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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1892
Page
2
A concise note identifying publication and printer name for the Van Wert Times, listing The Van Wert Printing Company as the paper’s producer.
In Liberty and Olby City precincts a meeting is planned for March 19 to select delegates for the Democratic convention, with further township and district delegate meetings announced. The Defiance Democrat notes national mood, Ohio delegate races, and remarks on political figures while local notices report meetings, deaths, school updates, and residents moving or returning home.
Garbled OCR reads like a local ad or notice about money, exchange, investment, and hardware store activity. Mentions Loom Myer, Hawkler, Chambers, and a plumbing goods outlet in Batt Tats Wash Slanda, with references to principal payments, shares, and potential repayments. Content is unclear and partially unreadable, but centers on commerce and debt themes.
The comptroller and bank examiner seized the Lima National Bank after a deposit fall of over four hundred thousand dollars in sixteen months. The bank remains solvent with deposits near one hundred thirty thousand dollars and reserves above legal requirements. Officials announced full payment to depositors possible within sixty days as assets and cash are liquidated. The piece notes the bank’s long history since 1835 and lists current directors, while local political and social items fill the remainder of the column.
Turbulent deposits at Lima National Bank shrank from $600,000 to $129,000 as rumors tied to president B C Faurot's rail and Mexican land speculation spread. Comptroller closed the bank after examiner Ford reported the bank could not meet demand and only 15 percent reserve remained.
A paragraph filled with scattered local notices mentions residents and events in Ulvtrlot and Pleasant townallp, plus political commentary on Republicans and Democrats. It covers a Democratic state convention in Albany on February 22, confirming Hill as preferred candidate, with praise for Calvin S. Brice and his party leadership abilities.
An ad touts a self winding electric clock corrected daily from the Washington observatory via Western Union lines. It promises precise time, with claims of superior adjustment and a general pitch to readers for various tonics and remedies. The text also mentions several individuals and products, including a plan for roller milling improvements and granulated meal offerings.
The schedule outlines a luxury Pennsylvanian Limited tour from Philadelphia on April 1st covering Pittsburgh and California via Portland, with stays at hotels and multiple carriage rides. It promises executive Pullman service, exclusive car features, and six months of independent travel past western cities. Van Dusen of Pillsbury is the contact for details.
The ad touts a frameless Buckeye Binder described as lighter and simpler with fewer parts and no choking, claiming unmatched handling of grain and minimal weight. It also promotes Buckeye Mower as the lightest draft, strongest and most efficient yet, plus new models of feed grinders cultivators plows engines and separators.
A garbled ad promises 5 cent cash for every five dollars purchased and cash for coupons. It claims a nationwide lottery scheme with no wait and offers one dollar in silver for twenty coupons. The store invites people to buy goods at rock bottom prices and asks customers to ask for the cash coupon with purchases.
The fragment indicates a notice from a court in Ohio mentioning names Vas Wert and Lapunty within a notice scope. Details are limited by the readable text and do not provide specific dates or actions.
A legal notice describes a civil action filed January 1803 in Van Wart county Ohio involving Andreas and others. It seeks judgment on a petition pending, with an attachment sought and property claims by Oliva Manion and others. The document names attorney John Harmets and lists date and filing details with court actions and orders regarding the defendant, creditors, and interested parties.
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