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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1887
Page
2
A column extols Star Clothing in Van Wert praising low prices, fair business methods, and large five month trade. It argues a no-frills price promise, reveals leaders as marketing ploys, and asserts Star Clothiers’ ability to maintain profits while keeping customers pleased.
Local notices report Che Fan West Times moving to a new office on Court Street near the court house, with a larger facility and dedicated printing rooms. Also covered are the Van Wert Natural Gas and Oil first well decision near Solomon Walburn’s farm, plus assorted ads and community notices including elections, restaurant promos, a theft incident, and corporate director appointments for the Cincinnati Jackson Mackinaw line.
Cincinnati Jackson and Mackinaw Railroad officials invited Toledo city officers and Lucas county leaders to tour Darke county gravel pits. The 56 mile trip lasted 80 minutes to Greenville with swift segments, and the group dined at Hotel Marsh before returning. An earlier night shooting targeted Patrolman Watson but missed. The Soldiers Relief Commission met to set aid rates for indigent soldiers and families, listing current allotments by township.
Local notices recount multiple movements and visits. Mr. and Mrs. Jnc O Clark stay in Warsaw. Dora Thomas visits Upper Sandusky. Mrs Encell of Warsaw visits relatives. Mrs Grandstaff travels to Roanoke for kin. W M Kear returns from a three week western trip. Various locals frequent nearby towns and events, including a Japanese Wedding at the Pavilion and a Prohibition State Convention in Delaware.
Town brief items mention a front replacement at T Seelberg Co and a towering paper balloon sighting. Delphos trade hints, Fourth of July plans, land sales in Ridge Township, and local business promos appear alongside oil notices and client anecdotes about a Van Wert physician.
The M E church ladies at the Pavilion hosted a successful two night event featuring a Japanese wedding and fan drill, led by Mrs. H C Glenn who received a white satin fan for her key role and the event raised $250 to retire church debt and start a building fund. Nearby, Joseph Allen badly injured his left hand cutting wheat, with two fingers broken and a probable but not certain amputation, while a school board elected new teachers for the coming year.
COMER THE Railroad News promotes a new lot of plug tobacco with varied prices including 25c for a ping and 16c per 16 oz pound, plus cigars and smoking products. Also advertises Mackinaw railroad excursions, July Fourth rates, and medical notices at Van Wert house, with appointment calls and a notice of administrator for Wm H Clymer estate.
Louis Wolf & Company at 54 Calhoun Street multiplies blooming efforts as the season advances. Call on us to notice the May price versus June reductions and early selections insure the best choice. A small trumpet of bargains signals the season’s savings.
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