Brown a Cleveland Ohio druggist who supposedly escaped death after taking the remedy. Sold by Gackenheimer.
A great physician declares the true method to act on the liver stomach and bowels is through their nerves. Miles pills described as the smallest and mildest. Samples free at Gackenheimers.
An 1880s newspaper item details the vast Forepaugh circus and Wild West operation with 48 60-foot railroad cars, four advertising cars, and a large staff including 345 Ganweiler band members, riders, acrobats, and Sioux and Cheyenne performers. It notes tours, mainly in western towns and a planned California itinerary, plus accompanying auction notices for farms and equipment in Van Wert and surrounding townships.
An old-time ad page extols Dr Miles Nervine for nervous disorders and offers free samples at Ohio Drug Store. Also promotes Zoa-Phora Woman's Friend for uterine derangements and English Spavin Liniment for horse ailments. Sellers include Gackenheimer Hines & Son and Van Wert Drugstore.
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