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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1890
Page
2
A Farmers' store promotion targets tobacco chewers, claiming Comer as the sole middleman between manufacturer and consumer. It boasts lower prices, including a pound plug for 25 cents and bulk five ten cent plugs for 25 cents, urging readers to compare brands and see the savings firsthand. Comer promises explanations and remedies for better taste and cheaper tobacco.
The four flouring mills will suspend all operations on the Fourth to observe the holiday. Local rail company Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago paid the June taxes to Treasurer Sidle, totaling 10169 69 with a ten thousand dollar bill among the change. A child named Lacy Stuckey suffered a fractured elbow from a fall on a Ridge township rail fence. Dr. Corbin set and reduced the dislocation. Remaining letters at Van Wert post office listed for June 19 1890. Several other items note licenses marriages and local business actions and a camp meeting at Fair Ground with Rev Henry Arlen and Rev S P Spreng.
The Bulletin lauds a bold patriotic campaign to hoist the national colors on school buildings. It praises civic unity, progress, and public spirit, urging flags to be displayed widely. The piece envisions a renewed subscription drive and identifies the Old Jail as the public spot to honor.
A twin of Squire D W Evans of Venedocia drowns after his boat capsizes on the Blanchard river near Findlay while a student in the local college musical department. Remains returned home for burial after services in Venedocia. Also reports Census projections by the Philadelphia Press with expected shifts in eastern, midwestern, and southern states and a Chamberlain’s Cough remedy endorsement from Howland, Missouri.
Personal visits across towns are listed with names and origins including Davis J Cable, Charles Price of Lima and Miss Martha Baker of Wabash. The article also covers attendance at commencements, university trips, Prohibition convention, and a lengthy critique of the local school board election process, praising Prof. Cowgill and condemning political manipulation.
Baptist Church invites all to Sunday school at 3 p.m and regular service at 1 p.m. Evening services at 8 p.m also noted. The Sabbath School of the Society of the Saitital meets every Sabbath morning at 1 o'clock with evening services at 8. W. C. T. U. Fourth Quarterly County Convention set for June 25 in Con voy with Mrs. Stewart of Springfield delivering the evening address. all friends invited.
In Ohio City, talk of oil leasing runs high as hundreds of acres are set for drilling within six months. The Delphes items note aging residents in good health, a divorce decree with alimony, masons degrees conferred in Van Wert, and a jury verdict on burglary and larceny. A local license debate targets carpet baggers while auctions and sales announce farm animals, equipment, and household goods for bid.
Advertises 200 pieces of wash goods including Zephyr Ginghams Pine Apple Tissus and Organdy with low prices. Promotes Seelberg & Co. fabrics and embroidered suits, plus 7c and 64c yard prices and silk umbrellas. Also features a sales pitch for factory-made shoes and a January price-driven shop appeal by C. E. Wilkisson.
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