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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1924
Page
4
A fragmented OCR poem describes a tree with a hungry mouth and prayers to God. It contrasts human folly with divine creation and ends with the line only God can make a tree. The text includes garbled line starts and a famous closing couplet.
The Ohio Association for the Prevention of Grade Crossing and others push a bill giving the General Assembly power to remove obstructions on private property blocking view at crossings. They note 142 deaths in Ohio at grade crossings since summer and seek enforcement of school bus licensing.
In Seattle the city owns the street railway with ten cent fares and taxes replacing private payments. Portland employs private ownership with eight cent fares and tax relief for local property. Cleveland, a municipal leader, eyes a downturn as private rivals gain more customers.
Unclear text notes a dance hall event with music and a limited admission. Mentions a countdown to Christmas with 17 shopping days left and 44 sap perhaps. No clear dates, names, or places discernible.
In the guardianship of Florence, Pearly a minor, letters were issued to William J Burnside. Charles Stubbs as assignee for creditors files petition to sell real estate in the Ira Justus case against Ira Justus and others.
A Tiffin Advertiser letter urges reviving a Pay Up Week to clear debts and imitate a Chinese New Year custom. The writer imagines greeting neighbors with debt repayments, noting the need for discretion with deadbeats while calling for national adoption.
The California State Highway Commission salvages wornout oil macadam on an eight mile stretch near San Joaquin county to asphalt it with a two inch wearing surface. The project costs 18224 70 per mile and saves about fifty percent versus new pavement while using the old road base as a shock absorbing foundation.
A witty Dusty Miller quip suggests a man who begins regular Sunday churchgoing is either seeking a spouse or pursuing an official post, reflecting public persona and social ambitions.
The Carey Times promotes sending the paper as a Christmas gift to distant friends and relatives. A 53 reminder package is offered for two dollars, highlighting friendship reminders.
The piece recalls life 65 to 70 years ago with primitive log cabins round log barns and frame houses. It notes swales and flooded land, forests with panthers, hand tools for harvest, and early thrashing methods. Rail fences from fallen oaks and abundant logging shaped rural life and future value.
The Gadiz Republican argues that notices of entertainments with admission fees should be paid for. Newspapers rely on space sales and merchants rely on selling goods, underscoring a fair rule for notices in media.
Rev Father Aloys M Fish Pastor announces Sunday Masses at 10 00 am and 7 30 pm Vespers and benediction at 7 30 pm Weekday Masses at 6 30 am and 8 00 am Services listed for parishioners in church directory with morning and evening times
The Rev Lewis P Speaker presides over services on the second Sunday in Advent. Sunday school at 9 15 morning worship at 10 30 with a sermon titled The Evolution of Christian Experience. An afternoon service at Vanlue at 6 30 and Luther Teague at 6 30. No evening worship due to union service at the Evangelical church.
Sunday school at 9 15 divine worship at 10 30 with sermon by Pastor W F Martin Holy communion Epworth League devotional hour and evening service at 7 30 at the Evangelical church Union service with address by Hon W A Schrieber Toledo district Anti-Saloon League All welcome to all services
Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 10 30 with Otterbein Home athletics director speaking on home conditions Junior C B at 2 30 no evening service due to Union meeting Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 First revival night two weeks from Friday remember this notice
John Wieand pastor leads Sunday school at 9 30 a m and preaching at 10 45 a m. Evening worship at 7 p m and Thursday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m.
The Sunday school and church boards meet in the prayer room Friday evening December 5. Sunday 9:30 to 11:00 am features Rally Day with a sermon Come Now Let Us Reason Together. Evening 6:30 program EL Co CBL leader Lucille Wisner speaks on In His Steps. Union temperance service 7:30 with W A Schrieber Toledo district Anti Saloon League superintendent speaking.
Mr and Mrs Orville Mull and daughter Lillian May of Toledo visited Mrs W M Gobrecht for a Monday night stop en route to Palm Beach Fla where they will spend the winter. Toledo parties in two cars join and accompany them on the trip.
Governor Donahey announces the four year term renewal for Vernon M. Riegel remaining in charge of Ohio Public Instruction. Riegel will continue leading the Department of Public Instruction as state education policy heads into the next term.
Ohio reports two blackleg cases in beef cattle in Vinton County. Dr. Leonard W. Goss warns the bacterial disease can spread in contaminated pastures, noting lameness and muscle swelling as early signs. Vaccination and veterinary reporting are advised to prevent outbreaks across communities.
The fragment notes Oscar Pidd driving at sixty miles per hour and losing control. It implies a skid and a crash or near-miss event with no further details on outcomes or consequences.
A Franklin K. Lane quotation argues that poor highways reflect a nation’s civilization and breed unhappiness. It links isolated living, mental strains, and discontent with limited communication and hindered progress in Washington and state legislatures.
A fragment shows a dialogue about reading tombstone inscriptions during a cemetery walk. The speakers discuss the fate of wicked people and where they are buried, reflecting a terse, cryptic exchange.
Rich reports that the Tellatives have relocated from Carey. The note notes the family has left town and settled in a distant area, with no further details on new residence or reasons for moving.
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