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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1897
Page
2
The Van Wert Times covers local news from Van Wert area with community updates and brief items from the Fort Printins desk. Local events, notices, and public briefings are summarized for residents.
A long, critical editorial urging voters to compare Republican promises with outcomes. It warns that restoring confidence after the election did not yield prosperity, questions protectionist claims, and urges scrutiny of tariffs, wages, foreign taxation, and legislative performance. It cites McKinley and the 1896 campaign as context and appeals to voters to hold the party accountable.
A fragmented domestic column lists residents visiting relatives, traveling to Cincinnati Detroit and Kentucky, attending opera and military exams, and moving between Delphos Van Wert and nearby towns. Several names appear with scattered whereabouts including Germann Shenk Croaka Cors.
Fragmented OCR news brief reports a fire destroying the Jefferson Bell residence on South Market Street and Mason shop becoming occupied by Geo Tolan. Mentions street cleaning, maple planting, upcoming election days, and various local society notes with names and dates garbled.
A local advertisement promotes Woods in Van Wert selling American made goods at low margins. It boasts best quality items including suits, seats, furnishings, and tailor made suits with aggressive pricing and guarantees. The copy claims to offer more bargains than any other store in town and county.
A verbose list of real estate transfers recorded at the Recorder's office during the last week. Multiple transactions include Abraham Garner and wife to Elizabeth Donner for 20 acres in section 23 Rudge township, Mahala Kear to Wiley M Bear in Van Wert, and Levi I Dysert to Fivan A Tivang with lot 1449, among others. The document mixes unrelated ads and medical text, with note about kidney remedies and insurance offers.
A garbled ad urges Van Wert residents to buy ornamental trees from Leon gan and associates at low prices, claiming savings of 59 percent and offering delivery by strawbery poll low. It also touts One Minute Cough Cure from a local pharmacy and warns of respiratory irritation.
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