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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1901
Page
4
A fragmented report notes a long worked placer gold mine on Wall Street and a rain washed gold dust on the government roof. The piece mentions federal guards, a New York publication, and bank interest in exploiting the deposits with minimal access.
A New York shop extols rare black fox skins and sable furs as luxury ornaments. Prices cited include 4200 for a gray-black skin pair, 6000 for a rare brown sable bolt, 1500 to 4200 for assorted pieces, and a bold claim that one skin could fetch over 9000. The ad notes careful tailoring and a prestige aura around the up town collection. Also included are a recipe blurb for oysters Mornay and a short literary excerpt about love and money introducing a scene at a restaurant.
A fragment from a Detroit Free Press item describes Mrs Joy as homely yet entertaining during a staging. The speaker admits admiration and a rogue moment, noting he sneaked forward and stopped a cluck during the scene. The quotation reflects informal theater gossip and local color.
A collage of jumbled lines from Philadelphia Press Detroit Free Press and other papers quotes about vaccination fame at Chicago events and street interactions. The text reads like a garbled OCR sample with stray names places and moments without a single coherent news item.
In a fragmented excerpt, Baltimore era humor clashes with political quips. A jab compares a statesman to a politician with money, touching on debt and public airs amid a Gulf event. Names like Tate Mensan and Johnny appear in a rough, satirical dialogue.
A fragmentary clipping cites Canens Statletics with odd population figures for a US set of elites totaling 18,872 402 and a per group average of 340. The piece includes a quip about misquoted language from Uctiott Dreg Preas, noting a confusion over who said what.
A Pan American Exposition pamphlet outlines an exhibit titled Foods and Their Accessories featuring tropical Pan America plants and products. It details a curated display including teas, coffees, spices, peppers, and related commodities from Pan American regions, with aims to boost production and consumption.
Senator Chauncey Depew, after touring the Pan American Exposition site in Buffalo, told Chairman John A Seathard that the effort’s grandeur had not been fully told. He praised the near completion of key pavilions and said Buffalo will rival Paris in six weeks.
One of many enthusiasts, Joe Mitchell Ghapple editor of The National Magazine, published at Houston, visited Buffalo and wrote to an Expo official after seeing the Exposition. He urged sending material of interest for readers and pledged continued fervent editorial support until the Expo opens.
Editors across Latin America express favorable views on the Exposition and plan to attend. B B López of La Correspondencia de Puerto Rico hopes to visit Buffalo to view progress, traveling without his family. Reports say many editors from Central and South America have already visited the Exposition grounds and inquiries arrive about travel routes and steamship options.
Wisconsin commissioners Willard A. Van Brunt George R B Burrows B E Edwards Charles Reynolds and George H B Yale select a 20 acre site on the eastern Exposition grounds opposite the national government buildings near mirror lakes. They plan a Wisconsin building and exhibits at Buffalo costing about 25000 dollars overlooking the Esplanade and gardens.
Classified notice seeks trustworthy men and women to travel and advertise for a well established house with solid finances. Salary 780 a year plus expenses payable in cash. No canvassing required. Provide references and send a stamped self addressed envelope to Manager, 355 Caxton Ridge, Chicago. The Eye Specialist, Dr Frederick Pratt, will be at the Yoder House Parlors every Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., for office visits.
The Brazilian government invited agricultural and industrial societies early in the season to prepare articles for Buffalo 1901 to show at the Pan-American Exposition. A large group of coffee growers agreed to send a full line of Brazil’s finest samples for the exhibit.
Private instruction or class courses offered by William J H Strong A M of the University of Wooster at 43 College Ave Wooster Ohio. Address provided for enrollment and inquiries.
John 8 Adair Attorney at Law names a firm or individual connected to legal services. Mention of Ion up Matrinext Wayne ionati onal Bank and Wooster suggests locations or clients connected to the firm. The readable text is fragmented with likely misreads.
Train Nos 64 and 68 offer parlor car service on the Cleveland to Columbus route with limited changes. Sleeping cars run on Nos 64 and 628 between Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati, with schedules showing arrivals and departures at Columbus Union Station and Cleveland Union Station. Connections and routes extend to Pittsburgh, Steubenville, Canton, Alliance, Newark, and Dennison, with time notes and day restrictions reflected in the timetable.
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