25 Sep 1885
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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1885
Page
1
Minutely described farm property in Van Wert County offering 10 acres with good drainage and a four room house in sound repair. Rents listed at an easy monthly rate, with a 4 by 8 rod lot and some fruit trees. Call for terms.
Regular correspondent reports President Cleveland's late summer holidays were quiet and restorative, followed by critiques of administration reform efforts. Oregon, Montana, and West reports note land and timber disputes, clerical reductions, and a possible Civil Service reorganization. A Cleveland Democratic leader predicts continued party unity and a swing toward prohibition among swing voters.
A tense review of Ohio’s constitutional battle on liquor laws outlines party lines. It cites two voter questions on license versus prohibition, alleges fraud to defeat prohibition, and accuses the Republican Party of steering toward license to push saloons. It notes public figures and editors lambasting the party while praising Cleveland era economic recovery.
In Van Wert Ohio on Friday night October 9 at 9 o clock residents will hear WVERVOR HOADLY discuss temperance, defend the people’s rights, and advocate reform. The event promises a critique of bloodless “bloody shirt” rhetoric and highlights the administration of President Cleveland.
In Cleveland Plain Dealer dispatches from Mansfield and Columbus the Republican state committee orders stump speakers to keep up the bloody shirt attack on Governor Hoadly and to avoid discussing liquor questions. A forwarded private letter from John Sherman urges unity, warns against discussing liquor, and notes counties seen as pivotal. Also includes local notices of weddings, jobs, sales, and health ads.
A patchwork of town items reports fairs at Paulding and Van Wert, a Delphos rink opening for the 1885 86 season, Findlay lighting gas on streets to the fair grounds, and local chatter on merchants promotions. Obituary for a longtime Van Wert resident notes birth in 1901 in Pennsylvania, migration to Ohio, marriage to Jane Davis, six children with two living, church membership, and a Christian life.
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