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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
8
An advertisement touts Gude's Pepto Mangan as a safe tonic for anemia and low energy. It claims thin blood causes unhappiness and dejection and promises enriched blood and healthier appearance after several weeks of regular use in liquid or tablet form.
Sterling will get a new industry as H. B. Weaver starts a cigar factory and aims to begin operations by week’s end. He brings prior experience and will hire five workers initially with plans to expand to fifteen soon.
Salt Street paving bids are invited from contractors by the village clerk up to January 17. If satisfactory bids arrive the council will likely award the contract at its January 19 meeting. Previous bidding attempts last summer failed after two ad campaigns. The town hopes bidders will appear this time to allow a spring start.
The obituary notes Mr I Werbinks died at the Lord-t-People’s Home south of Rittman where he had lived for a year. He was a resident of Babersne ton and remembered as a hardworking quiet man who loved children and showed kindness. The Home and its history are referenced as the site of his passing.
The Presbyterian church annual meeting was held Wednesday evening with Rev. Platter from Shreve and Dr. Black from Wooster in attendance. Platter, the new pastor, will move with his family around April. Officers elected include Walter Parsons five year term treasurer G. B. Clippinger and others. A musical program followed by a ladies hosted lunch in the basement.
A filmmaker discusses using realist methods from Maupassant Balzac and Hugo to portray temptation without sensationalism. He notes ministers jurists doctors and educators agreeing the film portrays truth while avoiding sensational appeals and weak sentimentality.
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