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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1897
Page
5
A call to implement formal county organization across all counties is advised to occur promptly, with emphasis on early action to structure local governance and administrative efficiency in every county.
Rav T. K. Drjon vows a fierce stand against a stronghold of alleged corruption. He declares the platform the grandest in the state and calls for impeachment and indictments of the Constitution’s supporters. The speaker warns of unyielding opposition, refusing compromise and signaling a final struggle.
The text cites Lincoln's 1860 Cooper Institute speech noting the need for steadfast duty and faith to confront civic challenges. It reflects a call to avoid false accusations and threats while urging action aligned with understood moral duty.
A discussion of Australian megapodes that incubate eggs by mounds heated by fermentation and sun warmth. Megapodius tamulus builds large mounds, enabling birds to abandon eggs while the mother roams. Similar habits noted in Ninafon’s loipon and the Australian native pheasant, which regulates mound heat daily until hatch.
The gift of Lord Leighton's house to the nation aims to preserve it as an artistic monument. Critics doubt ongoing maintenance will succeed as interest fades after opening day and visitors dwindle, leaving the house near Holland Park to drift from museum or school to obscurity.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney back and bladder distress. It claims relief from frequent urination and pain and offers sample bottle and pamphlet by mail from Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
A Philadelphia traveling salesman recalls a tale of vengeance against a man named Blank, who scorned inherited wealth and watched a rival publicist ruin his name with a sensational patent medicine. Providence favored the revenger, who profited by the plan and shared thousands with a indigent sister.
Riverside’s famed Wonderful Magnolia Avenue, once dusty and dark due to pepper trees, now features macadamized streets from town to the avenue. Evening drivers will see arc lights every 800 feet and electric poles with three-light clusters projecting from brackets, brightening the once dim approach.
A Los Angeles Times reader describes a display where a row of lights under a papper tree appears to stretch for miles but is actually just over a mile long. The illusion is created by a chain of lights suspended from 60 poles, resembling an oriental fantasy.
A Chicago Times-Herald recounts Frank King and Harry Duyn seeking Lincoln's help to frank envelopes for soldiers from Fond du Lac county. The pair tour the White House, gain access, and learn Lincoln will only frank one envelope, later meeting veterans who recount the president's grave kindness after a Gettysburg death.
Regular Correspondent De Whitman reviews the Golam Bien University sermon at Cavary Baptist Church on Bible paradoxes. He notes Butterworth’s controversial Patent Office appointment and Hale’s All Soul's service. Sabbath observance, arbitration treaty talks, and Washington Presbytery temperance actions wrap the week.
The Prohibition party in National Convention resolves to prohibit the manufacture importation exportation and sale of alcoholic beverages by state and national law. It pledges union of prohibition supporters and respect for conscience on other political questions while focusing on liquor restraint. The resolution also asserts that the right of suffrage should not be abridged on account of sex.
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