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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1889
Page
8
Community notes list residents and visitors, births and deaths, teaching plans, and fair attendance. Charles E. Jones returns from the West, Blaine Lloyd mourns an infant, Lizzie Rees begins teaching, and families including Evans, Morgan, and Jones gather at the State Fair.
Farmers prepare to sow wheat this week. Oscar Decoursey returns from Johnstown. D F E Van Voorhis named postmaster at Wetsel. Curtis Baxter visits son S M Baxter in Allen county. Lutheran church nearing plastering. W C Edwards begins six month term in district No 4. Deaths of Frank Decoursey’s child and James Bigelow’s child interred last Sunday. Sherman Wibright ill with typhoid fever. H E Neer teaches Elm Grove fall term. Phy siology charts received by Jackson township. teachers urged to use them beneficially.
The town reports a rainout of the Olive picnic last Thursday. Wesley Longsworth of Iowa visited friends here. Rev 0 Marlin and wife were guests. Everyone plans to attend the Van Wert fair. Mrs John Goodwin, aged forty five, died last Monday evening. She was daughter of J and A Vaneman, leaves husband and one son, mother and four brothers. Funeral by Rev Harmount at Spencerville was held Wednesday at 10 and burial followed. Family expresses sympathy.
Pasture suffers from drought while local residents report travel and visits. J H Martin built a new grapary last Monday. Will Kauuel from Shanes Crossing stayed with friends here. J C Rank and family visited Mercer Co. Mrs M E Berry headed home to the Sunny South last Saturday. The fundraiser picnic was postponed to the 21st due to weather. Miss Garnet Updegrove improves. John Hahn went to Lima on business. Many farmers attended the fair. Will Updegrove found a pair of silver plated nose glasses and warns the owner to claim them.
Providence favors us with several more nights until crops are out of danger. Farmers show lively interest in the fair. Mrs Geo Beeler returns to Hanover Ind after visiting the Witten family. Mr and Mrs Jos Ross and family were at Shane's Crossing Tuesday. The colored camp meeting closed at Enterprise last Sunday evening with good crowds attending.
Notices of upcoming sales to divest farm stock, hay, corn, and implements across Harrison and York townships with details on lots, terms, and auctioneers. Names include Frisk Balyeat, J. R. Kimgranp, James M. Strother, and D. Moore. multiple 1889 sale dates in September and October. Also mentions Mrs. E Barker visiting Hocking county and other local movements.
Rosa Kelly of Rockwell City Iowa reports five year psoriasis covering face head and body healed by Curicura Remedies including Resolvent Soap and a cake of Curicura. She says hair and eyesight restored and scars prevented, claiming many others benefited.
The report lists residents and visitors including H J Clayton at the state fair in Columbus where he bought a large lot of dry goods. Wm Moneysmith, G M Saltzgaber, Byron Smith, Pete Mounts, Joe Brelsford and wife, J L Coombs, and C O Brelsford were seen in Columbus or en route to Prospect Ohio. The county ticket gains Republican approval amid community updates.
Health in this vicinity is good Farmers prepare to sow wheat Corn cutting next in order Carpenters have commenced work on Wm Harpshorn William Skelly of north York was the guest of N A Posey last Sunday Fred Blair of Jonestown was visiting in this vicinity last Tuesday James Williams and wife of Jonestown were the guests of Thomas Thompson last Sunday N A Pusey the practical medicine pedlar contemplates going to Indiana to sell medicine
An advertisement for Zoa Phora Medicine Co of Kalamazoo Michigan touts Zoa Phora as a painless perfect development for girls and a tonic for overworked women and exhausted mothers. It claims cures for palpitations sleeplessness nervous breakdown and menopause related issues, promising a safe change of life and a hale old age.
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