Ongoing Local Notices Highlight Church, Probate and Socials
The male choir of the First Congregational church will sing at Ridgeville Sunday evening. The will of Conrad Brill from Brownhelm is admitted to probate leaving all to his wife for life and then to their children. Mary Binns is granted 310 alimony pending divorce from Edward Binns. A social at the Second Congregational church was well attended and successful. Oak Point appropriation cases postponed to March 23 with attorneys ready for trial.
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First Congregational Church
Congregational Church
Ridgeville
Conrad Brill
Brownhelm
Mary Binns
Edward Binns
Washtuin
Second Congregational Church
Oak Point
Atorneys
Bankrupt Declaration for Liberty Clothing Company Heads to Court
Attorney Ingersoll says agreement reached between lawyers in the Liberty Clothing bankruptcy case. The company is to be declared bankrupt within the next days and affairs will be adjusted by the United States court. A dated notice appears alongside an advertisement for Mother Gray's Australian Leaf, a remedy advertised for female health, available from a mail order source.
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Ingersoll
Liberty Clothing Company
United States
Mother
No New Talk Will Case Sealed By Judge
Judge Washburn denied a motion for a new trial in the Hattie Ledgate versus Mary Elizabeth Battles will case. The jury had upheld the will despite allegations of undue influence by William H. Beeman aimed at disinheriting the daughter. The motion cited Beeman’s pressure on the testator and testimony inducements by Leroy Battles, along with jurors discussing the case publicly.
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Washburn
Hattie Ledgate
Mary Elizabeth Battles
William H. Beeman
Ledgate
Wattles
Leroy Battles
Beeman
Resignation and Nut Harvest Notes From A Rural Page
A former police officer resigns amid weather exposure and criticism, joking about a six foot high figure. The page then urges gathering and storing nuts such as walnuts, chestnuts, hickory, chinquapins, and hazelnuts for winter, with parties to harvest. It also notes the Virginia Gistty Aggle apple variety, its distribution and October to February season, plus advice on glass dishes for ferns and moss mosaics in Orange Judd Farmer.
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Mississippi River
Parm
Virginia Gesuty Aggle
Virginia
North Carolina
Nebraska
Orange Judd
Polite request for dinner sparks domestic quarrel
Rebecch asked a friend to dinner then returned home furious. His wife asks what happened. He complains politeness should yield politeness and claims he asked Dobelli to tune. She asks if he refused, and he says Dobelli accepted, provoking further tension.
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Rebecch
Dobelli
Notable quotes on war and silence from diverse sources
A collage of remarks contrasts a resolve not to be called war with the world’s veracity. The St Louis Post Dispatch notes improvement of mankind if such resolution held. A Persian proverb adds that God favors those who keep silence.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Tides Of The Ocean And Their Predictable Cycles
The article explains ocean tides as highly regular natural cycles used by maritime authorities to forecast daily high and low waters. It describes typical two tidal rises and falls every twenty four hours, each lasting about six hours, and notes variations such as bores in certain bays and local areas with unusual tidal activity.
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Bay of Yundy
Hat and Convention Bind Man To Society's Red Tape
A column discusses how society and fashion confine men, noting the impossibility of a great English man wearing a hat differently without public backlash. It contrasts rigid conventions with curiosity about unusual attire and public perception. It also notes a lunar anomaly from 1868 with February lacking a full moon and forecasts it won't recur for half a million years.
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Lis Hersine
Ledure
England
Marble Arch
Vere Street
Julbo Lane
Putuous
Weiter
Lerdhaz Astronomical Journal
Rosal
Domestic Weather Prophets and Quirky Sayings
A collection of old quotes on weather signs and humorous mispronunciations. Domestic weather prophets discuss seaweed and pine twigs as atmospheric indicators while playful exchanges reflect slang and dialect.
Call for National Road rebuilt by government
The National Good Roads association led by St. Louis headquarters appeals to motorists to fund and rebuild the 700 mile national road across Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Indiana. It argues cost under 7.9 million equals one battleship and compares benefits to continental highway travel and European road use.
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National Good Roads Association
St. Louis
New York American
United States
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
National Good Rroads Association
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
Europe
War on Dust in Switzerland Through Road Tarring
Swiss anti dust league pursues road protection by tar application on highways. Coal tar from gas works is spread hot or cold during dry periods after cleaning, then brushed with no traffic for 24 hours. Gasified water tar and related methods show high consumer economy per square yard with wear and tear savings offset by small costs.
Sound Advice to Entclm ent People on Roads
The piece cites Pacific Monthly urging Romans to value road quality beside rail transport. It argues bad roads waste time and wear, while durable roads boost settlement and values, noting Romans built enduring roads to colonize sparse districts and that good roads outpace rivals. It calls countrymen to unite and repair roads for prosperity.
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Pacific Monthly
New Bill Seeks £751 Million for Rural Roads
Representative William R. Hearst of New York proposed a bill to appropriate £751,000,000 for road building to extend postal service and shift agricultural and industrial traffic from railroads. The plan caps annual spending at $10,009,090. If a country road runs ten miles or longer, the government would pay half the remaining cost.
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William BR. Hearst
New York
Washington Dispatch
Massachusetts Highway Construction Through Twelve Years
Massachusetts reports about twelve years of highway building totaling roughly 622 miles. The project cost approximately 5.16 million dollars, with about 90 percent macadam roads and 10 percent gravel roads.
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Massachusetts
Farm Groves Provide Wind Breaks and Fuel on Prairie Land
Western prairies owe desolation to lack of groves, but pioneer plantings of willow, cottonwood, soft maple, box elder, black walnut and elm created shelter and fuel. Past neglect of Lombardy poplar plantings shown by their quick demise. Recommend farm groves occupying three to twelve acres per 40 to 160 acre farm with mixed species for timber and firewood.
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Lombardy
L W. Hoffman
PURE WATER Improves Wells With A Simple Plan
Iowa Home stead urges inexpensive improvements to farm wells to restore taste and purity. A wooden curb, vents, and screens create a clean, dry platform that shields water from vermin and dirt. Winter straw and snow protect the system, while wind breaks and leaf mold aid moisture retention.
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Iowa T Homestead
McCarte Mossett Company Sues Selwas Over Seizure and License Refund
The McCarte Mossett Company files a petition in common pleas asserting a $522 judgment against Stanislaus Selwas. Sheriff seizure of Selwas property valued at $4195 aims to satisfy the judgment, with anticipated shortfall. They note a $3500 liquor license sale on January 1 and a $209 rebate payable by the county treasurer, seeking levies to cover the claim. The record recalls Selwas and Sebwas involvement with a deputy sheriff incident during prior seizure orders.
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McCarte Mossett Company
Court of Comon Pleas
Stanislaus Selwas
Selwas
Sel
Sebwas
Smahabney
Supreme Court rules barbers need not shave Negroes
Hartford Conn. The state supreme court has ruled barbers are not required to shave Negroes. The decision, upholding Henry F. Faulkner’s appeal from Bridgeport, held Solazzi the barber could refuse service arguing the shop is not a place of public accommodation under the law.
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Hartford
Conn
Supreme Court of
Bridgeport
Henry F. Faulkner
Thomas Solazzi
Solazzi
Faulkner
Supreme Court
Marriage Licenses In Lorain Area Names Four Couples
Mike Dominik 34 laborer South Lorain wed Helena Vorko 28 domestic South Lorain. Frank Mabshh 22 Lorain married Bessie Scott 13 Lorain. George Guthleben 25 riveter Lorain wed Edith Englehardt 22 Lorain. An advertisement promotes naval oranges and grapefruits by Boylan Brothers dated 3 3 2t.
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Mike Dominik
South Lorain
Helena Vorko
Frank Mabshh
Lorain
Bessie Scott
George Guthleben
Loran
Edith Englehardt
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Grace Huntley
Oberlin Conservatory
Onty
Mrs Rewey
Lawumbers
Bolen Bros
Coortes
Conry & Hueller, Grocers
Broad
Carlew
Tides OF the Ocean
Man and
His Hat
Cologne
Dame Fortune
Chicago News
Sini
Farie
Faren
Rimbad
Darmer
THE
Biggs & Everard Company
the China Shop
Middle Ave
Rawson
A. F. Burrell
Boylan Brothers
Crusta Walton
Col
Oring
Owr
Wall Paper
Smith Bros
Jewelers
Ontisians
Chibmssesr Chemical CO
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Myris
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