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Newspaper
Akron Daily Democrat
Location
Akron, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1902
Page
3
A vintage classified style asks if businesses deliver out of town for coffees teas sugar or grocery specialties. It offers to interview providers and invites them to name their price noting savings like no freight to pay and a warning to “a word to the wise.”
The Summit council of American Mechanics announces a Friday Aug 15 holiday with state officers expected in attendance from Warren Mansfield Canton Youngstown Dayton. An elaborate entertainment program is planned by the entertainment committee led by Baum Smith and Lipps, with success depending on good weather and strong local turnout. After the matinee at Summit Lake Park James Rankin will perform a loop ride by steamer to Long Lake Park daily at 9 and 1:30, starting Aug 0th.
The German Warriors convention in Cincinnati awarded Mat Wein and his drum corps first prize and $25. The event drew attendees including Carl Schoendove and Wm F Ertle, who returned Wednesday night. A note on a child injury and DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Balm is also mentioned with advertisers highlighting remedies and a 4:80 daily schedule.
The Nash code on villages progresses with officials like Senator Longworth and Governor Nash guiding debates in Newark. Plans call for a five member board, pliable city and village councils, and safeguards on public franchises plus a tax on service corporations while extending water, sewage and garbage powers.
Veterans recall the cheers and camaraderie after a long service. The reunion of the regiment brings memories of the Battle of Trrewell and shared tales among surviving members. Names of veterans and towns appear in the fragmented list.
A fragment from a local reunion notes that campfire addresses were given by several soldiers and a Mrs, with Captain Williams presiding. The list of attendees spans numerous towns including Hillsdale, Loudonville, Canton, Holmesville, Urbana, and Ashtabula, highlighting a wide participation in the event.
In Todianapolis Indiana on August 7 the County Infirmary custodians faced questions from County Commissioners about alleged abuses including poor food and odors. Inmates, deprived of tobacco, pleaded for relief, citing a craving and stories of others who sneak a smoke, while noting occasional fruit and holiday meals.
Venice readers report tourists flocking to buy Campanile postal cards. A photographed remnant of the Campanile in St Mark’s square is the most popular image, with collectors and visitors seeking it from many angles.
The garbled text appears to recount a legal or court related discussion with references to a Tobarmen DrieHieio Tundleon and mentions of a delayed or disputed return and public sentiment. It reads like a disrupted transcript with dates and names unclear, ending with a note about a loop meeting on a Saturday in August.
An old classified style notice lists Richard J. I. Leighton and others in Ohio, with printing services offered. It mentions contact numbers Bell phone Brown 1601 and 487 Ens Buchtel, plus a promise to visit residences and teach instruments and mandolin, reflecting a broad ad for a printing business and instruction.
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