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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
5
A fragmented ad style piece urges individuals to look after their own interests and seek higher pay by proving their merit. It questions worth, suggests asking for more, and hints at guidance to write for information, though the text is incomplete and lacks clear particulars.
The Mawson board of managers secured a contract with a six person family of high divers led by Mins Elma Meier. They will perform twice daily at the Marion sale fair with a three foot deep tank dive of seventy five feet and other acrobatic acts. Grounds will be sprinkled nightly to keep attendees comfortable as preparations push forward for a successful year.
In Franklin County court reports Judge Hurin writes opinions on cases including John A. Key the county recorder facing contested legal fees and a remand for execution. The Noyes matter centers on salary drawing after a constitutional change with some dispute over sums. Multiple cases progress with continuations and deadlines noted, including alimony modification and amendments.
An old advertorial note presents Dr Williams Pink Pills as a safe non habit forming remedy once prescribed in private practice now sold generally. It claims benefits for anaemia rheumatism weak nerves neuralgia partial paralysis and overall blood and nerve strengthening effects with numerous cures reported by users. The copy notes pricing and distribution details but lacks precise publisher or date.
The document notes multiple actions including W H Schauver as administrator of Josephus Goodnow deceased against W Wottring and others, a petition in error against John J O Brien vs Dennis Malloy, and a fraud note suit Emma C Gamble vs W O Jackson in which Jackson was ordered to pay. It cites Common Pleas and Erie actions with verdicts for costs and remands for execution.
Local notice in Mass Wy ty ny meen Longton Frank Bros outlines an ad for Saucy Styles in The Mirror. The brief item mentions a promotional campaign and the firm’s intent to boost equity access for women borrowers, with timing details and a call for readership engagement.
News item reports that Jimmie Lucas of the Toens staff secretly married Mrs Maude Gompf of this city on July 26 at Newark. Friends recall prior rumors and Lucas’s denial until after the season ended. The Gompf family is from Waldo, and Lucas planned to relocate to Wheeling after.
The Circuit Court reports cases assigned for trial under Judge B G Young. Indictments from the last grand jury led to sentences for David Thompson four years in the Ohio penitentiary after pleading guilty to larceny and related actions. Thompson wept during sentencing. two youths, John Stevens and William Cubbion, received thirty days in the workhouse for petit larceny. An indictment for non support of a minor led Eleworth Lewis to seek bond by 1 p m tomorrow or face further sentencing. A note of praise is given to Judges in the court’s proceedings.
The report outlines a heated local option discussion on saloon taxes across towns. It notes varying rates in dry versus wet towns and cites taxpayers’ appeals. Tax changes could affect voter choices and municipal revenues.
Fragmentary OCR notes cite states shifting from statewide prohibition to local option. Mentions Ohio model, 97 towns voting dry with 12 percent returning to wet, and two large meetings on a Sunday evening.
A dense, garbled report outlines various court actions led by Judge Young and others, noting divorces, suits for money, appeals, and decrees in the district. It references Union Jack company, Michisan Mutual Life, and Raymond Martin estate, with dates for pleadings and responses amid procedural details. Also included is an unrelated medical marketing blurb about deafness and a catarrh cure from Hall's.
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