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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1899
Page
1
Classified ads offer multiple properties for sale or trade around Van Wert and Conway. Listings include 10 acre and 40 acre tracts, 4 to 6 room frame houses with outbuildings, wells, fencing, and tiling. Prices range from 1500 to 3400 with terms and trade options for smaller parcels or town properties.
An attorney listing announces J Marble of Van Wert Ohio handles state and federal court matters at 108 Font Street in the Bank Building. It notes Levi X Jacobs as attorney and Gowri and Regal as counsel with office on Fast Male Street in Van Wert Ohio.
Long and Wappner advertise numerous farms and building plots in Van Wert county. Listings include 40 acre, 80 acre, and 70 acre tracts in Union and Hoaglin townships, with improvements like frame houses, barns, wells, orchards, and fencing. Exchanges for larger farms offered with cash differences, nearby schools and churches, varied prices and payment terms. Additional vacant land and town lots in Van Wert and surrounding areas promoted for sale or exchange.
Reports to the Marine Review show 262 vessels under construction or contract on January 1 1889 valued at $62 210 092. Merchant ships total 204 vessels 254 216 tons valued at $19 700 900, war vessels 58 ships cost 42 349 192 with 146 499 tons displacement and 372 150 horsepower. Vessels include battleships and cruisers for Russia and Japan, plus American orders on coasts lakes western rivers.
The article notes Sibyl Sanderson may resume performing driven by need after the death of her husband Antonio Terry which left her financially strained. It cites family opposition to divorce prior to marriage and mentions the late fortune from racing ventures and an ongoing but reduced allowance to the widow.
A local notice promotes real estate loans with favorable terms and private funds available without delay. It also invites buying selling or exchanging real estate and urges tornado insurance for Hartford area buildings to prevent loss, urging immediate contact with WwW. M. Kerr above Kauke's Hardware Store in Van Wert Ohio.
An ad lists mortgage loan availability from $100 to $10000 with low interest, and promotes sales and trade of property. It also offers Life, Accident, Fire and Plate Glass Insurance and Notary Public services. Address: North Washington Street Over Shepherd, Holden A Lowrey. Postal details and misc notices follow.
President Mehanley hosted 73 diplomats in a grand White House state dinner. The long corridor served as the dining space with electric lights and flags, while Sir Julius Pauncefote and Mrs McKinles were welcomed for seating. Foreign committee members of Congress attended.
James O Connor and Edward Delirev chased a boa constrictor they claimed was a sea serpent off Randall Island. Police reported the 25 foot long creature had been dead for days after a struggle with rowers.
It is expected the cruiser Chicago will be commissioned within a month and assigned as flagship of the European station. Steps will organize a squadron for duty on the Atlantic coast with Admiral Schley likely to be commander in chief if he desires. The European fleet composition remains speculative, likely Atlant instances and a few gunboats, with no largest ships sent abroad.
The Palestine Historical Association of Decatur Illinois mailed several Adams Express packages to people known to be dead. Postage due and marked collect totaled $15, with at least eight destined to St. Louis and other points. Contents include small wooden crosses claimed from Mount of Obses Balestate, bearing names John Mitchell and 2 Porter, secretary and treasurer.
G A Simmons president of the First National Bank proposes a city library in Kenosha Wisconsin costing 100000 when completed and filled with books. The gift includes a fireproof steel and wood structure in the city park to hold more than 50000 volumes and will be named the Gilbert Simmons Library in memory of his late wife.
The article notes Sweden and the United States reporting on global telephone instrument counts and usage. It cites Norway, Germany, Britain, Canada, Sweden, and other nations with figures on instrument totals and trade, including purchases like a sale in MirI for 19 300 dollars. It also mentions cheap wires and different procurement practices in varied markets.
A long discussion on railway regulation and anti trust issues highlights alleged law violations and impunity. The report notes discriminatory practices, high rates, and weak enforcement, urging stronger public interest action and legal remedies.
The article discusses coffee and tea consumption and import trends, noting coffee per capita in the United States around 71 pounds annually and comparing global consumption. It cites 1843 production and US import figures, with details on per capita rates in Holland, Denmark, Germany, France, and Britain, and projects on yearly tea withdrawals and totals around 65 million pounds.
Minister Sampson reports U S interest in Ecuador with contracts for a rail line from Guayaquil to Quito costing about 17 million dollars and survey work underway. An American firm won rights to ship a tramway from Portoviejo to Balz... (truncated in OCR). A large cotton factory is planned in Guayaquil and a currency law allowing duty free imports of coal has been enacted. An American chartered boat yard is funded with 10 million dollars. Penacó was burned about three years ago.
Fragmented text outlines opposition to annexation of Foren Islands with mentions of political figures and legislative action. The document hints at mounting opposition and international concerns while referencing unnamed speakers and uncertain events.
A garbled medical notice urges readers to seek expert diagnosis for kidney trouble and bladder inflammation. It touts Kilts Swamp Root as a remedy and mentions free samples, while mixing unrelated political and wartime references.
A chaotic scene on a Mississippi steamer ends in a drastic lapse as a preacher’s baptism plan is derailed by a hidden grandson. The event veers toward a grim moment with the boy and other passengers reacting to the unfolding chaos aboard the vessel.
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