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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1902
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes from the Wooster Ohio post office at Public Square discuss a grand class matter and a corner near Downing Brock, with unclear specifics and read as archival signage.
A column details a gift offer from an unknown millionaire to the University of Wooster with conditions including a $40,000 Wayne County raise for rebuilding. More than $22,000 has already been subscribed, leaving under $1,000 to raise in fifty days. The piece calls for unity and swift action from all Wayne County residents to ensure the university's future in Ohio.
A local editorial argues that colleges and universities are not profit driven but rely on endowments and philanthropy. It notes that many institutions remain underfunded by tuition alone, and that large endowment funds subsidize tuition for numerous deserving students through scholarships and free access.
The Cleveland Leader argues that training in the United States relies on philanthropy to expand and improve colleges and universities. It asserts that more funds benefit students and national progress, not professors, and that wealthier institutions enable broader access for ambitious students regardless of means.
Mr and Mrs William H Wiler celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary Friday evening December 27 at their South Market Street home. About 75 guests attended including some who were present at the original wedding on December 28, 1876. The rooms were beautifully decorated and refreshments served.
H. E. K. Brady of Wooster, train master for the Alliance-Creatline division of Pittsburg, Wooster and Cleveland, is promoted to Inspector of Transportation for the Pennsylvania Lines and will start in Pittsburgh on January 1. Frank Fast of Alliance will assume Brady’s former position.
Bryan will address the public at the City Opera House on Monday January 6. That evening the Democrats will hold their annual meeting in memory of Andrew Jackson, moving the date from January 8 to accommodate Mr Bryan.
In a New York Press vignette three women with babies board a streetcar in staggered arrivals. The first infant is vigorous, the second causes embarrassment as a bottle is offered, and the third, a baldheaded infant in a matron's arms, provokes reaction from crusty bachelors who call the scene disgusting before alighting.
Mrs. Samantha Peppard of Creston died in Sullivan Ashland County on December 27 at age 28 years 6 months. She was the daughter of Uriah Nolan and Matilda Nolan born in Lattsburg Ohio. Funeral services were held in Creston Sunday afternoon.
The article recalls Napoleon's creation of the Legion of Honor in 1804 amid doubt and satire, noting its aim to satisfy a French hunger for decoration. It highlights the casualties of revolution-era reforms, the notable recipients like Laplace and Cuvier, and the later scandal of Milo Wilson who sold honors via political influence, ending with a court ruling and his political comeback.
A lawyer walking with his law book was accosted by a self righteous man who taunts him. The lawyer replies I don’t preach I practice. The brief exchange highlights a sharp legal quip amid street conversation.
An ancient note explains that certain plants grow on sloth hair, giving a green tint. The coating arises from algae in hair cracks, aiding camouflage among lichen in tropical forests.
A Philadelphia dinner tale links a coronet to a dish stand. George IV wardrobe pieces, including coronation robes, were auctioned in 1833 with 120 lots. Items sold for modest sums: crimson velvet mantle £47 guineas, coronation waistcoat and trunk hose £13, purple velvet robe £55, green velvet mantle £125, contrasted with original costs reaching £1,000 for the last.
A legend ties Air Jailan Gold emid’s family to a bequest from an ancestor who sheltered a rabbi. The box hidden seven days held a document warning no son could inherit, and since then the estate has passed to daughters, defying expectation.
Arab music described as a prima donna singing a duet with herself with notes wavering between sharp and flat and breaking into four or more parts, challenging listeners to follow more than one portion at a time.
A garbled OCR fragment echoes a dispute over an unsigned attack on a newspaper and a punchline about a bonnet price. It comments on mistaken signatures More Anon and Omega while noting editor interplay. Also references a coin of fifty dollars and a witty remark about crime.
The undersigned has been appointed administrator of the Estate of Electa A Peters of Wayne County Ohio deceased. All persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment and those having claims against the estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement. James H. Shields, Wooster Ohio, November 11, 1901.
Partial readable items mention Baltimore Austin Chicago and names poorly legible. The text appears as OCR garble with scattered place names and initials, lacking a coherent event or clear entities to summarize.
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