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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1893
Page
2
An advertisement touts 3.90 to 7.50 prices on men s suiting with ranges from 6.50 up to 20.00 for double breasted and workmanlike fits. It claims top quality wool and superior workmanship across sizes.
A fragmented listing notes knee suit items with prices or price points in the 150 to 300 range, repeating numbers 184 and 150, lacking clear dates or seller names. The readable portion suggests a catalog-like display of knee suit options for boys without full context or quantities.
The Delphos Courant cites Republican control of local schools, criticizing partisan influence on hiring and curriculum. It urges parents to prioritize education over politics, noting a Democratic presence yet warning of party-driven staffing. Also includes patent medicine ads offering tobacco habit cure and liver remedy.
A Toledo Bee report notes Kur nel Ryan resigned as immigrant inspector after a costly political stunt in Van Wert county helped elect Clerk John Van Liew. The piece links his high salary to motives of self interest and claims his replacement may be Robert Hughes.
Probate notice lists administrators and guardians filing accounts for settlement. Names include Mary J. Waltz, E. P. McNeal, Rachel North, John H. Iona M, Edwit, R. B. Rhodes, Theodore Kemker, Emma Jones, Emma Balliet, Stephen A. Balliet, Sarah Maddox and others. Final and distributive accounts noted with multiple second and third accounts. Court date set for Saturday April 15, 1883 for hearing.
Mary A. Jackson of Salem Massachusetts says she has used Ayer’s Hair Vigor for years and it has always given satisfaction. She praises it as an excellent dressing that prevents gray turning and keeps hair healthy, bright, and clean.
The horse Cliftem Lad a bay foaled May 30 1685 with a white stripe down the face and white hind legs, bred by William Craik of Southwick Dumpries Scotland.
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