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Newspaper
Democratic Northwest
Location
Napoleon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1892
Page
8
Local ad copy touts Hi A Yeager in the Reisne block offering baby hot and cold appliances and convenience items open daily from 8 to 12 4 m on Sunday. A large lumber stock is advertised at 200000 feet with call or address for buyers plus various fabrics and household goods. Reports of community notices include a church school meeting and social events as well as odd local anecdotes.
Albert Westhoven dies in Freedom township at age older than prior year. Cause listed as complications of grip and consumption while noted for thrift and honest work. Funeral held at St Ampere church with large attendance. He immigrated from Prussia to the United States in 1845, settled in Henry county as a farmer, married Anos Magdalena Kon in 1880, with 10 children surviving along with widow. Westhoven owned about 400 acres, earned by steady labor rather than speculation.
Fragmented OCR note depicts a chaotic mix of notices on thefts and burglar alarms, a Johnstown flood exhibit, dubious tonics for nerves and sexual power, and an ad claiming medical cures. It references REFIDIO and contact lines, with garbled names like A. 2. Kannatovy and E. A. Yeager, and mentions freight, depot movement, and local streets in ailing form.
An old newspaper item lists a mixed sale of fabrics with heavy discounts and a long catalog of temptations by Geo H Hohrs and Brothers, including calico ginghams and wool pieces, followed by a brief note on two Farm Clubs from Malinta visiting the city to discuss Democratic party activity and a Monroe county club formation.
William Rhody pleaded guilty in Judge Donnelly's court after returning from Michigan to answer a disturbing the peace charge at Davis School. He received a $10,000 fine and costs, with a one year sentence if charged again, and was chaperoned by his father at arraignment.
A contemporaneous account details a lurid episode at the infirmary where two female inmates reportedly formed a social circle with a visiting painter. One inmate, an imbecile, and the widow of a man with a serious disease allegedly undertook covert meetings with the artist, attracting attention to the keeper and the institution’s management. Officials defend the keeper, while questions about oversight persist.
Albert Westhoven dies as funeral concludes at his East Chutan Street home. A loud report opens the town’s safe revealing no thefts. contents untouched. Experts claim the door opened by unknown dishonest motive, others propose a rare combination failure. Local notices list real estate transfers and ads.
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