People and Visits in Findlay Area Community
Local notes list numerous residents and visitors with Findlay ties. Names include Michael Perl Levi Hile Mrs H F Graves Lawrence Kennerley John Heck Forest Dame and many others visiting from Toledo Upper Sandusky Lorain and Chicago. Camp meeting plans at Crawford and a ball game Carey vs Findlay are noted along with various social events and travels.
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H. F. Graves
Findlay
Lawrence Kennerley
John Heck
Chicago
J. H. Herbert
J. F. Brown
Dorcas
Fred Grouse
Upper Sandusky
Carey
Tigers
Applications to Probate Wills For Henry Nigh Felker
Applications were filed last Friday to admit the wills of Henry Nigh and H R Felker to probate. The hearing for Henry Nigh is set for August 13 and for H R Felker on August 20.
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Henry Nigh
H. R. Felker
Publication of The Merry Widow Starts Soon
The paper announces the week after next will begin a new tale titled The Merry Widow by the author of The Man of The Hour. Readers are invited to subscribe to enjoy the upcoming story.
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Merry Widow
Onion harvest begins with promising outlook
The onion crop starts with a favorable outlook this year. Estimated total acreage is around 170 with Stahl Brothers owning 40 acres and Mr Karns 21. Average yield projected at 500 bushels per acre. Karns plans to skip three car loads this week.
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Stahl Brothers
Mr. Karns
Largest Carey tobacco sign spans City Mills wall
A massive tobacco sign painted on the east side of City Mills last week dominates Carey and may be seen in nearby towns. The artwork covers the entire wall and was created by Thomas Cusack of Chicago.
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James Haines
South Bend Indiana
F. A. Griffin
New York City
W. P. Slater
Tessie Herbert
Cora
Nora Stutz
Upper Sandusky
Walter Fouke
Vanlue Tues
Mutual Telephone Line
Carey
City Mills
Thomas Cusack
Chicago
Lawn Fete At United Evangelical Church
The ladies of the United Evangelical Church announce a lawn fete on the church lawn Tuesday evening August 18. Ice cream cake coffee and sandwiches will be served starting about five o'clock.
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Ladies of the United Evangelical Church
No Services At M E Church Next Sunday
There will be no preaching at the M E Church next Sunday morning or evening due to the pastor being away on vacation. The church urges parishioners to note the lapse in services and return the following week.
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J. F. Olive
L. G. Ranger
Lancaster
Spaid
M. E. Church
Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Consolation Church
Assumption Saturday pilgrims gather as a special train from Toledo arrives for Masses starting at six o'clock and a Solemn High Mass at ten o'clock.
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Our Lady of Consolation
Toledo
King's Tasting of Glee Encore at 1831 London Bridge
From Leaves From the Journal of Sir George Smart we learn that at the opening of the new London Bridge in 1831 a glee party impressed the king. Two unknown performers in costume, a man and his wife, mimed God Save the King with knuckles on chin while his wife sang. The king ordered Sir George to identify them and then urged another performance, giving royal command to encore.
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George Smart
George
King
Sir George
Reading to a Lady Sparks a Linguistic Joke
A lawyer recalls a wealthy, sharp tongued client who, while he stayed at her home, quips about neighbor Stamford. He reads a lecture on the government of the tongue by chance and fears it may offend. She thanks him, calling it an excellent talk that would fit Stamford to a T.
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Manuel Messamore
Bellefountain
Sadie Holmes
Pittsburg
J. EB. Myers
Sarah Brayton
Messamore
Myers
Brayton
P. §. Engler
Mabel
Ruth
Walter
Lora
Elyria
Engler
Elizabeth Oehlke
Emma Stief
Bettsville
Maurice Mench
Rishel Mench
Willard Stief
Florence Hawes
Ross
Ada
Jack Updegraff
Stamford
Meeting of tradesmen over a grave matter ends with dough joke
An undertaker lamp maker piano maker plumber doctor lawyer and a baker attend a grave matter meeting. The baker finally breaks the meeting with a quip about who supplies the dough revealing a lighthearted turn in a solemn discussion.
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Baltimore
The Mexican Road Runner’s Incredible Swift Feats
The creature with two short legs can outrun a horse a hound and an electric carriage with a handicap start. It eats as it runs snakes form its staple diet. It coils rattlers in its neck to store venom for a long journey across the desert, moving with dust-like speed.
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Mexican Desert
Carrot Pudding Recipe from Boston Post
A Boston Post recipe for carrot pudding uses grated carrots and potatoes with sugar flour and mixed dried fruit plus spices soda and salt. Batter is steamed in a greased pail inside a kettle with water kept near the top to trap steam.
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Boston Post
Breach of Promise Case And Firewood Description
A fragment describes how wood burns with crackling as air expands heat moves through pores. Green wood snaps less due to sap moisture. A separate line shows a remark about a girl in pink and a lawyer hired to sue for breach of promise.
Laughing Cheese Teases Shopper in Quirky Exchange
In a humorous exchange a shopkeeper asks if more can be sent while a customer jokes about tasting cheese. The custom er replies he would not say anything to it as the cheese might answer back.
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Lusty
Snapped It Out The Lover’s Stark Reproach
A tense dialogue unfolds as a woman confronts her lover asking if she is the only woman he has loved. He replies with a cold, final yes, sparking her anger over his words and the implied past.
Her Little Slip Departing Guests Delightful Time
In Brooklyn Life a humorous vignette recalls a hostess lamenting that a storm kept their best guests away while guests remark on a simply delightful visit. The exchange captures light social banter and the year’s small misfortunes.
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Brooklyn
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J. G. Mizer
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G. W. Croker
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Lewis Shumaker
Lorain
Byron Ogg
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Cleveland
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L. C. Crabbs
John Robinson
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Jack Sopher
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C. M.powelll
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Jay H. Newhard
W. J. Newhard
Cedar Point
Elmer Wonder
M. E
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Ottawa
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Sutphen’s Woods
BE. C. Kuhlman
Okmulgee
Oklahoma
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Glen Stroup
McComb Fridday
Karl Kelley
Dale Nitrauer
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Marshal of Findlay
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T. J. Conaghan
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Pontiac
Michigan
C. D. Brown
Samuel Rowe
Dayton Soldiers Home
Mrs. McHee
Sioux City
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Percy Stuckey
Marion Alspach
James Hibbins
Frank Small
Mendon
Otis Koogle
David Heck
Mr. Small
Heck
Koogle
Harry Haines
Levi Haines
F. P. Bloom
Eldon Cox
William Redman
Jacob Bloom
Amill Pahl
Model Bakery
Fr. Simonis
Mr. Burk
Mae McGuire
Wichita
Kansas
John McGuire
Miss Bessie
Coffeyville
New Story
Lawn Fete
Paroid
U.S. Gov't
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J.D. Ewing
Ranger & Huston
Atlantic City
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Philadelphia
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Chautaqua Lake
Big Four
H. J Rhein
G. P.A
Cincinnati
G. P.O
William Elfer
J. R. Miller
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Osteopath
Galt House
The
Ohio Medical Board
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