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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1902
Page
2
The text outlines printing and advertising terms from The Herald Printing Co Wooster Ohio. It covers subscription rules, rates, changes of address, advertising features, and editorial communications policies with emphasis on quarterly pricing and disclaimers for publication.
Secretary of State A L White of White Cottage Muskingum Co Board of Public Works Samuel W Dunlap of Williamsport Pickaway Co Judge of Supreme Court A L Talcott of Cleveland Dalry and Iood Commissioner e ce A Mace of Greenville Darke Co
The Prohibition party of Ohio outlines ten principles calling for nationwide sobriety, end of liquor traffic, and removal of corrupt influences in government. It denounces the Democratic and Republican parties, urging voters to back Prohibition to restore integrity, order, and fiscal stability.
The quotation extols the Prohibition party as wider and nobler in appeal to men, fighting for home and native land, contrasting it with the two old parties that struggle merely for offices and spoils. It frames prohibition as a higher moral cause.
A Woolley quotation condemns sin as fatal, arguing that true immortality comes from doing right. He frames the Christian call in Jesus Christ as living a life patterned after righteousness and divine will.
The piece argues that the two old parties defend the saloon and must be rejected. It declares the saloon must die and urges Ohio voters to support the Prohibition ticket, claiming it aligns with church and Christian men’s prayers and opponents of the saloon.
The "Fighting Parson" Silas Swallow is nominated again by Pennsylvania temperance leaders to carry the Prohibition banner in the forthcoming gubernatorial race. Supporters urge the Methodist preacher to lead against Governor Stone and the Republican machine amid rising discontent with political conduct.
A historic push for stricter Prohibition follows a 108 to 19 House vote banning all intoxicating liquors inside the Capitol. The piece laments saloon harm in Youngstown, naming the Jonah saloon as a symbol, and condemns drinking's ruinous toll on self respect, money, health, and loyalty.
The Southwest grows agitated over prohibition as Mississippi Louisiana and Texas move toward prohibition. Local option laws advance though Gulf Coast counties resist. The movement is dominated by preachers and women with the negro vote shaping outcomes and enabling legislative disfranchisement.
Bonj Wheeler formerly of Orrville is appointed postmaster at Warwick. The article also notes the wedding of Agatha Hard and Willard Obliger last night and details about the Boston Piano Co plant offer. A Patterson commencement is planned for Rittman on June 18 with a public exercise. Ashland Board infirmary directors and their wives visited Wayme county infirmary on Wednesday. A joint meeting was held.
The report covers joint efforts with the Wayne county board to settle relief claims while detailing Wooster events. It notes Mrs. Sarah Hoffman recovering from hernia surgery at Stoll & Ryall hospital and soon returning home. Also listed are upcoming baseball in Wooster, a funeral sermon for Mrs. J. B. Myers, the High School Annual sale, an oil well on Bell land, warnings about nitroglycerine, a boy’s poisoning scare, the death of Mrs. Amands Rumbaugh, an Advertised letters list, and school and civic notices from Wooster in June 1902.
A brief quip from the Ohio State Journal portrays a feisty exchange as a bold suitor declares intent to marry a daughter and the father retorts he has his own troubles, framing a domestic dispute with impartial humor.
A Chicago Tribune clipping quotes Uncle Jerry Peebles on watching self styled men. He quips that some folks think the job is done so well it needs no polish, reflecting a local flavor of wit and skepticism.
A historical schedule lists events for June including a Woman's Advisory Board meeting at Memorial Chapel, a Kauke Conservatory organ recital, Alumni Business Meeting in the Library Reading Room, several class reunions at home venues, President's Reception, and the Thirty-Second Annual Commencement at Memorial Corporation Lunch. The timetable spans Tuesday to Thursday with varied times and locations.
The article urges timely wedding gifts and explains etiquette. Send the gift a month before the wedding without a visiting card. Address to the bride if close to her, or to the bridegroom at the bride’s house if closer to him.
Mrs McCarthy insists she can diagnose her husband after the doctor leaves it to her. The exchange shows a humorous reliance on Mrs McCarthy as she proclaims the diagnosis will be made with a long, stout muslin.
A lively exchange recalls Tom Robinson as an entertaining, brilliant man. The speakers weigh which of Robinson's sisters stands out, noting the little sister with black hair as preferred.
In 1831 Thomas Saverland sued Alfis Caro lne Newton after she bit a piece from his nose when he tried to kiss her as a joke. The defendant was acquitted and the judge declared that a woman may bite a man’s nose if kissed against her will. The Eills and Its History.
A brief Chicago Herald aside notes a speaker claiming his daughter was raised in luxury. The dialogue contrasts material comforts with future provisions to prevent longing for such wealth.
A tourist questions climate change, but an old settler rebukes the idea, arguing that if it were possible humanity would have altered it long ago. The exchange appears in a Washington March excerpt.
The United States subtreasury offers to replace worn or folded currency with new bills upon surrender of old notes. Clerks may refuse under strict law, but in practice they provide unfolded currency in any desired denomination, provided enough clean money is on hand.
A traditional New England doctor lives near a cemetery that runs behind his house and along the road. Locals fear night visits, yet he answers, no phantoms trouble him because the neighbors owe him money. The piece notes inherited village superstition about the dead and the eight o clock return home fear.
A child struggles to wash hands before dinner and lies about cleanliness. After a stern reproach, the mother discovers the hands were not washed as claimed, revealing the child's fear of forgetting. The scene from a New York Press excerpt highlights parental disappointment and a reminder of honesty.
Pimples are common on the face and especially the nose. They stem from blood impurities and require constitutional care. A safe preventive method is to apply arnica to the skin as swelling begins. A few hours before a pimple forms there is slight inflammation, and applying arnica once during the swelling can push the pimple back under the skin with several applications in a day.
An intelligent sepoy in India brought a telegraph message to a central Indian office and claimed perfect English. After two corrections the operator insisted on proper wording. He finally transmitted the line: Come quick, father dangerously dead, amid tension and a threat to report to the superintendent Mandalay.
The article describes a chemical method to cut brass by drawing a line with a pen, applying nitric acid to create a break like glass, and notes handmade gold pens cut from strips costing 5 to 20 dollars, praising machine made versions.
A fragment from London Answers contemplates a genteel carver who alters his craft to honor etiquette. It notes moments when a craftsman secretly wishes to break decorum by placing a foot on the table while handling a bird, reflecting on times when being right outweighed past mistakes and a longer decal or memory from Atchison Glebe.
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