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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1914
Page
4
Publication notice from Wauseon Ohio area publishers announcing post office distribution and subscription price of 100 dollars per year with second class matter status referenced.
L G Andrews spent weekend with his parents E Andrews and Mrs Geo Royer. other notices record visitors and sickness across Delta route area. Florence Hayek nursed arm after vaccination. Maple Grove school in perfect attendance list. many local families hosted guests and traveled between Lyons Wauseon Delta and Chesterfield with brief health and revival notes.
Buckeye Incubators promise reliable hatch rates for all hatchable eggs with a guaranteed outcome. Hanson & Bresler The Feed Men advertise multiple sizes from small units to larger models, claiming chicks will hatch stronger and bigger than from hens. customers urged to request a Be eye Catalogue.
In a wartime style pitch the letter promotes Norman Bean of the Cable Piano Co in Wauseon Ohio. The ad touts beans as a savior then switches to selling pianos and Victrolas with claims of 44 points of superiority and low prices starting at $200. It invites evening visits and personal introductions.
Local church members report Friday evening business meeting and an all day Thursday Ladies Aid gathering at Mrs. Simeon Evers home near Lyons. Snowbound roads kept some from Sunday services while others enjoyed visits at Knapp and Shumaker homes. Baptistry planned. community notes many travels, farm changes, and small events amid winter weather and church life.
French bacteriologist M Andouard reports salt can harbor microbes in sea shore clarifying beds and gray salt used for cooking. Bacteria multiply in unclean saltworks and 2400 colonies remain per grain, with botulinus found in salt liquor. He urges refining sterilization and safer packing to prevent infections.
The year saw 440 women in medical study, 39 fewer than last year and 40 below 1911. Women graduates numbered 164, 3.8 percent of all graduates. Of matriculants, 21.6 percent attended women’s colleges, with most in coeducational schools. Also notes an Minnesota supreme court opinion on public trust and city officers in Canterbury case. An ad suggests keeping Hanford’s Balsam for accidents.
A compact catalog item list features an 8 quart granite dish pan a 1 quart long handled dipper a large wood frame ash sifter a 14 inch hand saw and a 10 quart tin pail with price or stock notes implied by the listing.
Premier vacuum hand sweeper offers side by side tests in various homes showing superior dirt pickup for the price. Saturday sale advertised at 6.98 dollars.
Classified note promotes a set of three irons offered at 79 cents for Saturday purchase. Indicates low pricing to attract buyers and highlights immediate availability.
A jumble of local social notes describes Miss Iva Cantiell of Toledo visiting Ora Mason and several other residents including Adelia Poorman, George Barnes, and Bert Poorman. Church events and missionary meetings at U B and Baptist churches are mentioned along with various visits and gatherings through the week. A short excerpt recounts Franklin’s early writings and a long money auction tale attached to a literary item.
The Oakland car line proclaims that buying an automobile reflects the strength of its producing organization. Models include four and six cylinder designs with prices from 1150 to 2600 fob Pontiac. H A Pawling Fayette Ohio markets the model.
In a curious note on trade and memory, ancient gem weights used for gold and diamond measurements are described, tracing seeds from the Kuara tree and carob as early standards. A classroom moment reveals Attle Hester spelling birds as she did yesterday, and a social remark reflects on women’s perceptions of suitors and courtship.
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