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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1896
Page
4
James Webster and Son Browns face punishment after a dispute with Sten Co Ashieagd and Zeron over a pump. The case details alleged improper actions and the outcome includes an injunction and further legal action.
An OCR fragment shows an advertisement for various patent medicines and tonics. It references Dr Uady’s Condition Powders, mentions price at 23 cents per box, and lists multiple brand-like terms and manufacturers including Witter, SL Cheon, and Gate gos Lay. The legibility is poor and many names are garbled.
Fragmentary text mentions a pension agent, a place named VaN WERT, and a late night or time frame with references to a mine, a bounty, and a bank. The readable portion is garbled and does not form a coherent news item or event with identifiable names or actions.
A garbled OCR record compiles scattered items including accidents at Hickwellto and Barwon pit, a fatal scaffold incident near Wallonia Kentucky, a self-styled fraudster posing as Captain Folkerth, a large tobacco and grain farm fire near Wallonia, a balloon accident in Indiana, factory resumptions in Abren Ind, and political figures like Josip Becker and Nance postmaster links.
A New Jersey company authorized capital stock of 1,000,000 aims to supply a nationwide network of guides under bond for fixed compensation. It plans to recruit reputable figures, including state officials, to provide information on ships, railways, hotels, theaters, and boarding houses. The firm will place advertisements and procure materials and machinery for distribution across the United States and its territories.
A detailed account praises a proposed naval testing tank to be placed in service, outlining how wax models simulate hull forms to measure speed and power. It compares British, German, and Russian experiments, notes the tank’s 200 ft length scale and 12 ft depth, and argues the project will advance shipbuilding and commercial vessel design.
A mastodon tooth weighing 13 pounds is displayed near the Little Missouri River at the Montana Dakota line. The specimen ranks among the largest found, with a previous 4-pound tooth drawing excitement among antiquarian collectors. A Wyoming farmer in Oxborn reportedly swallowed a knife while feeding stock. the knife emerged through the rib area, with no clear explanation of how it passed.
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