Adjourned court session and clock exhibit announced
An adjourned session of Van Wert Court of Common Pleas will meet next Tuesday. A working model of the Strausburg Clock will be shown in Opera Block rooms, Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. Admission is 19 cents. Death of Mr. D. F. Conover noted with funeral at 3 PM today. he was a highly esteemed longtime resident.
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van Wert Court of Common Pleas
Strausburg
Bulletin Office
Opera Block
D. F. Conover
van Wert
John W. Clark
Frank Gilliland
Red
Convoy Cornet
Convoy
Celina
Henry Vantisburg
Shanesville
Silver Corner
Phenix Insurance Company
Messrs. Beery & Swartout
G. C. Graham
South Avenue
Town Creek
C. W. Strawther
West India Islands
Delphos
Fancher
Sophia Cahn
Hattie Jacobs
Julius Cahn
Cleveland
A. Chan
Robert McDowell
A. Rison
Jacob Forewalter
Spencer
van Buren County
Tennessee
Post Office Department
West Indies
John Darnell
G. W. Williams
Cincinnati
W. H. Coleman
Lima
Schuyler Colfax
M. E. Church
Colfax
Fostoria
Mr. Colfax
McGrath to Lay Second Track for Shanesville Division
John McGrath of this town has been hired by the Shanesville Division managers to lay a second track. McGrath previously laid a track through Shanesville and is praised for his railroad expertise.
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John McGrath
Shanesville
McGrath
Close Call With Rattlesnake In Harrison Township
Mr Francis Capper of Harrison township visited town on Saturday exhibiting a rattlesnake he killed last week. He bound the snake in a sheaf of oats and felt its bite only as the reptile seized his shirt sleeve before being killed.
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Francis Capper
Harrison Township
August Clearing Out Sale at Root & Company Fort Wayne
Messrs Root and Company announce a major August sale to thin their stock of dry goods. Call for bargains offered in a full-page advertisement. Also noted are a Wales departure story, a church acoustic test next Sabbath, and Union Township rail road vote results. A family reunion celebrated Dr and Mrs H G Davis for their 57th birthday with gifts and a surprise gathering.
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Messrs. Root & Company
Fort Wayne
M. EK
Union Township
H. G. Davis
Jennie Vincent
Delaware
Davis
D. H. Clippinger
E. T. Bowdle
Lima
J. F. Rank
Nannie McLaughlin
H. C. McGavren
W. R. Cook
Columbus
J. R. Brown
Dr. Osborn
W. H. Mozier
Lakeside
Delphos Herald
Fire destroys Gilliland stable. seven horses perished
A large stable in the East End owned by G M Saltzgaber and Perry Zimmerman and occupied by T S Gilliland burned after one o'clock Sunday morning. Seven horses and oats were lost. the cause remains a mystery. Insurerless loss estimated around $1,000. a $100 reward offered for arsonists.
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T.S. Gilliland
Messrs
G. M. Saltzgaber
Perry Zimmerman
Convoy Items Reflect Local Moves and Misfortunes
Our Convoy correspondence notes J M Byers of Bascom Ohio visiting this week while Joseph Cookson of Kansas helps his son I W Cookson prepare to move. I W Cookson relocates to Bascom as Isaac and wife depart after fifteen months of neighborly esteem. A Carey child, seven, injures his right arm in a fall. McNeal Penny sale shifts to Mercer county with James B Shock and father. Lightning scorches Mrs Denny’s barn but no injuries to sleeping boys. Mrs W F Johnson visits Plymouth Indiana. W O Vanstrander travels to Ottawa Ohio for stepfather’s illness. M B Evers of the Bulletin visits for paper business.
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Delphos
A. B. Kisk, Jr
Canal Street
Brown House
Pete Findley
Ed. Feely
Clutter
Joseph Homer
Union Stave Company
George W. Day
John H. Barr
Florida
Henry County
Ohio
Co. H. 15Th O. V. V
Sherman
Mary Powell
van Wert
Jacob Powell
Royal
Conklin
Delphos Herald
Bully Brooks
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Preston
Brooks
Sumner
Senate
North
South Carolina
House
Toombs
Georgia
Wade
Wilson
Burlingame
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Union
Jeff
Davis
Mason
Keith
Edmonson
William H. English
Indiana
Butler
Congress
Joseph Cookson
Kansas
Seneca County
I. W. Cookson
Bascom
Isaac
James B. Shock
Mercer County
McNeal & Penny
Convoy
Barn Fire Destroys Large Collins Barn
Samuel Collins suffers a major loss when his 52 by 83 foot barn south of town is destroyed by fire. The barn held hay, corn, oats, machinery, tools, and other farm goods totaling about 4000 dollars with 2000 dollars insured at Farmers Home, Yelloway.
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Samuel Collins
Collins
Jelloway
Lightning Burns Lima Barn and Omitted Voters Stir Local Notice
A morning lightning strike destroyed the barn of David Culp near Elida with 600 bushels of wheat, hay, and a bought bull inside. The fire caused about 1500 dollars in losses with no insurance. The Gazette notes census omissions of several elderly residents and a possible skeleton found while digging a well. Columbia bicycles arrive in town as a new trend, and the lightning damaged the Telephone Exchange wires. Governor Foster will attend the Emancipation Celebration in Lima on September 24.
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David Culp
Elida
Billy Scott
Delphos
Daniel Keshner
John Keshner
Ralph Cherry
Lima
Gazette
Wm. West
Lake Erie
Charles Campbell
Gale Sherman
Columbia
Bowman
Foster
Ladies M E Mite Society Cottage Picnic August 4
The Ladies M E Mite Society invites all to a cottage picnic at Mr John Clarks home on Wednesday evening August 4. Enjoy a pleasant evening and a good supper for twenty five cents.
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M. E. Mite Society
John Clark
The Housekeeper's Favorites Coffee and Baking Powder
The Gold Medal Roasted Coffee and White Fawn Baking Powder are advertised as housekeeper favorites. Warranted to give satisfaction and sold by every grocer. Manufactured by JOHN B. Monina & Co. in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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John B. Monina & Co
Fort Wayne
Ind
Wanted Farm Hand Near Middlepoint Ohio
An advertisement seeks a good trustworthy industrious farm hand. Apply at once to the undersigned three miles northeast of Middlepoint Ohio H. G. Lehmann.
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Middlepoint
Ohio
H. G. Lehmann
Circumstances Alter Some Cases in City Court Drama
A courtroom tale shows a man accused of firing a gun within city limits denying fatal harm. The judge teases about mitigating reasons, the man cites cats as cause, and the exchange ends with a warning to avoid future incidents.
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St. Louis
Recorder
Why do girls kiss each other and men do not claim
The note attributes kissing behavior to gender norms and personal choices. It cites a skeptical stance from a source named National Union, suggesting different incentives for men and women.
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National Union
Land near Van Wert offered for timber value
160 acres of well timbered land near Van Wert offered for sale at a price so low the timber pay the purchase, presented by Saltzgaber and Glenn.
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van Wert
Saltzgaber & Glenn
Local corn benefits from rains and community news at Corners
Corn has benefited from recent rains. Allen Pancake and Theodore Crone bought a new steam thresher at Richmond Indiana and are doing good work. Elias and Josiah Sheets add to their houses. Andrew Whitmarsh is critically ill from a suspected snake bite. Carothers suffered a fall injuring a leg and dislocating a hip. Mader Smith gave sermons at the Corners. Mumma of Bluffton visited and liked the country. Political matters are quiet. Teubner's grain sacks advertised. L. F. Guckenheimer advertisement teased.
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Messrs
Allen Pancake
Theodore Crone
Richmond
Indiana
Elias
Josiah Sheets
Andrew Whitmarsh
Carothers
Mader Smith
M.S. Mumma
Bluffton
Ohio
Long Odds, Small News From The Day’s Pages
A survey of short items notes San Francisco livestock trade expansion, a bull ownership dispute in South Carolina ending with a dead bull and costly costs, and 1825 railway milestones. It also cites Octave Pavy joining Howgate polar expedition, a Bethel township dispute over a supposed witch, and England’s fading merchant fleet alongside steamship gains.
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Cicero
San Francisco
Sandwich Islands
United States
Bowdoin
Mass
William Huntley
George Stephenson
England
Stephenson
Stockton and Darlington
Octave Pavy
Howgate
Lady Franklin Bay
North Pole
Peter Freeman
Bethel Township
Victoria Norris
Farmer Jolly
Browning
Jolly
San Francisco Chronicle
French Kidney Pad Promises Cure For Kidney Ailments
An advertisement claims Professor Guilmette's French Kidney Pad cures cold hands and feet constipation and thin blood by equalizing circulation and supporting kidneys. It asserts the pad is infallible and preferable to harsh drugs, noting high sales and urging purchase from L. F. Gackenheimer.
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Guilmette
L. F. Gackenheimer
Electric Bitters Promised to Improve Health and Complexion
Promotes a bright clear complexion and perfect health. Claims to cure impure blood and diseases of the stomach liver kidneys and urinary organs. Says nervousness and related ailments respond to Electric Bitters. Sold by Hill & Wilson for fifty cents a bottle.
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West
Hitt & Wilson
Express
John C. West& CO
Madison Street
Chicago
Illinois
Hill & Wilson
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Star Bakery
Citrons
C. S. Aves
Lutheran Church
Pickerel
DR. Prices
J. P. Morgan
David M. Morgan
Wm. H. Jones
York
Jennings
Wales
Jones
S Spone
Hg Hio Price Srg
the Star Bakery
Moline
Pe Clark & Bouton
Hoi Cattes and
Lune
Tore
Somers
John H. Mahan
Maggie A. Kelly
Father Thorp
Kitty Lally
J. T. Wamelink
Fanny Zak
Peter McCormick
L. F. Guckenheimer
South Bend
Clark & Bouton
Oxnto
Gilliland
Eiorses
G. W. Moltz
Knights Templar
Grange
Mrs
Joseph Ross
Pittsburgh
Robert Gamble
Carroll County
J. F. Wert
Lagro
H. V. Olney
A. N. Krout
Michigan
M. H. Clark
Sing Sing, New York
Bertha Moon
Angola
D. H. Moran
Hetzler LeBlond
Christ. LeBlond
Teubner’s
Ft. Wayne
A. B. Gleason
Wolcott
Pawnacres
Gil
Eagle Stave
Geo. H. Marsh
W. S. G. Moore
Ouio Drug Store
J. M. Byers
Bascom, Ohio
A. Carey
G. Firich
D. Stamm
W. F. Johnson
Plymouth
W. O. Vanstrander
Ottawa
M. B. Evers
Bulletin
Kendall
S. B. Austin
Adams
Sarah Adams
James W. Brough
James V. Davis
David E. Hoffman
A Murphy
Rosa A. Murphy
E. J. Potts
Ida
H. H. Apprarove
P. M
Shults
DeSelis
Ann Arbor Dental College
Shultz
Teucbner’s
Gackenheimer
Pershing
Ohio Drug Store
Bucklen
Arnica
Hint & Wilson, van Wert, O
Boston Post
Hartford
Norwich Star
O. P, Clark & Son
Storm Corners
Jasper James Cargill
California College
Anay
Cassell’s Magazine
Shiloh
J. G. Starkey
Iowa City
L. F. Gackenheimer, van Wert
Malt Bitters Company
Gilliland’s
van Wert Markets
Swineford’s Corner
van Wane
Wilkinson & Son's
Wilkinson's
Wilkinson
Wilkinson’s
Philadelphia
Wilkinson & Son
Queensware
Tiger Brand
Slade & Conn
JAS. Glark & Son
Clark, Richey & Co
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