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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1905
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows Massillon council considering a report on the Water Supply Company contract. A written analysis of technical legal effects was requested, but the solicitor cites time, while the water committee is irritated by perceived personal commentary.
The fragment critiques poor advertising and management, noting failures to keep up with times, reliance on cheap help, unreliability, viewing systems as red tape, and hindering progress through paralyzed delegation. The source ends with incomprehensible garbling.
The Massillon Coal Mining Company may raise wholesale coal prices by ten to twenty cents on November 1, with retail adjustments of about twenty five cents per ton. Massillon producers say no local officials confirm the move, though sales agents state the change is controlled by M.A. Hanna & Company in Cleveland. Retail margins and earlier price hikes are noted, with continued uncertainty over exact schedules and regional impact.
The Massillon glass industry resumes activity with blowers returning to work this week and a planned restart for the Rhodes and Reed plants. About 110 workers are already employed as production nears full operation with a likely average season through July 1 next year and strong demand for bottles despite competitive pressures and low prices.
The undersigned will sell at public site on the farm in Stan wool 600 Friday over 27 the following two head of horses twelve head cattle sheep one head of horse all kinds of farm implements hay by the ton and corn fodder by the bale corn and products by the bushel and other items. Donor Lake ta cen Fnenecabone acoarhk ME A] Woud.
Backache and all symptoms of kidney disease are quickly removed when the kidneys are made healthy active and vigorous by the use of a proven remedy suggested in old medical ads. It promises renewed kidney function and relief from discomfort through a traditional health tonic.
A vintage ad touts Dr. A W Chase Kidney Liver Pills as the world’s greatest regulator of kidneys and liver. Claims a combined action with one pill per dose at 25 cents a box. Free sample requests via The Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo N Y.
The college of bishops in Washington holds its semi annual conference with twenty of twenty eight bishops present. They will assign presiding officers for spring conferences and decide on the case of Prof. Hinkley G. Mitchell, newly elected to the chair of Hebrew at Boston University, a topic of wide interest.
Akron report states Miss Caley, sister of Mrs George Clark, died yesterday in New York by her own action. Caley, who planned to marry Jack after securing a divorce from Frank Pitzer, is said to have been driven to suicide by disappointment over the marriage plan.
Mrs. Scott accuses her husband William H. Scott of eloping with Mrs. Homer Stans and taking nearly $6000. Canton police found $2410 in bills after arrest. Story traces back weeks with sightings in Canal Dover and Massillon. The account includes his wife’s determination and odd courtroom details.
Cleveland dispatch reports Henry S. Storrs, general superintendent of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, has died. The notice notes his prominent railroad career and leadership roles.
A Lincoln council meets to adopt a nationalistic immigration restriction resolution. It denounces foreign-born voters and argues that loose naturalization feeds corruption, crime, and crowding in public services. The document cites 1905 steerage arrivals as evidence of rising immigration and looming national decline.
London dispatch reports three thousand troops landed in Santiago Chile and order was restored last night. About sixty killed and two hundred wounded in recent rioting. Focus remains on the security situation and casualties amid unrest.
A fragmented column discusses mood and appearance, then pivots to Scotland’s birth and death quirks, noting triplets, gender ratios, and the land’s aging population. It references London Answers and odd civic observations about personal care and travel, ending with a tip on bathing in warm water.
Today in Massillon the Massillon Market lists retail prices for country butter at per pound, creamed butter per pound, eggs per dozen, cabbage per head, lettuce per pound, onions per peck, and late vegetables per bushel. The report, though garbled, records daily price points from local markets.
The record lists selling prices across days for baled straw per hundred, straw per hundred, shelled corn per bushel, data per bushel, Jorn Ha loose per ton. Prices appear in loose OCR with missing context and dates.
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