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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1897
Page
1
Large size meat cutters offered at reduced price. A pair of lard presses advertised for sale. Additional items include corn shellers feed cutters horse blankets lap robes sleigh bells skates and sleds. Closing out corn baskets at ten cents per good bushel basket.
The report covers a teachers gift at Ohio City Schools Room 6 asst. Mr. F. Louden receives a Bible. A late December wedding of Mary E Rammel and James A Mollenkopf is noted with gifts described. Charles Clark, famed singer, tours and plans a Wilmswater recital with Liebling and Stamm. A fire damages W D Schaaf’s restaurant and the adjoining saloon, with loss of furniture and a large mirror.
Local notes report a lighting mishap at Delphos and town business on Wednesday. Changes include the retirement of Pa. 13 cent and John M Webster replacing someone among Grover Hill officials. Court activity covers probate, counterfeiting charges, and alimony cases amid a busy week.
Fragmentary OCR notes report a local matter mentioning Aaron Wolles Hoaglin townships, Majur Sutphen, a prisoner charged with stealing harness, testimony deemed unavailable, a 40 unit fine, and rent default. The legible details are incomplete and names appear misread.
A sale offers overcoats and ulsters at 3.50 to 6.00, with bigger prices for fancier lines. Cass suits, underwear, gloves, caps, and heavy workwear are advertised as affordable, with removal prices noted. The ad touts warmth, value, and savings, inviting customers to see and buy.
A garbled OCR fragment references names and terms such as Haye Hane Manber Ne demi Ale aywit and ACL. The text appears as jumbled phrases with stray capitalized words and unclear context, offering no coherent event or person.
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