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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
8
The village jail was broken into last Wednesday night and a raisin jack stored inside was pilfered. A rubber hose used to draw oil from a barrel was left behind, raising questions about how much was taken and whether oil was poured in to spoil the contents.
Dispatches dated January 15 report Charles W. Frick of a Sterling-area farm will receive 50000 from the H C Frick estate. Each child of J Edgar Frick and of three Frick sisters also gets 50000. H C Frick, Pittsburg steel magnate, left about 200 million. J Edgar Frick died in Wooster, leaving nephews and nieces as beneficiaries.
The Northern Ohio R R once a weak link has been leased by the New York Central to the Akron Canton and Youngstown for 999 years. It runs from Akron through Medina to Cephas and may be electrified or gasoline cars added to spur nearby housing for Akron workers.
Narrative notes that Harry Brenneman misled his wife about the death of John Barleycorn, a public figure in a drinking lore context, until she was finally told the truth after her return from a neighboring town. The piece satirically questions credulity and bans further details after the revelation.
Rittman high boys lost to Lodi 13 to 23 in Lodi last Friday night. The Rittman girls defeated Lodi 10 to a missing score while the homeward trip was delayed by a broken sled and repairs in Sterling, delaying arrival until early Saturday.
Eight men in a Wadsworth pool hall accepted a stranger's offer of whiskey for eight dollars a quart. They paid, met on a street, and found only bottled coffee when they opened the bottles. The tale warns of bootlegger deception and costly misjudgment.
Ohio again led the nation in War Savings in 1919 with more than 135 million dollars in certificates sold. Plans call for postmasters to market at least 3 million dollars of Savings securities in January 1920 as the Treasury increases emphasis on thrift days and sustaining a statewide War Savings organization through 1920.
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