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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1883
Page
4
The card emphasizes constitutional and statutory prohibition of intoxicants, enforcement of all laws without fear or favor, civil service reform, prudent use of public funds, and a free ballot free of machine control fraud or bribery by bosses.
Mrs J Ellen Foster confirms the telegraphers strike is over and operators seek reinstatement. In Wheeling West Virginia Mrs Yencken died after ingesting an entire box of Rough on Rats, ignoring directions.
In Cincinnati last week seven people were killed within six days, all attributed to heavy drinking. Police note the violence followed a pattern linked to liquor as the city grapples with alcohol related crime.
The essay notes sensational terms like Tregory knife death-dealing revolver and feast of blood appear in headlines. It argues liquor traffic commonly promotes crime in nine of ten cases, framing a link between intoxication and violence.
The term boycott originates from an Irish landlord named Boycott whom the Land League refused to patronize until concessions to tenants were met. It parallels an Americanism meaning to bulldoze through pressure.
Casamicciola on Ischia rebuilds rapidly with 154 new buildings completed and occupied, a feat likened to New World ingenuity after the earthquake disaster.
At Richwood Ohio farmers rallied to back a Prohibitory ordinance. A petition signed by 272 local traders urged the council to close saloons, arguing farmers would seek towns with saloons if Richwood remains dry. The movement shows near unanimous farming support for Prohibition.
The writer notes Missouri’s high license law is ignored by saloon keepers. Saloons in St Louis operate openly on the Sabbath while Governor Crittenden demands strict enforcement. He vows no compromise and urges a march to solid Prohibition.
Obituary recalls York resident Judge Jeremiah Sullivan Bulack born January 10 1810 in Somerset County Pennsylvania. He served as supreme court judge and chief justice, was attorney general and secretary of state under Buchanan, a Democrat and Campbellite, and died August 19 1883 after a long public career. He expressed faith in eternal life to his wife before death.
The piece argues that many oppose prohibition in principle but avoid action. It warns parents and guardians that liquor harm can reach their families through friends and temptations, urging broader public effort and personal involvement in the temperance cause.
Thousands of telegraph operators across the county face the question of striking. Many left solid jobs and earned wages sufficient for decent attire, only to lose positions and pay when striking. The author argues perseverance and savings as a way to join and drive down monopolies.
The piece notes rising Prohibition momentum across Ohio with many villages enacting prohibitory ordinances under the Scott Law. It lists Greenwich, Liepsie, Bedford, New Carlisle, Richwood, Fredricktown, Ada, Freport, Garrettsville, Fredericksburgh among those adopting or urging ordinances to curb business.
Mitts Gardner of the Second Amendment group told an interviewer that Judge West congratulated him on his land speech and said he was right. Gardner reportedly opposed the First Amendment and urged voting only for the Second Amendment.
The Exchange of Ada Ohio is forced to shut due to mining stock and futures losses by its president. Depositors will receive about twenty five cents on the dollar. Fortunately, few depositors are affected.
Serious drought conditions plague many portions of the state with corn withered and pastures brown and crisp in several counties.
President Arthur and his party are reported to be enjoying hunting and fishing in Yellowstone National Park during a leisure outing. The trip highlights a moment of recreation for the president and companions in a national park setting.
Two little girls in Cincinnati’s Garfield Square act as mourners while one girl pretends to be dead on a bench. The scene uses a child’s innocence to evoke mortality, contrasting “rosy plaything” with the grim myth of manhood and raising questions about fleeting life.
A speaker attacks liquor interests as false liberty champions. He cites police and revenue raids, asks what liberty has the Brewers Congress or Distillers Union built, and rails against how alcohol harms families. A satirical tale of Walker and a jackass calls out fake calls to religious duty and the price paid by drunkards' households.
A critique of liquor traffic calling it a cruel, diabolical practice. The piece argues government profits from licensing while punishing drinkers, with revenue from licenses contrasted with penalties for drunkenness and crime. It questions the paradox of government complicity and the fate of the drunkard.
A Waukegan Gazette piece argues that liquor power is weakening as public opinion grows against it. It says the rum traffic harms families and society while public resolve increases to end its influence and force regulation.
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