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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1900
Page
4
London inventor Frederick R. Simms received a U S patent for an armored motor car described as capable of off road movement and rapid firing via two turrets. The vehicle resembles a cigar with strong steel armor and turreted guns, designed to deflect bullets and shells and stand up to short range artillery.
A middle aged man recalls how people react to being asked Is your clock right revealing that most feel their watch is a good timekeeper regardless of value. He argues the question implies superiority and should only be asked when timing matters or clarity is essential.
The Detroit Journal quotes a clairvoyant and the spirit of Shakespeare in a witty exchange about Bacon and acting in the era of the legitimate stage. The piece threads through parodic dialogue and a humorous take on literary names and identity.
A note on Shakespeare's name showing many spellings. The text lists four thousand possible renderings and mentions the poet's own spelling appearing in twenty two forms.
A coastal feature called the ground sea forms long parallel ridges out at sea. Begun by distant storms, these waves grow to twenty feet or more and roll toward shore, threatening becalmed ships that cannot ride them out. A calm day warning allows timely anchor or return to port.
Anthropologists say laughter develops with age, first appearing around two months, then rising as the cerebral control matures. Health and temperament influence laughing. serious study links laughter to health, while vanity, envy, and gloom suppress it.
Old Chicago river engineering marks a canal through ten miles to divert water from Lake Michigan toward the Mississippi. Shippers warn lower lake levels. Illinois Valley towns fear water supply loss. A wealth of details paints a vivid era of ambitious public works and urban life.
Apple Wilt Ratterson returns from school while George Jacot rests at home and teaches in Shreve. Kilback visitor via Dalton. Keota Hackett recovering from typhoid. Clara Nausbaum relapses. Mrs Hartman greets garden produce. Fauta moves near town. Will Hobo relocates. Lee Frankenlan moves to Wonster and is elected Recorder. Funeral of Miss Noland at Frederickaburg noted. church service at Pypebyterian features sermon on alcohol. Dry victory reported in Monday election. officers to be announced. Toledo business firm J Curver and Co. sworn oath. Hall’s Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials.
Prof G M Johnston will speak on Energy Defected and Misdirected at a Frederickeborg teachers meeting Saturday. Supt C H Peters’s mother dies in Delphos. University term opens with 30 to 40 students. Coach McMasters arrives from Slont City to begin work. Emma Finley vacationing in Wooster for study. Mrs James Houston visits Cleveland for Presbyterial meeting. Jeannette Fitch of New York vacationing with Wooster friends. Library excavation nearly complete. B O Barnard elected to Bellevue College Nebraska post. Prof Chambere hosts entertainments for Oeraica and Iberia. Dr Bulls Cough Syrup advertised for throat and bronchial relief.
A newspaper menber recounts how the term gun shifted from a general firearm to refer mainly to modern artillery. He notes older usage for fowling pieces and pistols, while cannon described large smoothbores, and describes frontier language and shifting nomenclature toward long rapid-fire artillery.
The piece urges maintaining calm to preserve a pure feeling and daily happiness. It argues that losing temper spoils the mood, leaving a heavy burden like a guilt. It warns once upset, the lingering heaviness sits on the heart and spoils the day.
The jury in the damage unit of Jackson Leach v. The City of Wooster retired at 11:30 Saturday and returned a verdict against the plaintiff. The jurors drawn to sit on the petit jury include Henry Marshal Edward Albert Howser Cheater Adrian Firestone Chester N J Greaser Greene. The petit jurors took their seats again on Wednesday.
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