Local Notices and Personal Gleanings in Tiffin Area
Local brief items list visitors and moves including Frank Kitzler in Tiffin on Tuesday and Joe Brandt in Findlay on business Wednesday. Notes on wall paper at Beck Milroy and Ewing’s. various residents visiting relatives, attending services, or traveling by auto. A humorous anecdote from the Philadelphia Ledger closes the column.
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Ewing's
Brayton's
Frank Kitzler
Tiffin
Joe Brandt
Findlay
B. Gillett
Berwick
Beck & Milroy
Ralph Dlew
Toledo
Rwing
T. M. Johnson
Floyd McEwen
Sycamore
Cramer’s
F. M. Fick
Cleveland
Judge Beitier
Harry Hunter
Carl Heck
A. P. Johnson
Fostoria Thesday
Elza
Gean Garn
Ora
Thy
Lino
Willis Sopher
Tito
E. J. Becker
Upper Sandusky
F. J. Vigor
Stottfried
Friend i
Cramer
Ernest Beck
Clarence Howard
Clyde
Billy Raymond
Florence Dow
Delaware
John McGuire
Roger Frederick
Willis Bloom
Fostoria
Johnson
W. F. Johnston & Son
Nellie Brayton
Ewing
H.F. Graves
Huiter
Columbus
R. G. Spencer, Jr
Arden Seed
T. Myérg. & Co
Clyde, Gampbell
Wes
Biddlny
Fred? Grose
D. Ewfneg
Katie Taitite
John ‘Hostler
Blanchard
B.C. Walker
Edith
W. F. Johnston &Son
Brayton Wall Paper Ad Promotes Local Service
A Brayton Wall Paper Druggist notice urges customers to buy locally rather than mail order. It claims Brayton trims wallpaper, covers freight, accepts returns, sells remnants below cost, and offers finishing rolls, contrasting with mail order houses.
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Brayton
Chas. W. Brayton
Domestic humor tale from 1892 West Swangey visit
A humorous reminiscence recalls Hon. Joe Jefferson visiting Don Thompson near West Swangey New Hampshire in spring 1892. The tale centers on a domestic hen, a carpet joke, and Den’s pride in prize fowls as the hen appears to be “getting ready to lay a carpet.”
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Joe Jefferson
West Swangey
N. H
Don Thompson
Den
Joe
New York Telegraph
Breadmaking the measure of a maid in a west side home
A New York Glebe anecdote describes a west side family seeking a maid of all work who can bake bread. The mistress favors a delicate handed candidate, arguing gentle kneading yields better bread, while critics doubt the logic of choosing fragility over strength.
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West Side
New York
Philosopher and Philanthropist Quote by Coquelin
The theatrical manager recalls Coquelin’s charity for aging actors in France. He quotes Coquelin on the excess of philosophers and philanthropists and the faulty definitions that equate philosophy with resignation to hardship and philanthropy with giving away others’ money.
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Coquelin
France
A Coy Maiden and a Hasty Exit at a Party
A girl at a party acted out a post office skit become agitated scratching a young man, fainting after a kiss on the ear, and declaring she could not face anyone. The next day she left with a married lightning rod peddler, per the Altoona Tribune.
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Altoona
Kan
Tribune
Gentle Ruler Meekton Keeps Harsh Words Away
A prying friend questions Mr. Meekton about speaking kindly to his wife Henrietta. He answers that he always treats her softly, arguing gentleness serves self preservation as the first law of nature. Washington Star remarks on his restraint.
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Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Washington Star
Military Valor Revered Beyond All Rewards
A reflective note on how society elevates military bravery above other qualities. It contrasts admiration for courage with the broader moral and ethical implications of wartime valor, inviting readers to weigh heroism against its human costs.
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Thackeray
No Such Good Luck in a Stormy Sea Tale
A nervous old crew asks the captain if danger awaits them. The skipper reassures with calm defiance that they will not be drowned, and the dialogue ends with a tense exchange aboard.
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London
Nickersons Attend Toledo Relative’s Funeral In Burma
Mr and Mrs George Nickerson and children Roy and Doris of Toledo visited last week for the funeral of Mrs Seth Kear. Mrs Nickerson and the children stayed a few days with relatives after Mr Nickerson returned home.
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George Nickerson
Roy
Doris
Toledo
Seth Kear
Nickerson
Band Concert Draws Large Outdoor Crowd
The Fire Department band presented the first open-air concert last night with a large audience in attendance. The note urges readers to stay informed by reading the paper, even a paper of pins will give you points.
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Fire Department
Lecture by Dr Buckley Draws Findlay Attendees
C P Hurd Dr J E Nichols C N Cosgray Prof A J Nowlan S A Chesebrough and Rev Stewart Baum attended the Buckley lecture in Findlay Tuesday night. Oscar Stien also was present. From talks with these gentlemen they were not greatly pleased with the talk.
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C. P. Hurd
J E. Nichols
C. N. Cosgray
A. J. Nowlan
S. A. Chesebrough
Stewart Baumgardner
Buckley
New York
Findlay
Hurd
Oscar Stien
Swift blaze at rear drug store in J Z Sutphen building
Fire alarm sounded Wednesday afternoon as flames ripped through a wooden rear building behind J Z Sutphen room occupied by J D Ewings drug store. The stockroom stored oil and the blaze spread quickly from waste paper in an old stove. high winds fanned the fire but firefighters arrived fast and put it out.
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J. Z. Sutphen
J. D. Ewing
Risk Pedro Club Hosts Meeting With Mrs Byron Ogg
The Risk Pedro Club held an enjoyable meeting last Thursday afternoon with Mrs Byron Ogg. A luncheon followed the game. Guests outside the membership included Mrs Lee Ogg Mrs James Ogg Mrs I L Culler Mrs Frank Galbroner Mrs Linus Thrall and Mrs J Brown.
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Risk Pedro Club
Byron Ogg
Lee Ogg
James Ogg
I. L. Culler
Frank Galbroner
Linus Thrall
J. &. Brown
New Directory Available for Telephone Service Payments
Our Patrons are asked to call at the office on Saturday May 8 to obtain the new directory and settle accounts with The Carey Electric Telephone Co. J. B. Brown, Manager.
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Carey Electric Telephone Co
J. B. Brown
Mrs Eliza Ritter Buried After Noon in Crawford
Mrs Eliza Ritter of Lancaster Ohio was brought to Crawford for burial yesterday afternoon. She was 75 years 3 months 28 days old. Funeral services were held in Crawford at two this afternoon with burial at Ritchie Cemetery. Hurry up and see Hwing's wall.
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Chas. Wangler
Big Spring Township
Seneca County
Frick
Michael Jacoby
A. O. Sutter
Wharton
Upper Sandusky
Surrey
E. G. Laughlin
Peabody Bugey Co
Vance
South Streets
Sarah Engler
Fremont
P. S. Engler
Engler
Ohio
Lacompton
Kan
Verna Wagner
Findlay
Mable Engler
Eliza Catharine Ritter
Lancaster
Crawford
Ritchie Cemetery
Braun and Kemerley Visit Toledo for Buick Touring Car
Jerome Braun and G A Kemerley traveled to Toledo last Wednesday to fetch Mr Kemerley’s new Buick touring car. C G Bigelow accompanied them to help him learn the vehicle. At Fotoria they joined Luther Fry, who joined a portion of the day at the Ferdinand Braun home.
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Jerome Braun
G. A. Kemerley
Toledo
Mr. Kemerley
C. G. Bigelow
Fotoria
Luther Fry
Ferdinand Braun
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J.D. Ewing
Ray Kirby
Horatio Long
Carey
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Carey Church
CU. W. Bratton’s
Zenith Montague
Roy Montague
Glenn Snyder
Ross Johnson
Mr. Snyder
Wm. Snyder
J. H. Gamel
August Johansen
Port Clinton
E. W. Keefer
Dunkirk
8. P. Robinson
Laura Beitler
Miss Beitler
Chicago
S. B. Beitler
Granville
Oakland Direct
Trotter
Oakland
Directea
Direct
Hart Bros
Artes
Piazza
Sanitarius
Philadelphia Ledger
Surreys
John Deere
Oliver
Shunk
L. D. Truby
Ogg
Elwood
Frorty
The
Beck & Milroy Hdw. Co
Fire Carey Markets
Sean
Timothy Hay Seamer
Eereee
Cohen
W. T. Pethe
Pedro
Eliza Ritter
Hwing
A. J. Amg
Wyandot County
Cal
South St
Wise
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