18 Aug 1893
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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1893
Page
1
Classified listings advertise properties for sale or trade in Van Wert and nearby towns. Items include farms with acreage, fenced fields, and road access. residence lots with improvements. a frame house with yard. rental offerings at 500 per month. and various trade possibilities with cash balances.
Partial OCR fragment describes farms in Meadon area and near Van Wert County. Mentions 30 acres in Pain county, multiple farm entries, owner names, and values. Includes references to buildings, wooden structures, and potential sale details with prices around $1,000. Mentions township Letty and Fant erate, with scattered lines about farm operations and misread words.
Long and Wappner firm at Over Rowland s Jewel Sore Wat Maines listed in an office directory. Names repeat and location appears ambiguous but indicates a business notice in a local listing.
The Toledo Wendtng court announces a sheriff sale at the court house door in Van Wert County on Monday August 1 1897. Real estate to be sold at cash price. Sale proceeds to be applied to debts as directed by the court.
In Van Wert County Ohio the probate court schedules a public sale of mortgaged real estate and machinery. The property includes a power engine boiler ironwork and frame with appraised value of 3200 and a separate sale amount equal thirds due on day of sale one year and two years after. Assignee George L Moore and attorney W J Baines announce the auction to be conducted at the court house door on Thursday August 24 1893 with sale of the described property.
An old time ad touts the Polar Creamery Creaeries promising meatless ventilation and keeps bread cakes pies sweet with cold water. It claims no dry bread or mold, insects kept away and several sizes with bees styles. Prices are offered for inspection.
A controversial healer named Man-O-Tee, known as the benevolent Merb Doctor, claims to have treated dozens in Van Wert and nearby areas with herbal remedies and vegetable-based diets. He asserts medical skepticism is harmful, lists numerous patients who allegedly improved after his treatments, and offers free examinations to determine what can be done for each case.
Court announces sale of one third interest in described real estate in Van Wert County Ohio by administrator under probate order. Auction set for August 1 1892 at 1 PM at court door. Property begins at section corner near Chicago and Atlantic railway, extends along right of way, with payments due as per mortgage, with balance due in cash or notes. Also includes mention of assignee sale and notices from probate court and secretaries office.
A firstperson chronicle from Chicago's 1893 Exposition recalls nine weeks in Jackson Park. The writer extols displays from Machinery Hall to the Fisheries and Government Buildings, and praises the Pennsylvania Railroad exhibit for its vast, authentic rolling stock and safety systems. The piece highlights rail travel as central to American progress and urges readers to visit and study the Pennsylvania display amid the fair’s grandeur.
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