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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1893
Page
3
The store lists 40 suits at 2.90 and 27 at 3.90, plus a 4.50 suit valued at 7.00. It offers two patterns and claims at least 100 suits. Additional lines promote 7.50, 10.00 and 12.00 all-wool suits, including single and double breasted styles, plus 13.50 to 16.50 ranges matched to 20.00 market equivalents.
A local retailer promotes boys clothing with mixed price points from 3.00 to 10.00 for sizes 4 to 19. The advertisement highlights all wool fabrics, knee pants, and double-breasted styles as part of a broad suit sale campaign.
The Democracy of the First Sub division of the Third Judicial district will meet in convention at Lima on Wednesday May 17 108 for nominating a candidate for Common Pleas Judge to succeed Hon John E Richis. Delegates allotted per county per vote totals. A D Manse is Chairman and H L Cons Secretary.
The Democracy of the 32nd Ohio Senatorial District comprising Allen Auglaize Defiance Mercer Paulding Van Wert and Williams counties will meet in convention at Paulding on August 15 1893 at 10 am to nominate two State Senators Delegates are apportioned by votes cast for William A Taylor in 1892 Chairman W Purser Secretary Geo W Kohn The convention site was set for Paulding and the apportionment details were adopted.
The Democratic Judicial Committee of the district met at the Lima House to choose a time and place for the next Judicial Convention. Lima was selected and May 17 was fixed. Judge Richie is expected to be renominated for a second term. no opposition is anticipated. Also noted are local notices on a furniture sale at Slade's and various town council actions including committee appointments and sewer projects.
A collage of 1953 era notices and ads including a Cincinnati excursion offer for May 13 with rail details, shoe store promotions for Wilkening, poultry and eggs price claims, lamps at cost, and various county notices on taxation, schoolhouse bids, road macadamization, guardians accounts, and proposed constitutional amendments.
The Lion ry Goods House offers deep discounts on dress fabrics with prices from 1 to 75 cents per yard, featuring Bedford novelties, serges, zephyr ginghams, plaid and striped fabrics, scrim curtains, muslin sheeting, pins, brass pins, and hose. Bargains daily, call and be convinced.
An old advertisement offers 10 cents per pound for chickens and 19 cents per pound for turkey at RD F Carper's and B. Austin's location north of P F Depot. It also mentions a dubious health claim about a remedy called Manners Double Extract and promises a new cure at 60 cents.
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