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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1897
Page
5
The document urges voters to uphold Prohibition, arguing actions at the ballot box matter more than words. It condemns middle ground and false accusations, stressing duty, courage, and faith to do right, quoting Lincoln and urging unity among temperance supporters.
A program for the Correspondents Pic nic at Smithville C September 9 begins 11 A M with Anthem Invocation and remarks by Rev I N Kieffer Dr H J Sullivan presiding. Included are addresses by Misa Marion Smith and Hon E B Eshelman plus recitations by Miss Merlie Herman Miss Mabel Fike and Miss Nellie Werntz. Musical items by Wesleyan Quartet and Orrville professor Phelps. Speeches by Rev Cochel Maj B Eberly and J W Bricker. Adjournment after 4 P M with secretary O E aint. By order of B J Sullivan president OG E Slutz secretary.
J B Elliott opens a feed barn and coal yard at the old Shivaly Foundry corner of North and Buckeye streets. The enterprise promises full conveniences especially for ladies and will take customers starting Monday August 23 in time for the fair week. Elliott pledges the lowest prices and notes a related cheap excavator service to New York for merchants on August 27. For details contact the nearest Pennsylvania Line agent or C L Kinship Assistant General Passenger Agent Cleveland.
Sterling Sauvain Wooster and Mrs Budd Canton guests visit with relatives in region. Miss Della Amnitz and Miss Ida Loronox attend Wooster events while Miss Carrie Beichler stays near Smithville. Freeman Hoff from Plankinton on vacation with parents. many others drop in for visits and at the teachers institute. Subscribe for the HERALD.
Last Thursday August 19 funeral services were held for Saronel Hoina. His remains were brought from Cuyahoga Falla where the family had resided. Hoina, formerly of Applecreek, was a well known figure locally. Rev. Scarborough conducted the M. E. church ceremony. He leaves a large family including four wives, three sons and two daughters. Community notices follow with local visits and church activities including a union missionary meeting at the Reformed church led by Rev. Wolbaugh and others.
Miss Ollie Hilo visits Miss Vianio Startler for a few days. Mrs Grove visits. Wooster Fair attendees expected. Miss Minnie Gill at home visiting parents. Cloll Tingle returned from Niagara Falls. Dr Mowrey and family started for Tennessee last Monday. Hisses A Palmer M and J Houck visited Mr Bardon last week. Many attended Pleasant Home Camp meeting last Sabbath. Jeromoville picnic drew many. Correspondents picnic expected. Henry Winterstoon and family visited Applecroft last Sabbath. Miss Ross of Big Prairie visiting her sister Mrs Butt. W W Kauffman went to North Lawrence last Saturday. Miss Pearl Hines visiting sister at West Salem.
A Dest-Maar i actor recounts a London tale of a fencing master who, aged but strong, fought a burglar and his two sons in dim light. Each son lunged, mistaking kin for foe, until the father entered with a walking stick. The intruder was beaten and all three attackers were defeated.
A student narrator claims a public entertainment scene featured a boastful boy. When pressed, a gruff challenger asks what he can not do. The student yawns and reframes the boast as inability to pay, prompting laughter from the audience. A separate quip about a church tower sparks a city-vs-town exchange.
The article recalls the early Christian order of Knighthood for care of leprosy, noting its Jerusalem vicinity origin as the Knights of St. Lazarus. It also mentions a Pope’s villa site claim at Tockenham, Blondin the rope-walker in Paris, and a Cham sketch remark.
The article outlines European demand for peanut products including oil, flour, and confectionery uses. It notes a Virginia company’s role, describes processing steps from crushing to drying, and cites estimates like five tons yielding 235 gallons of refined oil and other byproducts valued in dollars, with widespread hospital use in Germany.
A litigant’s friend asks if the lawyer fully grasped the case. The reply notes the lawyer focused on money as the root cause, implying that by extracting funds, the trouble would vanish. The observer doubts the attorney’s understanding and hints at misdirection.
A national convention declares that prohibiting manufacture importation and sale of alcoholic beverages is essential to the welfare of society and politics. It urges union of all prohibition supporters and supports state and national legislation to end alcohol traffic while allowing conscience on other issues. It asserts suffrage should not be abridged due to race.
In a statewide party platform reading aloud in Athens, Roy H F McLane presents the Prohibition Party of Ohio call for abolition of alcoholic beverages under state and federal law. The declaration condemns liquor traffic for moral and fiscal harms, cites poverty and crime, and urges voters to unite across parties to suppress saloons and gambling, support tax removal on drink, and defend individual rights without gender restriction.
Directory lists Methodist Episcopal, Westminster Presbyterian, First Presbyterian, United Presbyterian, English Lutheran, Bethany Baptist, Reformed Charge, St James Episcopal, and Disciples Church. Includes pastors, service times, Sunday School, prayer meetings, and youth activities. Event hours vary Sundays at 10:30 or 9:00 start, with weekday meetings noted. Public invited to worship and join various church programs.
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