Local notices from Ashland area residents
Summer and wife of Ashland visited with his parents Saturday and Sunday. Mabel Barnard is ill at home. James B. Carlin and wife of Ak-ton stayed with his parents last week. Clem Holmes and wife hosted visitors from Wooster. Mother Blue west of town ill. Mrs. Warner of Wooster stayed with the Spangler family. James Brown and wife of Madisonburg visited F. O. Campbell family. George Smith injured his face roofing last week. Children day services set for Sunday night at the M E church. Arthur Garver and wife hosted Akron visitors last week. Ben Dull and wife hosted his sister Friday. Mrs. Cloe Moser visited relatives in Lodi Thursday and Friday.
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Auly Summer
Ashland
Mabel Barnard
James B. Carlin
Ak- Ton
Clem Holmes
Wooster
Madisonburg
F. O. Campbell
George Smith
M. E
Arthur Garver
Akron
Bet Ben Dull
Cloe Moser
Lodi
Charles Lee
Creston
Lucian Swartz
Frank Greiner
Crista
West Canaan
Chas Milkey
Joe Repp
Charles Myers
Ribbeck
Vera
Wert Starr
Barberton
John Weaver
Cant Berehel
Mary Dull
Jane Collens
Aukerman
Kemp Brown
Clara McGlaughlin
Hazel Swartz
Swartz
West Salem
George Underwood
Cleveland
Charley «Reppeat
Chippewa Lake
Sadie Kuntz
Jane Collins
Local Social Roundup From Canaan District
Canaan residents report visits and trips across nearby towns. John Ritter left for Minnesota last week while Nellte Winter of Leroy called on Harry Sineclare. Funeral attendance included Mrs Crile at Burbank and Mrs Andrew Bucher at Madisonburg.
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Canaan
John Ritter
Minnesota
Nellte Winter
Leroy
Harry Sineclare
Kissinger
Bert Kecks
Miss Aggers
Wooster
John Scholl
Barberton
R Lehn
Cleveland
Dale Fetzer
Spen
Garden Isle society notes and visits in June
Rosa Ribbeck spent Sunday with Miss Beatrice Milkey. James Dull and wife entertained their sons Merton and War and family, plus daughter and husband. E V church ladies quilted for Mrs. Almie Dull. 16 present with one new member. Next meeting at Mrs. Lille Stratton's on June 26. Clinton and Glen Kuntz visited uncle Albert Kuntz and family. Mrs. Web McGlaughlin of West ...
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Garden Isle
Rosa Ribbeck
Beatrice Milkey
James Dull
Merton
Arberton
War
Ritman
Esselburn Corners
Lille Stratton
Clinton
Glen Kuntz
Wadsworth
Albert Kuntz
Web McGlaughlin
West
Local Community Notes of Visits and Visits Across Town
Residents and visitors from Akron Canton Barberton West Canaan and Wooster share meals visits and weekends across the week. Names include Kevnb Brown Jerry Kimble Delong Haines Delong Swartz Repp Dull Kuntz Milkey Measles visits and family dinners noted with many households in Creston West Salem Chippewa Lake and surrounding areas.
Laurence Family Reunion Brings Kin From Far and Wide
The nineteenth annual Laurence family reunion was held at the Wayne county fair grounds on Wednesday. Descendants of Christian and Magdeline Ella Laurence gathered from near and far to renew ties and celebrate their ancestry. Uncle Dan Laurence, 89, the sole surviving child of the original settlers, attended with other kin including Mr and Mrs F A Hostettler from out of town.
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Laurence
Fair Grounds
Laurences
Christian
Magdeline
Ella Laurence
Wayne County
Ryall
Christian Laurence
Dan Laurence
Plain Township
Middletown
Daniel
Out of the County
F A Hostettler
Suffering with eczema ends after using Cuticura
A Lebanon Ohio man details years of severe itching from eczema on thigh and scalp. After trying various remedies he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, reporting rapid relief and a full cure. The ad notes global sales and free samples, listing numerous names and towns tied to the promotion. Also mentions a December 1913 community event with about 150 attendees ending in hope to meet in 1914.
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Lebanon
L. R Fink
T. Boston
Lintel Abe Gifte Reflects on Old Seas Store Support
Workmen remove a heavy oak lintel Abe Gifte helped place 45 years earlier at the Seas hardware store. He recalls that the pillar was set in 1869 after being moved from an oil barn in Moscow. The timber remains well preserved and is said to be nearly a century old.
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Seas Hardware
Abe Gifte
By Standers
Helpung
Moscow
Orrville Courier
Metz Pleads For Trees At City Council
Attorney Metz urged the Wooster city council to spare shade trees around the new Methodist parsonage, arguing for preservation and minimal cost. He noted the trees’ age and decay and joked he might quit his ward if they were cut down, while others defended removal as necessary. The weather forecast aside, officials received a state auditor’s note on property tax rates for 1923, detailing sinking fund and various state funds.
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Metz
Wooster i
Zaring
Auditor General of
Ohio
Columbus O
Wayne County
General Assembly
A. Donahey
Retail Ad Promising Satisfaction and Broad Access
An old newspaper advertisement touts satisfaction guaranteed and reasonable prices for items including trusses abdominal supporters hosiery braces and related medical accessories for ladies children and men with contact via telephone 4184.
No Half Holiday Planned for 1918 Meeting Debates Wednesday Shutdown
A meeting of Wooster business clerks at the Board of Trade hall discussed the proposed Wednesday half holiday. Merchants and clerks favored crossing year round hours over weekly half days, noting potential loss of trade. Some preferred continuing longer hours in June July and August, with a Saturday night closing suggested. The group did not reach a firm decision, leaving the matter pending after Mr Keister chaired the session.
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Board of Trade
Wooster
Aft
Keister
Railroads Face Federal Suits Over Livestock Car Conditions
United States Attorney John H. Jordan filed suits against the Pennsylvania Company and Baltimore and Ohio railroads for violations of federal labor rules on how long cattle hogs and calves may stay in cars without water or feed. The government seeks 3600 in penalties for 27 violations against the B and O and one against the Pennsylvania campus during periods from September to February at Washington.
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Pennsy
C. Roads
United States
John H. Jordan
Pennsylania Company
Malt More & Obie Railroads
Baltimore
Ohio
Penoneyivanta
Woooster Receives National Agricultural Department Honor
The town of Woooster has earned a national recognition as one of its agricultural exports receives a formal commendation from the national agricultural department.
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National Agricultural Department
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