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Newspaper
Akron Daily Democrat
Location
Akron, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1900
Page
8
A dated textile ad offers ginghams, percale and seersucker fabrics at varied yard prices, with fast colors guaranteed. It promotes ladies hosiery, children’s wear fabrics, and discarded stock with prices around 8 to 12 cents per yard and 6 pairs for 25 cents. The listing notes limited quantities and center street location.
A fragmented listing advertises Nelan Bros. bottling goods including olives peppers olives sauce relishes and condiments. It mentions a line of toilet soaps cotoline for shortening and miscellaneous items.
Special correspondence from Barberton reports the Van Campen well lease has expired and deeper drilling may proceed if compensation is paid. Johnny Dennison will train locally. he faces Tom Kinney next Monday night. A Cleveland unknown will challenge Hoover of Barberton in a boxing card next week with Billy Coleman also billed for a match. The Barberton U.R.D. of P. plans a parade participation, and local sports figures including Maddy McGee of McKeesport will box Wednesday night.
A garbled item from a Philadelphia paper hints at a wedded couple and odd wordplay. The text appears as a playful, if unclear, quip about marriage and intent, with no solid names or dates readable.
A local report notes principal figures from Steubenville Calle Say dex Marion and others in Akron for a conference. Milam Feno of 805 N Howard St was found dead in bed at 4 a.m. on Sunday. The physician cites apoplexy as the cause. His wife, who discovered him, witnessed the scene and sought help. He leaves a wife and a child.
In a rapid and contentious move many prominent residents and officials weigh plans affecting schools across the district. Leaders and clergy are among those applying to influence the outcome as debates unfold in local communities.
A large street fair organized by local residents took place on a Saturday in Wincherton. Numerous tents offered fare from popcorn to fortune telling with a bustling crowd and lively Barker activity. Local youths and vendors advertised shows and attractions amid the fair’s colorful stalls.
A fragmentary note from Leonid of 210 South Mascave reports Ma, Ww husband left home in Saniedigemoni Young. She says he has not been heard from since and suspects a pattern of brief work weeks followed by absences. Local circumstances hint at contractor activity and nearby children in the area.
A jumble of notices lists births and marriages including Richards at 207 Livingston Street with a son, June 6 Welnes couple at 1 Tarest with a daughter, June 7 Hod Watts at 112 Zeller Avenue with four children, and Mosler at 200 Adolph Avenue with a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Win onboy Avenue.
A garbled period piece narrates family affection, a plea for a loved one, and a poker game’s impact on finances. Dialogues hint at happiness, estrangement, and the idea of returning money to the family, with social figures referenced in a diary-like excerpt.
A fragmented reminiscence begins with a tale of a man and his dog climbing a mountain road near Hamilton. A large rock rolled by a mule team tumbles toward the wagon, narrowly missing the driver, and the narrator hides, then returns to town. The piece includes a Beecher family quip and a Chicago Record note on aging and education, concluding with a memory of a two week old child at a notable college.
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