Latest styles in hats and suits tailored for you
For shirts under wear and neck wear explore the newest fashion updates. For the latest styles in hats and caps, suits made to fit you.
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 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1890
Page
5
County Fair Promises Big Attendance With New Displays
The fair will run next week rain or shine and is expected to surpass all previous years. A strong display of fine clothing and furnishings at the sponsoring store will feature a fair sample of the stock available.
Par Wert Bulletin FrIday Morning September 5 1890
The Par Wert Bulletin edition from Friday morning September 5 1890 presents local notices and brief items. It includes community updates, short announcements, and notices relevant to residents of Par Wert.
Local papers offer new plan for 12 pages of news
The Wreexty Bulletin and the Cincinnati Gazette advertise a yearly subscription for $1.50, promising twelve pages of fresh news, late state reports, market news, and home reading. Other items note weather, a sheriff taking a suspect to an asylum, a swarm of bees over a stable, and a bicycle club passage through town. Directors elected at the fair include A A Giffin, E B Gilliland, A Mentzer Jr, D A Johns, W C Brooks, J G Rupright, O J Comer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wreexty Bulietin
Cincinnati Gazette
van Wert
Weekly Gazette
Fair Ground
A. A. Giffin
E. B. Gilliland
A. Mentzer, Jr
D. A. Johns
W. C. Brooks
J. G. Rupright
O. J. Comer
One Dollar Bulletin Includes Local Trades and Wedding
The Bulletin offers a year for one dollar highlighting D. E. VanVorhis trading his store to Ed Carmean for a farm with possession next spring. A Republican convention in Van Wert County, a note on John Miller and the Democratic party, Col Conley selling King of Terrors, and a York township wedding between James Strother and Della Leathers, with local congratulations and best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. VanVorhis
Wetsel
Ed Carmean
John ©. Miller
Datty Buttetin
Miller
Democratic Party
Col. Conley
al. Longwell
Ridge Township
van Wert County
York Township
James Strother
Della Leathers
James F. Mounts
John Leathers
Mystery of Pittsburgh track injury and robbbery theory
A badly bruised unconscious woman found along the Pittsburgh railroad east of J. E. Baker & Co.'s machine shop Friday night is identified as Mrs. Ebenezer Wade of the county. Doctors believe serious internal injuries and possible assault. theory of robbery vs train strike noted as railroad investigators review the case. The piece also recaps the Second Annual Van Wert county fair of 1857 with financials and lists local officials, then notes obituaries and a loan offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
J. E. Baker & Co
George Miller
Ebenezer Wade
Krout
Dr. Krout
Bulletin for One Year for One Dollar
Rumors say some saloon men still sell liquor against the law though most remain closed as proprietors take a vacation. Prosecuting Attorney lacks authority to arrest but will hear complaints and bring them to grand jury. Also, J C Anthony acquires Marion laundry, plans to run it. his family stays in town weeks more. A freight collision near Delphos derails ten gravel cars and injures a brakeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Anthony
Marion
Ohio
Crescent Laundry
Anthony
Local Gossip and county fair plans noted in Van Wert
Paulding county advertises her fair on bulletin boards. Wheat acreage to be sown widely this year. The red fence has vanished from the courthouse yard. Initiatives urge more manufactories in Van Wert. Aim to make the town more than a trading point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulding County
Court House
van Wert
W C T U Meeting Set at M E Church
The W C T U will meet in the Lecture Room of the M E church on Saturday September 6 at 3 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Presbyterian Church Sabbath Services and Union Meeting
Sabbath School at 9 30 a m preaching at 10 45 a m by the pastor Christian Endeavor prayer meeting 6 45 p m preaching in the evening Rev J P Mills to address a union meeting at the M E church at 7 30 on the Nations Responsibility as touching the Sabbath
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
J. P. Mills
M. E. Church
Round Oak and Model Cook by Scott O
A brief notice lists the byline as Scott O for pieces titled Round Oak and Model Cook. It notes authorship credits and publication context without additional details.
Wagons and a buggy crash mark Scott fair coverage
In Scott a buggy overturned near the fair grounds injuring Mrs. Al Longwell who is expected to recover after medical care. The fair featured carriages by Van Wert Carriage Co and C A McCona hay with Road Carts on display at Frank Houghtley’s. Also noted are obituaries for Mrs. Henry Stitz and a Milton Stewart infant death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Ground
al Longwell
van Wert Carriage Company
C. A. McConahay
Frank Houghtley
Scott
Ohio
Van Wert Town Holds Fair Pause in Business Week
The town rests from trade as residents flock to the great fair. Stores close each afternoon while proprietors and clerks mingle at the event. After three days, business resumes. meanwhile vendors like F. L. Houghtby promote harness and saddles in Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Middle Point Notes Highlight Local Events and Lectures
Rev Zook spoke on Bible lands at the M E Church with native costumes. Fair talk dominates weekly chatter. Miss Reed begins teaching music at the Normal with strong backing. Sunday School concert featured last week. Eva Hall starts teaching. Presbyterian ladies held an Odd Fellows social. M E Church steeple repair planned after lightning damage. Bunxerin change praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zook
M. E. Church
the Presbyterian Church
Odd Fellows Hall
Farmers Picnic Plans and Visits This Month
The piece notes a farmers picnic running from now through the 27th, with gala plans for the day. It mentions a fall from a tree injuring J. Snodgrass while apple picking, and McCoy’s team scattering samples during fair prep. Grange Patrons of Industry and Farmers Alliances will march in separate processions then unite at the fair grounds led by a band, each society displaying a banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Snodgrass
M. H. McCoy
Visiting locals note from Indiana area
Joseph Woolery visits his sick mother near Pleasant Lake Indiana. George Rhodes of Churubusco Indiana visits relatives in the community. Lafayette Lewis from Paulding is here. Wm. Dibert doing carpenter work in Paulding County. Rev. Sandgrass preached at Kingsley Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Our people were well pleased with his preaching. Harness at F L Houghtby's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Woolery
Pleasant Lake
Indiana
George Rhodes
Churubusco
Lafayette Lewis
Paulding
Wm. Dibert
Sandgrass
Kingsly
Bulletin shifts to four-page home paper with Gazette add-on
The Bulletin plans to drop the patent inside and publish a four-page home paper with county news, replacing foreign late items with the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. Subscriptions rise to $1.50 yearly, or $1.00 if only Bulletin or Gazette solo. New plan emphasizes local news and late foreign items, with options for renewal and address changes.
Many Visitors and Residents Return or Travel in Local City
A long list of people returning from trips or visiting the city includes I Seelberg from Chicago John Van Liew from the west Miss Inez Craig at Upper Sandusky C L McFadden from Columbus and many more from Fostoria Toledo Rome City Decatur Ind and elsewhere Also noted are locals visiting relatives at Celina Oregon Nebraska and Michigan Several students teachers and professionals are resuming duties or pursuing studies in nearby towns and cities A mix of social calls and schooling plans fills the report with numerous names and places Also advertised is Shaker Soap and Syrup White Pine and Tar with medical endorsements from Dr I H Strong and local dealer L F Gackenheimer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. H. Marsh
Toledo
John Kirkpatrick
Mackinaw
Chas. McCleary
Celina
E. VY. Milligan
Galveston
Texas
Lewis N. Price
Spencerville
Jason Young
Fostoria
W. J. Beers
J. E. Thomas
Ind
Lilian Gleason
Lyons
G. W. Allen
Oregon
C. Munger
Nebraska
Marie
Jim Filler
Delaware
J. C. Carpenter
Lima
I. 8. Weible
May Anderson
Delphos
Grimes McConahay
F. F. Leonard
Caraghar
A. J. Gleason
Earl Bressler
Decatur
Charles Bressler
Emily Shinn
Maggie Eakin
Columbus Grove
Dayton Frank
Nona Mummanagh
Ohio City
Lou Southward
G. L. Schenck
Lebanon
W. H. Grapes
Frank DePuy
Minnie Dille
A. M. Bouton
Mackinac
Emma Rice
St. Joseph
Michigan
Mattie Osborn
Edith
Effie Hinner
W. T. Chambers
Mattie Hall
Palmyra
Missouri
Myrtle Kent
Carrie Shoof
Churubusco
Stephen Balyeat
Peter Tedwedge
Robt. White
North
Washington Street
Julia Kline
Plymouth
Indiana
Cows For Sale Near Van Wert On Shanesville Road
Six fresh cows offered by C. A. Nash located on the Shanesville road one and a half miles south of Van Wert. Prices range from 20 to 24 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Montgomery
van Wert
Shanesville Road
Miller's King
Hay Knowes
Masher
C. A. Nash
Toledo Exposition Excursion Tickets Toledo Dates
The Toledo, St. Louis and Kansas Railway will issue excursion tickets from Charleston and all eastern stations to Toledo on September 8 through 13 at a single round trip fare. Tickets are valid for return until September 15 and through trains run between Toledo and St. Louis. Ges Jenkins, G P A. Toledo, A. Tena Tulee. Also a marriage notice lists Jen Zinn and Laura A. Miller marrying September 4, 1890, at West Main Street residence. Severns-Tuesday event notes John H. Tomlinson and Etta Severns of Mercer County, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo, St. Louis
Kansas R. A
Charleston
Toledo
St. Louis
C. C. Jenkins
Toledo, A
Tena Tulee
A. Lee
West Main Street
Jen. Zinn
Laura A. Miller
Tully ‘Township
van Wert County
Ohio
TE Ean Severns
Secmer Severna
Slough
John H. Tomlinson
Etta Severns
Mercer County
The Curious Wood Books in Cassel Museum and Albatross Plumage
A 1867 Cassel museum display features 50 wooden books, each using bark, growth state, and dried wood to enclose plant specimens. Australian and Russian wood collections followed, illustrating forestry potential. Albatross plumage is praised for warmth and durability, warned against fashioning garments from it to prevent species decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esc
Cassel
Germany
Australia
Cassel Museum
Melbourne
Col. Clamp
Russia
St. Louis Republic
Old Man Keeps Score At Noon In Local Eatery
An elderly Bostonian long a fixture in a downtown dining room sits daily from noon to six jotting orders on paper. He records pork and Boston versus New York style requests, smiling when Boston leads and muttering when it does not, a reflection of past wealth and a lingering mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Park
New York Herald
Also Mentioned on This Page
East Main Street
Davies
Par Wert Bulletin
KE. Chambers
William Prichard
Benjamin Parks and
Myrtle Lewis
Sheriff Shoemaker
Mr. Picker
Scott, C
The
Bicycle Club of
Chicago
Baltimore
Will Smith
Manitou Beach
Mr. Smith
Scott, O
E. E. Stewart
Bulletin
Daniel J. Ryan
T. A. Minshall
Frank J. McCulloch
Frank Houghtby
Scott, Ohio
Bulletin and Commercial Gazette
Sycamore Street
A. W. Baker
J. G. Gilliland
J. K. Scott
A. Patterson
M. F. Richie
John Blecker
N. Hattery
A. Johnson
Wm. Heath
F. L. Houghtley
James Lewis
Lewis
Levi Whipple
Union Township
E. M. Jones
Marshall
Woodland Cemetery
Burrsheip
Will
Presbyterian Church
Henry Stitz
Fred Houghtby
Scotto
F. L. Houghtby's
Miss Balyeat
York
Bulirrim
But- Levin
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Commercial Gazette
Comercial Gazette
Elias Fostnaught
Pleasant
Harrison Townships
J. M. Scott
Cavette
G. W. Bor
Dayro Moore
van Wert Markets
T. S. Gilliland
I. Seelberg
John van Liew
Inez Craig
Upper Sandusky
C. L. McFadden
Columbus
J. H. Foster
Ada Steiner
Unionville
Mrs. H. Hall
Mr. Hall
Battle Creek, Mich
G. W. Pepper
Waterloo, Indiana
Jos. Ross
James Davis
Allesphany City, Pa
D. P. Donathan
Isaiah Smith
Wilmington
City
Shannon Street
H. Butler
Ida Smith
Emma Butler
Lizzie Brown
Statesville
North Carolina
J. H. Fitzwater
Greenville
Cincinnati
Mrs. Grissel
Camden, Indiana
W. C. Hastings
M. Woodruff
Lou Dettmer
Sander Bright & Bro
John A. Hertel
Liberty Town
Naperville
Illinois
G. W. Newton
Newcastle
Pennsylvania
Thos. J. Phillips
Newton
Brinkerhoff & Son
Brinkerhoff
I. H. Strong
M. D
L. F. Gackenheimer
Toledo Exposition
Markeiled
Antipodes
Sheridan
I. M. Atwell
R. L. Gipe
ED. Edwards
Ontario Veterinary College
Toronto
Canada
East Canal Street
Schiller Hall
JAS
Clark & Son
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.