Van Wert Bakery Price Reductions Prompt Local Attention
AT THE STAR BAKERY We mean business and desire to call the attention of the people of Van Wert and vicinity to the follow prices Reduction of 5 cents per pound on all grades of Roasted Coffees. 2 pound can Tomatoes. 5 Cents. BF e mS eat 12 a OS CORT. os wnt 8 ane SPORS tag ess 10 le String Beans. 10 3. Egg Plums. .18 a Peach. .123 %. Cherries. 10 Wieretate achitctecese e.4o¢ 20 Chambers' Peaches for PGR ios ios ee 2 OO
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Grocery List Fragment From Cranston Page
Fragmentary grocery item list shows 2 pounds tapioca 2 pounds cracked wheat 2 inch rolled oats 4 pounds rolled oats 1 oat meal and stray prices around 15 cents suggesting a mid 20th century catalog or ad page serving household shoppers.
Grocery Price List Fragments
A historical price snippet lists 1 quart Chow Chow at 15 cents 1 pint Mince Pickles at 20 cents and 1 dozen Sour Pickles offered, with an unclear trailing item. The fragment reflects a small shop’s advertised preserves and condiments pricing with minimal context.
Local Budget Store Price Fragments
Fragmentary grocery list shows prices for mackerel massed at 20 cents, pork 1.25, bacon per pound 12.4, sugar cured ham at 14 cents per pound, and breakfast bacon line incomplete. Likely a mid 20th century retail listing with varying unit measurements and typos.
Butterin boosts circulation to two thousand readers
The Pan Pert Bulletin announces a record circulation of two thousand copies, claiming readership in at least ten thousand people across the county. The paper vows to grow to twenty-five hundred subscribers, offering a county-wide, affordable annual price of $1.50 with a free map, and urges advertisers to note the broad reach among county families.
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Butterin
Van Wert notes include resignations and town affairs
At a Van Wert Oil and Gas Company meeting Charley Gordon resigned as secretary and O D Swartout was elected to vacancy. A sermon is urged read on page one. Rev Stockton is now at Mercer Pa. Marion Encampment officers installed. Joseph Swalley lost his great toe, later amputated. Shareholders of old citizens oil well appoint Collins Burt Pearson to manage property. Watering cows and twelve hour law urged. Engine No 11 hauled sixty gravel cars. J M & C M stock moving. engine No 10 in shop after Greenville wreck. A A Bevington named agent at Cecil. McConahay promotes watches and music at 20 East Main. City council discussion on sewer and street work. bills approved. Fourth ward sewer estimate filed. Moneysmith sewer assessment confirmed. Adjourned to July 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert Oil and Gas Company
Charley Gordon
O. D. Swartout
Citizens
Messrs
Sam’l Collins
Dan’l Burt
R. B. Pearson
Michigan & Ohio Road
Greenville
Mullen
Edwards
Cook
Jacobs
Clippinger
Woodruff
Fourth Ward
Redrup
Phillip
van Wert
Edison Mutual Telegraph Line Aims North South Expansion
The Edison Mutual Telegraph Co plans a over hundred mile line from Cecil to Lewisburg with extensions to Carlisle by August and Bryan by September. It already links with B O Telegraph and will connect south to Merchants and Bankers Co, adding commercial wire and expanding service while keeping use of old lines. Bishop Bros seek 10 000 pounds of wool at market price. Local obituaries note Wiley Kite and Ellen Cole passing, and a reunion for the 46th O V V I is planned for August in Wert county with limited survivors expected. A Normal School in Van Wert offers affordable education. drays on Washington street are moved and a licensing plan for Court Street space proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison Mutual Telegraph Co
Cecil
Wabash
Lewisburg
Preble County
Carlisle
Bryan
Williams County
B. & O. Telegraph Co
United States
Merchants and Bankers’ Co
Mackinaw
Bishop Bros
van Wert
Ohio
Mammoth Cluster raspberries from Ridge township grower
J C Smith of Ridge township sent fine Mammoth Cluster raspberries, two stalks bearing one hundred fifty berries, with word that next spring plants of this and other varieties will be available at reasonable prices. He also notes Middlepoint has no saloons, a quiet moral town with a noted normal school.
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J. C. Smith
Ridgetownship
Faculty to Lease Middle Point Normal School Building
The Faculty including Profs. W. F. Hufford P. B. Morgan and J. R. Rowland has leased the Middle Point Normal school building to operate the school in the future. They are experienced educators and intend to uphold the institution’s high standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Hufford
P. 8. Morgan
J. R. Rowland
Middlepoint Normal School
Social notes from Van Wert county and surrounding towns
Ike Risk of Lima visits. many residents and visitors travel to nearby towns. Mrs Swineford, Maud Clark, George Hammer, H A Reeve, May Wappner, W Hastings, M Hornley, Belle Lloyd, Minora Zimmerman, Harry Dittenhaver, Flora Worline, L R Swinford, Chas Milligan, Ina Moore, Ella Boole, Laura Wyandt, doctors Pence and Webster, Klinger, D R Boyd, Mima Scott, Byron Davis, Jacob Fox, C S Carmody attend funerals and visits. Prof Comrie, Jacob Miller travel. reports of taxes, store updates, and local fairs. New hats and millinery advertised. Telephones moved. tax deadline July 20. Wheat quality at Union Mills. minor injuries described. County treasurer and Weible handle tax collection. Normal at Middlepoint promotion for fall term August 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Clark
Paulding
George Hammer
Lima
H. A. Reeve, Esq
Delphos
May Wappner
W. C. Hastings
Portland
Ind
M. Hornley
D. J. Cable
Belle Lloyd
Ft. Wayne
J. B. Parker
Minora Zimmerman
Mankato
Minn
Harry Dittenhaver
Napoleon
Flora Worline
Bunie- TM
Prospect
Ohio
L. R. Swinford
Michigan
Chas. V. Milligan
Topeka
Kan
Carmody
Columbiana County
Rigby
Minneapolis
Chicago
Sarah Dutton
Perry County
O. W. Dutton
Forsythe
H. C. Glenn
Petosky
Mich
Mackinaw
A. C. Comrie
Ada
B. Hertz
Comrie
National Association of Teachers
Jacob Miller
Germany
Faderland
Wm. Martin
Montgomery County
Ridge Township
Upcoming church and society gatherings notice
The M E Church will have the pastor fill the pulpit next Sunday both morning and evening. The Baptist Mite Society meets at Mrs Wooley on South Avenue next Wednesday afternoon. Baptist Church services are at 10 a m and 4 p m on campus central school building led by Pastor W RK Convoy. Capper W R C No 91 to meet at G A R hall Saturday July 16 at 2 p m for special business. Mars W F Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
The
Baptist Mite Society
W. RK
Capper W. R. C
G. A. R. Hall
Mars
W. F. Jonnson
Baptist Sunday School Meets in Presbyterian Basement
Courtesy of the Trestees of the Presbyterian Church the Baptist Sunday school will be held in the basement of that church at 3 o clock every Sunday afternoon while the Baptist Church is being finished inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Sunday School
Presbyterian Church
Baptist
Annual Reunion of the O V V I Association in Mansfield
The 15th O V V I Association annual reunion will be held in Mansfield Ohio on September 8 and 9. Members of Co H and all comrades and citizens are invited to attend with a cordial welcome. A Van Wert county ex soldiers gathering at the Fair Grounds on July 22 1887 vows a good time with self supplied commissary stores except coffee furnished free. No admission fee. Leaders urge attendance to reconnect with old comrades and participate with various veteran organizations invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. V. V. I. Association
Mansfield
Ohio
Co. H
Jno. M. Ewina
Sec’y
van Wert County
Grand Army
Union Veterans’ Union
Union Veterans’ Loyal Guard
Womans Relief Corps
Local Gossip Notes and Town Happenings
Crops throughout the county look splendid and a number of local items arrive late this week. A concert at Middlepoint Normal tonight, Logan book agency, premium maps urged for quick securing. Runaway on Washington street caused excitement with no injuries. Mill rate dropped from thirty one to about twenty nine. Will Young leaves the Market street blacksmith shop for the Star bakery. District formation notice for Tully township school. Fire department test praised. Swineford block glass upgrades at Hastings and Murray. Thomas loses pocket book, recovers it at the stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlepoint
Jesse Longsworth
Logan
Union School
Gibson
Central School
Washington Street
Will Young
Market Street
Star Bakery
O. J. Thomas
Farmers and Breeders' Association of Westerville Forms Century-Strong Network
The Farmers and Breeders' Association of Westerville Indiana is incorporated under Ohio law and now lists fifty three commissioned agents in the field. Agents operate in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and northern states reporting strong success. Stock owners praise the plan as officers meet unexpected approval. The firm conducts cash transactions and claims to be the largest in its field. Eph Dippery, a Van Wert blacksmith at Shannon and Middle streets, is its authorized agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Breeders’ Association of
Westerville
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
van Wert
Eph. Dippery
Shannon and
Middle Streets
Prohibition Voters to Nominate Ticket in Van Wert
Prohibition voters of Van Wert county meet in Van Wert at the courthouse on Saturday August 6 to place an entire ticket in nomination. Central committee to convene at 9 a.m. Excursion to Toledo for Republican Convention. Railroad lines offer round trip tickets to Toledo on July 27 and 28, with return by July 29. Island Park Assembly excursion to Rome City, Ind., July 25 to August 6, return by August 10. For rent a seven room house. Marriages noted: Cyrus Ross and Hattie Tullis. McCardle and Ethel McCardle wed June 30 in Knox County.
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Pennsylvania
van Wert
Rome City
Ind
Island Park Assembly
W. M. Fuananry
Ross—Tullis
Cyrus Ross
Hattie Tullis
J. PF. Mounts
Ge McCardle
Amos Lee
Pleasant Township
Squire Maring
Ethel McCardle
Knox County
Ohio
The Star Builds Popular Clothing Store Image
The Star proclaims its aim to be the most popular clothing house within thirty miles, detailing investments in quality goods and advertising to draw customers from nearby towns. It emphasizes reputation over profit, notes straw hats with red sale tickets, and urges quick purchases to avoid missing out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Schumm
Also Mentioned on This Page
Teen Wees
Cereals
A.lynch
Pan Pert Bulletin
Stockton
Mercer, Pa
Marion
Cc. P
J. O. Anderson
H. P
T. Murphy
P. Young
J. W
A. M. Skelly
Joseph Swalley
Hastings
Mackinaw Notes
Marshall
A. A. Bevington
County
A. P. Mc Conshay
McConahay
America
East Main Street
Edison Mutual
Wiley Kite
Joseph Kite
Wiltshire
Gardner
Baptist Church
W. M. Kear
Ellen Cole
East Sycamore Street
Jewell
Friends Church
Woodland Cemetery
D. L. Clippinger
L. F. Anschutz
Henry Billman
I. N. Alexander
Wm. Smith
D. P. Donathan
A. R. Mullen
W. W. DeMoss
Jacob Beam
D. IL
W. F. Harrord
Pres
Kauke
Court Street
W. F. Horvorp
Ike Risk
W. MM. McGavren
W. M. MecGavren
W. M. McGavren
Marsh
O. W. Allen
Union Mills
R. N. Hook
Corbett
and I. S. Weible
Soldiers’ Meeting
Prohibition
Court House
Toledo
Cincinnati, Jackson & Mackican Railroad Company
Joan Vanlarw
S. B. Brapsung
George Washington
Clothier
V. W
Mercer
Allens
Congress
S—.Otto
Jas
Clark & Son
Ors
Columbus Watch
Northwestern
Meredith & Rowland
Ieregive
L. F. Gackenheimer
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