Train Schedule and Holiday Ads from Dalton 1909
In effect October 10 1909 westbound trains 209 211 213 221 and eastbound 210 212 214 218 222 run daily with certain limits and destinations to Dalton and Orrville. Local holiday notices include fountain pens bargains at Scott's and various shopping prompts from Gibson Gardiner and others. Dalton visitors and students quote mentions of Dr H D Taggart Blair Morrow and local stores.
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Enela Aisisbanel
Ese Cena
Mdil
Aiseleale
Dalton
H. D. Taggart
Akron
A& Dalton
Santmyer
Cleveland
Gure Rand
Gibson S
Blair Morrow
Valpariaso
Ind
Dalton Local Notes Include Fire Drill and Holiday Sales
Dalton items report a stove fire at a residence with minor damage, candy and gift advisories from Chatlin Slusser’s, a university ruling denying Dr. Cook’s North Pole claim, Main Street paving paused for spring, and varied community notices from churches schools and merchants.
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University of Copenhagen
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Cook
Street Car Line To Start Construction Next January
J A Myera and N R Zimmerman visited Cleveland on business and learned from 7J Breitinger of the Cleveland Barberton Cosbocton Zanesville Electric Railway Co that construction of an electric street car line will begin the first week of January. The initial section will run between Barberton and Orrville via Doylestown with engineers ordered to commence January 3 and contracts let for this segment and other route points.
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J. A. Myera
N. R. Zimmerman
Cleveland
Doylestown
Santa Claus Letter From Dalton Child Lists Christmas Wishes
A 1909 Dalton Ohio letter to Santa Claus from a five year old girl requests an 8 o clock visit and gifts including a Teddy Bear a lamp combs a sweater coat hair ribbons candy an orange for herself and a sweater a football and candy for her brother Thurman, signed with friendly closing.
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Dalton
Ohio
Santa Claus
Thurman
Christmas sale at Scott’s and Gibson’s stores
Past Cards and leaflets offered at Gibson's and Scott's with Red Star tablet transfers and skates at 6d each. Scott's advertised a Christmas serviceable line while C B Feasel promotes sleds and skates. Methodist Sunday school class 9 hosts an old-fashioned taffy pull at town hall on Thursday night Dec 30. Dear Reader invites inquiries for church fellowship and gospel reading from Onhida McFarren of Dalton Ohio.
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Santa Claus
Chatlin & Slusser’s
Dalton
BE. A. Freet & Son's
James Hill of
Wooster
Thil
Gardiner’s
Jane Jameson
Applecreek
Jos. Bott
Farmers’ Institute
Shreve
Matt Tyrrell
Akron
T. E. McDowell's
J. F. Techantz
J. S. Lower
Barberton
J. M. Berg
Maximo
Charlee Erwin
Texas
Charley
State Circulating Library
Scott's
C. B. Feasel
Scott’s
Methodist Sunday Schoor
Town Hall
Open Letter Postage Rules Warn Inland Senders
The postmaster warns that open letters do not qualify for a 1 cent rate and that sealed or unsealed letters carry the same 2 cent rate for first class mailing. Drop letters not delivered incur 1 cent per ounce. Writing across postal cards or placing letters in unsealed envelopes can raise classification.
Ohio Inventors Patents Issued This Week
D Swift & Co reports Ohio inventors receiving patents this week. Notable items include a feeding device for cement mixers by H C Baxter of Kent, a soldering furnace by E T Burgess of Columbus, and a transmission gearing by B Kurry of Lakewood. Copies available for ten cents.
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Ohio
D-Swift& Co
Washington
D-G. H.C. Baxter
Kent
E. T. Burgess
Columbus
B. J. Coady
F. Corkins
Adams Township
A. T. de Vitess
W.H. Dolby
Nichlesville
A. W. French
Fiqua
F. G. Harrie
Salem
Stanchion
J. H. Hummer
Ashtabula Harbor
B. Kurry
Lakewood
T. Lee
Home City
D. Swift & Co
Washington D
Holiday excursion rates on Wheeling & Lake Erie R R
Very low excursion rates advertised for travel between Buffalo Detroit Cincinnati Chicago St Louis Pittsburg Cleveland Wheeling and all intermediate places Tickets on sale December 24 25 31 and January 1 valid for return up to January 3 See local agents for details
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Buffalo
Detroit
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Wheeling
Epworth League Vincent Chapter Elects Officers
Epworth League Vincent Chapter holds a recent meeting electing officers. President JoNett Sturgis 1st Vice President Mrs Rev Lebo 94 Vice President Alice Santmyer 3rd Vice President W H H Scott 4th Vice President Luella Sturgis Secretary Treasurer Park f Houghton Organist Sarah La Viers Kay Eby.
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Vincent
Epworth League
JoNett Sturgis
Rev. Lebo
Alice Santmyer
W. HH. Scott
Luella Sturgis
Park F £. Houghton
Sarah la Viers
Kay Eby
Strange Provision of Nature in Dumas Quote
The excerpt notes a paradox from Dumas that most men die without creating, yet none die without destroying, reflecting a grim view on legacy and impact.
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Dumas
Invariably More Lasting Wisdom Proverb
A brief quote attributed to Cingalese origin notes that wisdom in the mind lasts longer than money in the hand, emphasizing inner knowledge over material wealth.
Appearances Deceive In A Car Speed Tale
A colicky local saying reminds readers that a vehicle’s speed isn’t judged by looks or the engine, and notes drivers may outrun authorities once out of sight. The quip reflects common car culture warnings and cautionary humor of the era.
Justice and Decency Quote Reflection
Quoted line attributes justice to avoiding harm and decency to restraint in offense, attributed to Cicero. The fragment presents a classical moral axiom framed as a brief reflective note.
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Cicero
Boy seeks rural escape to hear birds sing on gate
In Goho Parish Notes a boy requested removal from London work to a farm, saying he longed to sit on a gate and hear the birds sing. The simple dream highlights a yearning for country life.
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London
Goho
Ruskin Promotes Child Hope as Nation’s Foundation
Quotation highlights Ruskin urging that a nation's history lies in its home and household. He argues the world’s future rests on children and the instruction they receive at home and in early education.
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Ruskin
A Poser Race for a Husband How Can a Girl Tell
A brief titled feature explores social expectations in marriage and relationships. It discusses signals of commitment and the cultural prompts guiding women’s decisions, reflecting era norms and domestic life.
So Few Do Prodigious Good If One Man Acts
A reflective maxim by Benjamin on the vast good one person can achieve when they commit to a purposeful business of doing. The quote highlights individual initiative and sustained effort as a path to meaningful impact.
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United Presbyterian Church
Benjamin
Light Your Way to See Good Roads Ahead
Inspirational note from Ex change urging practical steps to illuminate paths and endure journey. Emphasizes keeping life bright without trivializing risks and challenges.
Olive Trees Reach Across Centuries in California Orchards
The article notes ancient olive trees from Mount Olivet and a 78 acre California olive ranch in Los Angeles County described as far larger than Spain’s holdings. It mentions olive groves planted by Spanish fathers centuries ago and highlights age estimates around 3 000 to 4 000 years for select trees.
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Mount Olivet
Wanda
Ins
Angeles
Spain
California
The Life He Liveth Quote by Marcus Aurelius
A reflective fragment notes that no man loses or lives another life than the one he currently lives, enduring through immense spans yet defined by personal experience. The saying emphasizes finite, individual existence.
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Marcus Aurelius Antonins
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