Redwood Country Letter From Elk California March 20
Correspondent writes from Mendocino County about 110 miles north of San Francisco, six weeks on a timber ranch. He details rough terrain, redwood logging methods, rail ties, and company operations employing 600+ men with flying machines and donkey engines. He notes wages, housing, and diverse crews, plus local commerce and a parade of nearby news items.
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Elk
Cal
San Francisco
Mendocino County
Redwood Country
Northwestern Ohio High School Oratorical Contest Rules
Northwestern Ohio high schools may enter one contestant to the Van Wert contest on May 15. Entries must be two typewritten copies to Superintendent J. P. Sharkey by May 1. Orations capped at eight minutes with two judging panels on thought and delivery. Prizes: 15, 10, and 5 dollars. travel expenses paid. Location for 1904 to be decided by this year’s results.
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Northwestern Ohio
van Wert
Fridling
Lana
J. P. Sharkey
Ohio
Orrin Rowland
Thomas O.land
Cra
Knights of Pythias class of ten hosted by De fiance commandery
Friday night a class of ten members was taken into Knights of the Red Cross of the commandery No. 30 in Defiance. The banquet hall was crowded with local and visiting knights after a 7 p m start and a program featuring a quartet, speeches, and a cross-shaped table setting. Local and out of town knights attended. Rev Jesse Swank of Napoleon spoke, and W H McClintock and J P Cameron gave remarks applauded by all.
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Defiance Commandery No
K. T
Mesdames
T. T. Shaw
Gertrude Shrack
IL. FE. Myers
H. Sutphen
jJohn D. Chenevert
R. W. Wortman
C.4. Thompson
H. Gleason
A. M. Minse
Jesse Swank
Napoleon
Poleon
W. H. McClintock
Isicheewoe Etter
Death notices and incidents from Defiance area
Obituaries record Catherine Russell aged 85 in Tiffin township and Benjamin Simmons aged 60 near Evansport with funerals planned for Sunday. Elizabeth Stewart aged 67 in East Defiance, details of a pony runaway near Defiance, pension notice for Mary Myers widow, and local deaths of Mrs Hopper’s England mother and Ernst Gleisburg. Incident reports include Rowland’s assault in Chicago and a murder robbing at River Side cemetery with large turnout.
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Russell
Catherine Russel
Tiffin Township
Trinity Chapel
Evansport
Simmons
Benjamin Simmons
Stewart
Elizabeth M. Stewart
East Defiance
Geo. W. Killey
Mary Myers
John Myers
J. J. Horrien
Joseph Hopper
Rochester
England
Hopper
Chas
Rowland
The
Daily Express
Chicago
J. A. Ford & Co
Ernst E. Gleisburg
Washington Street
Mueller
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
National Union
Riverside
Gleisburg
Endowment policy to Ohio Wesleyan University reported
Official announcement states a £6000 endowment life policy was issued to Ohio Wesleyan University by Dr. Charles E. Slocum to fund scholarships for needy students. In a separate incident, Pete Leithauser’s horse was stolen from Perry Street near the Cunningham hotel and recovered by officers, but the thieves remain at large.
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Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan University
Charles E. Slocum
Slocum
Pete Leithauser
North Ridge
Cunningham Hotel
Perry Street
Leithauser
Edward Archambeault
Geo. HI. Dicus
Archambeault
Better Than Pills Stomach and Liver Tablets Claim
The advertisement argues Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are superior to pills because they are easier and more pleasant to take, milder in effect, and more reliable. They cleanse and invigorate the stomach, leave the bowels in a healthy condition, and avoid constipation unlike pills. Sold by N G Woodward.
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Chamberlain
N. G. Woodward
Stranger as Catholic directory schemer at Crosby
A man registered at the Crosby hotel claimed to represent the New York Catholic Calendar Co and tried to sell advertising for a Catholic directory. He collected signatures from local merchants, then proved insolvent after landlord Mr. Kirtley questioned him. He left town with $14 in hand.
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Crosby
New York Catholic Calendar Co
Broadway
Frank Mains
A Valuable Medicine for Coughs and Colds in Children
Chas M Cramer of Colombo Ceylon praises Champlain s Cough Remedy for coughs and chest colds. He notes rapid relief in adults and especially effective for children, seldom needing more than one bottle. Recommends it to friends and customers through N G Wood.
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Chamain
Chas. M. Cramer
Colombo
Ceylon
N. G. Wood
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Mallett Bros
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Scott
A. J. Wagner
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Indiana Thursday
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I. Neaderhanser
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Henry County
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Express
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City of
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Lowell, Mass
Cas Torira
Vlidi
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Wert
Nberlain
Tom Moore
Chas. Corwin
North Defiance
F.R. Mangas and Sons
Earl and Gormar
Toledo
M. B. Gorman
John F. Hamilton
Putnam
KE. N. Lewis
Weisenburger & Emery
Aser
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R. H. Fritzler
Cook Ave
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John D. Chenevert
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Independee
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Atted
Kinyon
N.gwoodward
ROYAL
Defiance College
Defiance, Ohio
Frederick G. Roman
A.M
National Normal College
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