Local Social Notes From Wharton and Surrounding Towns
Miss Blanche Earp returns home from Cleveland while Miss Jennie Mitchell visits family in Maligta and Miss Rose Krider visits from Toledo. Richland township holds a Sunday school picnic at Searfoss grove on Friday August 14 with all invited. Excursion goers from the area travel to Cedar Point Thursday.
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Blanche Earp
Meddie Barker
Cleveland
Jennie’ Mitchell
Maligta
A. A. Wise
Rose Krider
Toledo
William Krider
Richland Township
Searfoss Grove
Fay Shuman
Nellie Bartlebaugh
Northwestern Ohio agency for dying and cleaning services
Bert Mitten announces his agency in Northwestern Ohio offering dying and cleaning services for goods and items. Call for inquiries or arrangements.
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Ohio
Bert Mitten
Local residents make routine visits across towns
Grace Chape and Charles Benjamin's party traveled to Upper Sandusky. Granville Hunter visited Leary Wickiser while William Hagerman called on his mother. Families including the Shaws, Wohlgamuths, Rickles, and Schaws visited relatives in nearby towns. Charles Benjamin and others visited kin in Wharton and Carey.
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Charles Benjamin
Upper Sandusky
Granville Hunter
Leary Wickiser
William Hagerman
Wharton
H. G. Hagerman
Harvey Snyder
Harmon
Bert
Cora Horshauer
Celina
Delmer Hershey
Findlay
Newton Shaw
Celia Wohlgamuth
Ada Rickle
Bessie Nellie
Hazel
George Fox
Son Russell
Vanlue
Truman Rickle
Fordyce
Harvey Wohlgamuth
Marie Devene
Nellie Benjamin
Mrs. Buckwalter of
Carey
George Straub
St Paul residents notice in Findlay and nearby towns
St Paul and surrounding area residents frequent Findlay and Wharton on business and social calls. Visitors include Mrs H A Stoll to Mrs Addison Lee and family. L A Beck and wife. Misses Julia and Katharine Schrote. Miss Cora Deidrick. Mrs Sherman Tong and Mae. Mr and Mrs Jesse Coldren and Russell. and Mr and Mrs P O Wssel. The community reports church attendance and a mad cow incident near Five Points. Funeral for Bessie Zechman held at St Paul with Rev Greene officiating.
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Carl Davis
Findlay
H. A Stoll
Addison Lee
I. EB. Copley
Wharton
C. C. Schrote
L. A. Beck
I. EH. Copley
Emma
Lewis Lee
William Coe
Fostoria
Belle
Amanda Shull
St. Paul
L. M. Boyer
George Perine
the Ridge
Levi Baughman
F. Sutter
Vanine
T. W. Shull
Mildred
Howard
Mrs. I. L. Shull
Julia
Katharine Schrote
Tiffin
Fred Essex
P. O. Wssex
Jesse Coldren
Russell
Vanlue
J. W. Pendleton
Five Points
H. P. Miller
W. P. Miller
H. P Miller
Bessie
Raymond Zechman
Grace Chapel
EF. M. Greene
Joseph Shull
West of Vanlue
Frank Shull
J. A. Deidrick
Cora Deidrick
Gertrude Pressier
Michigan
Hymn Reading Mixes In Church Prank
A minister about to read a hymn bumbles a notice and apologizes then begins the hymn with the line Lord what a thoughtless wretch am I. The moment amuses the audience as the judge’s library notes recount the incident.
Vowel sounds standardized for clear English
A note emphasizes that simplifying English hinges on standardizing vowel pronunciations. It advocates establishing intelligible, consistent intonation and sound patterns for all users, aiming for an easily understood system.
May Loring and the Mountain Village Romance
May Loring, eighteen, teaches in Greendale as Harry Hayford, a trusted choir leader, courts her while she yearns for larger drama. After a string of fragile loves and a betrayal, May becomes a schoolmistress and later reunites with a mistaken identity before a dramatic revelation.
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May Loring
Trunette
Greendale
Harry Hayford
May
Harry
Fim
Bray
Miss Loring
Sidney
Mr. Sidney
Felicity
Marry Hayford
Early lighting shifts before 1833 in Vienna
Before 1833 people in Vienna relied on filete and steel to light fires. Many years later they resisted the change, but by 1845 the poor tinder boxes and ill panelling were largely abandoned in favor of new lighting methods.
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Vienna
Portly commuter jokes about sitting on a hat
In a Montreal Star line, a portly passenger on a train asks a man next to him what would happen if he sat on the other’s hat. The man replies to sit and ask. The portly man concedes I did.
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Montreal Star
Five Sons-in-Law Marry in One Statement
A humorous quote from Fliegende Blatter questions if Mr Brown has all five daughters married. He replies that five sons-in-law have married on, turning the line into a light domestic gibe.
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Mr. Brown
Fliegende Blatter
When a girl ties the knot mothers weigh a wedding
Atchison Globe notes old custom of asking how the mother of the bride fared at her daughter's marriage, likening the reaction to a funeral. This line reflects social expectations and cultural pressures surrounding weddings in certain communities.
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Atchison Globe
The Genius Quote on Twain Banquet
Mark Twain quips on genius at a New York banquet with a comic old lady explanation about knowing more than one can learn and spilling vittles on his clothes.
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Mark Twain
New York
Hannibal
Handel Philosophy Echoes on Quiet Premieres
The composer Handel reassured colleagues when audiences were sparse, saying the music would sound better despite a nearly empty house. The anecdote captures his calm, music-first approach to performances and public reception.
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Handel
Two Wars of Meeting Trouble in the Globe Notice
The fragment from the Globe urges readers to choose attention to trouble rather than ignore it, highlighting a moral stance on timely concern and action in public discourse. The text reflects a call to vigilance and responsibility in facing global issues.
Two Man in Theatre Busi ness Hitches to a Star
Philadelphia Record notes a two man act in theater that finds a star fails to draw. The item underscores star power often determines audience turnout and success in show business.
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Philadelphia
Birthday customs span millennia in ancient texts
The ancient practice of observing birthdays is described as a long standing custom and is noted in reference to Pharaoh’s birthday festivities mentioned in the Pentateuch.
Calder Is Professor of Applied Physics in Boston
Butler states that Calder is not currently in Boston as professor of applied physics but holds the chair in applied physics elsewhere, per Harper's Weekly.
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Calder
Boston
Butler
Applied Luther
Harper's Weekly
Lovell News Briefs Highlight Local Goings On
Lovell reports scarce forest nuts this year on Sandusky plains. Crawford McFectureh camp meeting planned for August is near. Citizens warned that removing abutment stones from Schlup property without consent may lead to legal action. A worker battled a bee inside his hat while on duty. E. Wentz threshing for many customers and praised for skill. Fred Hetzel remodeled his residence. A yearling draught colt for sale at E Schlup one mile north of Lovell. County commissioner George Ash pushing for road improvements locally.
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Missa Sofers
Muncie
Lodana
E. Wentz
Wentz
Fred Hetzel
E. Schlup
Lovell
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E. C. Walker
Miss Hazel
Charles Mosier
Lillie Wise
Laura Sterling
Forest
Mrs
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Clarence Gibson
Elsie Holloway
Marion
M. C. Gibson
A. B. Wise
Dale Ward
Frank Suber
George Robbins
James Stoutt
Chicago
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Cedar Point
Grace Chape
Mrs. F. Smith
New Washington
A. G. Shaw
Hershel Straub
Charles Shaw
Orville Dean
Kirby
George Laird
O. C. Rickle
Newton
Sherman Tong
Mae
WN. B. Presler
Gertrude
Edward Shull
Ohio’ State Fair
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Sandusky Plains
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George Ash
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