Frost Hits Farms Around Oarville Wreaks Havoc
Local reports show widespread frost damage to corn potatoes and cabbage across area near Oarville. Tanner farm fields suffered repeated losses with replanting underway and cabbage beds frozen to the ground.
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Jack Frost
Jack
Prsville
Courier-Crescent
Tanner
Jacob Kohler
Adan
Pogel
Tis
Pontius and
Ultrich Steiner
J. M_.Kurtz
H. M_ Bechtel
Mdscow
Sugarcreek
G. C. Erwin
Burton City
G C Steiner
Steiner
Jacob Kornhaus
Jacob Eshelman
J M Smucker
McFarlands to Locate Permanently in Wooster
Mrs. S I McFarland of Boston joins husband who will settle in Wooster. Mr McFarland is an expert machinist employed at Brush Works. The large circle of friends will be pleased to learn that Mr and Mrs McFarland will become Wooster residents.
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S. I McFarland
Boston
Mass
Mr. McFarland
Brush Works
Mrs. McFarland
Wooster
Ailing Women and the Declaration of Equal Rights
A discussion on the Declaration of Independence, clarifying that it speaks to rights and responsibilities before the law rather than physical or mental equality. The piece argues that all men are created equal in rights, with modern emphasis on law and civic equality. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. Epward B. Finn Bert praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during Change of Life symptoms.
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Ohio
Republic of the United States
Jefferson
Fleetwood
Lydia E. Pinkham
Epward B. Finn Bert
Friday the 13th Wedding Promise For Nell Seppo Bride
Mansfield Ohio June 13 1918 Miss Nell Seppo and Reid Painter both well known in this city plan a Friday wedding Despite superstition the couple say Friday the 13th brings luck and will seat 13 guests at the bride table reinforcing their belief with a light hearted flourish
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Mansfield
Sriday
Nell Seppo
Reid
Miss Seppo
Leppo
Ohio tax reform debate pits appointive assessors against insurance opposition
June coverage argues for Warnes tax commission bill to replace elective assessors with a state controlled system. It cites alleged insurance firm opposition funded by political aims, and notes former Governor Harmon backing Edwards bill to appoint assessors to curb local bias and assure fair valuations.
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Columbus
Warnes State Tax Commission
Bancomb
Ohio
Tax Commission
Warnes
Green Compensation
Sefish
Lobility
Warnes Tax Commission
Harmon
Edwards
General Assembly
State Tax Commission
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New Trial Granted in Steuer Murder Case in Medina
Ohio appellate judges faulted the prosecution for aggressive tactics in seeking a new trial for Christian Steuer 74 convicted of first degree murder in his wife’s death on a secluded Coshocton County farm. They noted insanity does not bar petition rights and called the third degree methods excessive.
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Ohio
Dahomey
Medina, O
Christian Steuer
Novey
Louis H Winch
Walter JD Mears
Cleveland
C R Grant
Akron
Steuer
Beause Steuer
Oho
Coshocton
Medina Village
Stouer
Stever
Theselertric Chair
Mercy
Valuation Bias by Elective Assessors Noted
The text notes that elective assessors tended to favor the wealthiest when valuing property for taxation, implying that those with the most resources benefited most on election day.
Passing of Old England
A brief Chicago News note urges readers to see England before it is all blown up, reflecting wartime sentiment and anxiety about destruction of a nation.
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England
Chicago News
Absentee and resident rural ministers in Ohio churches
An Ohio Rural Life Survey finds 13 percent of 818 county churches have resident pastors, 73 percent have non resident ministers, and 14 percent have no minister. Counties with many churches often lack resident pastors, impacting church growth. frequent preaching supports growth, while limited services hinder it. The report urges placing pastors in country districts as a central policy.
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Ohio Rural Life Survey
Adama
Lawrence
Athen
Washington
Vinton
Vinton County
Athens
Ohio
Pete Serrate Arraigned in First Degree Murder Case
Pete Serrate was arraigned before Judge Weygandt in the court of common pleas and pleaded not guilty to the murder in the first degree indictment returned by the grand jury. Trial date set for July 14 after defense asks for more time. Benton G. Hay appointed temporary counsel. The scene included Serrate wearing a rauze capeon and bandaged hand, with details of the fatal shooting and later obituary-like notes about a Mr Adair and other local mentions.
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Pete Serrate
Weygandt
Court of Common Pleas
Serrate
Benson Hay
Hay
Itay
Senate
Boni Puleinr
Benton G. Hay
Edward E Adair Obituary Clifton Wooster Educator
Edward E Adair died Tuesday evening at his country home west of Wooster at 46. A schoolteacher by vocation he sought learning and completed his degree at Wooster University. In 81 he taught in Jersey City Fredericksburg Wooster and Doylestown later becoming superintendent of Doylestown schools for 24 years and serving 12 years as school examiner. He was known and loved by pupils and his career noted for dedication to education.
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Edward E Adair
Anderson
Henrietta McClure Adair
Wooster
Paryals
Jersey
Fredericksburg
Doylestown
Adair
Ford
Young Couple Plans Romance Despite Dim Parlor Setting
A short New Orleans Picayune item notes a young couple in a darkened parlor who may sit and kiss, illustrating intimate moments kept private in a quiet home setting.
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Mhiches
New Orleans
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