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Newspaper
The Ohio Democrat
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1900
Page
3
Logan weekly page notes Logan and Lancaster residents at gatherings. Miss Meta Grove at the P.O. offices, Miss Lucile Allen returns from Lancaster, and Mrs. Thornburgh shops new summer goods. Stiers & Co. advertises hats belts and infant caps while The Peoples Store offers sugar, cheese and housekeeping goods. Memorial services honor veterans. Rev. Steward preaches at First Presbyterian. 75 old soldiers and 40 W R C. attendees.
Rev Moeller chosen as successor to the late Bishop Watterson in the Columbus Diocese. Born Cincinnati December 11 1849, he studied at St Xavier College, went to Rome 1869 to train as priest, and served St Patrick's Bellefontaine before joining Mt St Marys seminary staff. He earned top honors in the American College and held roles under Bishop Chatillon and Archbishop Elder before this appointment.
A lively society section details a May 28 outing by G A R and W K R C members to harvest wreaths for fallen soldiers, a Memorial Day parade and address by Rev. Gardner, and a Senior Reception at the Brooke home with music and refreshments. Also notes a club gathering at Blasing and Harrington’s home, and community notices inviting Lodge members to organize Rebecca Degree Lodge.
Lancaster Lodge No. 670 hosts a grand initiation and banquet for visiting Elks from Columbus and Logan. Mayor Cunningham welcomes the visitors, Al Field presides, officers are installed, and a lavish banquet with floral decor and a 300-cover feast follows.
A short safety note warns of gas lighting risks from careless handling. Ill advised practices like turning down flames or shutting off gas at the meter nightly cause accidents and even fatalities. proper piping and cautious usage can avert these dangers. Also contains a humorous exchange from The Dodger and a garbled notice of appointment for Pleasant Drenning in Hocking County.
This Elmira fare shows Rev. Thomas Beecher famed for his unorthodox pulpit acts and local eccentricities. It details his clashes with conventional life, the Elmira town clock post, and his dramatic public sermons in New York and Brooklyn alongside family ties to Henry Ward Beecher.
The Topeka edition subscriptions hit 100000 after Monday night at the Capitol counting room in Topeka Kansas. Letters flood in from every civilized quarter of the globe, with many unopened in the bushel basket. The Post Office there is strained and Postmaster Guthrie has telegraphed Washington twice for more help.
Describes a historical method to estimate water in a well. It instructs to take half the circumference in the clear and half the tameter, multiply by the depth to obtain the cable measure, then reckon six gallons and one pint per vertical foot.
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