This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 25 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1925
Page
4
A mixed verse feature by James J. Montague includes four spoof poems about reckless drivers, boastful boaters, liquor talkers, and overindulgent eaters. The piece closes with a note that the Leader office will be closed Saturdays during July and August with a hint at a near empty vacation outlook and Saturday work plans.
On a chilly evening the island drew few people yet those present enjoyed a free shower bath from the fire engine. Fire Chief Burnham avoided getting wet at first but ended soaked by sunset. The stunt will be repeated when weather warms.
Sycamore Leader quotes Will Rogers saying if elected mayor he would pass a law banning car operation until the vehicle is paid for. He suggests extending the rule to highways and roads to curb traffic congestion.
The Hancock County Teachers Institute will run August 17 21 in Findlay at the high school auditorium. Dr S B Davis of the University of Pittsburgh and L L Louthian of Columbus are the principal speakers. Local teachers will attend the sessions.
The Singer store offers a sewing machine for 3 dollars per month with exchanges and repairs available for all makes at the Upper San Dusky location.
A recent advance in postal rates, aimed at funding a 68 million dollar salary range for postal employees, has reduced receipts by over 12 million annually. The third class mail rise to 1.5 cents spurs a drop in circular mailings, pressures consolidation, and may threaten publishers while home merchants gain if they push local paper advertising.
The Seneca county board of health imposed a countywide dog quarantine at noon Monday due to possible rabies outbreaks. The 60 day measure requires dogs to be kept at home or restrained. stray dogs will be shot by county officials. License tags do not provide protection during the quarantine. Immunization is recommended and cases have appeared in northern areas and neighboring counties.
Prospective buyers expecting a 25 percent price cut for 1925 license tags will be disappointed. There will be no further reduction this year. prices remain the same through December. After January 11 the price will drop by half for the new brown and white tags, which will be better built than the current yellow and black tags.
A state fish hatchery, promoted by State Director of Agriculture Chas. V. Traax, will be built in Crawford county. Construction starts once on site is found and is expected to finish by fall.
Mr and Mrs Gail Ryder and son Hamilton of Akron visited over the Fourth with Syd and the Ryder family in a brief holiday gathering.
Sales of motor buses in early 1925 show a sharp rise with some plants in Ohio gaining full share. The Ohio Motor Bus Owners Association led by Judge R W Sanborn notes tens of thousands of buses nationwide, with hundreds of lines in operation in Ohio and 2000 electric rail lines using 3000 buses. The association highlights safety and regulation as permits are canceled mainly for non bus lines.
Ohio voters in November will decide three constitutional amendments and a chiropractors referendum bill alongside candidate names. The amendments cover uniform property taxation, four year terms for officials, and a new section on sub division indebtedness. The chiropractic measure would create a state board of examiners requiring high school completion and three years of chiropractic college before eligibility.
The Ohio State Pharmaceutical Association has prepared metal signs bearing "Registered Pharmacy" and the symbol R for every drug store employing a state registered pharmacist. Most signs have shipped from Columbus headquarters and pharmacists are urged to place them prominently so customers can identify registered pharmacists.
The Highway Department will place signs on the Bellefontaine Marysville road two miles east of Bellefontaine indicating the highest point between the Appalachian and Rocky Mountain ranges.
A wartime exchange shows an officer scolding troops for liberty with a demand for freedom or death. A voice cites Patrick Henry from the Exchange as the source of the defiant remark.
The directory lists O L Consolation services with masses at 10 00 am 7 30 am and benediction at 9 30 pm plus weekday masses 6 30 and 8 00 am. Lutheran and Evangelical notes give Sunday school times worship sermons and midweek prayer events.
The Methodist Church led by Pastor W F Martin lists Sunday school at 9 15 divine worship at 10 30 with a sermon titled Our Greatest Need Epworth League gathers at 7 pm and evening services at 8 pm The pastor continues the church history series with The Reformation as the seventh installment.
Bert Jaynes, pastor leads Sunday school at 9 30 a m and preaching at 10 30 a m Church prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7 30 p m The teacher's study class meets Saturday at 7 p m at the church.
John Wieand serves as pastor at Oak Grove Church of the Brethren with Sunday school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 45 a m. The sermon is by the pastor.
Miss Ruth Phillips a stenographer at Ohio State University underwent a serious inward goitre operation Tuesday at Grant Hospital Columbus. Dr Andre Crotti performed the procedure. Mrs F E Phillips, Mrs B H Smith, Miss Mary Phillips and Wayne Powell returned Tuesday with a favorable report and sister Mrs Wayne Powell was staying with her.
Althea MMS. Combs has been duly appointed and qualified as administratrix of the Estate of George W. Pierce, late of Wyandot County, Ohio, deceased. Dated June 20, 1925. Charles F. Close, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division, Wyandot County, Ohio.
The Carey Electric Telephone Company files Schedule No. 3 with Ohio Public Utilities Commission to raise rates in Carey Ohio effective August 1 1925. Business service 325 monthly. residence town line 175. residence town party line 150. rural party line 175. quarterly pay discount 25 cents. monthly pay discount 25 cents if before 10th. moving charge 1. extension services 060 residence 100 business. A copy of schedule available at John F. Brown office Carey.
Mount Blanchard residents host relatives and visitors while local groups meet. The W C T U gathers at Mrs P H Helck's home as crews prepare for Kirby festival music. Families from Cleveland Miami Findlay Fostoria share trips and reunions with local households.
Miss Lorena Kious teaching in Illinois visited her brother Clifford and family and Mrs Warner Gill and another family before returning to Mt. Sterling. The Berean class of the Methodist Sunday school met last Wednesday at Mrs Evan Stevenson's home with Mrs F Ilder and Miss Margaret Sampson assisting hostesses.
A humorous exchange notes the family uses a single sanitary cup to prevent contagion. The Baptist paper records the joke as a light reflection on public health precautions and household habits.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.