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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1886
Page
5
A catalog style listing shows mushrooms Cracknells meal molasses flour syrups including Golden Drip XXXX Sorghum and Maple syrups. It notes syrup in kegs and pails along with Pure Maple Sugar Rice coffee sugar hominy beans.
The page announces the Paulding County Agricultural Society fair dates September 14 to 17 and promotes the premium list. It reports arrests for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, wheel and sidewalk safety issues, and local business ads for Olney, Kauke, Clark & Son, and others. It covers teachers institute notes, street improvements, and upcoming sales and exhibitions with multiple named residents and firms.
The Van Wert County Farmers Institute elected officers: President J R Crooks Secretary F L Dustman and Treasurer F T Gilliland. A Executive Committee will include A A Giffin Wm Walters and Rufus Du prey. County Committee members named by ward and county. The next Institute meeting set for September 18 at 1 pm. Committeemen urged to attend.
Lima visitors and town guests fill social pages with weddings engagements and travel notes. Residents such as Miss Maud Evans Miss Rosa Evers and Miss Ella Spangler are mentioned alongside marriages at Fredricktown and china wedding plans for Mr and Mrs Clark Glenn. The Ada Record notes a new book and news manager and a Yankee reunion plus local farm purchases and impending county growth.
The column previews next week's Fair daily, notes two new cars for Mackinaw, and mentions Hill & Co drug firm ad. It announces a Dairy Bellefy issue during the fair and requests advertising copy. A child's death is reported from Mr. and Mrs. Miller family and funeral today.
The notice lists low prices on feed from The Peoples Mills, cheap shoes, pork, beeswax in trade at Slade's Model Boot and Shoe Store, pumps from Myers and Buckeye, and tools at Clark's Stove Store. It also advertises dressmaking by Mrs. Rice in Cincinnati, and cheap clothing at Stamm's with new hats and shirts. A promissory note dating 1880 is warned against, and Stamm's promotes discounts on waists Knee Pants and overalls.
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