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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1885
Page
7
A playful poem describes cats warbling and waltzing in a night scene. The tabby and grandfather cats vocalize in a wild rat loving chorus, with catacoustic imagery and jazzy lilting lines. The piece ends noting infant cats shrieking in a rudimentary spasm of feline capers.
In a grim Westminster street Clara Craven contemplates selling boots to feed her family after her husband loses his bank job. A poster offers a fifty pound reward for jewel thieves, tempting her to turn in a thief, but she resists, choosing family survival over crime. Her godmother Miss Greybrook funds Tom Craven’s new start, and three years later the couple prosper in a seaside town, with Clara later helping another emigrant as they reflect on their trial and the distant temptation of the reward.
New Orleans reports the death of Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines at her home. Daughter of Daniel Clark the state's wealthiest man and early Louisiana representative, she fought a decades long battle over his estate. Courts in New Orleans and Washington repeatedly ruled in her favor, but the city never paid the multi million judgment she won, and her heirs face an unclear future.
An Industrial Outlook notes mills starting up nationwide with a hopeful mood. A large wool and cotton dealer reports cleaned stocks and rising optimism. Raw material prices at bottom prompt stocking up. New England shows strong labor utilization and expected labor resumption next month.
Mrs George Bancroft is praised for expert embroidery rivaling her husband in writing. Her home displays extensive needlework created by her own hands. The memory of navigator Martin Behaim will be honored in Nuremberg with a marble monument designed by Professor Roessner.
Justice Watts states callers should not expect renewed visits. The piece notes American railroads use over 10,000,000-ison car wheels as part of ongoing industrial commentary.
A roundup of Ohio incidents reports shootings deaths and crimes across Urbana Lebanon Winchester Batavia and Columbus. Notable items include Robert Craig 21 killed by accidental shooting in Urbana, Isaac Roberts dies at Winchester aged unknown, several court actions in Findlay Gambier and Delaware, and a Gambier chimes nuisance suit against the State Episcopal Theological Seminary. Dramatic note on John Swin a hobo found with $2188.68 and tax receipts revealing wealth while living as a tramp.
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