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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
4
Ohio farmers vary in sowing wheat from September to October across the state. Observations suggest earliest sowing around September 23 in the north and October 10 in river counties, with a two to three week statewide window. Data are scarce and seasonal conditions affect timing.
Representatives from France family branches gathered at Joseph and Mrs Gaults home two miles west of Wooster on August 13 1903 for a social reunion. About 120 relatives neighbors and friends enjoyed a meal with diverse dishes and cream by Mrs Gault. Lincoln Short received a $500 purse for years of help while Christona Short sent sympathies. J B France presided with Addish McCoy as secretary. attendees included visitors from Indiana Wadworth Cleveland Medina County and nearby towns.
Rail excursion offers $1.00 round trip to Cedar Point on B and O. Special Wooster-bound train departs 7:00 p.m. Sunday August 20. Rates apply through to Cedar Point with full details from agents or M. G. Carrel, D P A, Cleveland Ohio.
Special correspondence recounts two cases of Indian laborers in the West Indies proving prosperity and romance. Ram Sal, a Rajputan youth from India, saves for years, buys his own silversmith shop in Port of Spain, and dies worth near a million. A Rajah’s son flees caste constraints, becomes a Jamaica coolie, and, saved by a Scots plantation superintendent, reveals his heritage while continuing work on an interior Jamaican plantation.
Fragmentary text shows a planter directing hundreds of indentured laborers to build a productive plantation. It traces Ram Sal’s ascent in the valley, adding to his possessions year by year, with mentions of Port of Byain setting up a base.
A Canton News Democrat warning to Wayne and Blark county residents about stock schemes promising easy profits from foreign plantations. The article cautions that most investments return little or nothing, notes promoters’ inflated prices and misleading dividends, and warns that many small investors like teachers and laborers are targeted.
Lt Col Newnham Davis, a noted dining authority, says he would not advise anyone to eat snails. He recalls two attempts ending in failure and describes snails as tasting like gravel in mock turtle soup. He suggests avoid halls near the Halles and visit Prunter's in Paris for snails Burgundy or Champagne Bordeaux.
Warning about al orotments containing mercury used for cataract treatment. Mercury damages the system and mucous surfaces, with severe harm to the body. The Fox Cheney Co Hall’s Catarrh Cure is cited as dangerous and misrepresented. An ad notes the product costs and urges caution. Separately, H F Lawrence, a Killbuck public school official, disappeared, later found jailed for assaulting his niece Cambria Kanner, raising concern over safety in the town.
Consul Ruffo at Asuncion reports a Paraguay tree yields vegetable silk from bolls six inches long and about four and a half inches in diameter. The material is extremely light and may be woven into threads. Present use suggests stuffing cushions and quilts, where its lightness offers a practical advantage.
Miller, General Passenger Agent, notes A and W trains with immediate connections to Ashland. Trains No 43 and Wooster service link to Ashland with arrivals around 10:50 a.m., 10:45 a.m., and 5:09 p.m. Passengers may transfer for Wooster.
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