02 Dec 1902
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Newspaper
The Bellefontaine Republican
Location
Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1902
Page
1
Christmas bells ring as shoppers search for plain gold rings fancy gold rings and joy gold rings. The selection includes watches chains brooches cuff buttons necklaces lockets silverware and other fine jewelry in best quality offerings.
Davis Bros Jewelers announces new rug machinery and service to convert old carpets into fresh rugs with neatness and dispatch. The Bellefontaine Mattress & Upholstering Co promotes the offer and invites public patronage.
President Roosevelt protests charges against Dr. Crum for a port appointment, emphasizes merit over race, cites past colored appointees in various states, and states he will not bar capable colored men from office. He argues the door of opportunity must stay open to worthy citizens regardless of color.
The Chicago and North Western Railway links with Pacific Steamship Lines inaugurate direct monthly sailings from San Francisco to Manila. The new route uses fine Pacific ships and shortens voyage time to about 28 days, signaling rapid growth in Trans-Pacific trade and American interests in the Far East.
In a small town a crippled merchant Old Gib fights a rival Joe Beenum over love and business. Dr Waters reveals Gib’s scheme, Joe defies him to win Florrie, and a staged escape exposes the ruse leading to Joe and Florrie's marriage and Gib’s surrender. Also, a separate anecdote recalls Lord Brampton in a lane side game where a thirsty crowd tricks the judge.
A curious landlord and an elderly man pursue a chance at fatherhood with a neighborly scheme. The old man Peters plans to raise a child, while misgivings and comic misfires shape his courtship with Mrs Halstead as Robbie the boy unsettles them both. Eventually Peters finds a path through family ties and a niece, reshaping his lonely life.
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