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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1902
Page
2
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Secretary of State A L White of Wolf Cottage Muskingum County heads the Prohibition slate with Samuel W Doolap of Williamsport district for state board of works. A L Talcon of Cleveland is named for the supreme court judgeship and Geo A Mace of Greenville Darke County as Dairy and Food Commissioner.
Probate Judge J Clark of West Salem, Auditor Fenton of Plain township, Sheriff Frank P. Wiower of Wooster, Commissioner Long Term W A Bruce of Wooster, Commissioner Short Term Howard Crosby of Saitcresk, Recorder Platte Amatutz of Milton, Infirmary Director David E Foltz of Clinton, Coroner D H Harter of Greene township named in county ticket.
The Penhibition party of Ahia Inconven ton assembles a platform pledging removal of corrupt influence from government and a total prohibition on manufacturing importation transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors. It condemns liquor trade as a social and fiscal burden and calls voters to support a Prohibition ticket at the upcoming election.
State officials editors educators and Kansas financial leaders join in testimony praising prohibition. Statements claim it raises citizenship standards reduces drinking and crime, saves youth from open saloon temptation, and boosts wealth, industry efficiency, politics, families, schools and churches.
A long mixed page notes Prohibition’s impact in the state, visits by Orrville residents to Mount Vernon and other towns, and many household guest exchanges. It lists Misses Bernice Willaman and Alice Judd, plus Mrs. Uarry Baker and Mrs. Mae Wolfe visiting relatives in Orrville, Akron, Findlay, and Wellington. A Lutheran school event at Chautauqua ground is cited, along with upcoming elocution duties for Miss Croshier and vacation updates for Lou Brenneman and the Everly family. A brief obituary mentions Elsie Everly’s death in Shreve, with interment slated for Applecreek. The remainder contains a humorous prose piece about a waiter, a dog, and a puzzled customer, concluding with a real estate section heading.
A list of property transfers across multiple townships including Banghman Wayne and Sugar Creek. Purchasers include Osey Finber Brada Sunnedecker Henry Gantz John Rihard H B Camp R C Paul and others with parcels ranging 10 to 86 acres and prices from 60 to 3 150 dollars. Names include Correll Coulter Stauffer Gerber Kaystrick Moser Neiswanger Peatle watt and Gardner with various lot numbers in Dalton Orrville Frederikseburg Canaan and Millton townships.
A boy of about nine haggles for a dollar and quarter at a pawnbroker to redeem his sister Maggie's coat so she can go to work. He explains Maggie is sick and needs the money for food and her first day of wages, braving the bitter cold.
The term bawbee or baby coin links to Mary Queen of Scots depicted as a child on the Scottish halfpenny. The 1543 coronation portrait of a nine month old Mary was used on early coins, creating the “bawbee” nickname still heard though the image no longer appears.
Wayne MacVeagh Archbishop Ryan and George B Roberts were guests at a Luton league banquet years before Roberts death. A rail executive and legal adviser joked about giving Roberts a free pass to heaven. The archbishop quipped he would, but feared news of parting Roberts from his counsel in the world beyond.
An English newspaper recounts pupils asked to write parts of the chorus of Rule Britannia. One student offered Royal Brick Tanner as a stand in, another started with Rore Britanler, while a third attempted a full verse with a garbled version praising Britain and God.
In Gerry de Windt Jo bia book Finland og It Is a mot of Andree the arctic explorer recalls a dinner party moment. When asked how he would know he crossed the north Pole he quips that a north wind becomes a south one. The anecdote highlights his famed wry style.
Louis XVII titular king of France died in the Temple of Paris from abuse and neglect. Four Public Safety Committee members and over twenty temple officials identified and certified the death. The remains were privately buried in St. Marguerite cemetery and the grave was obliterated.
A grand tale recalls Carthaginian women led by their queen cutting off their hair to make ropes for besieged Carthage when Romans needed lines. Their selfless devotion underscores ancient siege resilience and collective sacrifice.
In a wry moment Edward muses on notes and luck while she sighs that her hopes rise at the sight of them. He replies that his notes have only ever raised hope, not results, casting a rueful mood over the exchange.
A fortune teller prophesies marriage within a year, prompting a married woman to declare she must begin divorce proceedings immediately, as reported by the Boston Post.
The text notes that systematic capitalization in writing and printing became common only around the year 1430, marking a shift in typographic practice and literacy development.
A short 19th century style note explains that facial reddening from heat is due to radiated warmth acting on skin nerves and vasomotor nerves. Direct exposure causes the face to flush more, while clothing shields the body. It cautions that excessive heat can harm sensitive individuals and may provoke injury.
In Paris Victor Hugo once sat to be shaved by barber Brassier in Place Royale. A friend asked the busy barber who replied that he faced thirty ladies for soirées and balls. Hugo, inspired, jotted a poem on the back of a scrap, leaving the names and addresses of the thirty ladies written there.
A minstrel story by Billy Rice recounts a man who finds a pin at a merchant’s door and is offered no job. The merchant mocks the small act, then grows successful by owning the business, while Rice notes his own failed attempt to ask for work by picking up a pin. The joke ends with a merchant doubting the man’s honesty.
References define nautical mile as 60 thirds of a celestial mile and note routes between New York and Liverpool. Distances are 8,004 nautical miles via the northern track and 8,139 via the southern track. From Liverpool to New York the miles are 3,039 and 8,109. Landmarks include Randy Hook Daunt’s Rock Queenstown harbor and Bull Cow and Calf for British coast sightings.
An English rector recalls a boyhood scene when a couple sat together on the women’s side of a church. The verger expelled the man saying in a loud voice that “We don’t have no sweet hearting here.” This anecdote, cited by London Tit-Bits, spotlights once common seating customs in churches.
An impecunious artist of humble beginnings, who once started as a sign painter, discusses a new model for a great work. A dilettante asks if she suits the subject and the artist replies she should not, noting she charges $2 per hour.
In a Chicago Tribune style line up a lawyer draws up a marriage settlement between an American heiress and a foreign nobleman. Count Boylon de Bakkovisnek confirms preference for the term dowry as the document takes shape.
A brief exchange puzzles with a speaker noting his daughter is twenty six and born two years after his marriage at twenty two. The dialogue includes Brown and White with comment that the speaker should figure it out. The source is a fragment from the Loston Transcript.
In a brief Irish humor vignette Pat and Mike trade quips about brickwork. Pat claims mortar keeps bricks apart, prompting a quick retort that mortar actually binds them, ending the exchange as a lighthearted pun.
The article notes Mount Fuji as the tallest and most prominent mountain in Japan, with about twenty active craters and Fuji’s peak visible across thirteen provinces. It mentions distant ash fall near Tokyo and the Tokaido region, Fuji viewing streets, and the regular winter snow cap from November to July, with climbing feasible in summer and early autumn.
The passage discusses how the Mikado is referred to by the people of Inyo and explains that the ruler’s official title is not widely known. It notes that the term teone bel ha meaning imperial majesty was once used but has faded in usage over generations.
The United States grindstone industry is concentrated in Ohio and Michigan with Cleveland as a central hub. Major quarries lie in Lorain, Cuyahoga, and Summit counties near Cleveland, forming the nation’s largest grinding stone district, plus southern Ohio along the Ohio River and inland north of Marietta. Michigan quarries sit on Lake Huron shores near Grindstone City, about ninety miles north of Port Huron, while Edgemont Stone Co operates in the New England area nearby.
Collis P Huntington paid Ward Bercher $1500 for a secret marriage to his deceased first wife and another $1500 for a public ceremony when he remarried in Europe. Beecher reacted with humor, quipping that Huntington would make a fine Mormon.
Ripon retains a long standing ritual with a nightly wake at midnight. The city official wears a ceremonial coat, stands before the mayor’s house, and sounds three solemn notes on a horn decorated with silver badges. He then proceeds to the market cross and gives a final blast on the horn.
The tallest men of west Europe are in Catalonia Spain Normandy France Yorkshire England and the Ardennes Belgium. In the United States the thirty eighth parallel through Indiana and northern Kentucky marks the latitude of big men while the forty second parallels denote the big cities.
The article notes cabbage as endowed with remarkable medicinal virtues in olden times. It claims cabbage was seen as a radical cure for drunkenness and cites Cato arguing Rome could do without physicians for many years by using cabbage alone.
The Lancet notes that the average English cook refuses to weigh ingredients and declines roasting meat, preferring to place it in the oven or in front of the fire, with laziness extending to basting or shielding the meat with a screen.
The stork remarks that fame and reputation stem from strict attention to very little things, illustrating a village or editorial aside in the Colorado Springs Gazette. The quote emphasizes small details as the basis of character and public regard.
Mrs Barrow's three children have the measles according to Mrs Trotter and Mrs Foster. They discuss economizing by all getting ill at once to avoid paying multiple doctor visits.
A large gathering marked the twenty sixth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Allen at their East Henry Street residence last Saturday August 16. About seventy five guests, including several from out of town, enjoyed a lawn repast under Chinese lanterns, with some seating indoors due to cool weather. Speeches were given by August Hess and Mrs. Barnhart, and many fine presents were exchanged. Attendees from away included Mr. and Mrs. John Allen Allegany Pa, Mr. Joseph Allen Wilkensburg Pa, Dr. Arthur Allen South Sharon Pa, Mr. Jobs Irvine Alliance Ohio, Mrs. Mary Hummer Fostoria Ohio, and August Heas with sons Walter and Ralph New Berlin Ohio.
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