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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1885
Page
1
Real estate notice from Fertile Ohio markets farms in the Cory area. The fragmented OCR mentions J. B. Parker and references pebbled shore areas, lot numbers, and a counting detail. Unsigned lines describe property layout and sale prospects with scattered terms.
Fragmentary text shows House Joint Resolution No. 67 proposing amendments to articles two three and ten of the Ohio Constitution with references to session officers and approval dates around 1885. Senate Joint Resolution No. 28 seeks to amend section four article ten on township officer elections. A sale notice from Van Wert County lists real estate offered by the court, with parcel descriptions and price.
Notice from the Board of Education in Van Wert County Ohio that sealed bids will be received at the Clerk's office until twelve o'clock Saturday May 20 for furnishing materials and labor for school building construction. Bids must be separately sealed with price and a guarantee from an disinterested person. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids and will enter into a contract upon approval.
Notice from Mougin township Board of Education inviting bids for brick schoolhouse construction in West County Ohio. Bids due May 30 1885 at noon, with plans, payments, and bonds required. contract awarded if bid is accepted. Also public sales notices for Van Wert County real estate with sheriff and probate court actions and terms of sale detailed.
A garbled local column records various small items from western Ohio, mentioning Sabbath time with parrots, visiting neighbors, a church pulpit, a sick teacher, a new residence repaint, and a fire incident. It notes a grammar exercise and a medical update on Mrs. L Fusalman after an accident repaired by Dr. Cole and McDonald.
A fragmented page fragment lists questions about equinoxes rivers and navigation, plus tasks on U.S. natural wealth and education. It includes exam prompts on population comparisons, Ohio school funding, and teacher duties, ending with a request about library books and reading needs.
A 1885 Washington column notes springtime renewal and public parks thriving after unusual winter. compares social scenes with President Cleveland’s inauguration. It discusses summer vacation debates, proposed reforms, and the new administration’s aims to streamline federal offices, curb patronage, and speed government work. It references Congress’s last week of session, canal projects, university funding, and local agriculture.
Fragmentary Dixon page recounts a spring mood with farmers in coats and chatter about a local store owner Tom Cullen of Convoy. Mention of a Foundry and feasting crowds hints at a community event, with stray lines about parties and a possible political jab amid unclear dialogue.
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