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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1899
Page
5
The New York Ledger outlines Chinese death rites noting quick burials for infants and youth, elaborate funerals for the elderly, and vows of filial duty. It describes postmortem practices including gathering the dying, washing in warm water with incense, and the belief that the departing soul exits through the main doorway with spirit money placed over the face.
The text notes a viscid secretion unites an egg and a mosquito, with 260 to 800 eggs laid at once. The egg mass is buoyant against wind and water, built to resist damage, and hatched by sun heat. Cold is said not to destroy the eggs' vitality.
Excerpt from London Standard describes life in the Sudan with constant dust storms, wandering spiders invading tents and luggage, tents turning inside out, and meals spoiled by grit. The author notes dust whipped by fierce winds, paper smeared, and insects clinging to faces during camp meals. The narrative conveys hardship and adaptation in harsh desert conditions.
The text argues thrift cultivates self control as a central virtue beyond mere economy. Repeating careful spending strengthens character, while thrift alone is not virtue. A true virtue remains independent of national habits and must be taught as arithmetic is taught, across cultures and geographies.
John S. Adair of Wooster Ohio represents client in Wayne County bank matter. Court records show filings aimed at securing a financial remedy. Proceedings appear preliminary with docket activity noted in local banking dispute.
A verbose column lists engagements marriages and social updates from Wayne County. It includes alimony case Lottie Hoover vs Peter Hoover in Burton City, local lectures by Dr. Wallace of Alpena, hospital news on Mrs. Weimer, marriage of Bilas Metzler and Winifred Green in Lyndor Kansas, and assorted notices on schools churches and public affairs.
The piece notes a Favre exchange likening it to Bismarck, where a sharp retort about counting from Christ’s birth is linked to prominent bankers Bleiphroder and Erlanger. It then imagines Bismarck quelling a doctor with a quip about a veterinary surgeon. The Massachusetts law on uncalled for bank deposits is cited as a righteous consumer protection.
An Anderson Indiana plant of the American Straw Board Company saw a night watchman, John Heffernan, shot in the back of the head during rounds near a window. Suspects William Watte and Charles Wheelsel, recently discharged from the mill, were named as involved. Local papers carried the early morning report and noted other community updates including illnesses, marriages, and local business moves.
A fragmented church directory lists services for multiple denominations including Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Baptist, Reformed, Anglican, Disciple of Christ, and Church of God. It notes Sunday morning and evening services, Sunday school times, prayer meetings, and midweek activities, with several pastors named and locations centered on North Market, Market and Walnut streets, and nearby avenues.
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