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Newspaper
Akron Daily Democrat
Location
Akron, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1901
Page
2
Eight young men, each representing a local bank, meet daily at 7 to display printed checks and a tally of totals. They pass clearing house checks between banks, showing how funds move through a busy financial system, with each boy handling his bank’s checks before the total moves on.
Dats For Horses Becoming Plenty. Horses has lately made his appearance in Akron, with a suit and a novelty in harness rigging that extends almost to the eyes. It is described as an improvement over old cloth rigings, made of straw and fitted neatly over the ears.
Seven hundred friends greeted Mr and Mrs Ferdinand Schumacher at the Universalist church Friday evening. The parlors were decorated with flowers to honor the guests. Mr Schumacher and his wife shook hands with all present. Addresses were made by Gen A C Voris Hon J Park Alexander and Prof G G Bates. Mr Schumacher gave a graceful response.
Wedding news confirms Miss Stockham united with her bridegroom Wednesday at 2 PM, in a ceremony attended by 89 guests. The reception featured blue and white decor and gifts including knives and forks and a substantial monetary check. The newlyweds departed for a lakeside trip following supper. A fifteenth birthday party given by Miss Renta Minxant drew around 30 attendees, with social visiting noted among local families. Independent notes include a critique of cheap opera glasses by an eye specialist, recommending high quality lenses and viewing from farther distances for better satisfaction.
A listing of a Sunday afternoon concert by Foster's Concert Hand in Grave Park. The 40 piece program includes overtures and waltzes such as Ernesti ne, Martha, William Tell, My Old Kentucky Home, Beautiful Galatea, and Pictures of North and South with various composers and pieces. Intermission noted with selections like On Duty and others.
Honorable H. T. Earle of Detroit, president of the League of American Wheelmen, visited Buffalo to organize local clubs into a united body for the upcoming League meet in August. Officers were elected for the new United Buffalo Wheelmen, and Col. Abell presented a $50 gold certificate to seed the entertainment fund as the gathering promises strong turnout and renewed League strength.
A humorous tale features Honest Abe advising Widow Taylor to marry six suitors, using a fake plan to test their intentions while comical errors and local politics thread through. Farmer Winters and Joe Silivan gossip mirror small town anecdotes, then a jokey public plea for young workers closes the piece.
A quotation defines genius as a superior power of seeing and urges Ivory Soap as essential for successful housekeeping. It claims Ivory is the cheapest soap by its results, harmless, and suitable for washing embroideries, laces, and delicate fabrics.
A fragmentary antique column contrasts Mrs Muckrox’s husband’s new library with a Dickens and Thackeray comparison, noting Dickens cost Joshua $2.40 more than Thackeray at the same shop. The page also references a poison insect attack impact and a remark about unpolished diamonds in the rough, reflecting scattered editorial quips.
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