Local Happenings In Bary Port Bulletin Alaska
James Jackson visited Lima on business last Monday. G W Banter of Ohio City stayed with Mrs Annie Bevington last Sunday. Miss Ella Bevington visits friends in Ohio City. W R Cook and wife from Van Wert were guests of D J Edwards and wife last Sunday. L P Jackson owns a new buggy. H F Ireland of Van Wert was in the area last week. Joseph Crone suffered a painful accident when a heavy log scantling fell on his ankle last week. Commissioner Roller passed through the neighborhood selling grading work on the new county line road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Banter
Ohio City
Annie Bevington
Ella Bevington
W.R. Cook
van Wert
D. J. Edwards
L. P. Jackson
Joseph Crone
Roller
County Line Road
Children Day Observed at Evangelical Church
Last Sunday’s Children Day service at the Evangelical church filled the house with many attendees kept from space. A program of declamations essays singing and readings engaged the children throughout the day and evening. J W Myers the superintendent was praised for orderly conduct. Nearby visitors Lie Teeo Mr Peltier and sister from Lima spent time with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Church
J. W. Myers
Local Notes and Changes Around Town
Sherman Mott and wife were at Paulding Tuesday. Frank Gamble was at Van Wert Tuesday. Seth Norveil is clerking for A Fry. Ed Graham of Dayton was here Wednesday. Temperance lecture at the M E church next Saturday and Sunday. Rev M C Howey of Paulding was here Monday. Joseph Miller bought Wm Worthingtons meat market now Musser and Miller in the Moneysmith room. H J Clayton was at Van Wert Wednesday. James Bixler late postmaster moved to Van Wert. Rev B F Gordon of Holgate was here last week. The business portion of Bairdstown was burned out last Saturday night. Our town council should install wells and fire protection. There will be no use of locking the barn after the horse is stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Norveil
A. Fry
Ed Graham
Dayton
Temperance
M. E. Church
M. C. Howey
Paulding
Joseph Miller
Wm. Worthington
Musser & Miller
Moneysmith Room
H. J. Clayton
van Wert
James Bixler
B. F. Gordon
Holgate
Bairdstown
Local Notes From Little Auglaize Village
Sickly season approaches as John Lloyd and Reese Edwards enjoy a Wooster college vacation and plan September return. Teachers announced for Horeb North York Whitfield and North district schools. Dr Richard Morgan settles in Venedocia. A Presbyterian congregation will be organized August 3 with Rev Dague, Rev Work and a Lima minister. Dague to be pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
John Lloyd
Reese Edwards
the Wooster College
J. Distler
Leslie
Venedocia
Dague
Delphos
Work
van Wert
Lima
Bro
Castoria Slogan Echoes Through Generations
Advent ad echoes a family habit with Castoria across generations from baby to grandmother. The jingle surveys use a recurring line about Castoria as a comforting remedy tied to children and motherhood, reflecting mid century consumer culture.
Reduced Rates to Cincinnati via Pennsylvania Lines
Round trip tickets to Cincinnati sold at reduced rates from Van Wert via the Pennsylvania Lines until August. Return ten days from date of sale on account of the Trade Exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
van Wert
Old Made Young Elixir Stir Dr. Miles Heart Cure Praise
The piece touts Dr Franklin Miles New Heart Cure as a life restoring remedy for serious heart disease. Druggists report widespread positive effects from customers and a Knightstown Indiana seller backs the claims with testimonials including a Masonic official. The product is sold and guaranteed by Gackenheimer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown Sequard
Franklin Miles
John Weaver
Knightstown
Ind
Miles
Gackenheimer
Palatial Steamers Tour Aug 25 Excursion Offers
The Toledo St Louis & Kansas City R A announces an August 25 excursion aboard the Steamers Greyhound Alpena and Ossifrage to Detroit and Mackinaw with special features at no extra cost. Tickets on trains No 2 for round trips to Detroit or Mackinaw priced 2 to 4 dollars and 4 to 6 dollars respectively. Children under 12 pay half the adult rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
St. Louis
Kansas City
R. A
Greyhound
Alpena
Ossifrage
Detroit
Mackinaw
Largest timber shipment from Ohio for government vessel
Ohio's biggest timber load, 62 feet long and 24 by 24 inches, sawn and loaded at W. Stiles' mill for a government vessel route in Boston. The timber covers two flat cars. The note appears in Trumbull Independent and PRESS POINTS compilations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trumbull Independent
Ohio
Don’t Chew Gum Say Meadville Women
A Meadville message warns girls away from chewing gum to avoid an elongated face. It cautions that chewing can thicken masseter muscles and reduce facial fat, leading to a thin hollow look and unattractiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
Masseter
Ghostly Cold Spell Haunts New Castle Man
A phantom cold spell in New Castle Indiana followed a man home Saturday night chilling him to the core as the era of ice and mercury levels rises. Local telegraph reports describe the specter as unusually seasonable and accommodating in the frigid business of winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times-Star
New Castle
Ind
Telegraph
Small Campaign Expenses Noted by Judge Taylor
Warren judge Ezra B. Taylor states his total expenses for his last Congressional nomination were five dollars. The funds paid for a livery ride for visiting strangers and the hotel dinner during the convention.
Great Agricultural Display at Columbian Exposition 1893
The display of all soil products and agricultural items is predicted to exceed any prior exhibition. Illinois and California plan about forty to fifty acres each for agriculture, with estimates of 400 acres needed for a single department. This feature alone is said to warrant a long journey to witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
California
Canton Manufacturing Firm Threatens Move Over Fund Raising
A Canton manufacturer warns the board of trade must raise 3000 dollars to buy a new site for the expanding plant or it will relocate. The editor argues cities should not sacrifice town interests to appease businesses and questions subsidies to foster establishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Board of Trade
Board of Trade of Canton
The Chronic Growler and His Eternal Nuisance
An older man described as a perpetual growler who claims reform yet acts only to criticize. He participates in church and politics, edits papers, and moves in many circles, but his constant growling destroys influence. He is pitied or detested in life and relieved at death. Do not growl unless necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sapolio
County seat chase and city growth foreshadowed
The piece describes rival factions from Boomopolis and Excelsior vying for the county seat, chased across Limestone Hill into Champion county, with Rocket City figures ready to intervene. It then shifts to Census projections, warning New York risks losing largest-city status if growth continues, while Chicago and the West surge ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansan
Boomoplis
Dinkeyville
Excelsior
Champion County
Rocket City
New York Could Narrow Gap With Brooklyn by Census
The article notes that unless New York can annex Brooklyn before the next census, the population gap between the United States' two largest cities will shrink significantly by the next decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
United States
Col Ingersoll and the would be boy lawyer tale
In a humorous anecdote Col. Bob Ingersoll recalls a West study era when a countrywoman barges into his office with her 10 year old son Jim claiming he is born for the law. She cites his stubborn early traits as proof of future greatness at the bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob” Ingersoll
Jim
Discovery Pills Claim Liver and Digestive Cure
An important discovery asserts action on the liver stomach and bowels via nerves. A new principle that speedily cures biliousness bad taste torpid liver piles and constipation. Suitable for men women and children. Smallest mildest surest. 30 doses for 25c samples free at Ohio Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Drug Store
Van Wert Investors Target Lima Bonds Amid Oil Booms
Courant notes Van Wert capitalists invest surplus cash in Lima bonds outbidding rivals from Dan to Beersheba. Oil wells show big prospects while an oil pipeline may develop the field. Apple crops fail, potatoes rise in price, and local youths are fined for chicken and brass theft by the marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Lima
Dan
Beersheba
Frank White
Otto Lehman
Ollie Kasper
Costa
Calaboose
New Pension Law Aids Soldiers Families and Widows
Edward C. Stitz serves Van Wert County with Alexander and Darnell offering free claim help. Visit or contact Forsythue and Brice at 23 Linton Building Cincinnati to apply promptly for higher benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert County
Edward C. Stitz
Alexander & Darnell
van Wert
Forsythue & Brice
Linton Bldg
Cincinnati
Canvassing Committee Organizes Sunday School Invitations
The Van Wert Canvassing Committee of Sunday Schools met at the Presbyterian Church to review district assignments. Eighteen districts have two ladies each who will visit homes to gather Sunday school statistics and leave invitation cards. Members may obtain more cards from John F. Longsworth at the Star Clothing Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Presbyterian Church
John F. Longsworth
Star Clothing Store
Swayne's Orntment Offered to Halt Itching Tumors
Advert describes Symptoms moisture intense itching and stinging worse at night. If untreated tumors form bleed and ulcerate. Swayne's Orntment stops itching and bleeding heals ulcers and removes tumors in most cases. Available from druggists or by mail for 50 cents. Dr. Swayne & Son Philadelphia. ldecsd
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swayne
Swayne & Son
Philadelphia
Ldecsd
Low Rates to Lakeside by Toledo St Louis & Kansas City Express
The day express No. 2 via Toledo and Lake Shore promises quick travel to Lakeside with low rates. Tickets are on sale at principal Ohio and Indiana stations as announced by O. Jentins G P A Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside
Toledo
St. Louis
Kansas City
Lake Shore
Ohio
Indiana
O. Jen
Water Works Trustees Approve Swift Construction Delay
Trustees vote to proceed with water works but funds blocked by misinterpretation of March law. Bonds require election which was not held, delaying financing until legislative session in January. City will continue work where possible as lower fares to Cincinnati on Pennsylvania Lines run until August 9 with good return options.
Sabbath School Enumeration Aims to Boost Attendance
The Sabbath school union plans a citywide count of residents aged three to eighteen and adults to map Sunday School attendance. Committees from each school will divide the town to record names, streets, and non attenders, aiming to persuade more residents to join churches. Superintendents are urged to have tomorrow's estimates ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabbath School Union
C H V T Ry Announces Reduced Through Car Service
The company promotes minimum rates to points west southwest and northwest with through car service, elegant equipment, and reliable connections. G P A H J Fauxensacn signs as general agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Low
H. J. Fauxensacn
Kemp’s Balsam Cure Promised for Coughs and Spavin
Allow a cough to run until it is beyond medicine reach and people suffer. Kemp's Balsam claims a guaranteed cure from the first dose with prices 50c and 1.00, trial size free, at all druggists. English Spavin Liniment offers blemish cures for horses, including spavins and sprains, advertised by Hines & Son in Van Wert with a savings claim of $50 per bottle, dated December 6, 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America
Wheatcroft Nelson
London
Acker
J. W. Evans
3SON
Chicago
Ayer
R. Irving Dodge
West 125Th St
New York
Hines & Son
van Wert
Kemp
Post Office
H.G. Root
M.C
Peans St
Markets Review July 30 Prices and Quoted Ranges
Review of procx stoney and cattle markets for July 30 with money or call loans at 3 4 percent and exchange rates around 485 to 490. Stock quotations list many rail and river system issues with prices across corn wheat cattle hogs sheep lambs and hides. The report includes Chicago and New York area figures and varied class weights and grade descriptions for meats and fibers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaine
Wheat Prices and Mixed Grain Notes From Market Roundup
Market items list New York wheat No 2 red winter prices 1 00 1 cent per bushel with August and July futures noted. Also mentions oats mixed and oats with Toledo pricing and July wheat futures at 92 a Aug 92 percent.
Farm for sale in Ridge township near Grange Hall
For cash, in Ridge township near Grange Hall Van Wert county. This farm contains 102 acres, 88 acres in a high state of cultivation, well underdrained, fields nearly clear of stumps, has good buildings, good water and all kinds of fruit. For further information address GAXENBURY SUMMERSEPT Middlepoint O.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridge Township
Grange Hall
van Wert
Gaxenbury
Summersept
Middlepoint
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children
Claiming to be the prescription of a leading female nurse and physician in the United States, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup is promoted as a forty year remedy for teething pain and associated ailments. It is said to relieve dysentery diarrhea griping and wind and to soothe both child and mother with each bottle priced at 2 50.
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Scott
Colchester
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Expanded Metal CO
Water St
Pittsburgh
Henry M. Stanley
Stanley
Africa
Charles Scabner
Forshee & McMakin
F. C. Fowler
Moodus, Conn
Gen P. Rowell & Co
Spruce St
Bary Port
Alaska
James Jackson
H. F. Ireland
Lie Teeo
Mr. Peltier
J. W. Ramble
Sherman Mott and
Frank Gamble
A. L. Pollock
H. G. Pollock
Jennings Township
L. G. Pollock
Wm. J. Price
York Township
Owen
W. Owens
Whitfield
Owens
Richard Morgan
Castoria
Miss
C. Jenkins
Ee Pass
Agt
Leweston Journal
Bobby
Clara
Growler
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
Mass
the Courant
Pensions
Sunday School Union At Work
Sabbath School Statistics
N.Y. Central
Ac. C
Northwestern
Bel. & Hudson
Ohio & Miss
Lewis & W
Pacific Mail
Rock Island
St. Paul
Sig
MN Ieee
West
Union
Pittsburg
Chiago. Hoas
Carters
Carter
Darren
Carthas Medicine CO
W. W. Micuar
United
Zoological Institute
Triple Circus
Metropolitan Museum
Giett Golden Menagerie
Ham Proost
Fair Ground
Thos. Noble
W. H. Pennell
W. O. Brooks
Farm For
Kent
Ccident
Corea
Sells Brothers
Aviary
Congo
Hes
Fairyland
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