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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1883
Page
3
Directors C. V. Hann J. D. Roprson M. D. W. W. Wallace James Wallace listed in the document as members of the governing slate. Further details on roles or affiliations are not provided in the fragment.
A compact ad for thorough instruction in bookkeeping and penmanship by S B Mene, proprietor and principal, at 8 E Cor Square Taos New Mexico. The readable fragment advertises practical courses and local schooling.
Time table details for Fort Wayne to Pittsburgh and intermediate stations, with through trains to Chicago Crestline and Pittsburgh. Notes specify daily except Sundays, accommodation trains, Pullman cars, alliance Niles and Ashtabula lines, and times in Columbus time versus Pittsburgh and Chicago time. Baker Baldwin signs as manager.
The fragment argues against liquor use by citing a biblical prophesy on temptation and its social ills. It recalls a public leader's stance after Michigan's 1881 constitutional setback, claiming prohibition would ruin the liquor trade. It cites temperance arguments and opponents who deny prohibition's practicality.
The piece surveys views of major liquor associations and editors on prohibition. It cites the Beer Brewers Congress, Chicago Liquor Dealers Association, Illinois State Liquor Dealers Association, and Chicago Champion, highlighting calls to oppose prohibition and warnings of its supposed economic impact. It notes statements from Reuter, Adolph George, and Rubens about vigilance, unity, and resisting prohibition.
In Yarmouth Nova Scotia a Presbyterian elder, fond of Westminster Confession, attends a Methodist prayer meeting for social intercourse. He praises John Wesley then thanks God for John Knox and the 113 Presbyterian ministers, while noting 109 Methodist ministers in the country. The column mocks editorical jargon and obituary phrasing.
The piece notes the rise of western press service, breaking the New York Associated Press monopoly as eastern papers fear stagnation. It argues newspapers should expand their scope and offer illustrated, color supplements, predicting larger and better journals driven by free trade in news.
The King of Servia dismissed American lager at first but after the ninth glass he insulted his valet and swore at his servants before climbing into bed with his boots still on.
A collage of domestic advice on facial care and cosmetics cites ammonia use and soap to clean pores, with warnings about overwashing. Anecdotes include a woman who never washes her face and a playful editor joke about a supposed typo. It notes rising U S silk production and scattered notes on butter factories.
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