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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1887
Page
8
Examinations will be held on the io tarday of each month with extra sessions on second Saturdays in March April May September Gotute and November. Applicants must pay a fee and bring certificates. exams start at 9 am. By order of the Board M. B. PUTILE tas? He eseximiniie: ii further notic
A jumbled notice page from Willshire area reports social visits, church events, funerals, and society meetings. It mentions Elllie Stali returning home to ia, local church activities, deaths, and interments, plus residents such as Mr. William Pitlinger, Rev. Rinehart, Mrs. Martin Brown, and Rev. Dr. Rutledge. The text records engagements, travel, and summarized society officer elections with names and roles.
Multiple legal notices from Van Wert County Ohio dated 1887 announce land description for a case in the County Court, requiring answer by the third Saturday after September, with specific townships, ranges, and measurements. Additional notices cover guardianship, probate, executors, and stockholder meetings for a company in Van Wert, naming parties, dates, and proceedings.
A local column notes reduced winter food supplies with apples and potatoes shortfalls. Mrs J Beverly travels to Green County and Mr G O Pord, injured at Jeangs Warehouse, recovers with Dr Christopher. Mrs T Evans and Hinton Evans visit relatives in Logan County. J Shannon remains dangerously ill. Counsellors update on family and a motto urges visiting the sick and aiding the distressed.
Correspondent notes a flood affecting residents Mee Mok and family, Long and family visiting over Sunday, and Ty us Corpenter adding a new building improving property appearance. A N Wade swaps for town property in Middlepoint with Granville Good, while Von Wert yields mixed profits. Charlie Lehman headlines watch sales, and R Wade from southern Tadiana visits his parents.
Threshing is nearly done and Mr E is the champion band cutter. Henry Warder has returned from scouting and a Sunday picnic is planned for the 17th. Various local visits and family news. a little daughter of Mr and Mrs William eras died Saturday morning.
Yori Township items report Andrew lisrp and Dr MoeGarcon contending with virulent fever while James Harves and Ulis Setter suffer measles. A thief stole Dr Townsend’s medicine, prompting calls to return it. A Saturday lecture at Kingsly M E Church drew a small audience, failing to persuade. Prohibition topics arise amid community chatter and local misfortunes.
The paper notes a broad range of local events including a robbery at a newly erected business site where a watch worth twenty dollars was stolen. It mentions community concerns, a recent death of Mrs Coulress, a two year old child of Loch Wife, and local residents affected by the alleged criminal activity.
Fragmentary report notes local conditions and a figure named Saft as boss corn cutter with varying strength. Local spectators discuss future prospects and behavior around a melon patch area. The text is garbled but suggests community tensions and sympathy toward a mysterious individual.
Readers recall the 40th O V V I Regiment reunion at Van Wert with praise for loyal soldiers. The piece defends war-time sacrifices and the women who supported troops, noting how citizens cherish liberty and honor those who bled for it.
A Van Wert Ohio listing offers five lots three blocks from a central area with a home. Details mention a seven room house with a pantry and coal from a cistern. Terms include a saving commission and contact S. Harrsook for more information.
160 acres of land two miles from Van Wert offered at a bargain if sold within ten days. If not, the owner will divide and sell 80 acres. Backs D A Johns farm to the south, Hy Vv Olney farm to the west, and Dr Krant’s farm to the east. Call W M Kear for details.
Multiple notices describe breeding sheep for sale in Van Wert County and announce low rate excursion tickets via Pennsylvania Lines for a reunion at Gettysburg September 10–12, 1887, with return by Sept 25. Additional ads promote Boschee’s German Syrup, Green's August Flower, Dr. Maressi's Catholicon, and various regional excursions with agent contacts and travel dates.
Physicians in Connecticut Massachusetts and beyond praise Ayer's Pills as a premier cathartic. Dr Farnsworth Dr Fowler Dr Mayhew and state analyst Dr Hayes endorse its reliability, activity, and vegetable composition for health and fever relief. Prepared by Dr J C Ayer & Co and sold nationwide.
Findlay hosts a lantern factory and Ada prepares a new depot while Greenville Journal marks its 55th year. Paulding residents plan Emancipation Day celebrations and Paulding reservoir guards are discharged. Dr. C B Ste men recalls a Belfast railway riot where Orangemen attacked a train carrying Catholic passengers, with two physicians shielding themselves using cushions.
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