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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1908
Page
14
We pay 200 ent for books magazines and folded newspapers. Mail fall amy place in city. Telephone 1a MALQ 382-292 Farming Street Phone 1744.
Marion fair grounds buzz as opening day nears. Vendors and exhibitors arrived with outfits ready for the big event. Rain chances loom but organizers plan dust relief and overtime wagons to comfort visitors. crowds expected to surpass last year. 1200 pieces of music arrive at Dowlor's.
Mauesser Baum announces the Fall Week lineup featuring Deblakers Dog and Monkey Clocus an ante war vaudeville act. Grace Ferrard performs a Mrs Wiiwe of the Cabbage Patch Oo monologue with twelve impersonations and Lamont Milhan offers comedy musical numbers with slides. Seats on sale at box office for the entire week.
All old soldiers and sailors in the county are invited as guests of the Marion County Agricultural Society at the Fairground next Thursday. Admission is free for soldiers with the body, who arrive at the Court House by morning and march to the grounds.
In Friday and Saturday sessions of a United Brethren conference crowds filled the church as delegates and officers were appointed for the general conference. Rev. R. G. Suse spoke on Home Missions with Rev. Row and Rev. Ross highlighting Oklahoma work amid floods of support and dry laws. Other addresses covered ministers as servants of God and the need for mission efforts in Oklahoma and across the conference region.
A disjointed OCR excerpt notes a conference with committee members including Monk and Miller. It mentions voting on a position, an accepted part, and the conference adjourning for noon. The text references Dowler and various unclear roles or places with no clear outcomes or dates.
Mrs Philip Bender mourns Mire Mire Bender a long time city resident who died at 2 o clock Friday afternoon at 8 North Main Street age thirty nine. Survived by husband daughter Jennie Hem parents Mr and Mrs D Lynn of the city and other relatives. Funeral services Sunday afternoon at 2 so from the place of death. Interment Marion cemetery.
In Richland Township a large crowd gathered Friday evening at St. Jove to hear M. B. Dharma present the county local option question. Rev. Stone spoke on the issue and De Bolley urged support for dry towns, arguing tax relief and better conditions, challenging critics to verify statements with data from a dry city.
Milip Comyph aged fifty five residing in Waldo township died Friday afternoon at 1 30 due to heart failure. Widow Mestden and seven children survive including Mrs Mary Melecher Webster Compt Stim Ba Mend John Compt and Laura Six of Waldo James Lateas of Wheeling West Virginia and Miss Cliva Gomp of Columbus. Funeral at Waldo Methodist church Sunday at 3 pm with burial in Waldo Cemetery.
An advertisement touts Stuart’s Charcoal Lozenges as a cure for foul breath. It claims charcoal mixed with honey safely absorbs odors, offering pure sweet breath after meals. The copy urges purchasing by mail from Stuart Cn in Marshall Michigan.
At Columbus sessions this week the German M B Church in the city elected Rev He Roguteky of Indianapolis president of the German M B Berar Aner Bund. Rev Buerkle was named expected to be returned as minister to the city.
Market activity in Buffalo area trades with mixed results. Prices shown include cattle and hogs with various grades and weights, noting lower trends in some items and steadier movement in others. The report mentions beef and pork details, with specific figures around 4.10 to 7.7 for select categories and several terms like fair and steady in overall tone.
At Union Stock Yards cattle receipts are peaking with estimates around 1,000 head for Monday and similar highs for Tuesday, alongside mixed bidding and rough price points. In Cleveland on September 1, hogs and sheep show varied quotations with 7.40 to 7.60 ranges and noted shipment movements. Market activity includes steady hides and leather trade signals, while Nebraska receipts and grain influences hint at tentative demand.
A fragmented list shows grain trading data and New York produce figures. Entries mention prices for wheat corn oats rye clover and timothy as well as various cash contracts and deliveries. Shorthand notes reference months and bid offers with specific price points, highlighting activity in dairy and feed commodities.
Markets report a wide array of produce prices including pay and selling rates for lard, corn, rice, flour, and dried fruits. Notable items list New York cream, vinegar, sugar, syrup, and various brands with per pound or per bushel figures, alongside bulk quantities like barrels and sacks.
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