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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1880
Page
1
A Detroit to Lansing journey turns perilous as a wolf pack assaults a stagecoach. Colonel McLure, his wife, and children survive with aid from a vigilant town. his temper softens, and he becomes a gentler father after the near-disaster.
A Honesdale reader recounts a sly horse deal involving Jim and his father. The mare, valued at 250, was sold for 100 plus two Berkshire pigs, then died the next day. The father blames camp meeting hymn tunes for his loss and asks whether the camp meeting society can be held liable for trespass or deceit.
The Rev James Delavan quotes expose a gambler Daniel Kirby who beats the preacher after services. The American Manufacturer notes John B Jervis, who ordered the first locomotive, is alive in Rome New York aged over eighty and Horatio Allen, who oversaw the order, in East Orange New Jersey aged over seventy.
A boy exiting a carriage in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, had a front tooth torn out when a horse whisked its tail and tightened a hair around the tooth, pulling it free before the boy could feel the loss.
Mrs Nicholas Hill of Waterford New York arranged the removal of James Dempster’s remains from Florida Montgomery County to her plot in Schenectady Cemetery. Dempster was among five ministers ordained in England by John Wesley to evangelize America. Mrs Hill recalls the early pioneer era with clear memory.
Young Bummelhans returns from a State trip and clashes with his Galveston employer. The drummer-turned-salesman feigns a desk scene to mock goat peddling, provoking a violent confrontation that ends with a threat of severe harm if his boss returns.
Noah was an ark angel.
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