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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1891
Page
4
A garbled list surveys 18th and 19th century topics from history geography grammar and arithmetic. It includes secession questions, battles, a Connecticut act of 1698, famous debaters, famine nations, population rankings, oceans and regions, Guam, Alaska, sentence diagramming, grammar, and arithmetic rate problems alongside a rail timetable excerpt.
The column notes Chas Blackmore is sick and John W. Click recovers from a severe illness. It mentions the Dunkards closing their annual communion services last Thursday and various local matters including politics, temper, and community events.
A dense OCR page advertises Dr Miles New Heart Cure and Swayne's Ointment among many tonics. It touts cures for headaches, nervous disorders, skin diseases, rheumatism, coughs, consumption, and hair restoration. Multiple druggists and retailers such as J. W. Evans & Son and L. F. Gackenheimer feature prominently.
The article recounts local figures such as John Felgert John Sloat and Charles Giesler in Harrison township and Wiltshire area. It notes reaction to the Daisy Reynolds murder case in Decatur Indiana and jokes about McKinley mobilizations in Van Wert. It also covers a colorful wagon parade plan and its collapse, plus a list of real estate transfers and a trade notice for shoes and merchandise.
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