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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1899
Page
4
A garbled list of exam prompts covers language spelling science and grammar. It includes requests to spell difficult terms, describe lung capacity, distinguish appetites, discuss hygiene and muscle training, correct sentences, and identify pronoun use and verb forms.
The Marquis Romano report to the Italian foreign office details the July lynching near Jallulah Louisiana. It says Dr Hodges fired first, followed by a Difata brother's shot, then three other Italians were lynched in three distinct moves. The Italians denied participation and the report notes the mob's cooling period between killings.
A jumble of arithmetic exercises and financial word problems: comparisons of A and C with a $120 gap, bond investments at 4 percent and 110, interest calculations for a 2 1 2 year span, discounting a note dated March 5 1892 due November 12 1842, and queries on square roots of perfect squares. The text includes multiple dates, percentages, and currency figures in an 19th century ledger style.
A fragmentary text presents questions on pupil promotion scholarship discipline school government and related topics. It lists queries about attention, causes of disorder, books read, and various school management issues amid garbled wording and scattered phrases.
In Fostoria readers praised a local testimonial about Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy easing backache fatigue and kidney-related issues. The letters mention Mr Jos Gaunt of Kandlay Street and a fireman at Esanc Hatter Milling Gas Plant who credited relief after years of strain and cold exposure. The notice urges purchase through Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as agents and notes the product's advertised cure.
Fragmentary text references Dr StockbalHotel Marsh Van Wert and August date with garbled phrases. Mentions Lat wie Heise Vale Dave vteners Lege and Dyspepsia constraints. Overall unreadable but hints at a medical or hotel notice with uncertain details.
County board of examiners will meet in Room 11 Central Building Van Wert for monthly examinations. Applicants must present character by a responsible person. Exams in Eight Branches will occur one week apart prior to the teacher institute. Credit will be given for attendance. questions cover history and related subjects. By order of the Board.
Notice to contractors by the administrator of the estate of Henry Friemoth Van Wert County Ohio invites bids for material and completion of road work in Delphos and Van Wert. Sealed bids due at noon April 10 with plans and specifications, bid security, and compliance with public works procurement rules.
The text describes a major astronomy meeting at the Yerkes Observatory with attendees from across the country, plus potential guests from Europe. It notes prior gatherings, a proposed permanent organization, and aims to discuss astronomical topics including atmospheric observations and celestial motions as a pole moves.
A mislaid haul from John Jacob Astor's guests surfaces after a golf outing. Honest guide Silver recovers shoes gloves hats jewels and a roll of bills worth about four million dollars from the mounds and roadside. He returns the items to Astor saying the money is of little value beside the gems and keepsakes.
Describes a revived belief system among colored residents in Chattincogra Tennessee with裸 a voodoo ceremony at a local scene. Details stage a communal gathering with drums and dances while officials consider halting the worship. Mentions polygamy and pension rules in Austria and the broader effect of military occupation on widows.
An explosion under a Buckeye Pickups tram car near Wade Park Avenue injured the motorman, name not released, and left one uninjured passenger aboard. The attacker fled. investigation continues with authorities labeling the incident a calculated blast at a lonely Wade Park entrance.
The article reports a high priced sale of prized objects to an American citizen from Cohoes New York, with bids around £37000 and a further British to American transfer of exotic items. It notes the buyer’s payment and the deal’s implications for local estates and associated properties near notable locations, including references to Long Forests and Lower Lights.
An obscure OCR passage discusses a small number of mentally ill Native Americans in a 2.0 million population, lists tribes and locations, and notes a custody proposal for mentally disabled patients. It also briefly mentions accidental rifle injuries and a marriage officiated by Rev. Thomshin, plus a boy's arm injury from a discharged gun.
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