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Van Wert Times

Location

Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1886

Page

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Eighty Acres in Tully Town Ship Van Wert County

J B Parker offers eighty acres in Tully Township Van Wert County land under cultivation with rolling terrain, timber, good road access, and one large log building. Includes 31 neighboring county men convoy access. Priced at 1400 with time to pay, interest four weeks, balance in 1, 2, and 3 years.

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Medical doctors and offices in Trenton area

An OCR fragment lists physicians and offices including GEO. W. McCAVREN and WM. N. LORGAWORTH in Trenton. It references eye diseases and medical consultations, with partial addresses and street names such as Was street and Jefferson street. The text mentions consulting rooms and various medical topics without a coherent narrative.

W. McCavren B. D Putclan Burghon Diener Trenton Elena Sxtardnjs Illes Ayer Jefferaom Straet Ley N. Lorgaworth M.D. Pupaot Arp Auhgnon Sones

Our Family Physician advertisement promotes a medical home handbook

An advertisement extols Our Family Physician as a strictly medical home guidance book with no advertising. It claims reliability in disease treatment and prevention, promising welfare through prevention over cure. The offer lists a $2.00 price and 20 cents postage for mail delivery.

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Harper's Magazine Fragment Promotes Romance Novel

Fragmentary OCR mentions a romance piece in Harper's Magazine from 1887. Names and specifics are unreadable, but references to authors and works appear amid garbled letters and partial titles. The readable bits point to literary content rather than news.

Harper's Periodicals and Subscriptions Details

A fragmented Harpers catalog notes per year rates for Harper's Monthly Bazaar and Young Person, with misread pricing and ordering steps. It lists subscription terms, volumes, and distribution notes, mentioning Harper & Brothers New York and postal handling for renewals and deliveries.

Harper's Periodicals and Subscription Terms

An 19th century Harper’s advertisement lists periodicals and prices including Harper's Weekly, Mamiroir's Magazine, Marie's Young People, and Harpers Handy Eries. It describes subscription options, binding, and payment by post office money order or draft, with address given as Harper & Brothers, New York.

Harter Mamiour's Mamter's Bazar MARIE Franklin Rawren Harper & Brothers New York

Marper's Young People Ad in 1887 New York theater brief

An 1887 notice in Tarper A Trotherk from New York advertises Marper's Young People. The unsigned ad cites a program or entertainment in a periodical format, listing prices, issue details, and order methods. The text references Festive pages, theater, and subscription terms with mock Latin headers and cautious promotion.

Fostoris 20 New Lights and Local Incidents Claimed

Fostoris contracts for twenty additional electric lights. Bowling Green reports typhoid outbreaks with fatalities. Gas and oil discoveries near Galion spark regional interest. Akron factory employs fifty making 650 gross daily. Findlay touted as best lighted city with cheap fuel. Lincoln Norton dies after boxing injury in Wooster. Arcadia grocer burned with heavy loss. Dayton plans gas pipeline through Piqua Troy to Dayton. Findlay saloonist may return to Germany after Dow Liquor Tax ruling. Police capture traveling ad fraudster Patridge in Sandusky. fined thirty days. Forest council schedules January seventh special election on gas and oil bonds. Sheriff recount favors Downing. contest dropped. Mansfield workers injured by wall collapse. Northwestern Ohio Gas completes pipeline to Fostoria. gas to be turned on. Maumee valley surveys advance Fort Wayne and fort site plans. Robbery at Scott's Crossing traced to Irwin. fined $25. Jeremiah Pariah dies. funeral set. Springfield seeks $8,000 from city for street cave-in. Bookwalter liable for contractor negligence. Pre-holiday store closings under local agreement spark mixed reactions.

Fostoris Findlay Bowling Green Galion Akron Lincoln Norton Cal. Baller Dayton State Supreme Court Fatherland Patridge Sandusky Forest Fulton County A.M. Lee Daniel Downing Downing Mansfield Buggy George Longshort Frederick Denval Benard Boyle Northwestern Ohio Natural Gas Company Tve Fostoria Academy Wood County Ohio Nasiat Tweco Bee D. W. H. Howard Waiteson Benatar Hher Tan Waite Fortand Maumee

Lynch Mob Executes Man After Near Capture in Greencastle

A mob of about five hundred men captured Mussel near Greencastle and dragged him to jail. They hanged him from a tree after a chaotic pursuit, as crowds watched and police failed to stop the lynching. The victim, a man named Mussel, faced mob justice amid screams and furious chants.

Bia Mussel

Discovery of Mammoth Skeleton Unearthed Near Brownmenm

Special report describes a giant mammoth skeleton found December 14 with a 34 foot length across ribs and 16 feet height. Geologist Stone compares it to Jumbo, noting bones larger by one and a half times. three to four such mammoths known. Milroy offered $1000 for the find. the specimen dates back over four thousand years.

Ino Aga Mr. Stone Columbus Barnum St. Petersburg Russia Lena Milroy Connecticut Mr. French

Caught At Last The Murderer Of The Marshal At Dunkirk

A detailed report traces the capture of Charles Rentz known as Obie who killed the Dunkirk marshal years ago. The narrative covers Rentz’s criminal career across states, escapes, and ultimate sentencing to eight years in Salt Lake penitentiary, with officers recounting his capture and an attempted escape via pepper. It notes related political and liquor tax law discussions in Ohio and national commentary on Republican figures.

Sandusky Orson Pettit Cal Tribene Ohio Dunkirk Ohia Titus Deal Bouthers Punitt Company Caeden Utah Urbana Obie Chas. Rentz Penn Ux Spencer Lina Bronson Chua W. Betoun Union Callinemin Marchoot Jett Sjuet Anlarm Tubeberg Une |Ountry Ue State Unio Abort Tao Thuy Minta Bissen Funn Mintemat Billy Bast Wimee Hilly Southern Pacific Company Hich Minta Whellay William Coreine Tsea Lewellyn Bendereon United States Disatriot Court Charles Bents New Yorke Chowan Hadhnon Michigan Salt Lake Penitentiary Tris United States Dyer Salt Lake

Runaway Engine Rampages Through City Tracks

A runaway locomotive tore through Dayton causing widespread destruction from Main Street to Union Depot. It derailed switches, damaged tracks, and narrowly avoided colliding with trains and a farmer’s team. No one was killed, but several trains halted and passengers witnessed the chaos.

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Crushed to Death in Woods Near Westminster

Levi McPheron died Saturday afternoon when a heavy log rolled from a wagon and crushed his head as he led a logging party in woods two miles south of Westminster. He left a wife and two children.

Levi McPheron Westminster McPheron Leaves & Wife

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