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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1897
Page
3
A garbled verse reflects a narrator who paid a dime for a single tire ad and contemplates the burden of advertising. The speaker hopes the day will come when advertising pays off and muses on the desire to avoid daily ads.
Burglars broke through Win. Hertel’s oil shop last Monday night and stole $21 in fine shoe goods. A session of the Van Wert County Teachers Institute continues this week at the Armory. A picnic at the fair grounds by the Odd Fellows lodges featured music from the Convoy band and a social gathering at Mr and Mrs W N Watts home marked W Watts birthday with ice cream and cake. Kinases promoted by Dr F I Pratt advertised at Noell’s Drug Store Aug 2 to 28 with free eye exams. Forger pursuit in Jackson Township ends with arrest of Emanual Catwean. he was bound over after a preliminary hearing. The Western Union A G B Pilial Association meets Aug 31 at Second Baptist Church Van Wert خلکو.
A chaotic report from Van Wert details mass layoffs at the Cincinnati Northern railroad shops with sixteen discharged and rumors of fifteen more. officials shift roles and a campaign for better work and wages collapses amid doubts about a McKinley victory. Professor Feesh to lecture on Abraham Lincoln. divorce filing for Minnie J. Smalley vs John W. Smalley. local notices include medical exams and a village council contract bid for paving South Avenue and West Crawford Street with bids from Ireland Manship France and others. Pomona Grange meets August 26 with a program including a fifth degree and discussions on increased wheat acreage.
The Van Wert County Fair marks its forty first annual celebration with plans to attract broad attendance across the county. Citizens, schools, townships, and districts are urged to contribute exhibits and support, as local leadership urges a week of festivities and encouragement for the fair's officers and staff. The event, rooted in county tradition, aims to showcase regional talent and agricultural heritage.
In Hoaglu township Lloyd Moore is jailed after a burglary charge for stealing two bags of wheat from Briller's barn. Neighbors found the grain hidden in weeds. guards watched, but the grain was moved to a corn field. Moore, released on parole last spring, faces potential reincarceration to serve his prior sentence. A separate disturbance at the central telephone office during a liquor and electricity mix led to an arrest for assault on a night operator and a court appearance for Moore.
A garbled OCR fragment references a malarial sore throat and names like Emilee and Kartie. Context unclear, with scattered terms and no cohesive event or date.
Personal notices list residents visiting relatives and traveling to destinations such as Yellow Stone Park Colorado and California. Names include Mr and Mrs OG Honewils Delphos G A Anudorama of Plano Harry Bidle Frank Pennell Rev EA Call Auditor elect Thos M Berry Allen Somers Lettie and Dorn Dilts Mrs Geo H Marsh A T Clymer J B South G W Edwards Wilbur Humphreys and others with details of trips health notes and social visits across Van Wert Brookville Martells Crawford Street and nearby towns.
A large Van Werter crowd watched the home team lose to the Crescorts of Lima as errors plagued Van Wert. Unearber struggled on the mound while the Lima pitcher cruised, leaving Van Wert with only one runner around the bases after a four run first inning. Next Thursday Van Wert faces the Spy Ruls of Ft Wayne at home. Also noted is the Epworth Rally program at the First Mr church in Ubis City on Wednesday August 25 with speakers and participants listed. Additionally Tohn H. Campbell, a Delphes politician, died suddenly Sunday evening at age 58 after a prior heart attack. funeral was held Wednesday at the Evangelical church.
The Van Wert County Fair plans a large event from September 7 to 10 promising its greatest meeting yet for families.
A promotional notice explains a non lottery sale to reduce stock over two months. Everyone is treated alike and customers receive a Free-A Family Ticket after spending ten dollars. The offer uses a card with amounts cancelled on each purchase and promotes the fair.
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