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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1897
Page
5
A Pittsburgh Dispatch republished piece extols Japanese mothers as naturally fit for child care. It lauds patience, gentleness, absence of corporal punishment, and deep familial respect, arguing motherhood in Japan is central to national character and social progress.
A group of preachers recall a pious yet grasping nephew who expected to inherit $100,000 from a rich uncle and then sued the charity trustees for nearly $127,500 in interest. A Washington Times anecdote adds a tale of a congressman and a violent drinker in a saloon, illustrating moral contrasts and stubborn greed.
A St Nicholas article by Charles Rawaon Thurston explains torpedo mines used in harbor defense. Mines are steel spheres with explosives held by cables from coastal chambers, detonating remotely or remaining harmless if powered off. The piece also notes ancient dolmens in France, India, and across Eurasia, citing travels and classifications.
Harbert Bolea writes from New York Tribusa about a prairie scene filled with bare low yellow hills and white wind. The poem questions when the earth will respond as storm and wind sweep the plains and birds pass by, evoking spring, drought, and vast fields.
Long obituary for Mary Gingary Schartzer born April 18 1809 in Franklin County Pennsylvania. Married Philip Schartzer June 2 1825. They moved from Lancaster County to Wayne County Ohio then Bryan in 1864. She died March 7 1897 aged 87 and 10 months. Survived by 43 descendants including 49 grandchildren, 84 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren. Funeral held at John Yates residence with Brethren George Sellers and O Krabill.
An ex soldier in Wooster Ohio announces pension claim services regular by Secretary Noble and cites Randall and Holt’s Attorney’s Guide as resources. The ad states honesty, no illegal fees, and that headquarters are in the Court Room. W H Rosson signs as the contact.
The National Prohibition Party endorses national and state legislation to prohibit manufacture importation exportation and sale of alcoholic beverages. It urges unity of prohibition supporters and states the right of suffrage should not be abridged on account of sex. It calls to organize and recruit friends of prohibition while trusting representatives to act on other questions as needed.
Rev H F McLane describes a Prohibition party platform from Ohio urging total suppression of liquor manufacture importation and sale. The declaration denounces drink as a moral social and financial burden and calls for unity of voters to press legal enactments and state action against the traffic.
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