Councilman Reese Foreman Returns to Seat in Regular Meeting
Council met in regular session with Mayor in chair and all members present. Vance Ehekan began as clerk, H ick’s seat remains filled by Reese Foreman, and a new fireproof records cabinet holds plats and profiles. A comprehensive lot numbering system and improved clerk tools promise efficient future records and cost savings.
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Vance Ehekan
Hickin
Reese Foreman
Peters
Wooster
Medina
Judge Rules Mrs. Washburn Insane After Lunacy Inquest
Judge Weiser from Wooster presided over a lunacy inquest at the Washburn residence on Sterling Avenue for Mrs. James Washburn. Doctors Pfouts and Toland examined her. Sheriff Van Nest escorted her to Massillon Hospital. Children were sent to the county home. father arranged the admission.
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County Children's Home
Dingy Hines Nuptials Quiet Home Wedding
A quiet home wedding was held last Sunday at the Dingy home. Miss Tey Dingy united in marriage to Mr. Lewis Hines of Wadsworth with Rev. H A Shafer officiating. The couple will reside in Rittman. The community wishes them a happy life.
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John Dingy
Miss Tey
Lewis Hines
Wadsworth
Rittman
H A. Shafer
Village barber hours change to 8 PM weekdays
Effective January 1 1915 barber shops in the village will close at 8 00 PM CST each evening except Wednesdays and Saturdays On Wednesdays closing is 9 00 PM and on Saturdays 11 00 PM The notice is signed by ScDURNER and pertains to standard shop hours for local patrons
Excellent Drug Store Opens In Opera House Block
A. H. Thomas relocates his drug store to the Opera House block in Rittman with an expanded, stylishly furnished show room and a broad stock. The Rexall line, candies, cigars, tobaccos and toilet articles join a focus on quality ingredients, reliable prescriptions, and customer service. The community is urged to visit and support the new store, seen as a long felt local improvement.
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A. H. Thomas
Opera House
Rittman
Phomnes
Thomas
Wal
Tme
Lonsdale Family Letter From Port Angeles West Coast
Former Rittman resident Mrs J E Fender Lonsdale writes from Port Angeles Washington describing life in the West. She praises local newspapers, notes winter rain, blooming roses, and scenic beauty including snow capped peaks and Victoria lights, and mentions Lensdale Villa overlooking the bay with sea birds nearby.
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Rittman
Lonsdale
Revenue-Cutter Service
Treasury Department
United States
Port Angeles
Wash
Behtor Hittman Press
West
Straits
Victoria
B. C
Lensdale Villa
J. E. Fender-Lonsdale
P. S
Eloise
Prophetic cry for peace from the Rattan Press
A fragmented hopeful message proclaims Viva In Press and a future era of peace. The text envisions battle end, citizens blessed at home, and a broader world of news written by The Rattan Press under Mrs Jugiyta Fender-Lonsdale.
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Rattan Press
Jugiyta Fender
Boy Wins Trip Denied by Wayne County Officials
Merrel Lucas, a Wayne County corn winner, was not rewarded with a Washington trip as officials declined a free journey. The West Salem Reporter notes no trip offer from the Agricultural Commission and calls for local support to fund a future Corn Special Tour, starting with a $1.00 pledge.
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Merrel Lucas
Wayne Counts
Wayne County
Wayne
Pepin Lucus
Oho Agricultural Commission
Sandles
Ttow
Wooster
West Salem
Wahyne County
Losing the Town to Mail Order Decline in Iowa Farming
German Iowa farmer Hans Garbus recounts how mail order buying eroded local merchants, reduced town prosperity, and cut his land value by about 28 percent. He notes credit sales, neighborhood bills, and eventual depopulation as mail order firms drew customers away, harming libraries, schools, bands, and public life.
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Iowa
Hans Garbus
Corti Farm
Fo Ata
Akron Auto Show Promises Electric Spectacle This Week
The Big Auto Show opens Saturday evening in Akron on the first floor of the new O'Neil block. With 13 000 square feet and forty exhibitors, the event features daily music from the 8th Regiment Band and displays nearly every make, including Overland shown by Hanes Ebert local dealers.
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Akron
O'Neil
8Th Regiment
Hanes & Ebert
Overland
Kindergarten Exercises in Macceabee Hall Saturday Evening
Holiday kindergarten exercises will be held in Macceabee hall on December 19 at 7 30. Miss Welker has worked tirelessly with the children and will display what she has accomplished. No admission fee. all are welcome. Your presence will encourage the children.
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Macceabee Hall
Birth Announcement From Mr Land's Home
A birth was recorded Friday to Mr Land and Mrs Steele at a residence west of town. The announcement notes a healthy infant and lists the parents' names.
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Land
John Steele
West of
Tows
Aupight Pontid Ad
Sincerity in Faith Debated by Local Deacon
A fragmentary dialogue records a deacon’s quip on judging religious sincerity. A veteran preacher suggests sincerity is evident by membership in the speaker’s church and hints at cross church loyalty, with the exchange cut off mid thought.
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Philander
Fredger
Éehiurch
Piijlander
Tregai Ara Kinsanity
Bar
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Scdurner
Pacific Coast
Rittman Press
County
Farmer Boys
Ita
the Rittman Savings Bank
Rittman, Ohio
Rittman Village Corporation
Rittman Village Scheel Funds
Ser
Valle
Childre
Sevalue Seay
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