Newman and surrounding towns May news roundup
In Newman and nearby communities on May 7, residents report social visits, church events, and educational milestones. Activities include weddings anniversaries and a Baptist roll call, with students excelling at Patterson examinations and several locals touring Canton, Massillon, and Wooster. Families attend gatherings, dances, and community improvements continue, including a new cheese factory and flour mill upgrades.
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Newman
W. L. DeHoft
Canton
John Pollock
Allie Brogden
North Lawrence
Mary Vetter
Wooster
Russ
Wm. Findley
Congressional
Newman Baptist Church
QO. B. Hall
Massillon
Joseph D. Reese
Robert Ralston, Jr
George Williams
Chas. D. Reese
Joseph Ralston
Jennie Kitt
Margaret Findley
Indians Robber Tribes Outwit British Troops in Night Predicaments
A London Express tale portrays Indian tribes in British India, praising Bhils for stealth and clever tricks. It recounts a Bhil threadbare disguise using shields as camouflage, a tent blanket theft, and a tree-spirit ambush that fools a British subaltern during pursuit.
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Venice
India
London Express
Wool Market Price At Mumbere Ger'a Dry Goods Store
Market price for wool reported at Mumbere Ger'a Dry Goods Store in Mas assilon. End of report notes wool payment details and prevailing rates, highlighting buyer and local trade context.
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Mumbereger
Masassilon
Overcoming the Writer's Start and The Nature of Speech
The piece discusses writer's timid start and the shift from initial thoughts to full flow. It notes that beginnings often become endings, contrasts newspaper and sermon styles, cites Thackeray, and argues writing follows a dominant idea. It asserts universal impulses shape expression beyond formal rhetoric.
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Thackeray
Tovis
National Magazine
Cheap at the Price Contempt Tale
A western judge fines a young lawyer ten dollars for contempt of court, then an old attorney offers a ten dollar gold piece in payment. The judge objects, but the veteran explains he has long cherished a secret contempt for the court and is willing to pay for it.
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Ard’s Hall
Massilon
Val Dern
Leonard’s Hall
H. B. Clay
Beef Trust
William Preece
Camp Bree Grounds
Frank Shoup
Chicaem News
Clouse
Lida Endinger
Crystal Springs
Pr. Clouse
Canton
Ohio
Conrad Hotel
John Ostheimer
Masked Mardi Gras Dance at Hopkins Institute
A masked man approached a masked woman at a Mardi Gras ball in the Hopkins Institute of Art and asked her to dance. She replied coldly that she did not know him. He answered that he was taking as big a risk as she was.
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Hopkins Institute of Art
Av Interloper's Explanation in Philadelphia Press
A deep voiced woman asks what made female suffrage possible and a rude man responds that male sufferance explains it. The exchange appears in a Philadelphia Press excerpt.
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Philadelphia Press
Wealth does not make a home and sympathetic comrades
Quote from Ladies' Home Journal about home building through thoughtful, supportive companionship rather than wealth. Emphasizes emotional warmth as the key to a true home rather than material riches.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Pictures of Birds in Mosques Spark Algiers Debate
A visitor noted tile decorations in Algiers mosques feature bird motifs. An Algerian explained the lines around each bird indicate they are dead, asserting the drawn birds do not violate Islamic prohibitions on living images. The exchange illustrates nuanced Islamic art traditions.
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Maloun
Perdition
Algiers
Patchwork of Pictures in Malta’s Main Guard Quarters
Navy and Army observers note the Maltese main guard quarters in Valletta host a colorful patchwork of wall drawings. Officers past and present left sketches on bare walls, creating a long standing custom where each regiment serving in Malta leaves a colorful remembrance in pencil chalk or paint.
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Navy
Army
Valetta
Malta
Overreached Herself in Devonshire Courtship
A village tale from Devonshire recounts Mary scheming to speed marriage by announcing plans to wed, prompting John to pretend they would not marry. The exchange highlights social pressure and the couple’s reluctance to bow to public expectation.
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Devonshire
John
Mary
London
Names and a Divorce Joke from an Irish Route
A New York lawyer recalls a divorce case for an Australian banker’s daughter. After securing the decree she laughs, pointing out the names Dona tue, justice O By rne, Keenan county clerk. She jokes her parents will say she went to Ireland for her divorce, not America.
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New York
Donatue
O'Byrne
Keenan
Ireland
America
Roasting Game Ducks By Temperature And Gender
A guide on roasting game ducks notes the cooking time varies with oven heat and is highly dependent on temperature. It advises roasting to a very rare stage and emphasizes that men may receive a rarer preparation than women.
The Happy Family at the German Menagerie
The proprietor cages a lion tiger wolf and lamb labeled The Happy Family. Asked how long they have lived together he replied Ten months but the lamb has to be renewed occasionally.
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Philadelphia Times
If I were the mayor argue over trivial matters
A stranger at a city council meeting comments on aldermen wrangling, claiming the mayor knows what he is about. A citizen agrees, saying wrangling means no progress on chief concerns. This capture from the Chicago Tribune reflects local political tension.
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Chicago Tribune
Night and Day Observed by the Simple Slug and Wise Guy
A Philadelphia Record quotation contrasts night and day with a pun about day breaking and falling. The piece notes that some men are so focused on maintaining dignity they lack time to earn a decent living.
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Philadelphia
Anthracite Road Executives Meet Over Strike Situation
Presidents of the Lackawanna Delaware Hudson Reading Ontario and Western roads attended a several hours long conference in New York with Erie represented by its chairman. Officials withheld details but a road representative said the strike situation was thoroughly discussed and action favorable to the miners was taken.
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New York
Lackawanna
Delaware & Hudson
Reading
Ontario & Western Roads
Erie
Thomas
Obituary of Beneval Messner Near Nimisila
Beneval Messner aged 83, of Canal Fulton area, did not return from a farm walk Tuesday. Relatives found his body in a pond near the house. physicians attributed death to apoplexy. Summit County authorities notified. Funeral services held at Nimisila Thursday morning. Undertaker Daily in charge.
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Beneval Messner
Canal Fulton
Nimisila
Messner
Summit County
Markets Report from Pittsburg May 6
Wheat and corn prices led the halt day trading with No 2 red wheat around 76 to 77 cents and No 2 shelled corn near 69 to 70 cents. Live poultry, eggs, butter and cheese prices shown with ranges. cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb values listed for various grades and weights.
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Pittsburg
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York State
Wisconsin
Limburger
Urged Insurance Denials Cure Promoted by Remedy
A pastor and newspaper editor in St Paris Ohio touts Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy curing kidney and liver troubles that hindered life insurance. He recalls initial disbelief then success, noting acceptance by four insurers, and advertises 50 cent and 1 dollar bottle sizes plus sample offers.
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Yeisley
David Kennedy
Weisley
First Reformed Church of
St. Paris, O
Mali
David Kennedy Corp
Rondout
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