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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
5
A dense reader of Fulton County telegrams reports domestic notes and social news. Families from Pettiaway, Morenci, Oak Em, Archbold, and nearby towns are cited with visits, illnesses, and Christmas preparations. The piece includes local teachers, neighbors, and area events with a brief historical aside on ancient dream theory.
Mrs. Florence Barton spent Thursday with her mother and others attended events at the homes of local families including the Ase Eldes and the Bogers. In Dover Center and Northwest Clinton, residents report visiting relatives, hosting Christmas dinners, and holiday travels to Toledo Cleveland and beyond. Household news notes include travelers to Cleveland, a Christmas dinner invitation, and residents moving or spending time with relatives.
A jumble of fragments records residents moving, farming activity, social visits, and club officer elections. Mentions include Talor and Pa, C Turney gas wells and a 3000 ft gas pipe purchase, Clarence Kroy Karl Mohr and Wm Mohr families visiting Paul Mohr, J EB Leatherman’s trip to Bryan, Dennis Dr Kiser, Miss Herma Rychner return from honeymoon, George Mohr moving near Delry, Sam Ropp moving to D L Shrock farm, and a Texes land purchase. Zion officers elected include Pier min merees Hable Asst Sec Arnold Cook Treag Mina barger Organist Mrs Kreiger Librarian Mrs W M Kreiger and assistant Arthur Mol. P & W officers list: Kreiger president, Hable vice, Lee Kreiger, Nina Johnson assistant organist, D B Cook chorister.
Fragmentary notes recount Christmas observations in South Swancreek amid hopes for Frank Mohler’s recovery after a serious illness. The text references community Christmas stories, local gestures, and a Staffordshire of scattered names, with a stray incident at the Frank Mohler farm where a worker lost a hand in machinery. It includes brief mentions of doctors, remedies, and Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as familiar treatment. The page preserves a sense of local life, memories, and relics from a past community.
A local column notes social rounds and December gatherings in Chesterfield and East Franklin. Mrs. Statesman and officers lead the L A S and L A B groups while neighbors visit with relatives and share holiday plans. A fatal Wabash rail accident interrupts festive prose.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes modern typewritten love notes replace ornate letters of old. It contrasts bleak fragments like De, Er, re, reed with longer 19th century epistles showing heartfelt devotion and detailed plans, including travel mentions and expressed affection.
About thirty attended the Christian Endeavor gathering with plans to grow attendance to seventy five. The group discussed advancing activities, sang special songs, and prepared for Sunday evening service and work. Local notes mention Toledo visitors, Fayette Christmas events, and upcoming gravel road improvements along Winsmeg.
A consumer notes that Berays softens dry scalp and reduces flakes using Parisian Sage. The ad claims a 50 cent bottle cleanses hair, nourishes the scalp, stops hair loss, and immediately removes dandruff, available at Fink & Huen.
A garbled passage mentions Willie Makepeace Thackeray and a Perth store, referencing a diary like reminiscence and a lively quote about vision and friendship. The text blends misheard poetry and a brief note on a liquor shop in Read Lager, Perth, with unclear attribution.
The Challenge Oil & Paint Co of Toledo advertises Frost Proof Oils for winter farm and auto use. Their Two-in-One Alcohol prevents freezing, cleans dirt and scale, and is backed by engineers. Winter kit costs $3.50 with a Beaume hydrometer test. Also seeking a car owner with spare time to run this local venture.
An old advertisement asserts Rheuma removes the disease cause by flushing poisons through kidneys and skin. It features a testimonial from Prof. C. J. Bull of Tong Sand View and notes Readarate sells the product for 60 cents a bottle.
Hon Fred D Connolley in Columbus Ohio on December 13 1915 argues the Republican party remains vital and capable of delivering reforms. He cites the party birthplace in opposition to oppression and claims its role in Union reconstruction emancipation and colonial progress while urging responsive government and adherence to equal justice for all.
An address to Franklin County readers stresses a ringing stand for a new Republicanism dedicated to the people, ending greed and graft, and uniting reform supporters across Ohio. It asserts the party’s historic capacity to govern, vows to preserve faith with voters, and invites broad cooperation for tomorrow's reforms. The message is published for Fulton County and the state.
In a hometown notice, P. H. Ginn of Leeton Georgia endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for child croup. The ad claims the product helps prevent severe attacks and keeps symptoms at home with familiar care.
A fragmented historical prose piece recounts Norway as the home of Norse heroes and the rise of Harold Fairhaired, detailing Viking freedom, petty kingdoms, and invasions. It blends mythic origins with a childlike moral vignette about misperceived facts and practical knowledge.
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