Prohibition State Convention to be Held in Delaware
An 1894 call notes the Ohio State Prohibition Convention moving from Columbus to Delaware on February 22. It cites expected attendees National Chairman Dickie and John G Woolley, urges Christian voters to oppose saloons, questions liquor revenue and city morality, and argues Christians must act at the ballot box to restrain the liquor trade.
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Columbus
Delaware
Dickie
John G. Woolley
J. J. Agiensmast
Akron Faces Saloon Shutdown Plan By Liquor League
Akron eyes a proposed two year saloon closure backed by the National Liquor League. The plan would compensate saloonkeepers and seek to curb liquor sales as a tax revenue debate heats up in the city of about 40,000. The proposal, if tried, would monitor a shift in revenue and store closures across roughly 133 liquor outlets.
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Akron
National Liquor League
Akros
League
Casey Harrington arraigned for barn break in Worcester
Casey Harrington was arraigned before Judge Evans on Tuesday afternoon to plead guilty to breaking into the barn of Charles Largell. He was sentenced to twenty months in the penitentiary, with prior penitentiary service noted.
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Wit “Casey Harrington
Wooster
Chas
Largell
Evsan
Harrington
Escape bid by two inmates ends with deputy's gun
Frank Smith of Burbank and Fred Rudge of Orrville were ruled for burglary and attempted a jailbreak. Their escape plan failed when Smith blasted the jail door open and both men charged Deputy Garver, who kept them at bay with his pistol.
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Frank Smith
Burbank
Fred Rudge
Orrville
Smith
Garver
Jury Drawn for Parsons Petit Larceny Case in Shreve
A jury is drawn for the petit larceny case against D P Parsons of Shreve and bound from Mayor's court to Peobure Court. The panel includes Frank Kissinger of Chippewa, Jacob Harmon Coester, Samuel Abter, Chester McClure of Plam, Charles Necht of Sugar Creek, Perry Cotterman of East Union, Kern Lytle of Wooster, Philip Horn Tat Ward of Wooster, Forbes Alcuck of Wooster 2d Ward, W Irvin of Sugarcreek, JEL Morley of Sugarcreek, and George Mulholland of Canaan. The trial is set for Monday, February 2.
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D P Parsons
Shreve
Mayor's Court
Peobure Court
Frank Kissinger
Chippewa
Jacob Harmon Coester
Samuel Abter
Chester
John & McClure
Plam
Charles Necht
Sugarcreck
Perry Cotterman
Eaat Union Kern Lytle
Wooster
Philip Horn Tat Ward
Forbes Alcuck
2D Ward
Irvin
Jel Morley
Sugarcreek
George Mulholland
Canaan
Valentine Poem From a Distant Heart
A late 19th or early 20th century valentine piece addresses Miss G N T My Valentine. The speaker laments distance while praising a beloved voice and flaring sentiments. The poem alternates between romantic longing and doubt, asking for a truthful confession of love and warning of possible hoax or playful response. It references Cupid, velvet vows, and a storm of emotion as the speaker pleads for honesty.
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Tia
Valentine
Prescription foe prevention and a church history note
A curious tale recounts a woman’s claim that a doctor’s prescribed remedy could prevent future torments, with the doctor producing a note that allegedly preserves virtue. The second feature surveys an ancient church’s structure and parish history, detailing early worship, expansions, remodeling, and notable benefactors and events in Boston Herald style.
Reporter anecdotes and a cigarette scam in Sioux City
A jumble of anecdotes from Sioux City Journal readers recount a Cincinnati Commercial Tribune item about a boy buying cigarettes, a prankster gang, and a Cleveland style tale of graft in a petty larceny case. The pages mix dealer comments, schoolboys, and a judge accepting a bribe as a cautionary street news collage.
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Anticigarette League
Kimg
Enme
Rascal
League
Potatoes and Po tat A Curious Irish Dish Mentioned
A fragment from Chambers' Journal notes a legend about potatoga and point in western Ireland. It describes how poverty led to salt-free meals and a dish where potatoes were pointed at with a salt ring or salt substituted for fish. References include Captain Rook’s Memoirs (1824) and R Anderson’s Cumberland ballads, with line about Sunday meals and weekly hunger.
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Ireland
Rook
R. Anderson
Chambers’ Journal
Local Time Card for Bao on Cleveland and Wooster Valley
Time card listing effective May 36th 1898 for North Central Standard Time. Mentions Wooster No 107 12 and connections with schedule entries around 4 pm and 9 pm. Contains fragmented references to trains and offices with unclear abbreviations.
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BAO. E.R
Cleveland, Wooster & Moskingam Valley
Traina
Wonater
C. A
C Railroad
Orrville
North South
Chicago
Cleveland
X Sand
Wooster
B. Martin Mer
Baltiman Aurel G
Ill
Whistling
Nicago Ly
Wola
Apaesa
Auburn
Desbier
Defatca
Foutoria
Wees
Fenton
Sterling
Abttiman Se
Porterown
Barberton
Gleveland
Pitsburg
Vumberland
Washington
New York
Akroo
Pittabury
Cumberland
Washington Il Il
Philadelphia
Burbank
Epmiz Lopmid Co
Oostar Os
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Herald Printing
Fost
FLOMI
Public Ry
Mastef Downing
Wooster's Saloons
John G Woolley
Aillinois
Judas
Children of Light
Liquor League
Triett
Truth
Glory
Yan
Voice
Shin Guid
Wadow
Berdt
Ff Sanoment
Paul
Pittsburg
Altinagh
Loesateu
Maltimore
Alewtre
Liege
Liege Now What Toe Mate of Adl Elas
Corgu
Ilan
Mertiip
Sears
Gercial Gage
Danve
Bostop Herald
Lemandingus
Alsany
Depew
Bany
Albany
Hia Country
New Yorkwilt
Tha Evilepeo
Tha
Seoanad
Enid
Pnid
Justoe
Sioux City Journal
Kible
Busineee College
Ohio
Business College
Snhaerthe
Sarah L. Hoffman
Truat
Wayne County Unio
William F Kean
Criterfield
Attorneys AT Law
Woostke
H. A. Hart
Downing Block Wooster
Atak
Kar Institute
Oorrse & Co
Echolco
John Willaman
DeLrand
Seda
Deland & GO
Fairport
Rosses
Esse
Harry McClarran
Nelle Bros
L Saal
W. G. Maurer
C. A&c. Ry
Newburg
Hudson
Quy’s Falls
Orgine
Vives
Millersby
Mt Ver
Lot
Centerburg
Westerville
Uolumbue
Cincinnati
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Nolumbua Ly
Venterbirg
Millersburg
Tito
Reney
Lcs
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Cleve Land
T ‘Cincinnatl
Parry
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Allons
Tims
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Apt
Colambue
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