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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1919
Page
1
City extension lines hearing pushed back as council rescinds action and aids corrections. City solicitor to amend papers, with June 16 as hearing date for objections on annexation adding about 3.7 square miles and 10,000 residents. New precincts rise to 66 across the city.
May 9 reports from the lower Rio Grande valley say at least fifteen people were killed or injured in storms across the valley. In Mission a shed collapsed, killing J. L. Vick and his two young sons while his wife was badly hurt. Estimated damage reaches $125,000.
Ohio forecasts call for showers this afternoon and tonight with Saturday remaining cool. Temperatures in the mid 40s to upper 40s are noted at the local station. In local ads piano sales appear with Mahogany upright and 88 note player pianos priced around 959.99, plus a sale on porch rugs and grass by Home Furnishing Co. and Woomer Piano Co. promotions.
Fragmentary classified notice cites a piano with 88 keys nearly new for sale at 200 dollars, strings music rolls, and a listing for Market avenue Canton Ohio. Also mentions Honor Roll reminders and a bicycle parade May 15 with local ads and bargain furniture details from Canton Home Factory and Esther Shop.
The Fighting Roosevelts is previewed at the Strand starting Sunday. The screen story uses Theodore Roosevelt’s family album as part of its scenario, with Pilgrim butter and creamery advertised nearby at 125 Walnutav NE.
Klein and Heffelman Co located at 416 Market Ave North advertises premium piano tuning services. Address appears in the notice with a contact for bookings and inquiries.
Cash or terms offered for a used piano priced at 98 dollars. The Klein and Heffelman Company advertises the instrument as having a beautiful rich mellow tone and good action, located at 416 Market Avenue North.
Best watch repair service offering two year guarantee. A. S. Neff at 524 Samets E, opposite Wheeling depot. Ad.
Gary officials state price reductions are blocked unless workers accept lower wages. The stance ties cost cuts to labor concessions, signaling limited appetite for price relief without wage adjustment. Local agencies frame the policy as essential to maintain market stability amid rising costs.
Canton Ohio education officials plan to revisit the pre war practice of not employing married women whose husbands are living in the Canton public schools. Superintendent Wilson Hawkins says the decision will be made during teacher reappointment. He notes many married teachers intend to leave as wartime duties wane and that no law bans their hiring. The issue is a custom, not a law, and the board will decide in coming weeks.
The railroad administration and steel producers failed to agree on a steel price in a New York conference. With no price set, the market is wide open and a surge of orders is expected. Secretary Redfield’s plan to cut living costs by lowering prices, starting with steel, seems setback.
Continued on Page Fifteen Col five. Chicken home dressed poultry for Sunday dinner at Pilgrim produce market 125 Walnutavy NE.
Fancy sugar cured hams half or whole 39c per lb bacon 40c per lb butter 65c per lb. Galvanic soap 20 bars $1. Ad from Keyser's Grocery 1208 Tusest W Bell 806 State 806 X.
Used upright Knabe piano priced at 225 dollars in good condition. Terms available. Also Canton Wall Paper Store offers free 25 cent can of Em Bar Go varnish during today tomorrow and Saturday at 315 Market Ave. Advy.
Fresh. Try Pilgrim's eggs you will use no other. Noon Lunch at Court Restaurant. 30cup. Eye examinations without drops offered by Geo Double Co jeweler and mfg opticians 130 Market av 8S. Player Rolls Saturday 20¢. Kenny's Piano Dept. adv.
Classified brief notes a rare bargain offering flexible payment options cash or terms. Includes advertisement language and reference to a local marketplace listing. Details unclear due to fragmentary OCR but suggests immediate availability and potential savings for buyers.
Canton store advertises baseball gloves from 1 to 5 dollars and Spalding tennis racquets priced from 2 to 12 dollars. Largest stock of athletic goods in Canton located at 204 Market Ave North in Adelphia.
Real estate style notice offers a 1918 Reo Six seven passenger vehicle in like new condition. Contact S. J. Santro at Reo Motor Sale Co located at 402 2nd street Southwest for details and arrangements.
Dance at Eagle Hall every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday nights with Norwood's orchestra led by Ady performing for guests in a lively local venue featuring upbeat dance sets and social entertainment.
Very desirable office suite available for immediate possession. Call Daily News office or contact via both phones 3500 for details and arrangements.
Fiden Haymaker bought 132 feet of front on Tuscarawas Street West by 200 feet deep along Newton Avenue back to Second Street Southwest from M. E. Evans. The former Joseph Dick homestead property near Canton will be remodeled into an apartment house, with the balance to be subdivided into 40 by 100 foot lots. The sale reportedly valued at fifty to sixty thousand dollars, closed by the Mark Hambleton Company at Renkert Building.
Private stenographer to executive of a prominent Canton corporation seeks applicants. Emphasis on full experience education and general qualifications. Apply with details to Box 58 L. Adv, downtown Canton.
A Memphis advertisement offers real stamped Pyralin ivory at the same price as substitutes, quoting a seller in Av N.-Adyv.
Buckeye Lodge K of P tonight hosts a Knights of Pythias event with Knight Bank and refreshments planned for Friday evening at the lodge hall. Ad announces gathering details and social program for members and guests.
The late President McKinsey accepts Roosevelt's resignation, shown in The Fighting Roosevelts now playing at the Strand starting Sunday. Player rolls 20 cents. Ady at Walnut and 2nd SE advertises J W Brown Piano Co in good used condition with terms desired.
Canton Home Furnishing Co Advvy Volter Sanitary Dry Cleaners state 3151 X Adv.
Cable report from I N S and London papers states that eighteen hundred people were murdered by Bolshevik forces in the Perm district after asylums were opened and inmates freed. Mob leaders ordered hostages shot, killings included burial alive, and later bodies were exhumed for identification. Mills resume Sunday night at 12.00.
Canton Home Furnishings Co presents a striking display of fiber furniture and a complete line, highlighted by special pricing during this period. Local shoppers are invited to explore durable, stylish pieces offered at reduced rates while the sale lasts.
Paper specials listed with various per roll prices including 65c 60c 40c 25c and 20c, plus a 15c sale and a special 20c per roll. Free city delivery offered. Address 707 Tusc. E Adv.
Apple butter offered at 2 pounds for 32 cents by Pilgrim Produce Market. Arthur's Leather Shop advertises Pyralin Ivory goods and belts with prices including $1 sale items and other belts at $2 $3 $4 $5 $7. Located at 264 Market Ave N and 294 Market Ave N.
Repair notices from American Shoe Hospital Co call for shoe repairs at 121 Walnut NE. Adv mentions Saturday events, Ken Canton Union Gospel Mission, J. A. Henson superintendent, and Mr I N Tool continuing meetings next week with special singers from Alliance Ohio. Sabbath school starts 1 45 p m due to revival with special singing by Atwood Cool.
Slightly used but in good condition piano player with 88 note rolls offered for 310 dollars. Cash or terms. Contact ket av N Advy for details.
The Canton Home Furnishing Co advertises a complete line of porch rugs in Crex and grass styles in various sizes.
Canton's Victory Loan faced a widening lapse as over a fourth of city subscriptions lacked initial payments. Chairman J. H. Kenny authorized listing all who subscribed but did not pay, with banks extending hours to collect funds. The capstone aim is to preserve Canton's $5.368 million total. rural Stark County aims to meet its quota by Saturday.
Berne May 9 The Vermailles correspondent of the Berlin Tages Zeitung quotes Herr Giesberts that Germany should make peace with Russia and invite Russian troops into Germany. Landsberg says the terms are beyond optimistic forecasts and the choice is yes or no after observation. Five used planes. Kenny Bros. nishing Co Adyvy Saturday Specials at Our New Location next to Orpheum Theater 209 Tusest FE. Various lamb and veal meats with prices. U S Food Adm license 655151.
See This Player Piano 8310 described with features and provenance in the catalog note. The entry identifies model 8310, its seller or origin, and brief context for collection or appraisal.
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