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Newspaper

Wayne County Herald

Location

Wooster, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1897

Page

8

Photographic Mysteries and Ghost Images in Early Photos

Ambiguous phantom impressions appear on undeveloped and developed plates. Cases include floating female figures, haunted house portraits, and images cast on garden scenes. Burton traced causes to reused glass and residual past exposures, suggesting light is not solely required for such developable images. American Journal of Photography.

Apain Fong Xine Antly Pa- Parr Burton American Journal of Photography

Fight for a Birdhouse Drives Birds From Gar den Nook

A New York Sun report recounts a spring drama as great crested flycatchers seize a small garden birdhouse, bluebirds reclaim it, and wrens finally take over. The cycle ends with all birds leaving the house for winter, lessons on rival birds and persistence.

Bluebirds New York

Wayne Populists Meet in Wayne County Office

Wayne county Populists gathered July 24 at 7:30 p m with H B Matz elected president and W I Rosenberry secretary. Delegates to Columbus named from Wooster Shreve and surrounding areas with alternates listed. A resolution urged delegates and alternates to back Omaha platform principles and nominate only known Populists for the state ticket, opposing opposition in all forms.

Wayne County O. A. Rieder Cell H. B. Matz W If. Rosenberry Columbus McClarran Wooster Charlee Ntelpmetz Woostar Critchfield Shreve Jacob Welker Shre John J Robertson Joseph Walay Kocha John R. Moore Ohio Dale Gates Omaha W .H. Rosesnerny

Weather and events in Wooster area Aug 1897 notices

Rain touched several events with rainouts and delays. August gatherings include a soldiers reunion on August 6 and the Annual Pinnesr Picnic August 28 in City Park. Community notes report a Camp railroad project advancing, water works plans near Wooster and a county teachers institute August 16-20.

Renation Johnston Sweeney E. Larwill St.raop City Opera Ilouge Wooster

Local notices mix of obituaries and legal snips

The item notes the death of Mrs. Katharine N Patterson aged 53 at Ridgewood New Jersey with burial in Steubenville where her children studied at the University. It mentions Major C E Patterson who died in 1885 and a court action in Common Pleas involving B Barrett’s Senate and the Wooster line. Also a Wooster railroad stock dispute and a Bloomington neighbor Milt Reed’s choking accident on a chicken bone requiring doctor aid.

Sesa Ridgewood New Jerey Katharine N Patterson Steubonvilla Woorter Pan Fred Misses Grey Katharine University C. E. Patterson Steubenville Anl Bagon Common Pleas Court B. Barrett Senate Wooster Lake Erie Muskingum Valley Bloomington Milt Reed Thun

Personal notices of visits across towns and states

A long list of social updates shows Miss Ada Marshand visiting Leetonta, Miss Jennie and Mabel McElroy returning from Ada Ohio, Prof Maurer visiting Salem Schools, Lillian Horo in Chicago and Harvey, Mrs Gann and Mrs Craig attending Chautauqua, and many other relatives and friends visiting Columbus Wichita Cleveland Indianapolis and Bloomington. Various weddings trips and school changes are noted including a Thackwall-Johnson wedding and Martha Oriley taking a music post in St Mary Maryland.

Ada Marshand Ie Leetonta Jennie Mabel McElroy Ada Prof Maurer Salem Schoola Lillian Horo Chicago Harvey Dr. Gann L D. Craigthead Chautauqua Geo W. Lesda Eon Earl Wichita Kaners Missea Lotta Horn Adelle Guyot Columbus Jacob Frick Lalu Lakes Arthur King Tifsin W. Landis Mina Lyda Hayes Cleveland Lodema Phillipa Walter B. Jones Lodianapolis Ind Mra G. M. Farmer B. F. Pordy J E. West Enq Bellefontaine Iaw Isaac Johnson Kouttler Jia J.P Arnold Loudonville Wooater Wayne Topeka Kansas Albert McFadden Bloomington Misa Edna Pennell North Liberty Thackwall-Johnson Martha Oriley Hag St. Mary Maryland J. O. Campbell D. D U .P. Church Penneylvania Col W A. Taylor Cincinnati Enquirer J. F. Marchand Toledo Buckeye Editorial Association Wallace Detrolt Wooster Judge Taggart R. D. Tracy Indiana Johnson-Thackwell E. E Adair Doylestown Adair Round Lake Sndh C. E. Thorne Minneapolis Minn Thorne U. S. Experiment Station

University Faculty Distorted Across Regions Sees Wide Travel

The University Faculty is widely distributed with Dr. Kirkwood in New England, Profe Compton and Notestein in Michigan, Prof Seelye in Europe, Prom Bellowegay and Wong at Atlantic City, Mig Pendleton at Chautangda, and Mies Gingerich in Chicago, reflecting broad geographic spread.

Kirkwood New England Profe Compton Notestein Michigan Prof Seelye Europe Prom Bellowegay Wong Atlantic City Mig Pendleton Chautangda Mies Gingerich Chicago

New Discovery Promises Cure for Coughs and Colds

True Remedy claim touts Dr. King's New Discovery as the only sure cure for consumption coughs and colds verified by testimonials from editor W M Repine at Tinkitwa. It urges avoiding rival remedies and notes bottles are free at Laubach & Boyd's Drug Store with guaranteed satisfaction.

W M. Repine Tinkitwa Dr. King

Pleasant Home Harvest Notice and Local Social News

Farmers near Pleasant Home report most wheat in barns and threshing underway led by H B Holmes Co. A social party at N C Holmes Pittsburg home features Clinton Fahrman and guest Curtis from Cincinnati. Local pastors Rev Hartman Overton and Rev Fetters Overton attend Zion places. Lottie Hartsel visits Weat Salem. Frank Holmes attends water works duties at the Camp ground. Orland Wortenberger returns from Delaware to help harvest.

H B Holmes & Co Hays Clinton Fahrman Mr. Curtis Cincinnati N. C Holmes Pittsburg Hartman Overton Zion O. R Fetters Fair Haven Wm Kiefer Zion's Hill Milton Township Mies Lottie Hartsel Weat Salem D N Snyder Maud Snyder Frank Holmes Charley Clippinger Orland Wortenberger Delaware Orland

Centaur Picture Prompts Human Curiosity in Washington Star

A man with a valise and umbrella browses mythological images in a shop near the door. He asks the clerk what a centaur is and wonders who would treat a centaur if sick, reflecting a joke about natural history and a patent medicine firm.

Nakeeman Washington Star

Wooster Township Sunday School Convention at Christian Church

Wooster Township hosts a Sunday School Convention at the Christian church on North Buckeye et, Thursday evening August 8 at 7 o'clock. Pastors superintendents teachers and all city school workers urged to attend and discuss opening and closing school order and department preparations under MassG W Rew secretary.

Regt. O. N. G Shreve Water Works Wooster Township Union Wooster Preserving Co Edward Houghton Dalton Toledo L. 8. Ebright Akron Wooster David Myers Geo. Foltz Frederickaborg Christian Church North Buckeye Massg W. Rew

Wayne County Teachers Institute Daily Schedule

Wayne County teachers will attend a weeklong institute with a full schedule including 8:30 to 9:35 lectures and 1:00 to 3:60 afternoon sessions. Noted instructors Dr Roark and Dr Schaeffer headline, with lectures on pedagogy physiology and Shakespeare Macbeth for morning class.

Auric N Roark University of Kentucky Lexington N.C Schaeffer Pennsylvania L . Graves Massillon JB Monler Orrville Mateer University of Wooatrr Wayne County Ruric Roark Kentucky Ohio N.C Schacter Schaeffer New England Journal of Education Mobler G.N Mater Wooster Mateor Scovo Bupt. Hauport Shakespeate Macbeth

Read the Riot Act on weeds along streets and sidewalks

An East End reader urges enforcement of weed control, noting burdock and other plants on sidewalks. The writer jokes about enforcing the Riot Act, pointing to existing ordinances and health orders, and questions why property owners fail to curb rooters.

Herat East Bowman St Spink St East Ender Wooater

Wayne Co Farmers Union Meeting Set at Town Hall Lattasburg

The Wayne County Farmers Union will meet in Lattaburg Town Hall on Tuesday evening August 3. The program lists talks on Permanent Pasture by E Swartz, Wheat Culture by Clint Myers and John Bridenstine, recitations by Mabel Martin and Maud Snyder, music by Vernie Swinehart and Clara Swinehart, a fertilizer question by Henry Billheimer and Wm. Thompson, belt maker Myre and A J Martin, and a Bong by the Lattaburg Glee Club. BF Swingiant serves as president with H L Prest as secretary.

Nicholaa Eason Warren A. D. Selby Ohio Squire J. D. Zook Madisonburg John Elliott Wayne Co. Farmers’ Union Lattasburg Rroanam E. Swartz Mabel Martin Clint Myers John Bridenstine Vernie Swinehart Clara Swinehart Henry Billheimer Wm. Thompson Maud Snyder Myre A. J. Martin M. B. Painter Bong Lattascarg Glee Club BF Swingiant H. L. Prest

Railroad Schedule Notice at Wonster and Orville

A clipped timetable shows new time cards for Wonster and Orville lines with arrival and departure times for multiple trains. Westbound and eastbound services list specific numbers and periods, including No 8 at 1:30 am and No 36 around 6:?? am, plus various mail and express services throughout the day.

Wonster Weet

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