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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1899
Page
9
The Carey Times notes postal record charges and advertising rates in Carey Ohio. It lists a yearly subscription price of 31.25 if not prepaid and 1 cent per year for background or other service mentions.
Boiled Cider at Shellhouse’s and fresh oysters at the Model Bakery featured along with Christmas candles and house blankets from local shops. Mrs. Homer Thrall and Mrs. Fred Rowalt visited Toledo. Miss Hattie Gantz visits from Morgantown. George W. Saltz and wife visiting Crawford. Oil at 1.12 per barrel amid production concerns. Christmas gift guidance from merchants. H B Kurtz Sons advertise watches jewelry and silverware. Ohio Academy of Science meets in Cleveland. B B circle hosts masquerade with costumes and progressive carroms. bobsled ride included.
Editor Cuneo visits town while Modhel Bakery advertises Christmas Cakes. Obituary mentions Mrs. Myers funeral with her daughter Mrs. J A Sanner of Mt Cory and Mrs Fetter from Toledo. John J. Whetzel plans to build west of town. T W McClure earns poultry show premiums. no paper next week due to vacation. Carey Chapter Royal Arch Masons elect officers led by H P F H Frederick and several Masons named.
The community mourns the sudden death of Mrs Frances Myers on Thursday night December 14 at eleven o clock. Born in Baden Germany in 1886 she came to the United States at age ten with her parents. She married Theodore Myers November 10 1854 and is survived by twelve children four of whom died in infancy, with living daughters Mrs Charles Courtad Mrs J A Lanner Mrs Henry Brooks and Margaret and Syein Carey and sons Joseph Henry and J T Myers. Funeral held Monday at 10 am at St Joseph church Salem with Rev J G Mizer officiating and burial in St Josephs cemetery.
Patrons of Hocking Valley are charged $1 per day after 48 hours for cars not containing coke or coal, for car service and trackage. For coal or coke cars the charge is $1 per day after 96 hours. Sundays and legal holidays are excepted.
We express heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for kindness during our great affliction. Special mention to those who furnished the singing at the funeral.
The children of Mrs. Frances Myers express heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for sympathy and many kind acts during their recent affliction.
W. S. Tong announces public readiness to answer all calls for crying files. Residence four miles southwest of Carey.
George W Croker offers his auctioneering services to those needing sale cries. He cites experience and reasonable rates for public auctions and sales events.
A historical note lists a meat curing recipe by Jacob Fox: two ounces of saltpeter, one pound black pepper, one pound sugar, four tin cups of salt, meant to cure two hundred pounds of meat.
Three sets of driving harness in good condition offered cheap by C R Lone at Carey Livery Stable.
Wants all kinds of logs for cutting instructions. W H Snyper calls to come to the office. For sale a fine Durham calf one month old. A A Reynoxps.
Neighborhood notes report hog cholera resurging in Center Ridge with hogs dying and farmers tending livestock. A recent storm damaged timber, corn fodder, and fences, while residents share visits and plans including a trip to Klondike on December 25 and a well drilling machine purchase.
Beech Grove residents note illness in Mrs. E M Burson and Jacob Wickiser while protracted meetings start Monday night. Joseph Shane and family visited Upper Sandusky Saturday. Jacob Wolf traveled there on business last Friday. Harry Hunter stayed with relatives in Wharton Saturday and Sunday. The community mourns the death of Henry P Brown reported last Sunday.
The Nickel Plate Road offers students wishing to return home for the holidays a special rate of one and one third fare for the round trip. Tickets are valid for sale on the day school closes and the day before, with return allowed through the date school reconvenes but not after January 10, 1900.
The Northern Ohio will offer excursion tickets for the holidays on the Lake Erie and Western and Cincinnati & Louisville lines at one and one third fare for round trip. Tickets go on sale December 23 24 25 30 31 and January 1 with return validity through January 2.
The Nickle Plate Road will inaugurate a through vestibuled sleeper service on December 17, 1899. It departs New York City at 11:45 p.m. via D L and W A B, reaches Buffalo at 12:10 p.m., and the No 5 train continues to Chicago arriving 7:20 a.m. Train No 6 departs Chicago at 10:15 p.m. and arrives Buffalo at 4:55 p.m. A through sleeper arriving New York via D L and W B R at 7:25 a.m. will be provided.
Holiday excursion tickets at low rates sold between all points on the Hocking Valley and to points on connecting lines. Tickets on sale Dec 23 24 25 30 31 and Jan 1 1900 good return until Jan 2 1900. Hocking Valley runs Toledo to Columbus with service to Athens Pomeroy Gallipolis Jackson Wellston. Consult ticket agents for rates and information.
Agents of the Ohio Central Lines announce excursion tickets at one and one third fare for round trips between all points on its lines and to Central Passenger Association territory. Tickets valid sale dates December 24 25 and January 1 with return until January 2 1800 inclusive.
Holiday excckets offered at very low rates spread across December 24 25 50 31 and January 1 with returns good until January 2 1399. Remember Christmas comes but once a year. Your friends will be glad to see you.
The Hocking Valley will sell excursion tickets to Toledo on Monday evening December 25 at standard excursion rates. Departs here at 5 05 p m and returns at 12 15 a m. Attractions include Burt's The Wise Guy Lyceum Over the Fence Valentine Maud Adams and The Little Minister.
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