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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1899
Page
2
The Herald notes subscription rates and terms for Wooster Ohio with annual prices before and after April 1, 1659, and a 75 cent annual levy after that date. It outlines advertising rates, deadlines, address changes, and required author details for communications.
A dated call to petition drive in Ohio urges neighbors to collect names to place a Prohibition ticket before voters. It argues drinking harms society, questions McKinley era politics, and stresses urgent citizen action to end the saloon.
A scornful political column recalls the Pugh law tied to saloon voting, mocking a father and son named Pugh and accusing the Republicans of endorsing coercive electoral tactics. The piece questions party loyalty and accuses leaders of robbing the electorate of honest choice.
A New York World feature profiles Grace Reed at 122 West Twenty seventh Street who has cornered the Maltese terrier market by buying up puppies from Hempstead farms. She predicts rapid value rise, notes diet and care, and claims a small collection leaves few puppies available locally while likening her venture to Wall Street empires.
Italian reports claim Lake Garda shores rose recently and steam vents appeared amid mountain disturbances in Monte Baldo area near the Swiss Austrian frontier. The piece notes ancient eruptions near Monte Nuovo and urges watching the Mont Hallo region, while offering a counterpoint on African glaciers and the appeal of travel to Greece and North Africa.
A Himalayan mother uses running water over a child’s head to induce daytime sleep. The article recalls early Hudson Bay Company trade practices, noting beaver pelts funded weapon purchases and the eventual need to file down the weapon barrel. It also warns of an upcoming long eclipse on June 20, 1055 near Luzon and Manila.
A young lawyer recalls defending a horse thief in a frontier town. Despite the jury clearing the defendant, the judge fined the attorney $500 and suspended sentence to allow departure. The tale, told by the old lawyer, reflects on early career trials and the limits of justice.
A Washington Star piece recounts Hiro mis Hiromis Henry Lee, a 17 year old budding genius in a New York paper’s office. The editor notes his sharpness and wry humor, cites spelling slips, Latin terms, and a comic oddity basket of photographs including a two headed barrel photo.
A vintage critique on Chinese cooking noting reliance on meat quality and the cook, with a satirical jab at initiative and imitation, and a blunt aside about a woman playing poker from the New York Press. The tone mixes observation and caricature through period slang and provocative lines.
Wooster hosts a September 2 auction sale by Harding & Co. and arrivals note Capt. Swarts of Ehrave. Correspondents cite visits in Wayne Co. and a run of local events: divorces, oil well contracts, train incidents, and school board expenditures. Also listed are fatalities, stolen rigs, electric bonds, medal contests, and ward-level political results.
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