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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1901
Page
3
The article discusses how telephone numbers anchor business and personal identity. It notes patrons will move only to keep their longtime exchange address, and cites old patrons paying to retain their familiar number and address amid urban changes.
A dealer's odd telephone shout about a tomcat stock nickname reveals broker slang such as Spinach for Southbound Factfic and Post Office for People’s Gas. The fragment also notes enamel care, Irish humor, and courtroom banter as captured in a bustling era column.
A young mother explains her method to keep a 10 month old silent and busy. The infant chews feathers from a rug as the mother claims it calms him, while visitors imagine it to be harmless play, revealing a curious domestic scene.
A colored man and woman approach police at the station after a claimed marriage dispute saying there is no money for the ceremony. The scene includes a preacher and offers of payment, leading to a staged denial of nuptials until funds or a compromise are found.
Job ad seeks trustworthy men and women to travel and advertise for an old home goods house. Pays $7908 yearly plus expenses in cash. No canvassing required. Provide references. Respond to Zenagor 355 Caxton Building, Chicago with a self addressed envelope.
East Liberty market April 16 reports cattle prices from prime to cows and heifers with ranges and totals, includes hogs and sheep with price brackets. A Toledo notary public Frank J Cheney swears an oath as senior partner in a firm, with a one dollar per case claim. Also an ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure mentions testimonials and sale through Vail's family druggists.
A mixed local items roundup reports Fredericksburg High School commencements on May 7 and Dalton on May 24, various thefts and injuries, a police appointment for William Kline, a will probate decision, a mayoral alley cleanup order due May 10, and other community notes including church and school news plus a classified recruitment ad.
A morning rush at the Pennsylvania depot ends with a forced money drawer and missing cash. Oscar Miles, identified by a bank employee, is arrested after a search reveals $24.80 and a revolver. He confesses to a partner named Stafford and is bound over to court on $300 bail, later jailed for failure to furnish bail. Additional town notes include social visits, birthdays, funeral travel, and local events.
The Troubletin City Council met in casual session with Mr Momgey presiding. Mr Vjormerman objected to the minutes and urged a solicitor review of the president’s election legality. The vice chair suggestion failed and Mr Mongey kept the chair. A recess was taken with a plan for a Monday conference or possible court action if unresolved.
The note states weekly Saturday travel from Oustaloga to Ash land and back for 76 cents, with the A. and W. junction at the Penn. Uo. as a reference point.
Governor Nash spent Tuesday in Wooster Ohio visiting the Experiment Station. He arrived at 10 55 over the Pennsylvania lines and met Director Thorne. The party dined at Archer House then toured the station and a board meeting in Columbus followed. He then went to Younretown for a Banquet Wednesday evening.
Notice announces the Wooster Tunnal and Mining Company's annual stockholders meeting in Winaster Ohio to elect directors for the coming year and transact other business. Proxies permissible. meeting date and details appear garbled in OCR.
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