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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
8
The probate court handled 1917 cases with 15 insane cases, 14 wills probated, 59 administrators and 35 guardians appointed, and its fees of 2885 nearly paying judges’ salaries. The office doubled its output in 12 years, aiding youths while maintaining county finances and efficiency despite growth.
U S Food Administration revoked the license of a Newport News produce dealer for refusing consignments of potatoes and onions, part of a bid to curb waste. Federal land banks report 29,824,055 paid to farmers on 9 percent long term loans by Dec 1, with total approved loans at 105,126,000 and 1,839 cooperative associations chartered.
The piece details use of spruce, pine, ash, and hickory for wooden framing, rubber windings on metal joints, and air-stream shaping to reduce drag. It lists 244 feet spruce, 68 feet pine, 31 feet ash, 1% feet hickory, plus 4262 feet wire, 798 forgings, 921 steel stampings, 57 square feet veneer, 11 gallons varnish, 59 gallons dope, 201 square yards linen, 4 feet rubber, 65 pounds aluminum, over 4000 nails, 3377 screws, and 276 turnbuckles for one airplane of the simple type.
F S and J M Ham Attorneys at Law based in Arcade and Wauseon Ohio offer probate practice, abstracts and title opinions with references for banks in the county.
Dr Edwards offers olive tablets as a mild alternative to calomel for liver and bowel relief. The ads promise quick action with fewer side effects, claiming no tooth damage and a gentler remedy for sluggish digestion and constipation.
In a Fulton county murder case the court sentences the defendant to life imprisonment with hard labor, no solitary confinement, and costs of prosecution after a verdict of first degree murder. The judge notes the strong circumstantial evidence, the jury’s impartial verdict, and expresses sympathy for victims’ families while upholding the law.
In a reflective piece, the writer questions price versus value across goods and asks readers to consider true worth. Fertilizer costs are analyzed against crop prices from 1914 to the present, suggesting fertilizer value lies in its crop output rather than its per ton price. Anecdotes extol Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy from Pittsfield, and a Saturday special advertises pork by the chunk at 25 cents per pound.
A historical survey of emergency rations across nations describes maize meal packets for American troops, compressed meat chains for Belgians and Teutons, Russian commissary varieties, corn and macaroni for Oriental forces, North British sausage rations, fig coffee used by Central Pow soldiers, Swiss white chocolate, Italian chocolate sausages, and plum duff in beef membranes. It notes a Chamberlain's cough remedy endorsement and a legal notice in the probate court concerning Caroline J. Wright and others seeking administration of the estate of Adelphie Le Farwell, with mortgage concerns and court deadlines.
Notice from D Taxin junk dealer at 131 East Chestnut Street Wauseon Ohio listing prices for junk old iron at 45 70 and 80 cents per cwt delivered at yards rag per cwt books and heese pe per cwt copper per pound brass per pound old auto tires pe clean rubber per pound old arctics per pound detailed pricing for various discarded items shown for area residents.
Gides and furs wanted at Kolb's Barn Wauseon Ohio on Saturday November 24 1917 and every Saturday thereafter. Windisch Brothers Tedroom Ohio EC Windisch N W phone 4330 George Windisch Mutual Phone Shite.
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