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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
4
The Kidron area outlines a new railway station and passenger trains this month while opposing Free Rural Delivery. Editorial notes include local moves, telephony plans, rail logistics, and public sentiment favoring existing post facilities over F R D threatening rural independence.
March 6 item notes the Wokeberry dairy wagon route to East Greenville and other points. Local moves include A J White visiting Canton. John Johnson moving to the Johnson Homestead and Joseph Gregory to the David Morrow farm. Effle Bookwalter and companions visited home. White and Knutley to manage Newman Creek Dairy next season. Wesley Stauffer of Canton visited his grandfather Jonathan Lessy. N S Martin travels away. R K Miller of Virginia to work for Tilden Welty. Concert by Schiller Male Quartet at Dalton draws many local youths. Uncle Josh.
The Dalton oil field sees strong stock sales with outside interest from a Virginia company. A field representative notes limited local leases and plans to secure more land and drill, while Dalton company leases remain abundant and many shares are being offered.
Krause's Cold Cure promises to break up a cold in 24 hours with no work interruption. It also claims to prevent colds if taken at the first symptoms. Sold by F. F. H. Pope at 26 cents.
Public sale will be held on Wednesday March 12 1902 at the residence of Daniel L Rudy one mile northeast of Dalton on the Dalton to Canal Fulton road. Items include a gray mare four milch cows fourteen shoats two Berkshire sows one Berkshire boar two years old two yearling steers and other farm implements with eight months credit. Brenner and Son auctioneers D C Rudy clerk.
On Tuesday March 25 1002 F A Maurer will sell at his residence on the Forrer farm 44 mile west of McQuaid. Auction lists two head of horses good drivers single or double and field work goods plus five milch cows and two brood sows. Items include a two horse wagon bugy hay rake mower harness and farming implements. Sale begins 1 PM with one year credit on sums over five dollars. C A Wyre Auct D A Schneck clerk.
Mrs Kate Hofstetter will sell at her residence four miles south of Orrville and one mile south of McQuaid at one o clock items include cow and calf chickens horse wagon tools furniture and household goods. Terms announced sale day. D A Sommer auctioneer E FE Kirchhofer clerk.
Wallace Shopbell offers a public auction at his West Lebanon residence one mile west on the Mt. Eaton to Dalton road. Items include a horse, poultry, spring wagon, carts, harnesses, potatoes, ham and shoulder, furniture, tools, lumber, household goods and more. Sale starts at 1 PM. terms announced day of sale. C.C. Blosser, Auctioneer.
The Wooster area outlines spring elections for town and township offices. Posts include mayor, several council seats, corporation clerk and treasurer, marshal, cemetery trustees, water works and street commissioner, board of education members, justice of the peace, township trustee and clerk, two assessors, and twelve supervisors. Terms expire for multiple incumbents including Pope Scott Freet Arick McDowell St. and Davison.
Think of it a sale at A Weiss store offering 81 500 stock of Queensware at and below cost as it clears out inventory.
An advertisement from Dalton urges buying Buckeye machines and binders while listing old firearms as items of interest. It contrasts domestic home industry with foreign goods and warns against trusting unreliable representatives.
A dated ad promises cash buyers rewards: $3.00 format for 25.00 purchases, a $10.00 Fur Bug 214xb for 350.00, and a $17.50 Fur Robe 4x41g for 3100.00. The offer runs until April 1, 1902.
Advertisement extols Dr King’s New Life Pills as a tireless remedy for torpid liver jaundice biliousness fever and ague. Claims to banish sick headache drive out malaria and never gripe. Small dose tastes nice and works wonders offered at 25 cents at Pope’s.
Low rate excursion tickets to the West and South offered by A. and C. Ry. with sale dates March 4 April 18 May 6 and May 20. For fares through time and details contact Passenger and Ticket Agents of the Cleveland Akron and Columbus Ry. 22-tf
Celebrated California Medicated soap advertised for chapped hands sores cuts burns dandruff and all skin diseases. Available at Scott's News Depot by the cake or box. Agents wanted.
F. F. H. Pore describes the largest fully guaranteed stock food package for 25 cents, larger than competitors, with a money back guarantee if directions are followed. Introductory pricing cuts include 16 cents for 25 cent cartons, 39 cents for 50 cent car tons, 60 cents for 75 cent bags, and bulk at 5 cents per pound. Poultry food sold bulk at 10 cents per pound. Dalton advertises bold pricing and guarantees against underselling.
Announcement window opens for residents to declare preferred town or township officers. Ads offered at one cent each, payable in advance, encouraging early, affordable public notice of candidacies.
All those indebted to the undersigned are requested to call and settle their accounts either by note or cash, cash preferred, as we need our money at this season of the year.
The notice from E. A. Freer & Son warns debtors to call and pay promptly or face personal collection action. The notice emphasizes urgency and threatens direct enforcement if not settled.
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