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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1883
Page
4
A list outlines key platform planks: prohibition of intoxicants, strict law enforcement, civil service reform, prudent fiscal use of public funds, and a clean free ballot free from machine influence, stuffing, fraud, bribery, and bosses. The items emphasize liberty, efficiency, and integrity in government.
The Recorder of Ross County Ohio resigns today amid dissipation while the XLVIIIth Congress expires.
The Kansas Legislature declines to re-submit the Prohibitory Amendment question to voters. Lawmakers ruling ends any immediate plan to place the measure before the people this session.
Director Swift of the Warner Observatory reports a new comet discovery not yet visible to the naked eye. The finding is confirmed by observations but remains too faint for naked-eye viewing. The discovery adds to ongoing celestial tracking and awaits further confirmation.
The Tur Loudanville Democrat enlarges its format doubling in size and now appears as a seven volume quarto, with significant improvements noted after the expansion.
The note claims that in Syriac the words for alcohol and Satan are identical, and suggests they function as twin terms in Anglo Saxon usage, implying a shared linguistic or semantic link between the terms.
The article notes the Republican party in the Legislature attempting to diversify on temperance policy, suggesting they will spread their stance too thin and become overly scattered on the issue.
The state shows dual patterns with one locale selling spirits to 706 residents and another to 206, reflecting uneven access. Prohibition remains in force with Ohio under legislative control steered by liquor interests shaping policy and enforcement.
Frank Wilson of Portage County attempted suicide by poisoning last Saturday night after his marriage proposal was rejected. A timely physician saved him from death but he was then confined to the lunatic asylum.
The Indiana Legislature approved a constitutional amendment to grant women the right to vote by 51 to 40 and passed a Prohibition amendment by 56 to 36. The opinion expresses confidence that Indiana will come out all right.
Mr. Newman the Secretary of State issued on Saturday a certificate of incorporation to the Saloon Keepers Association of Cincinnati. The notice urges counterfeiters to file papers at the Secretary of State office and hints at vote buying.
The Ohio Legislature may pass Van Doorn's bill changing the form of amending the constitution and Ogden's bill after adjournment, a move that, if approved, would be sustained by the majority of Ohioans.
Mr Sharpe a Holmes County representative urges Democrats to push a license proposition despite broad Ohio opposition to licensing and support for Prohibition. He claims to study her record and seeks conviction in the stance.
Hon J W Chamberlain state board of agriculture secretary reports a bleak outlook for winter wheat across Ohio estimating the total harvest at about two thirds of last year due to sudden temperature swings this winter.
A moral exhortation urges the young man to choose virtue over misery. It warns that frequenting dram shops leads to ruin, poverty, and confinement in jail or asylums, while abstaining from intoxicants opens a path to happiness, a stable home, and many friends. Shun the dram shop as a snare of Satan.
The Akron Beacon notes that license or restraint on liquor is the central temperance issue dividing Democrats in the General Assembly both Senate and House, highlighting party tensions over prohibition policies.
A Philadelphia Record blurb suggests discarding grammars in public schools. The quip notes the idea might attract a Pennsylvania editor to adopt it, implying debate over language instruction.
Following a Milwaukee fire nineteen new life saving patents for hotel fire use are issued. Most are novel and ingenious with some likely to prove useful.
The Dayton Journal urges firm Prohibition Republicans in Ohio to exit the GOP, saying they have pressed Republicans too long. It warns that if Prohibition supporters quit, the remaining faction will be an empty bag.
The piece alleges Erdell swore to perjury under coercion by Dorsey, accusing both of stealing each other’s private papers and jointly plundering government funds. It describes a tight, corrupt group engaged in cover ups and illicit gains, with the Leader calling it a street scented close corporation.
The text asserts civilization rests on protecting human life not allowing mass burnings or famine. It condemns unremunerative labor, exploitation in mines and prisons, decrying a traffic with no redeeming features. Civilization equals humanity.
The piece notes a pattern of crises outbreaks with floods in Europe and America and cites prison revolts at Sing Sing in New York, a Missouri penitentiary fire and escape attempt, and an Arkansas penitentiary escape and murder on the following day.
The article credits Governor Hamilton of Illinois with his success to his ambitious wife. While attending a school in Ohio, she engaged him to marriage and urged him to pursue a political path, guiding his battles with wisdom. Her savvy mirrors General Logan's wife in political maneuvering.
The Maine Law prohibiting manufacture and sale of intoxicating drinks passed in 1857 by 86 to 40. A constitutional amendment in 1883 banned intoxicating liquors as a beverage by 104 to 37. Prohibition supporters argue it has boosted wealth, health, peace, and prosperity, with broad political support.
A Thursday night wreck seven miles west of Mansfield involved east and west bound freight trains from Crestline and Mansfield at full speed. Two engines and sixteen cars wrecked, cattle killed, ox found on wreckage twenty feet high. Engineer Lucius Graham and fireman John Quinlan died. other crew survived. Collision blamed on mistaken dispatcher order with both trains on same track despite double track.
Travelers claim Ayer's Sarsaparilla clears eruptions boils and eczema caused by sea life and diet. Advertisers urge it as the spring best medicine for all.
A boyish joke ends badly when John B. pelts his boss with paste after a rival co-worker hides a brush in a tub. The prank leaves John plastered and fired from the temperance show, as the boss condemns the stunt and the ill effect on his career.
The Phoenix Assurance Company of London is authorized to transact fire insurance in Ohio for the current year. The superintendent notes the company holds at least the required capital, filed its deeds and statements, and maintains assets and liabilities in the United States. Shepherd & Huntsberger, Wooster, Ohio, act as agents.
At the residence of the bride s parents on East Larivell street Scoty on Thursday February 15 by Rev C Winbigler Daniel Adams and Mary Causman both of this city. At the residence of John Morrs on Thursday February 22 by Rev C Winbigler Samuel Reoads and Mary Metzler, both of this county.
James W. Johnson of Wooster Ohio announces his appointment as executor of the Mary E Shagon estate of Wayne County Ohio deceased. He calls all creditors to immediate payment and all claimants to present their duly authenticated claims for allowance. February 14, 1888.
A petition to the Wayne County Commissioners requests changing a county road route beginning at the northwest quarter of Section 34 in Township 16, Range 16, detailing lines and distances to join the existing road near Bostonayl lands. dated January 27, 1883.
Judgment issued December 11, 1875 for 2935 dollars with 235 dollars costs. Motion to revive set the amount due at 45.22 and conditioned that the order becomes absolute April 13, 1838 unless cause shown by Isaac N. Bucher by 1 PM at his office. Proceedings recorded by Amos Walters J P East Union Township Wayne County.
An advertisement touts Uncle Sam's Nerve and Bony Liniment as a universal remedy described as a balm for every wound. It asserts the product is sold by all druggists and uses vintage promotional language.
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