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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
4
The Carey Fimes Thrall condemns Democratic efforts to politicize alleged Sandusky Soldiers Home mismanagement. It defends a trustee and chaplain as loyal to soldiers and denounces extreme partisanship as abominable.
A humorous yet dubious tale from Fostoria claims two hunters treed a coon while five men slept after a hand car stopped near them on the night of the Johnson murder. The story, printed on front pages with scare headlines, is dismissed as a fake meant for amusement.
Threshing will soon be over after a good shower on Sunday. Local residents include Joseph Robison, Harry Stevens moving to a new house, and various visits among the Robison and Colé families. Several pairs and groups visited relatives in nearby towns including Vanlue, Fostoria, Findlay, Bucyrus, Carey, and Ashland.
Mrs Gillespie near Toledo and Mrs Joseph Pelo Marblehead Junction visit their mother Mrs BR Patrick. Residents took a Sandusky excursion Sunday. Mrs Burt Black Thame and son Forest visited Mrs W M Présier last Wednesday. Community busy plowing for wheat. Carey Band boys visited Adrian Band to test instruments and praised them highly.
Crawford township observers describe William Davidson returning home after a two week visit with friends in Henry and Hancock counties. Several local families depart for trips to the Pan-American and Miss Addie Bliss visits conclude in Upper Sandusky. Forest Mick returns from Angola Ind with a welcome home party in Vanlue featuring music by Prof J B Moore.
Mayor H G Cranmer warns Carey residents to keep sidewalks clear at Main and Vance corner as crowds gather blocking passage. Officers threaten arrest to enforce open passage for public travel. Want ad seeks a middle aged woman to help in Wharton county home. Tickets to Buffalo offered after Aug 19 at one and one third fare via Nickel Plate Road through Ft Wayne and Fostoria.
Special train schedules from Ft Wayne to Cleveland for the G A R Encampment depart Sept 9 at 10 30 pm and Sept 10 from McComb at 7 45 am with returns by Sept 15 1901 Nickel Plate rail. Tickets priced one cent per mile traveled and via Nickel Plate routes with agent contacts C A Asterlin F Wayne Ind or F L Twining Ft Wayne and Fostoria. Mackinac Detroit tours on Sept 9 1901 include return options Sept 16 17 with tickets from Hocking Valley Ry through agents W H Fisher General Passenger Agent Calgbuia O.
The village of Carey Ohio to assess land on Frederick street to fund a sidewalk along Lots 1 and 2 in A J Frederick's addition. The assessment is due within 10 days or a penalty applies. unpaid portions will be certified to the County Auditor for tax collection. The ordinance takes effect 10 days after passage. Passed August 19 1901. Published August 28 1901.
The record shows a fragmented wheat and oats market with corn listed at 70 pounds and cattle and sheep activity noted. A new prime Clover era is mentioned as market corrections unfold, mentioning Timothy bay and regional stock movements.
A 1899 Scientific American report details Wyoming's Green River Tertiary shale near Kemmerer containing fine fossil fishes and vertebrates. The hand worked quarry relies on careful cleaning to preserve delicate impressions and compares Wyoming specimens with Monte Bolca Italy for quality and variety.
The article argues that great wealth and notable achievement often fail to pass intact to descendants. It cites figures like Napoleon, Wellington, Humboldt, Carnegie, and Vanderbilt to illustrate how second generations rarely retain founder brilliance and wealth, with many fortunes dissipating or changing due to lack of direct heirs or differing paths.
The Washington Star notes turning unused straw hats into lamp shades for summer houses. Use leghorn or large rough straw hats, cut crown, wire edges, and shape for a floppy shade. Trim with artificial flowers, grasses, or pinked ribbon. paint faded flowers and vary colors for a vibrant, decorative effect.
The London Chronicle notes that Indian famines drive coin finds as natives bury coins to protect wealth. Hidden for generations, these caches resurface when family secrets yield them, and collectors eagerly buy the rare finds, many of which now move through London markets.
The Denver Times mocks a punning exchange where one man jokes about swallowing a “hau tetack” and the other defends a new intellectual style, prompting playful rebukes about appearance and modern manners.
Fashion notes describe round or outing length dresses in pique linen and other heavy weaves with close hip lines and a graceful flare below the knee. The piece covers welted seams versus bias bands, deep new girdles with draped fronts, bolero and Eton jackets, sailor collars, fichu, and shirt waist cuts, plus decorative stitching and fabrics. it ends with a recipe for Frosted Eggs on Toast and a humorous cartoon caption.
The Nickle Plate Road announces reduced excursion fares to New York City starting July 1 with a liberal Buffalo stopover to visit the Pan-American Exposition. Tickets usable for round trips via different routes. Contacts: C. A. Asterlin Fo. Wayne Ind or F L Twining Fostoria Ohio.
Wyandot County Ohio sheriff sale directs public auction of Crawford township land belonging to James R. Moorman for the case George F. Schmid v Moorman et al. The sale, set for August 1, 1901 at 2 pm at Upper Sandusky Court House, lists two described parcels totaling about 18.79 acres valued at 1300 dollars. Terms require cash.
The Findlay and Marion Electric Railway Co asks the mayor and council for a twenty five year franchise to locate and operate an electric railway from Findlay to Marion passing through Carey. The plan includes tracks poles cables wires and all appurtenances with route along Findlay Street through Carey from the public road to the east village boundary after written consents from frontage owners. Allen Smalley attorney signs in approval.
A. H. Davis of Mt. Sterling Iowa reports two dollar bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure cured his kidney trouble permanently after two years of illness. The note accompanies travel ads for Big Four rail excursions and Pan American Exposition specials with dates in 1901.
A quit-claim deed from J F Stahl and wife to BC Alford dated March 23 1889 records transfer of property rights. The owner can claim the same by calling at this office.
Real estate dealer J A Smith advertises blocks on West Main Street with choice locations and prices. He offers 40 acre tract near Carey with improvements, an 175 acre Tymuchtee farm in tillable condition, a 23 acre parcel near Carey, and a first class corner lot home with barn and cistern. Easy terms, long time loans, and low rates promised with no commissions.
Probate court of Wyandot County Ohio orders a public auction September 2 1901 at 10 o clock forenoon. Sold are Lots 1 and 2 in Adam J Frederick's addition Carey and a 3 34 acre tract in section 21 township 1 south range 13 east. Appraisals 0 and 225 dollars. Payment terms: one third cash, one third in one year, one third in two years with mortgages as security. Amos Bixby administrator. August 8 1901.
All individuals acknowledging debt to the undersigned are urged to call at the Carey Banking Co to settle accounts. Frep ROWALT.
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