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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1883
Page
5
The diary notes reveal saloon culture and its harm in a Wooster area town with anecdotes about token payments and a wife pleading to stop her husband from drinking. It includes entries dated 5th and 6th and ends with a Wooster University update on enrollment, facilities, and a German Pioneer paper venture.
The Wayne County Herald lists yearly subscription prices for various papers including Ohio Farmer Cleveland Herald Leader Witness Incinminatit Gazette Enquirer Commercial Harper's Weekly Young People Century Scribner's Interior and United Presbyterian Christian Herald. Call the Herald Office for full club rates and options.
The Iowa temperance movement convened a conference to decide next steps following the State Supreme Court's decision against the Prohibition amendment.
This winter Congress will be asked to pass a law allowing the District of Columbia to license or prohibit liquor sales. There are at present seven hundred drinking places in the District.
The manuscript notes that among forty two principal rulers in the world King William of Germany is the oldest at eighty six, while Alfonso of Spain is the youngest at twenty five. The Popes are seventy three, Alexander of Russia thirty one, and Victoria sixty three.
Greene of Shelby county asks Ohio Legislature to require a bicyclist to dismount 25 yards from an approaching vehicle and wait until it has passed. The measure is criticized as a blunt interference with personal liberty of riders.
A temperance campaign starts in Columbus Ohio on February 12 led by Mrs J Ellen Foster and the State W C T U. Governors St John of Kansas and Colquitt of Georgia are expected. The week promises exciting interest.
Bienop Ine Lane of St Paul Minnesota forbids church members to operate saloons. The move, seen as radical amid Catholic temperance currents, will be watched with interest for its effects and reception within the community.
Temperance advocate Francis Murphy plans a return to Philadelphia after nearly three years away. His health is described as badly broken with serious pulmonary concerns. He has spent recent months in the Scottish Highlands seeking relief without success.
Bonded whiskey legislation originally passed by the House was broader than the amended bill now before the Senate with Sherman’s help. Members begin to see it was pushed by a powerful organized whiskey lobby and a resolution for investigation has been introduced. More light on the measure reduces the whiskey factions’ odds of success.
The report contrasts annual spending by Waits America, noting about 90 million dollars allocated to education and 700 million dollars spent on intoxicating drinks within the same year.
An old advertisement touts Wineheil’s Veerbing Syrup as a natural sleep aid and stomach regulator for children and mothers. It claims relief from diarrhea and digestive issues, sold at drug stores and by local vendors.
A damaged OCR fragment describes readers facing difficulty with subscription rates and book delivery. It mentions issues around standard pricing and arrangement, noting the reader’s frustration with the system and potential trouble for subscribers.
In summer 1882 Tuk TRIBUM offers Ridpath's History of the United States a popular 753 page work from aboriginal times to President Arthur. The Weekly Tribune and Semi Weekly Tribune combined with the History are offered for one year at prices with postage paid.
The Tribune promotes The Library of Universal Knowledge Chamber's Encyclopedia in 16 octavo volumes with 13 000 topics and 000 pages per volume. It lists pricing for five and ten year newspaper subscriptions and bundled offers including Young's Bible Concordance and multiple Tribune editions.
An unabridged dictionary offer details subscription options for Webster's Unabridged Dictionary or Worcester's edition with varying terms. The Weekly Tribune five years costs 12, the Dictionary plus Semi Weekly Tribune five years 17, and the Dictionary plus Daily Tribune one year 19.
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