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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1908
Page
8
An ad touts a union suit and heavy weight apparel as the best hard wearing footwear for boys and girls. It claims high quality at a low price, noting a Billy Goat kid show in Marion and a sale price of 125 dollars and 1.50. The copy emphasizes superior durability and value compared to other shoes.
An extra value at $1.00 for a Norfolk suit with Bloomer pattern in brown striped fabric. The finished material is smooth and the suit has a roomier fit, not a trim cut like many medium priced suits.
A prairie fire on Saturday swept eight hundred acres across Mitchell Roberts Wid Monette farms near Kirkpatrick. It destroyed fences trees and hay stacks and burned over one hundred cords of wood with damage exceeding 1000 dollars. The firefighting brigade gained control late Saturday night.
The Democratic County Executive committee announces officers and speakers for the October 22 rally at the rink. D R Crissinger will chair with James Campbell and J J Dunn among speakers. A large reception, ushers, and vice presidents are listed, and every voter is invited.
Rev George Wahl of this city was summoned to Cleveland Monday evening after the death of his sister in law, Mrs Laurea Witter. The deceased, well known in this city, died Sunday morning following an operation for appendicitis. Funeral arrangements are to be announced from the Wahl home.
A garbled passage notes a doctor report about patients who used a wintergreen liquid compound. It mentions testing, an “eexema Kut terers” and a prescription trial in a city setting, with a mirror column reference.
The report notes Teo Want is expected to return home on Friday after a 2 PM appearance in Cleveland on Wednesday afternoon.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a product line with LAXATIVG BROMO and a signature by H.W. Groves on each box. The readable portion is incomplete and lacks clear dates or locations. The safe summary notes a cough remedy label with potential refund mention but no verifiable events.
Hogan's Hunts travel to New Washington to play leaguers in a tournament with a prize of 4160. Sanford Hark and Cil Curtie will pitch for the Marionites. Players finalize plans to meet at the European Heat at 7 20 tonight to arrange the trip. G Hogan and We are listed among those present.
Frank T Campbell reports three boys from west of the city detained by Probate Judge Foster on Monday for persistent theft from his fields. The youths, aged between eleven and twelve, admitted sealing watermelons apples and corn. Foster ordered them returned home after warnings and noted nearby youths may be summoned unless their behavior changes. A Big Band dance was planned that evening.
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