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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1887
Page
2
The Star touts fixed marked prices on new goods, claiming honesty and better deals than self-set pricing. It notes fresh stock from a New York firm, weekly orders, and strong demand for tailored suits, hats, and outerwear as cold weather nears.
The P F W C R R company has built new yards for keeping and loading livestock, a change praised by shippers and dealers. Thanksgiving services will be held at Presbyterian Church on Thursday November 24 at 10 30 AM led by Rev E W Work. Nimrods Return reporters note hunting trip in Northern Michigan with eight deer killed.
Well No 4 on the Stamp farm two miles south of town was drilled last Saturday but produced only a little gas and oil. The board of directors met Tuesday to decide future operations and planned another well southeast of town. Assessment No. 3 was ordered for stock subscribers and prompt collections enforced amid tight times and a discouraging outlook.
Community items report residents moving into a new home on North Washington street and a Grand Opera House Thanksgiving dance planned. Other notes include sidewalk work in front of Dr William Smith's house, a water well being drilled in Woodland cemetery, and the Rhoades murder trial set for next Tuesday. Also listed are job changes, train water deliveries for Mackinaw locomotives, turkey social invites, mite society updates, and a long schedule of Western Conference programs at Convoy Ohio with multiple sermons and papers.
Lutheran Mite Society meets at Mrs. W A Bickford next Wednesday afternoon. Mm H M S to meet at Mrs Gilliland Saturday at 3. Church services listed for Sunday across Methodists and Presbyterians with specific times and topics. A Dime Social planned at Presbyterian church on Thanksgiving evening. Local ads tout Browns Improved Self-Heating Iron and cash-only policy at Foster Furniture. Obituary for Mrs Delila Slater born 1842, died 1887 after consumption. funeral at West Middle Street and burial at Woodland Cemetery.
The social gathering at the P Sociable centered on the display in the windows and rare bargains offered in Furniture by R. J. Cavett. Ladies led the conversation while gentlemen pressed to learn the topic, which had been noted earlier on the walk to the event. Try us and be happy at No 128 Washington St.
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