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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1883
Page
5
Statement of aims includes prohibition of intoxicating liquors as beverages enforcement of laws impersonal civil service reform fiscal prudence and a free unmanipulated ballot free of fraud bribery and boss influence ready for voters.
A publisher prepares to print diary fragments from a saloon keeper detailing daily life, operations, and social scenes inside a 19th century bar. The excerpts promise vivid anecdotes about patrons, staff, and the business from the inside.
The history of every discovery and reform is the chronicle of toil and long discouragements endured in pursuit of benevolence and enterprise.
A reflective musing argues that constant dread or ridicule stifles reason just as fear of death hinders enjoyment, asserting conviction must withstand social ridicule to live meaningfully. The piece contrasts mental fear with the pursuit of reasoned life.
An Abilene preacher refused a $100 raise offered by his congregation saying the hardest part of his work is collecting his salary and he does not want that nuisance added.
The St. Clairsville Gazette buys the Mansfield Shield and Banner and will assume control this week. Mr Gaumer is described as an able but uncompromising Democrat. Mr Charles N. vt'er serves as editor of the…
Fragment discusses General Jackson's line to the victors and contrasts Governor Butler and Ben Bourier statements. It suggests governments belong to friends and implies critique of political spoils. The text reflects partisan rhetoric and competing maxims.
English campaigners push Sunday liquor sales ban with 6000 petitions and 679000 signatures in favor of the Sunday Closing Bill. In 400 towns across England and Wales support runs eight to one for the measure.
A letter or editorial suggests Hon. James Monrot of Oberlin as the best representative of Republican principles for governor in Ohio. The piece endorses his candidacy and positions him as a leading party figure for the coming fall election.
A Montreal Gazette item recounts a respectable citizen who opened his young daughter's bank and, despite her tears, took twenty-five cents of her Christmas money, a heartless act condemned as cruel and greedy.
The Cincinnati News reports Hon H Bayne at the Jackson celebration in Cleveland spoke on democracy policy proposing graded taxation and liquor licenses against prohibition. He urged readers to speak out on this issue.
A drunken father, John B Hoffman, killed his son Robert aged 21 in Cincinnati. On the same day Drunken Jack Sheenan drove his wife from their home and killed his son James age 17 who was ill in bed in St Louis.
Rev Joseph Cook argued in a temperance discourse that five great powers shape society are the parlor the pulpit the press politics and solace. He named the parlor as the leading force capable of guiding the others.
A dialectal folk sketch says a man describes his head pain after a drink, then relief when he stops drinking. He claims his mind clears and a sense of singing follows, concluding he will stay with temperance despite lingering doubt.
A traveler recalls a chance meeting with a tall man whose life descended from Virginia's upper circles to railroad labor. Once educated and cultured, he fell to drink, lost status, and now wanders seeking work on the Killbuck Valley line. His tale ends with a bleak forecast as his struggle against addiction continues.
District Attorney Stewart L Woop states to a Chicago Herald reporter that the Republican party will carry New York if it deserves to. He praises the previous fall’s anti corruption outcome and argues New York’s essential Republicanism is strongest now. He warns defeat in 1884 would be nationwide, worse in New York.
The report notes Vineland’s 12 000 population taxed 476 for police and other costs while Yonkers faced 15 000 tax tally and high liquor fines. It cites Maine New Hampshire and Vermont drought harms, job losses, and argues prohibition’s impact on liquor sales versus water use.
On the Shiloh field Captain J W A Gillespie of Middletown improvised a tourniquet with his handkerchief to control bleeding and revived a dying rebel officer, later identified as Colonel Polk, then treasurer of Tennessee who allegedly fled with $400,000 of public funds. The story praises Gillespie’s mercy while noting Polk’s infamous flight with state money.
The Star Route trial lumbers on with George Bliss, prosecutor, earning $100 daily during proceedings, while two assistants gain $50 each day. The three have already drawn over $90,000, a sum critics say fuels delay and tops the original illicit gains by the star routers.
A Cleveland Leader correspondent in Akron Beacon argues Hon. James Monroe should be governor. He is described as the best representative of the state’s leading principles, warning that Republican defeat would be courting disaster.
The Dayton Journal signals support for John Sherman’s gubernatorial bid. It endorses his platform highlighting his role in pushing a bill to delay whisky tax payments.
A brief note from the New York World reflects on public reaction to journalism. It compares opinions about the paper as dull or provocative and discusses how readers will seek out contrarian material or avoid content deemed improper.
Mr. Stevenson's satirical remark on Pendleton's Civil Service Reform inspired a thought on local party stance. His claim that to the victors belong the spoils was met with loud approval from the audience.
The Loudonville Democrat warns Senator Pendleton's civil service bill puts the Democratic party in a tough bind for the 1884 campaign. If law stands, no clear issue. if repealed, risk of defeat. The piece paraphrases Horrace Greeley calling the party in a fix.
A sequence of marriage notices from 1882 to 1888 lists couples wed by Rev. J Frank Smith and others at the M E Parsonage in Fredericksburg and nearby areas. Names include Howard S Woodruff Minnie Bates Isaac Moffer Ida M Snyder Charles C Knoble Mattie J Ross Michael Booth Laverna Brown John Harvey Bean Belinda Horner P S Schlauch Emma Lachat David A Nolin Margaret A Mowery and spouses, with locations Shreve Apple Creek Reedsburg Wooster Maysville and dates in January December 1882 to January 1888.
A historical notice invites readers to join a subscription drive for a library of twenty varied titles. Subscribers receive one free book from the list, with prices ranging 100 to 300 dollars for bound volumes. The appeal highlights the latest edition, compact 5 by 8 inch pages, and prompts local appeal to neighbors to secure a complete library.
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