Carey Market Prices and Local Happenings in Springfield
Twenty five years ago John Brown spent Sunday in Springfield as Carey markets show wheat at 74 percent and pork at 21 percent. Mrs Will Augustine visits her parents in Columbus Grove while Peter Long offers buggy washing for twenty five cents at his livery barn. Mrs Willis Kurtz lays a flagstone walk at Fred Rowalt’s store. Mr Hoff has the contract. Dr Braxton returns from Mt Glemens with health improvement. George W Croker completes a five room house for rent in the south part of town. A severe Sunday storm in Carey and Findlay wrecks oil derricks. Miss Mattie Myers visits Dayton for three weeks with Mrs McCune, joined by Miss Alice McCune. Dedication of the new courthouse set for Friday August 24 with Gov Nash and bands and services led by Dr Billhardt. Piza Jacobs owns a copper English coin dated 909 with a king’s head and a distaff-bearing woman, weighing 160 grains Troy.
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Will Augustine
Jacob Sheets
Columbus Grove
Peter Long
Willis Kurtz
Fred Rowalt
Hoff
Braxton
Mt. Glemens
Mich
Neparts
Billhardt
Piza Jacobs
Edward, the Elder
Alfred the ‘Great
Local townsfolk and guests attend diverse events this week
The community reports a range of happenings from a shooting incident involving John Keller, to family visits in Cleveland and Omar, camp outings with Ralph McKinnon and friends, a birthday surprise for Frank Ogg, a quiet marriage between Dr Moyer’s daughter Daisy Ryder and a Byers son, a pair of horse incidents near Star Bethel church, the Savidge Burson reunion at Crawford with officers re-elected, and several residents traveling to Chicago for the Knights Templar conclave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn
Edna Stroup
Cleveland
Germain
Ralph McKinnon
Raymond Campbell
Virgil Hendricks
Frank Campbell
Findlay
Willie Humbertpent
Crawford
Katie McDonald
John E
Henry Davidson
Ralph Hathaway
Bernice Irene
Dwight
Hoytsville
Omar
John Holm
John Fleck
Sheldon Kreopfer
Frank Ogg
Oge
Frank L. Moyer
C. Moyer
Town
Daisy Ryder
J W. Byers
Upper
J. W. Byers
Sandusky
C. J. Krupp
Wm Pahl
Nelson Walters
Krupp
Star Bethel Church
Earl Burson
Savidge-Burson
Pioneer
M K Savidge
Mt Victory
Norah Savidge
Green Camp
H. A Stoll
S M Ranger
W H Snyder
I N. Zeis
W J Newhard
W C Lytle
F. M. Kinney
George Reis
Arthur Mullholland
Elmer Wonder
Elmer
Creosoting Plant at Wilmington Processing 3000 Ties Daily
A new creosoting plant of the Southern Pacific Railway at Wilmington California is equipped to perforate and treat 3000 railroad ties every 24 hours.
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Southern Pacific Railway Company
Wilamington
Cal
Immigrants Send Back Millions to Europe and Asia
Immigrants in the United States sent back about 300 million dollars to relatives in Europe and Asia during the past year. Italy received 100 million, Germany 80 million, Poland 30 million, Russia 25 million, and Greece and Ireland 20 million each. Remittances affect the U.S. trade balance, which stood at 970 million dollars in favor of the United States.
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United States
Europe
Asia
Italy
Germany
Poland
Russia
Greece
Ireland
No Redpath Chautauqua At Forest This Year
Forest Review reports that Supt. Vance announced at the last Chautauqua session that the program will not return next year. No reason given. The piece notes lowered ticket limits and higher prices, limited outreach to guarantors, and no audience poll on future shows.
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Supt
Vance
Forest Review
Women carpenters touted as more efficient workers
A New York contractor says his wife and daughter work as carpenters on his houses, earning equal pay to two men. He plans to hire more women as carpenters, asserting they are more conscientious, while a Buffalo Express editorial questions the general efficiency comparison between women and men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Buffalo Express
Negro speaker notes 82 banks owned by colored men in U S
Quoted by Manufacturers News the speaker says colored men now own 82 banks in the United States and claims the War of the Rebellion gave him birth and World War opened the economic world. He asserts white workers seek shorter hours and higher pay while employers seek relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manufacturers News
United States
Brown family band plays on square for donations
The Brown family of Wilmington Pennsylvania, a four member Leven-piece band, entertained crowds on the public square last Thursday evening and received a generous donation. They travel the country in a large truck with their children out of school and plan to perform at several county fairs on their route home. A peep-show and shooting gallery also performed Thursday night but drew little business.
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Brown
Wilmington
West Liberty
White crosses mark nineteen traffic deaths on state road
The article notes 19 white crosses between Galion and Columbus marking automobile fatalities. One cross stands at the Big Four crossing north of St James. Twelve crosses lie between Delaware and Columbus over 24 miles. The Galion to Columbus distance is 69 miles.
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Galion
Columbus
St. James
Delaware
Ohio Rent Levels Rise Slower Than Nation Says Labor Study
The U S Labor Department study shows Ohio rents increased less than the national average and are lower than New York Pennsylvania and Illinois. One dollar in Ohio buys about sixty five cents in shelter compared with sixty cents in 1917 across the nation. The data cover many cities and provide a trend indicator rather than precise local figures.
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Ohio
United States
U. S. P Department of Labor
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
U. S
Labor Department
President Coolidge backs Greater Movie Season drive
President Calvin Coolidge endorses the Greater Movie Season campaign urging worthy motion pictures for real public value. Will Hays has urged women to steer films forward, noting censorship alone fails while patronage supports high quality, and calls for constructive encouragement over denunciation.
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Calvin Coolidge
Will H. Hays
Motion: Picture Producers and Distributors of America
Philadelphia
Women’s City Club
Mr. Hays
Philadelphia Club
Hays
Public Health Notice Urges Discarding Cracked Dishes
The Division of Foods and Dairies of the State Department of Agriculture requests all public eating houses to immediately discard cracked dishes. Officials warn cracks harbor bacteria and sterilization is impossible, making service on cracked ware unsafe and unhygienic. A warning has been issued against continuing the practice.
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Division of Foods and Dairies
State Department of Agriculture
Postponed Wedding For Ruth Edie and Cecil Laird
Miss Ruth Edie recovering from appendicitis at home in Bowling Green. Her marriage to Cecil G. Laird, set for July 31, is postponed to Wednesday August 12 at Grace M. E. Church at high noon. Family invites extend to all who wish to attend.
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Ruth Edie
Bowling Green
Cecil G. Laird
Grace M. E. Church
Mt. Blanchard
Film Industry in Hollywood Employs Thousands
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce reports that in the fiscal year ending July 1, motion pictures valued at 175 million dollars were produced by 19 studios and 250 producing companies. Over 12 000 workers earned a total payroll of 55 million dollars.
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Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Wheat on the Farm and Beef Cattle Feed Outlook
Short notes urge cleaning seed wheat for livestock feed and saving screenings for winter use. Ohio Farmers dollar power returns to normal after five years. Ohio wheat crop 44 percent below last year and 40 percent under five year average. State Fair exhibit advises on profitable beef cattle feeders and best feeds from summer harvest.
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Sam
Ohio Farmers
Ohio
United States
Federal Department
Ohio State University
Station Publishes New Farm Bulletins
The Wooster Ohio Experiment Station issues three farm bulletins in its Monograph series. Bulletin 383 covers Ohio tractor costs and practical farm impact from a five year study. Bulletin 384 details the soy bean in Ohio as a growing crop. Bulletin 385 discusses apple blooming dates and yields from fifteen years of station orchard records.
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Wooster
Ohio
Hessian fly loses as Ohio wheat damage improves
The Hessian fly is the worst pest of wheat in Ohio but infestations fell from 11 percent in 1924 to 7 percent in the past summer. Extension entomologist T. H. Parks says most counties show decrease and the situation is satisfactory, with Darke County reporting the heaviest infestation.
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Ohio
T. H. Parks
Ohio State University
Darke
Central Ohio Seeding Dates Target Hessian Fly Risk
A state survey maps infestation by county in central and west central Ohio with 28 percent in one area and 23 and 20 percent in Fairfield and Champaign. Entomologists urge prompt seeding after safe sowing dates to avoid Hessian fly and winter kill, noting some fields yielded best results.
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Fairfield
Champaign
This
Parks
Ohio
Carey Times Ad Profit Question Stirs Community Interest
Local readers are urged to check Carey Times want ads for potential profits and opportunities. The notice hints at financial returns tied to listings and urges prompt action from residents and investors.
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Carey Times
Edison Motto on Punctuality Sparks Early Work Ethic
The quote recalls Thomas A. Edison urging a young man not to watch the clock but to ensure early morning work. It highlights Edison’s lifelong habit of starting work early and dedicating himself to diligent practice.
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Thomas A. Edison
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John Brown
Springfield
Carey
George W. Croker
Carey Electric Telephone Co
John
Adam Keller
Ohio AT
Vaeiue
Illinos
PENN
Corraignn
National Bana
N.Y
U.S
F. L. Moyer
L. J. Nachbar
South Vance Street
Mutal
Mutual
Carey Farmers Cooperative Co
BUICK
Bringham
Country Club
Buick Motor Company
Flint, Michigan
General Motors Corporation
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