New Speed Law For Motorists Enters Effect
Ohio officials announce a new speed law effective last Sunday. It sets fines up to 25 dollars for first offenses and 25 to 100 dollars for second offenses. It establishes presumptive speeds and bans old eight 15 and 25 mph limits while urging public safety. Judge Walter D. Mears of the State Automobile Association endorses the reform as practical and necessary for traffic regulation.
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Walter D. Mears
Ohio State Automobile Association
Ohio Tractor Demonstrations Promise Record Attendance
Four large tractor demonstrations in Ohio in August will be led by Ohio State University's agricultural engineering and extension departments. Akron hosts August 12–13 after earlier stops in Columbus Middletown and Fostoria with 30 farm tractors from as many companies proving identical work across two days on 170 acres per site.
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Ohio
Anna Dean
Barberton
Summit County
Ohio State University
Columbus
Middletown
Fostoria
Akron
H. C. Ramsower
Three Insane Cases Heard In Three Days
Sheriff Lautzenheiser took two Wayne county people to the Massillon state hospital Saturday evening and arrested a third on Sunday. Chas E Hoover and Forest Blough were taken Saturday night. Blough a young man resident of Marshallville jabbed himself in the throat with a pen knife in a futile attempt to end his life. He was weak from loss of food but his condition was not clear Sunday. Gilbert Panicks of Saltcreek township was arrested and brought to Wooster to await a hearing.
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Lautzenheiser
Wayne County
Massillon State Hospital
Chas. E. Hoover
Forest Blough
Blough
Marshallville
Gilbert Panicks
Saltcreek Township
Wooster
Union Outdoor Services On School Campus
Union outdoor church services on the school campus are arranged with the first service set for 7 00 oclock Sunday evening July 13 weather permitting Rev R B Fulton of United Presbyterian church will deliver the sermon A cordial invitation is extended to all.
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Union
R. B. Fulton
United Presbyterian Church
Narrow escape at Sugar Creek hay load accident
Mr. D. H. Santmyer narrowly escaped suffocation when a hay load toppled at Sugar Creek farm last Wednesday afternoon burying him. His son Harry, trying to prevent the accident, was severely bruised and nearly had a leg broken during the incident.
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D. H. Santmyer
Harry
Sugar Creek
LeChot Family Holds Second Reunion at Wooster Park
The LeChot reunion gathered at Wooster City Park on July 4 with John F. LeChot of Fort Wayne Indiana presiding. He was re elected president and Retta LeChot was chosen secretary. Fort Wayne was named next reunion host. Attendees included J F LeChot J A LeChot W B LeChot and others from Fort Wayne Dalton Montpelier Orrville Akron and local towns.
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LeChot
Wooster City Park
John F. LeChot
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Retta LeChot
J. F. LeChot
Louis Weisenburg
Henry King
Montpelier
Geo. H. LeChot
W. H. Scott
Dalton
J. A. LeChot
Orrville
W. B. LeChot
John D
Alice Leon LeChot
Death of East Greenville Resident Jacob Detweiler
Jacob Detweiler of East Greenville died last Thursday after a lingering illness at about 50. He leaves a wife, three brothers Henry Massillon and John Louis Orrville, two sisters Mrs. Jennie Malone East Greenville and Mrs. Rose Santmyer of this place. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon with Rev. W. M. Kinsley officiating and interment in East Greenville cemetery. Dalton relatives attended the funeral. He was a member of the Jr. O U A M and P H C.
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Jacob Detweiler
East Greenville
Henry
Massillon
John
Louis
Orrville
Jennie Malone
Rose Santmyer
W. M. Kinsley
P. H. C. Dalton
Hessian Fly In Ohio Wheatfields
An entomological survey by Ohio State University departments and the State Department of Agriculture shows Hessian fly likely to be abundant in the coming fall. Wheat seeding dates must align with the insects to prevent a 1920 outbreak, with recommendations to farmers on control to follow after the harvest survey is completed.
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Ohio
Ohio Experiment Station
Ohio State University
State Department of Agriculture
Water Rent Due Notice from Dalton Ohio Board of Public Affairs
Water consumers in Dalton Ohio are notified that the semi annual rent is due now and payable to W H Scott secretary Gazette Building Dalton. Penalty will be imposed if not paid promptly by Monday and Saturday evenings.
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W. H. Scott
Gazette
Dalton
Ohio
Board of Public Affairs
Fence materials for farm needs advertised locally
General purpose fence supplies offered by D Kirchhofer near Sonnenberg Station Dalton Ohio. Catalog includes cattle hog poultry lawn fence barb wire brace wire gates and hand wire stretchers. Contact P O Dalton Ohio or call 162 Kidron for details.
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D. Kirchhofer
Sonnenberg
Kidron
P. O
Dalton, O
Variety store lists dry goods prices
DRY GOODS priced at the Variety store with items and unit costs shown. Shoppers compare values on everyday essentials.
Dalton Residents Enjoy Fourth at Chippewa Lake
In the Gazette dated July 12 1894 Dalton bicyclists spent the fourth at Chippewa Lake. James Snyder is painting the rebuilt German schoolhouse. Clyde Race of Cleveland based MelIntosh Huntington Co is on vacation. F E Gibson returns from two week trip and claims he slaghtered 51 gray squirrels with tails as proof.
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Dalton
Chippewa Lake
James Snyder
Clyde Race
MelIntosh, Huntington & Co
Cleveland
F. E. Gibson
Burton City
Gazette Office
Gibson
Hay and Wheat Harvest Reported Along with Local Incidents
An immense hay field and a large wheat harvest were noted in Sonnenberg. Ivan Boone ruined a new tire on muddy Orrville roads. Mrs. C Zuercher Sr. cut her face stepping down at home. Ruth and Lydia Hege visit from Scottdale. Albert A Nussbaum and Sarah Amstutz announce a wedding. Elva Messinger visits Bluffton. Jacob Nussbaum survived a fall from a hay load with no serious injuries. Harrison Zuercher travels to Cleveland for medical treatment.
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Orrville
Ivan Boone
C. Zuercher
Ruth
Lydia Hege
Scottdale
Albert A. Nussbaum
Frog Pond School House
Sarah Amstutz
Kidron
Abe. Nussbaum
C. N. Amstutz
Elva Messinger
Bluffton, O
Jacob J. Nussbaum
Peter Saurer, Sr
Harrison Zuercher
Cleveland
Strangest Wedding Like a Funeral with Crying
The wedding felt like a funeral as both families mourned. The bride and groom, each an only child or son, faced living six months with each mother who were widows. The room echoed sobs as mothers lamented their loss and friends stood silent until departure.
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Eiverybody
Attorney withdraws divorce suit after husband falls in love again
A husband interrupting a divorce case told the court he would withdraw his suit and, if his wife agreed, resume their marriage. He admitted being won over by the attorney's eloquent portrayal, saying he had fallen in love with his wife all over again as presented by Mr Blackstone.
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Blackstone
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegram
They Raised Themselves After Chickens Flew Away
A neighbor complained about a coop of chickens moved into the next yard. The boy said the birds raised themselves, simply flying over the fence and escaping.
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Tam
Buddy
Chicago, Tribune
Worthwhile Reproof Refines Character Like Fuller's Earth
A reflection on reproof as a cleansing force for a good man. It notes that harsh honesty removes flaws from character and reveals truth when tested by life, quoting Williamson.
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Fuller
Williamson
Vision of Constitution in a Child’s Rediscovery
Thomas Starr King praises a vivid scene where a young Daniel Webster buys a handkerchief printed with the Constitution. He recalls Washington at its dawn and the Hayne debate, arguing a master painting could better capture the document’s awakening than grand allegorical works.
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Daniel Webster
United States
Washington
New Hampshire
Archly
Healey
Amazon
Andés
Imperial River
Thomas Starr King
Timothy Alden Inventor of Early Typesetting Machine
Timothy Alden of Barnstable Massachusetts born 96 years ago inspired invention in printing. He created a 1848 typesetting machine using a rotating wheel with type cells. Alden died in Boston in 1858 and his brother Henry later improved the device, influencing the shift from hand to machine composition.
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Timothy Alden
Barnstable
Mass
Timothy
Boston
Henry
All About Eggs
An article on egg composition ranks geese as most nutritious followed by ducks and guinea fowl. It notes that eggs are rich in sulphur, advises feeding sour rosyl on grain for best eggs, and gives a cooking tip to heat water to 180 degrees and simmer ten minutes for full digestion.
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Turkey
Geoline to Be Mined for Gasoline Supply
The U S Geological Survey warns current fields will exhaust before 1950 if usage remains. The answer may lie in mined gasoline from bituminous shale deposits in Colorado Utah and other western states. Oil from shale could be refined to produce greatly more gasoline than present fields yield.
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United States Geological Survey
Colorado
Utah
Moujik Seeks Train with Mate Outside
Former American ambassador to Russia tells a Moscow style tale of a moujik who asks at a railroad station when a train leaves. After being told, he returns and asks again with the reply that his mate outside wants to know, illustrating a humorous twist. The anecdote appeared in the Boston Transcript.
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Mr Tower
Russia
Boston
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