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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1885
Page
5
Wayne County Prohibitionists will hold a convention at the Old Lutheran Church in Wooster on Saturday June 20 1885 to select five delegates for the State Convention in Springfield on July 1 and 2 Full representation urged from every township By Driver or Committee J T Wisner Secretary.
Proprietor B Walter offers Dow and Gorgas Refrigerator Cupboard and Sideboard Cabinet at low prices from 32 East Larwill Street opposite the Opera House Wooster Ohio. The ad lists many names as supporters and endorsers of the new design noting it saves ice and serves as a compact dining room appliance.
A warning about dishonest baking powder sellers who go door to door claiming their products rival Royal Baking Powder. The piece cites tests showing adulterated powders contain lime or high alum content and urges readers to trust Royal, which has government approval and a long record of reliable baking results.
A catalog of food commodities with unit pricing including butter eggs cheese hams shoulders sides tallow bags potatoes white beans dried fruits cabbage onions apples chickens and turkeys listed per common unit such as per pound per dozen and per bushel. The fragment shows a dated ledger style inventory with market terms and unit measures.
A corrected per unit price list for flour wheat rye oats corn barley clover seed flax seed wool salt wood hay and cord measurements is shown with units such as barrels bushels and cords. The document cites a correction by John Willaman and includes miscellaneous typos and garbled entries.
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