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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1886
Page
5
Readable OCR fragment lists items including mushrooms breakfast cocoa flour meal molasses syrups sorghum maple syrup maple sugar coffee dried peaches and other pantry staples. The note appears to catalog typical groceries or stock items for a store or household purchase.
The notice urges readers to review the weekly supplement highlighting political topics for all parties. It mentions reviving the old woolen mill and encourages a wood working concern to occupy the old foundry and remove rust. It adds the tannery could be repurposed with the right owners.
A local appeal urges Van Wert residents to keep pressuring the Mackinaw name change, arguing action now saves trouble if the railroad extends north. The note floats among various items from Deep Sea Oysters to council actions and local building updates.
Coming events include a meeting of the little workers with Miss Lillie Lenox at the Presbyterian Church on Saturday October 30 with a farewell sermon by the pastor. The Presbyterian ladies meet at Mrs J A Conn’s next Wednesday. The Baptist Mite Society meets at Mrs P Troup’s next Wednesday afternoon November 3. officers to be elected. Bring your thimbles.
The M E Mite Society will meet next Wednesday at Mrs J F Mounts residence. Attendance urged for important business. The Lutheran Missionary Society will meet with Mrs G Hammer on Tuesday afternoon for officer elections and general participation.
Rev D Rutledge will lead morning services and preside in the evening with the sacrament. Kate Bensberg headlines the Pavilion Opera House on Tuesday Nov 2 in Balfa’s Sleeping Queen and Martha’s Act III, a major musical event. Nearby shops advertise window shades, wallpaper, and a book store sale. A Mackinaw freight collision near a station injures no one but cracks the engine, with track damage noted. Also reported are marriages, local sales, and notices from Van Wert merchants about late evening closures.
Vote early for Baxter Manship and Spridgeon on the Republican ticket. The C J M main line needs rails near the shops while the Pennsylvania Company upgrades near Jefferson street. Ten new street lamps were received from Belden Burner of Canton. Geddes drew slim crowds. Van Wert voters resist manipulation.
New stock of lamps at Slade's. Mr. G. E. Rogers of Lima has leased the Grand Opera House and will handle all future hall letting contracts. Lor Swineford is retained as resident manager to maintain first class order.
At a Saturday meeting Davis Johnson was named to head a committee seeking old county family members to write their histories for publication in the Van Wert papers. The aim is to uncover valuable, interesting family histories through proper writing and timely publication.
A local vendor urges citizens to buy boots made at home to support town prosperity. He promotes a line of boots at No 39 West Main Street and asks residents to patronize home industries, claiming skilled workmen and a commitment to quality.
A harsh satire describes William and allies in a Van Wert county race with Gaylord, Jacob, George Geddes, and Charles the intrigue, payoffs, and church politics influencing voters. It notes Abraham Alspach’s withdrawal from spending, and urges voting for Manship as the upright candidate over a saloon man. The letter criticizes the rival party’s claims and recalls Civil War soldier voting patterns.
Friends and relatives of Mr and Mrs W T Rank surprised the couple on October 20 for their 24th anniversary. Guests brought baskets and shared a generous feast while presenting the couple with several gifts and warm wishes. Also note local ads for overalls waists and working suits at Stamm’s and canned oysters at Slade’s.
H G Leumann announces a large Convoy Ohio stock of dry goods clothing boots shoes hats and notions for fall and winter. He highlights bargain prices including ladies fur trimmed circulars for 2.00 and men’s wool scarlet shirts and drawers at 50 cents each. G M Hatt promotes Stamm hats and big bargains.
The Ohio Farmers Insurance Company reports eight years of profits with income exceeding expenses since its founding in 18. The Jan 1 1886 cash assets reached 1 262 170 55 and editor notes its Van Wert agent. Other items include sales notices removals deaths and marriages from Oct 1886 county records.
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