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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1902
Page
4
In a Philadelphia Press style quip a farmer says there is nothing to cultivate in the city and harvest time is absent. The summer boarder from a city home near a music conservatory responds that voices are to be cultivated and they have a harrowing time.
A $100 cash prize is offered for a name for the new Daily Limited service to California to be placed in service November 1, 1902 by the Rock Island System and Southern Pacific Company via the El Paso Short Line. Open to the public with no fees. Send circulars to Jno. Sebastian, Passenger Traffic Manager, Rock Island System, Chicago.
A brief, humorous verse notes a father in unusually good humor as he starts his own town while the daughter jokes about asking for money, and the mother recalls she forgot to request funds.
An old advertisement claims Allen's Foot-Ease cures painful swollen and sweating feet and makes new shoes fit easily. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores with a sample address routed to A. S. Olmsted in Le Roy. The notice warns not to use substitutes.
A playful exchange contrasts beauty and conceit with witty banter about De Jones as a handsome fellow. The dialogue reflects social norms and flirtatious humor typical of the era in a Chicago Daily News snippet.
An old advertisement touts Brome Quinine Tablets to stop coughing and cure colds at 25 cents. The copy includes humorous quotes from Philadelphia Bulletin and Chicago Daily News style blurbs, with endorsements from Endsley Indiana and references to throat and lung ailments.
Gov Nash releases a synopsis of a proposed municipal code to govern cities and villages. It sets council dominance with a three member board of public service and a four member board of public safety, preserves merit systems, limits taxes, and allows street franchise bids after competitive processes.
A secret interior ministry rescript details fears that educated peasants and propaganda from both forbidden and legal books spark unrest. It names agents and teachers who influence village populations and assigns local officials sole accountability for quelling disturbances.
Miss Mary Lewis aged 15 daughter of Deacon George Lewis was stripped of clothing by a New York express at Milford station. She escaped with only a few scratches and shock after clinging to a fence as the late train passed.
The Chicago Tribune reports compressed grass paving in Philadelphia as a success. The method saved the street superintendent the trouble of carting away the crop, showcasing an ingenious use of grass in urban paving.
The first U S cargo of wheat to England since the duty was imposed paid 3000 dollars. The sale marks the initial move after Britain imposed the levy on imported wheat.
In Cincinnati Aug 19 Judge Dempsey Mon day and all judges concur held the Rogers law in contravention of the state constitution. The Horstman case against Cincinnati Street Railway Co was reserved to the general term in demurrer to the answer. Theodore Horstman filed on behalf of the city after the corporation counsel declined suit challenging the board of administration's power to extend the street railway franchise through united lines under the Rogers law provisions enacted April 22, 1896.
In Columbus on Aug 19 Mrs. Frederick W. Prentiss wife of Hayden Clinton bank president was robbed at her West Broad Street home. A masked man, posing as a gas inspector, held her at revolver point and forced her to surrender 2600 dollars worth of diamonds after she was alone in her bedroom. The intruder tied her after the doorbell rang.
Mrs Esther M Milner of De Graff Ohio reports severe female weakness and constant headaches cured after four bottles of Peruna. Miss Mamie Groth Platteville Wisconsin credits Peruna with relief from back pain and headaches after physician recommendation. Dr S B Hartman president of Hartman Sanitarium notes extensive use of the product.
Mrs Isaac Rosenbaum 40 committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid in Columbus on Sunday after falling into poverty following her husband’s two year death and a decline from a fashionable Rich street home to a modest High street block where she supported herself with roomers. She had relatives in Cincinnati.
Columbus Ohio August 16 Secretary of State Laylin released his regular quarterly statement of office receipts aside from Willis law fees totaling 511,184.93 for the quarter. The three quarter total this year stands at 180,539.97 with figures for February 15 and May 15 at 69,633 and 59,718.04 respectively and last year’s corresponding quarters at 186,771.04.
A Lake Erie and Western passenger train derailed at the Northern Ohio and Lake Erie and Western crossing in Bluffton. Fireman Charles Peelner of Lima suffered a broken leg and internal injuries, with several others including brakeman A Lawrence of Lima, bridgeman W Kepthnen of Fremont, and passenger J B Considine of Portland Indiana badly hurt.
Edward Cohoon a 30 year old cook at the Commercial hotel Barberton halted supper prep to mix two eggs with vinegar, two ounces of carbolic acid and drink. He died after intense suffering. A woman he courted had gone to Cleveland, leading him to believe she would meet another man.
At 3 AM Sunday a fire gutted Henry Snyder’s Peck’s addition shack in Hamilton. The recluse says heat from a burning building woke him after a shotgun discharge and believes arson. He has named suspects to police in this Peck’s addition case.
Rev. Morgan Wood D D pastor of Plymouth Congregational church in Cleveland announces candidacy for Congress on the Democratic ticket from Ohio's 21st district. The current Republican nominee is Theo dore E Burton.
Albert Men jou, proprietor of a fashionable cafe, was seriously injured when his carriage was thrown during a downtown runaway. The horse dashed along the sidewalk near Erie and Prospect streets, causing a stampede among pedestrians.
E M Riese of Parkersburg, drilling for gas near Hamden, struck a heavy flow at 650 feet amid local interest. The operation serves Welliston Hamden Coalton and Jackson under a franchise to pipe the area.
A posse of robbers dynamited the East Palestine Ohio post office safe and took about $600 in cash and $600 in stamps and stationery. The blast rang out alerting residents and a brief gunfight occurred as the robbers escaped with the loot. pursuing authorities remain in pursuit.
Columbus Ohio August 16 The attorney general advised the Huron county sheriff to swear in enough deputies to arrest Milan residents if he is again molested while serving papers The sheriff was arrested during service because he is from Norwalk and Milan has quarantined against Norwalk The incident shows local tension over process serving in Milan Ohio.
Benjamin F. Raitz, chief of police for ten years, died at his Toledo home from diabetes at age 57. A Civil War veteran, he leaves a daughter, Mrs. O. B. Law of Mobile, Alabama, who was present at his death. His wife preceded him in death by about a year.
In Dayton on August 18 Mrs Elizabeth Moehlman filed habeas corpus against Dr A F Shepherd superintendent of the Dayton asylum seeking the release of her daughter Mrs Lizzie Christ who she says is sane and being deprived of liberty.
Akron Ohio, Aug 18. Ordinary fifth reader reading added to freshman course for next year. Faculty notes that past two years the average freshman showed deficiency in readable comprehension.
Bay City Michigan police on August 16 arrested 20 year old Clyde Stratton for an alleged burglary in Bowling Green Ohio. Skeleton keys were found in his possession and officers deem the capture significant to the investigation.
Dayton reports Mrs Emma Schieble wife of Frank Schieble of Schieble Bros insurance men was struck by a bicycle racer at Main and Forest avenues on Sunday and died Sunday afternoon from her injuries.
Beeyrus O Aug 18 reports Matt Gay the high diver who appeared at the Elks carnival is alive and with the Southern Carnival Co. Rumor of his death in St Louis proven false.
Springfield Ohio August 19 Henry C Eisenmonger a well known citizen died Monday morning from the bursting of a neck gland his death was wholly unexpected.
In Columbus on August 19 the discovery was made that the legislature failed to provide funds for the state fire marshal's salary and office expenses. The appropriation bill includes money for two clerks in the office but omits the marshal's pay.
Richard Spencer aged 83 killed himself by jumping into a well in Dayton Ohio during his daughter's absence. He had suffered ill health for some time.
Cincinnati August 19 August Jansen a middle aged farmer hanged himself in his barn near New Baltimore just after daybreak Monday with no cause reported. The body was found hanging from a rafter.
Shelby Ohio August 18 the program for laying the cornerstone of a $50 000 Masonic temple was announced. The event takes place Wednesday August 20 with attendance by most Ohio grand lodge officers.
In Ripley Ohio Daniel Sidwell owner of the East Ripley greenhouse attempted suicide by taking arsenic. His wife intervened and saved him before a doctor arrived by supplying heated lard. The incident occurred on August 19 and was reported from Ripley.
In Marietta Ohio on August 18 the main building of the Marietta Paint and Color Co. burned. Loss estimated at fifty thousand dollars with twenty thousand dollars insured. The firm plans to resume operations at once. No cause has been determined.
Caleb Hovis, a Wood county horse thief, attempted suicide in his cell by inhaling gas from a newspaper funnel wrapped in his coat. Guards intervened after the improvised hooded device enveloped him, saving his life.
E R Slocum, a noted New York saleswoman, was impaled on an iron picket in Cleveland on Friday while avoiding a runaway horse and vehicle. She is reported in serious condition at a local hospital.
David Phillips, inmate at the state hospital, told the sheriff how he shot and killed Charles Lundy in Bowling Green years ago. Phillips displayed the bullet that killed Lundy, which lodged in his hand after the shooting.
A blaze in the cellar of Joffee's grocery in the Pike opera house block on Fourth street caused about 15000 dollars in damage. Other property in the building sustained about 5000 dollars in losses.
Mrs Oldcastle notes Josiah writes a good plain hand and is grammatical but not versatile. The hostess recalls he once attempted two verses for Marguerite’s birthday yet failed, arguing poets rarely amount to much. Josiah is viewed as suited for business rather than literary versatility.
A Philadelphia Inquirer quip recalls a home scene where a daughter answers a father's question about turning out the gas. The exchange features the daughter mentioning a prior event and the father asking about the gas, with a subtext on beauty and restraint. The Milwaukee Sentinel notes that beauty is often preserved by avoiding excessive talking.
A short aphorism from Ram's Horn contrasts wealth with harming others, arguing that avoiding personal riches at the expense of others is preferable to wealth gained by making people poorer.
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