Roasted Coffees Priced At Four Tiers
Roasted coffees are offered at four price points per pound: 25 27 30 and 35 cents.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1887
Page
5
TEAS Uncolored Japan and Hyson Prices
Tea price notes show uncolored Japan at a dollar per pound and Young Hyson listed at seventy five cents per pound. Other details are unclear in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Pricing Fragments For Canned Goods And Grains
The clipping lists prices for French Peas, Chambers Peaches for Cream, Apricots California Pears Capres and Breakfast Cocoa. Items include String Beans Cherries with cents values and cereals such as Rio Tapioca Cracked Wheat Rolled Oats Oat Meal and Oatmeal with various per pound or per can prices.
Market Prices for Meats and Bacon
Prices listed for meats including mackerel at 20 cents per pound pork and breakfast bacon at 12 cents per pound sugar cured ham at 14 cents per pound
Prices and Goods Headquarters in Town
Four farmers operate a central hub offering dinner picks, with hot coffee available at all hours. The establishment bills itself as the town’s best source for groceries and meals.
Stock Sale Planned at Farmers Feed Lot Tomorrow
Plan Port Bulletin reports the second monthly stock sale will be held at the Farmers feed lot tomorrow as Van Wert strengthens its stock county identity. The Teachers Institute will meet at the East school building with an invitation to townspeople and interested readers. Matt Cramer suffered a serious accident in Mt. Vernon while assisting with an oxygen treatment. a rubber tube failure sprayed hot substance on his left side. He is recovering, though badly burned and blistered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Teachers’ Institute
Matt Cramer
Mt. Vernon
Russell
Matt
Smoke Hire's "Big Six" Contract Awarded for New Ward School
At the board of education meeting last Friday the contract for the new second ward school house was awarded to Zook & Wilson for 11,942.85, the low bid, with a 5000 bond. Foundation walls to be finished by December 1 and the building by July 1, 1888. Rump & Allingham awarded 300 for repairs to the old building, and a 35.00 bill by H. G. Richie was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Second Ward
Zook & Wilson
E. W. Myers
Angola
Ind
Rump & Allingham
H. G. Richie
Fourth Arrest of Charles Rodebaugh For Liquor Sale
Charles Rodebaugh faced city officials for selling liquor on Sunday. Found guilty, fined 100 dollars and costs, unable to pay, remanded to prison. Attorney challenged the ordinance but the mayor overruled. Judge Day later suspended sentence. bail posted. Picnic conveyances available at 2 o clock at designated places for Mr James Montgomery event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rodebaugh
James Montgomery
City council defeated by mayor on vehicle licensing ordinance
A proposed license ordinance for drays hacks and other vehicles passed the council after two readings but was vetoed by the Mayor. The bill would require owners to report numbers and pay licenses based on horses used with fees for non residents and stands. Draymen protested unfair treatment while outsiders during fair week remained a concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Scorton I
Reunion honors 46th O. V. V. I. veterans in Van Wert
The ninth annual reunion of the 46th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was held in Van Wert with nearly 180 members and veterans from other regiments. A business meeting elected officers, arranged for a regimental history, and planned future gatherings. The event featured music, prayers, speeches, and a banquet at the Grand Opera house, concluding with thanks to the town and a roll of names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glee Club
I. L. Webster
E. W. Work
C. C. Walcutt
Col. L. Alexander
Isaac Angle
Hiestand
Wiltshire
Col. Alexander
Emil Kiesewetter
Joseph Amos
Columbus
G. Custer
F. Pugh
D—S. J
Ae K—Wam
Pontius
William Pontius
Phil Brenz
A. M. Truby
L. B. Shaffer
Company 2
Omen Allen
Chris Coble
C—O. Kelsey
Jos. Fisher
J. W. Penn
van Wert
Grand Opera House
C. Crawford
D. F. Pugh
46Th
Gles Club
Vicksburg
Corinth
Shiloh
Mission Ridge
Kenesaw
Atlanta
Sherman
Washington
Census Roll of Ohio and Indiana Names Compiled Alphabetically
A long list of personal names with scattered towns in Ohio Indiana and Illinois appears as a compiled roll. Places include Mendon Celina Piqua Geneva Dublin and Monroeville with various surnames and initials. The fragment suggests a formal registry or genealogical index.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Anachntz
Van
J. E. Heppeard
C. Small
W.M - LeMunyon
George Uster
Pa . Moore A
John Marlin
Hanson
Neptune
Winger
Mendon
Jon Lille
Dy Quincy
F Smith
Ene Hankens
W. Kelsey
C. Bi Golden
M. Graham
WLU
William Pinney
Worthington
Adam Moore
Bloomer
A. E. Grove
F. Watseka
C. Hex
A. Henry
Wil. Re . Jones
Fai JA . Soliday
Acad Oo
John Book
Rose Hell
Elmore van Gundy
Andrew Baker
Noah Wiseman
J. Alspaugh
Wert Agler
Wm. Ireland
Robt
W. Gamble
Benj. Baltzell
Ck Dix
John Acheson
Geo. Frankenberg
Joseph Mullen
Joseph B. Drake
Rieser
Isiah Kesler
Col. Smith
Coats
King
Phil
Bion
William Pontius
Isaac Dilbone
L. B. Shaffer
G E. Bowers
W. M. Stow
Capt
Fred. Bechtel
Akerman
Has. Fisherry
E. Bechtel
W.B. Weyer
Christ. C. Nichols
George That
Joseph Walery
Mike Han
Samuel Brown
W. E. Evans
E. E. Case
John P. Wilkins
Seymour Evans
J. 3 Coon
Mary Coon
J. J.M. Sands
A. Comstock
William Custer
E. Roebuck
T. R. Frisinger
Jane Hipshire
W.T. Underwood
W. Norris
M. Melchi
K. Middlepoint
Local Place Names Blend Across Ohio List
A garbled OCR list compiles town and place names across Ohio and nearby states. It includes Van Wert Mendon Shanes Crossing Galloway New Salem Canal Winchester Ada Convoy Lima Spencerville Columbus Grove Elgin Reynoldsburg and other scattered towns without a clear story or event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Avanaka
Dull
Scott
Delphos
Columbus
Mendon
Ohio
Shanes Crossing
O Herring
Wiltshire
Ercer
Galloway
New Salem
Koogle
Salem
Geneva
Indiana
Shasta
Ada
Convoy
Canal Winchter
Gilberts Mills
Rushmore
Tokio
Elgin
Columbus Grove
Nincy
Laramie
New Murdock
Kan
Reynoldsburgh
Local notices readers greet friends and travelers
Personal notices list Mrs J K Scott returning from Lakeside and Rev J M Longfellow visiting from St Johns while D Schultz and wife visit relatives in the area. Several locals travel for reunions and health, with remarks on new community arrivals and a Delphos baseball club manager in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Scott
Lakeside
J. M. Longfellow
St. Johns
D. Schultz
Delaware County
Lou Hire
Belmore
Mark Center
Ohio
Ines Barlow
Marion
Indiana
G. G. Frankenberg
Delphos
Lizzie Day
Celina
Louisa Smith
Mansfield
Cladie Bonner
C. S. Crosby
McCoy & Worp, Grocers
Joe Scott
Rose Sisters
Paulding County
S. W. Long
Long
Loudenville
Rufus Duprey
George
Ridge Township
DeKalb
Illinois
J. E. Wickham
H. W. Blackley
Cincinnati
Rome
Nero
Messrs
Madden and
Johnson
John Kraft
Union City
Thomas Richards
York Township
Nebraska
Trenton
John C. Owens
B. Duppy
Putnam County
Shaffer
Mackinaw
Mercer County
The Star on the Jew Plan Clothiers Scam
The Star exposes a clothing store scam termed the Jew Plan Clothiers. It warns buyers that advertised “$16” suits are used to push higher prices with deceptive framing. The piece claims the shopoversells, labels bargains, then drops prices but remains a deceptive tactic. The Star asserts it has acted to reveal the scheme for consumer protection.
Thompson tale links war missing to Kansas reunion
A man named Henry Thompson, living in Harper county Kansas, recovered memories after a head injury and searches for his relatives. He spoke at a G A R reunion in Springfield as his story drew interest. The Lima Times notes Mackinaw railroad car production and fencing contracts, and local obituaries report Elizabeth Evans dies at sixteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Thompson
Thompson
15Th
Chicamanga
Robert Thompson
Springfield
Kansas
Henry Thompson
Harper County
Chicago
Col
Alexander Thursday
Grand Opera House
Arm broken by fall in Convoy cellar
A. J. Hutchins, a one legged soldier from Convoy, fell into an open cellar and broke his left arm above the wrist after a night of celebration. Gray & Co plans to open a boot and shoe store in the former W. G. Stamm space with Marion county roots guiding management. Van Wert printers defeated Delphos in baseball thirteen to eleven before rain halted the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Hutchins
Convoy
Gray & Co
W. G. Stamm
Gray
Marion County
van Wert
Delphos
Strawberry Plants for Sale in Van Wert County Ohio
Strawberry plants of the best varieties for sale at low prices. Early and late varieties available. August and September are good months to plant. Duartes L, LenMann. Four and one half miles west of Delphos Ohio in Van Wert county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duartes L
LenMann
Delphos
van Wert County
Ohio
A Matter of Business Heads to Settlement
We are making our yearly settlement of accounts and request all debtors to call and settle at once. Dr. Eblen will soon depart to New York for a Post Graduate course in Surgery and we need funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eblen
New York
Talmage Sermon Urges Duty to All Families in Van Wert County
The article urges readers to read Talmage's sermon published in last week's papers and to apply at once to Jones & Wilson for a life rate endowment policy from Union Central Life Insurance in Cincinnati. Birth announced for Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hire a boy. Habakorn Englert wedding occurred Aug 15, 1887 at Van Wert with Rev. Elcock officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Jones & Wilson
Union Central Life Insurance Company
Cincinnati
Habakorn—Englert
Re. Thomas Elcock
Ohio
E. P. Elcock
Galion, O
Lous Habakorn
Mary Englert
Also Mentioned on This Page
Star Bakery
Young Hyson
Cereals
Blue Fish Cove
A.lynch
Plan Port Bulletin
Smoke Hire
Big
C. C
Walcutt BK
Kiesewetter
John Kurtz
Jos
Garrett Dd
Del
Houser
M. Lilley
Cly
Pugh
J. Fought
D. Halderman
M.A Lille
St. Marys
Mt. Victory
Chicago, Ill
Mercer
Willshire
Wichita
Pleasantville
St. John
Se Shanes Crossing
O. Westerville
Ida Davis
Bryan
J. S. Kyler
Minnie and
Hattie Dixon
Lima
Effie McIntosh
J. M. Gilliland
Waukesha
Wis
M. E. Webster
South Chicago
Albert Grisell
Portland
W. C. Hastings
al. Donovin
Hose Company
Rassel
J. P
V. W. Co
Star
The
Railroad Notes
Lima Times
Cincinnati, Jackson & Mackinaw Railroad
J. W. Rimer
J. M. C. Marble
Toledo
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Evans
North Walnut Street
A. M. FE
N. M. Mitchell
Curtstorner & Epien
Hire
Jacob Hire
Marsh
WMARI
Congress
Jas
Clark & Son
Columbus Watch
Northwestern
Meredith & Rowland
Tee
L. F. Gackenheimer
Search the Van Wert Weekly Bulletin Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Van Wert Weekly Bulletin?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.