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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1892
Page
3
A chaotic OCR text discusses costs and proposals around an aqueduct and power projects. It references the Lebocite pension, political figures, international interests, and the World’s Fair context, noting high expenses and debates on funding, sovereignty, and energy infrastructure.
The fragmentary OCR reports a broad set of items including market activity, price levels, trades, and mentions of individuals and places. It references Milwaukee justice, prices, taxes, copper, and various named places and organizations, with scattered notes on trade, naval terms, and currency. The garbled text preserves few clear facts beyond a general sense of financial activity and public notices from a historical period.
A heavy snow and sleet storm swept through Minnesota and the Dakotas, with subzero temperatures reported in St Paul and surrounding areas. Telegraph lines were prostrated by ice, fuel was scarce in northern regions, and farmers faced winter stock losses as snowdrifts worsened. In New York Vanderbuilt estate fire destroyed the residence and vast contents, estimated losses near 600 000 to 1 000 000.
A young colored woman was attacked by her husband Lawis Kem Woen who struck her with a knife and stabbed her twice in the left side. She later died as Kem fled and was not found. The case unfolds with details of jealousy and a prior relationship, set against a broader report of local incidents and a harbor explosion elsewhere in the issue.
Fragmented OCR text reports multiple tragic events including drownings, murders by employees, robberies, and a fatal wagon accident. Names, places, and dates are garbled. the piece mixes coast patrols, labor violence, and crime notes with scattered locations and figures, lacking a coherent single narrative.
A fragmented news clipping reports river navigation disruptions on the upper Mississippi, a failed security loan by AY Folomont & Coach Genrer for 223000, the Robbery of Jonssen's Jewelry in Opelia, and numerous local incidents. It notes murders, political results in Cleveland and Altwela, a gold discovery near Carbon, a trotting track record, a major hotel fire in Winston NC, railway damage in St Louis, and a state election tally.
Report from Washington Territory recounts miners starving after fifty hours without food while stranded near the Canadian border. Ty T Kurt and Tritz Livingstone led efforts to obtain supplies. many died or were lost in a harrowing trek as rescue and recovery work continued. Local authorities and families search for missing workers amid freezing conditions and scarce provisions.
A historical report details a 1842 banking year with a large net increase in deposits, reduced capital and profits, and a rise in voluntary redemptions. It notes the Maverick bank group's failures, the West of the river and southern district locations, and the overall sector’s shifting health.
A masked gang robbed a passenger train car between Hot Springs and Wadena on a Monday evening. Passengers were threatened with revolvers. $1200 in cash, watches, and jewelry were taken while others were not harmed. The robbers fled into nearby woods after signaling the train to restart and fired shots as they vanished.
An early 20th century advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a refreshing, effective laxative that cleanses the stomach and bowels, relieves colds headaches fevers and habitual constipation. It claims pleasant taste and high quality, with bottles sold nationwide and by druggists, urging not to accept substitutes.
A Martinsville New Jersey resident Rev W H Maggerty recounts battling a severe cold wind and cough years ago. After trying a physician without relief he used a advertised remedy called German Syrup and reports quick and permanent help.
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