New Post Office Rule Demands Advance Newspaper Payments
A 1908 Post Office Department ruling effective January 1 requires all newspaper subscriptions to be paid in advance, instructing that prepaid handling is mandatory for all subscribers.
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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
3
A 1908 Post Office Department ruling effective January 1 requires all newspaper subscriptions to be paid in advance, instructing that prepaid handling is mandatory for all subscribers.
Publishers may extend credit but must renew by set periods to retain second class postage. Newsletters vary by frequency and arrears beyond April 1 1908 lead to dropping from the list. Pay promptly: check the label date to confirm paid status and contact if in arrears.
Perry Presser attended Peter Greenawald's funeral in Tiffin last Saturday. W. M. Presser was in Sycamore. Miss Margaret Lawhead of Toledo visits relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Wirt Bemisderfer and Marion of Tiffin were guests of M. and Mrs. A. Green over Sunday. Alva Elford of Hamlet visited relatives here last week. Jesse Trudeau spent Sunday in Tulin. Mrs. Bill Haines was a Tithe visitor. Mrs. G. A. Mulholand visited relatives in Bucyrus. A fair crowd attended the band supper despite threatening weather. Jasper Johnson of Paulding is the guest of his mother, Mrs. Nancy Johnson. W. J. Phillips and daughter Leonora attended Peter Greenwald's funeral at Tiffin. Quite a number from this village attended Bear Trap School debate Friday night. Revival meetings at the M. E. Church closed Sunday night. Rev. Oliver Myers of the Evangelical church will begin meetings Tuesday night. Alonzo Karr and sister Cora of Attica are guests of relatives here. Glen Snyder and Ralph Livingston of Carey attended the band supper Thursday night. Many Adrian youths were in Berwick Saturday night.
A medical pitch claims stomach indigestion stems from weak internal nerves. It promotes Dr. Shoop's Restorative to fortify stomach, heart, and kidney nerves without drugs. The letter by J. D. Ring urges a simple test to confirm efficacy.
William Dible of Kenton returned home after visiting relatives in Springville with niece Mrs Mattie Bloom. Wilfred Presler hosted a spelling event attended by locals. Lawrence Dible and family from Alvada visited Mr and Mrs F Dible. Logan Presler, from Lima, stayed with parents Hiram and Mrs Presler. Iserya Dible visited Verna Phillips near Adrian. Mrs Mary Faber of Tiffin returned home after visiting Reinharts. Donna Arend of Alyada hosted Michael Jacoby and family, William Jacoby and family of Carey, and Henry Reinhart and wife. Sarah Dible visited sister Mrs Harlon Roynon near Adrian.
A public sale is set for March 16 1908 at ten in the morning on the Frank Collett farm four and one half miles north of Carey and two and one half miles west of Adrian. Items include six horses three cattle fifteen hogs eight sheep two wagons and assorted farming implements. Terms: nine month credit on sums 95 and over with note and security. under five dollars cash. Removal only after settlement. Auctioneers Joseph Hepp Henry Lucius clerk.
A recipe claims to treat back ache kidney trouble and weak bladder with a blend of fluids and extracts including dandelion extract and sarsaparilla. It urges readers to mix compounds shake and take a teaspoonful after meals and at night citing an eminent authority and a local druggist as endorsers.
Wharton Hugh Brashares and family, Virgil Ward and family, Eart Ward and family, Cecil Wickiser and family, Orren Ward and family, and J. G. Murphy and family were guests of Herb Platt and family Sunday. Several other households hosted visits and a surprise party celebrated Mrs. Martha Williams's seventy seventh birthday with music and gifts.
An assortment of medical anecdotes and product pitches for kidney and bladder remedies, laxatives, pain oils, dyes and tonics. It includes testimonials, agency notices, and health advice claiming cures for Bright's disease, diabetes, constipation, piles, and general wellness.
Local residents report a busy sequence of calls and visits. Mrs Rosa Lee visited her mother Mrs J A Deidrick, while Mrs H A Stoll and Mrs Addison Lee visited Mrs Marion Davis. The Shull family and others spent time with Stoll and Davis households.
Auction notice for a sale 2 miles north of Carey on Jonas Hoffman Yarm Tuesday March 1 1903 at 1 am. Items include four cattle horses and gear, twenty eight sheep with ewes lambing in April, eleven hogs, farming implements from McCormick and others, one thousand pound scales, hay gear, wagons and carriages, farm setup notes, and a share of wheat. Purchaser to provide note with security. cash for items under 25. Auctioneers Jonas Hurvran Stanley Jones. clerk H. A. Kear.
A long list of farms in Trumbull and Portage counties Ohio offers varied acres from 60 to 234 with houses, barns, timber, sugar camps and orchards. Prices range from 1 300 to 12 500 with proximity to Warren Cleveland and rail lines noted. Seller claims easy market access and retiree buyers benefit with refunded R R fares.
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