In Common Press Court Case Over Damage Claim
Elizabeth L Barnes and Marthe K Barnes seek $300 from ex recorder Joan Beback for an error dated Oct 34 1849. Court records note multiple rulings including a trial overrun, fines, and impending divorce proceedings involving Ed Thomen and Nellie Thomen. The grand jury reported indictments and witnesses with various cases continuing into February.
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Elizabeth L
Marthe K. Barnes
Common Press
Joan Beback
Eason Thoreday
John Rush
Lakeville
Ide Dilgard
Rush
Costa
Eason
Hatliday
Smit
Franks
Evson
Pew Triale Inggivin Casa
Sing div
Halarday
Earth closets and farm sanitation urged for fertility
The article argues earth closets prevent well contamination and boost fertility. It recalls a village well contaminated by a nearby privy and frozen ground creating a water exchange, warning that even cleaning cannot restore safety. Earth closets keep excreta dry and absorbent, return nutrients to soil, and the author predicts compulsory use in cities to replace sewer waste.
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Americanuttivalor
Climate impact on Wool Growth in Sheep
A historical note discusses how climate affects wool quality in sheep. Dry cold favors wool endurance while heat and wet weather hinder growth. Changing climates can alter wool, with debate on jarrets forming at the wool outer layer. Western New York breeders note that some exposure to warmth may thicken hair growth.
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Tropics
Jarre
New York
Rochester
George F Mart'n
Rueb
Peter Martin
The
Merino Sheep Breeders’ Society
David Cosset
Lusk
Victor
Pra
City council introduces Elmer Fank as fire chief nominee
Mayor presents Elmer Fank to the council for confirmation on the same terms as ex chief Karlach Hewau. The report discusses surgical views on appendicitis tied to leg-crossing habits, noting how patient posture may affect digestion and appendix irritation.
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Elmer Fank
J Emita
Qarlach
Don Absconds After Marrying Mrs Bell and Vanishing
Don, who wed Mrs Ida Cole Bell of Shrove, was found drunk in winter near Wooster and sent to the County Infirmary. He later abandoned a borno and buggy in Cleveland, rented to him by James Elliott of Wooster, and failed to return a phonograph borrowed from W H Bradshaw. Elliott went to Cleveland to reclaim his property, while Don was rumored to have headed for New York.
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Oscar Don
Ida Cole Bell
Shrove
Wooster
Cleveland
Don
James Elliott
W H. Bradshaw
Mr Elliott
Homer
New York
Questions on Arithmetic for Teachers Examination
A historical arithmetic exam item set covers bank discount negotiable notes mixtures costing and pricing, interest for periods from 1840, weight and measure problems, percent loss and gain, land area triangle with sides 20 30 and 40, walking time puzzles, and multiple travelers starting together aiming to return simultaneously.
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Sears
Troy
John Fost
Mrs Katharine Ross dies at 85 in Sterling home
Mrs Katharine Ross sister of Squire P W Peckinpaugh of Wooster died at her daughter Mrs Jacob Goodyear’s home in Sterling on Monday at age 85. She had lived in Wayne county since about 1820. The funeral was held yesterday at 10 a.m.
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Katharine Ross
Squire P W Peckinpaugh
Wooster
Jacob Goodyear
Sterling
Wayne Co
Wanted managers for county offices in Chicago area
Wanted several men and honest persons to represent us as managers in this and county offices. Salary nine hundred dollars a year plus expenses. Straight bona fide permanent position with office work conducted at home. References, any bank in any town. Enclose self addressed stamped envelope. The Dominion Company Dept, 3, Chicago.
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Dominion
Chicago
Estate Notice of Reuben Reed Executrix Hannah Reed
The Undersigned Hannah Reed as executrix of the estate of Reuben Reed, deceased, of Wayne County Ohio, requests all debtors to pay promptly and all creditors to present their claims duly authenticated for allowance. Wooster, Ohio January 16, 1900.
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Reuben Reed
Wayne County
Ohio
Hannah Reed Wooster, O
Great Hunters The Noera Credited With Freeing Giraffes
The Boers, famed as hunters, were once led by Kruger in campaigns across Cape Colony and Transvaal. Their pursuit of giraffes, valued for meat, hides, and bones, decimated the species as they hunted thousands, driving giraffes northward and making them scarce.
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Waa
Kruger
Domini
Cape Colony
Transvaal
Freel
South Africa
Nfe
Hottelli
Mataboleland
Orange Free
Europa
Europe
The Moccasin: Comfort and Agility in Footwear
A long passage extols moccasins for freedom of movement, warmth, and lightness versus heavy boots. It highlights breathability, dry feet, and ease across rough terrain, comparing eleven ounce moccasins to four to five pound boots, and notes the benefit for hikers and soldiers. Also discusses a separate idea: disagreeing as a gentle art, especially for mothers managing children and servants, emphasizing calm correction over sharp rebuke.
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Mike Hinds
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