Wooster Spirit Hauntings Stir Local Curiosity
The Wooster Spirit tale spans six weeks of sensational reports, claiming haunting phenomena at the Hoffman house. Accounts describe music from a pan and stick, moving stones, flying objects, and daily mischief attributed to spirits, with visitors noting disturbances and curious scenes as the case garners national attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican
David Hoffman
Wooster
Holmes County
Nazareth
Jeffman
Wayne County
Lonevar
Egypt
Apirita
Scure
Hoffman
Madame Thompson
Cleveland
Elijah
Woodbine Twineth
Korn and Whiskey Folklore and Feuds Across Time
A rambling Western style miscellany blends corn lore with rustic humor and moral reflections. It weaves jokes about corn products like corn dodgers and whiskey from corn, notes on deer or oxen, and a satirical critique of politics and a judge, all amid colonial era language and scattered quotations from period sources.
Merely a Member of Congress
The piece traces J. W. DeFoster’s long pursuit of the title M. C. as lingering ambition. It notes a lifelong effort marked by eloquence, intrigue, flattery, and deception in a bid that repeatedly failed. After years of party struggles in his district, he eventually withdrew from politics two years before the interview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pey ‘Ton Beaumont
McAlister
Beaumont
Congress
Hall of Representatives
Senate
Suroner
Kare Bratuonr
Atlantic Monthly
Sunes
J. W. DeFoster
M. C
Union Party
Farnish Gathering and Production of Varnish
A description of how varnish from the lacquer tree is harvested in Japan and China. Laborers chip the bark with hollow shells at night to collect varnish, repeating daily through summer, with one pound yielded per night from fifty trees. The process, tree growth, and harvesting method are outlined, noting plantation cultivation and aging of seven to eight years for optimal varnish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
China
Two Hunters Among the Sierra Nevadas
In the Sierra Nevada wilderness two hardy hunters join a camp. A Cherokee and a Pike Countyan share tales of deep exploration, large fur deer skins, and plans to reach the summits first. They report a northward herd of cattle guarded by Mexicans and note California’s depleted plains seeking summer pastures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike
Sierras
California
Coast
Atlantic Monthly
New Motive Over Promises Silent Petroleum Rotor
A new rotor using crude petroleum flame to create a vacuum is claimed to rival steam, with potential widespread use in railway locomotion and street railways. Proponents say it is inexpensive, produces revenue by burning only lighter fractions, leaves heavy lubricating oil to be sold, and offers quiet, controllable operation with no smoke.
Hints to Writers on Clear and Effective Writing
Practical guidance urges writers to focus on the subject and cut redundant phrasing. It advises avoiding unnecessary adjectives and repetition, refining language, and delaying quotations until they genuinely strengthen the point. Practice and perseverance build facility, while true grace comes from art rather than luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaice
Walker Printing Press Described in Detail
A reporter details the Walker printing press showing a 3,300 yard web of paper fed through dampers printing on both sides at 200 revolutions per minute. The process includes cold-water dampening, dual printing pairs, cutting cylinders, and a swing frame delivering two streams of sheets to workers. The piece notes historical progress from Konig and Cowper to modern newspaper machinery. A dinner toast mocks Patrick O Rafferty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konig
Cowper
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Massillon
J. Frost
P. Welker
Welker’s
Main Street
Wassillon
Ligtteat
Massiliow Business Cards
BANKS
Union National Bank
Bassillon
M Oullough
WM. M'Climolds
First National Bank
Erie Street
I. Steele
Hunt
F. L. Baldwin
Law
Ohio
H. Folger
Reed's
Jakso
Anson Pease
Ene Street
H. Gerould
Opera
Ernest
North Street
A. E. Church
O. Reference
D. R. Storer
Boston
Mass
A. Metz
M.D
Marth Street
J. Reed
Main
Hill Streets
K. Sowers
Cans Fulton
A. Houtz
Bai Fulton
A. W. Ridenour
Messillon
F. Hookway
Joseph Watson
Edward Kachler
Dr. Porter
BE. Chidester
Humberger & Son’s
Stark
Hayes
A. HL. Johnston
Surgeort Denrich
Conrad's
HK. Dickey & CO
Exchange Place
H. Morganthaler, Jr. & BR
BREED
D. R. Atwater & Co
Massillon Excelsior Works
Jas. Bayliss
M. A. Brown
D.R. AT Water & CO
Alindy
Atwater Block
W.E. Ricks & Bro
O. Myers & Willison
North End
Massillon Furnace
J. P. Button
EE. Falke
Hi, Atery, &c
MMI
Jas. T. Brady & Co
Jones & Co
Fourth & Wood Streets
Pittsburgh, PA
Bankers
Government Securities
Kelley & Brown's
Pwin Jarvis
Atwater's
Morganshaler & Breed
Massillon Tilon Foundry
Jillinger & Cos
Offee and Foundry
Main St. West Canal
Earth
Hoskin
Pennsylvania
Massilion
Gite
A. R. Richmond
Erie St
Tremont House
Cenver
OSM
Promptu
E. D. Boxsee
GE Thris
Tohn
Young
Valentine Ness
Customers & Co
Chambers Street
New York
Miassillon Ha To. I
Hudson
Cuyahoga Fall
Akron
New Port
Clinton
Fulton
Millport
Gibbs Plow Co
Hall & Spead
Jane’s
Waynesborough
Jis
Helley & Brown
Independent
D&c
Delsarte
Opera Comque
del Rate
Monsieur
Monsier
Directl
Talma
Élantie
James Partob
Public School Journal
Mr. Parton
Korn
Billings
Primitiff
Godegs
Yu Kant
Dodger
Johnny Kake
Joseph
Sum
Hum
Joe
Han Lin
Job
New York Weekly
Farnish Gathering
Sierra Nevadas
Clarence King
Walker Printing Press
Iere
Patrick O'Rafferty
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