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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
3
Daniel H Loreaux of Coopera North Dakota and Mabel H Hat field John L Kerr of Burbank and Elizabeth Bauman of Marshall ville Alfred A Lewis and Mary Morse of Big Protrie are recorded as marriage licenses.
A despondent railroad worker, recently seen saying he would drown himself, was found deceased in the Warwick reservoir on the Wayne County line near Warwick. The body was located early Wednesday morning. He was a stranger to the area and left a clue to identify himself. Coroner Aber departed Wednesday to conduct an inquest.
Clarence Miller of the Smithville vicinity faced cruelty charges after an argument with dealer Ira Frontz over a horse. Miller reportedly kept the animal tied at Quinky Jones’s home for hours without food or water. He was arrested on Frontz’s complaint.
A burglary at Blyth England where a thief stole 260 dollars from a safe then fled by motor yacht owned by a Northumberland coal baron. The yacht was sighted off the Tyne the next morning heading south. pursuit failed and the vessel remains unrecovered. A Derby Connecticut Marriage Lottery Club offers a $300 wedding expense prize with a $50 forfeit and possible expulsion, noting fifteen years of no marriages among twenty two members.
A North Topeka family recalls after four days of isolation how their nine year old boy clung to a cow rope as flood waters rose. The cow carried him four miles to the bluffs through swimming and wading, preserving the child’s life.
In Columbus Aug 26 the Democratic convention named Tom L Johnson for Governor E J Dempsey for Supreme Judge Volney J Dahl for Treasurer J Secriat for School Commissioner Frank B Nilea for Lieutenant Governor Frank S Monnett for Attorney General Charles A Klogb for Auditor and T G Jones for Board of Public Works Jobo H Clarke was indorsed for U S Senator.
In a memoir fragment Bignor Arditi recalls a brutal Washington winter during a touring season. Norina wore a fur cloak as Grisi, Marlo as Paulo, and Norma faced a snow laden stage while the roof sagged from ice and snow melting under gas heat, provoking laughter from the audience.
Applecreek community notices report Mr Clark addressing anti saloon league efforts and a union picnic planned by three churches. Congregational meeting selects Rev Boyer for pastor with salary talks. seminary student McCullough to preach next Sabbath. Also notes arrivals and visitors, missionary society, and county fair trains schedule. Prof Beazell family homeward bound. Rev A W Vernon to visit from Allegheny.
A fragmented historical sketch covers medieval views of Africa and Asia as unknown lands, the belief in endless southern warmth, and northern cold. It recounts Maine shipbuilders using an adz and a prideful carpenter who proves skill by shaping a bolt, then shattering the ax on stone. It ends with the patent office heroism during 1812.
Excursion tickets to Cleveland Columbus and Chattanooga are offered by Pennsylvania Lines and affiliates with set travel dates and round trip prices. Includes August 23 departure to Cleveland via O A&C Ry at 100 dollars round trip with 10 10 am central time departure. August 24 25 reduced fares to Columbus for Democratic State Convention return by August 27. September 17 Chattanooga tickets via Pennsylvania Lines for Wilder's Brigade event.
Special excursion fares offered via Pennsylvania Lines to Mt Vernon and Menefield for fairs and events. Tickets available at ticket agents in Baltimore and western Pennsylvania with return by Sept 30 and excursions to Oct 3. Labor Day trips from stations west of Pittsburgh. 60 day return window. 75c round trip on A W Ry from Canton to Archland Fair.
During a church gathering Edith listens attentively as the minister sings a touching tune. Tears glisten on her lids and slide down her cheeks. when asked how she liked it she replies it hurts her eyes but she enjoyed it.
A narrator recalls the darling woman who trusts him with her troubles while a later self reflects on a life filled with servants and domestic talk from morning to night about the butcher, butler, baker, candlestick maker, and others.
A San Francisco Wasp item notes a humorous exchange about a nobleman-to-be son in law and his talent for business. Mr Com rox expresses cautious trust if he can secure favorable prices as he does for a time, suggesting confidence and skepticism in equal measure.
Dix notes his wife is on the mend after a morning scene by the window where she was seen sewing. He recalls his earlier claim about her condition and confirms improvement.
In a Washington Bay style note, Uncle Eben dismisses some folks’ pretensions as mere ostrich feathers that fail until truly possessed. The quirky quote mocks showy borrowed dignity and implies true claim comes with possession.
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