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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1935
Page
5
Local notes list weekend visitors and extended stays across several households. Rav and Burkhart families from Jacobsbert visiting Mrs. Lewis Witgan in Wright Street and other relatives, with several families from Ching and Akron mentioned.
A jumble of local social reports lists church services at First Brethren, visits from Ashland residents to Marietta and Barberton, illness and travels, family gatherings, and a reported blood poisoning case from an infected mosquito bite. The items mention Rev Albert Riots, Miss Zook, the Mennonite conference, and multiple households in Ashland and nearby towns.
Ruins of Chateau de la Verrier on the Erdre bank in Lotre ferieure are linked to Blue Renard a legendary tale figure. The real person Glies de Rets Laval lived under Charles VII and was executed for murdering children to obtain blood for charms. He was strangled before burning on December 25, 1440, after Nantes authorities investigated the grisly acts.
The term fair derives from the Latin ferine meaning holidays and was tied to medieval periodic merchant gatherings. Initially linked to Norman times, fairs grew in importance and were chartered in England and parts of Europe, often near churches or monasteries during religious festivals. Surviving fairs commonly bore names reflecting their primary traded commodities or season.
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