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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1902
Page
2
A Wooster Ohio paper prints advertising rates and notices, then includes lengthy Prohibition era editorials. It condemns saloons, argues for the ballot, cites John G. Wolley, and laments church and commerce ethics amid social change.
The Wooster Township Sabbath School Convention will meet in the First Presbyterian church with two sessions at 2 PM and 7 PM in April 1902. The program includes reports, lectures on lesson preparation, pupil engagement, home lessons, and house to house visitation led by Rev Gideon C. Smith and others. A State Primary Secretary address and temperance lesson will conclude, with strong calls for large delegation and active participation.
The bulletin notes sweet clover grows mainly on scraped or trampled soils and fails on well kept ground. It cites a 1888 Coolumbue brick yard stand yielding 26.9 bushels of wheat per acre where mellilot grew, and German trials showing oats yield gains and potato tonnage. It compares sweet clover to alfalfa, warns it is biennial, and highlights deep roots that improve soil structure as a restorative crop praised by Prof S M Tracy.
The article traces early thermometer development from Ferdinand II's sealed alcohol device before 1654 to debates on mercury usage in 1657 1659 and Fahrenheit work in 1714. It notes Carlo Renaldini proposing water’s boiling point in 1694 and mentions Dr. Elder of Wooster Ohio providing eye ear nose throat services.
Carolyn Walla notes in Woman's Home Companion that common sequence for anniversaries appears accepted by authorities: first cotton, second paper, third leather, fifth wood, tenth tin, fifteenth crystal, twentieth china, twenty fifth silver, fiftieth golden, seventy fifth diamond.
March census data show 5 939 657 farms nationwide with 4 514 210 reporting dairy cattle and products. In 1899 dairy output valued at 472 369 255. 357 578 farms earned at least 40 percent of gross income from dairy.
The Common Pleas court returns a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the suit of Mattie Black and others against Elliot. Also heard last Friday was Flora Orr of Burbank versus J E Erick of Wayne township for damages over injuries from a buggy accident dated December 22, 1900 caused by careless driving by Mr Frick.
The IT Manufacturers announce a three day sale at Wooster Hardware Co in Wooster Ohio. April 3 4 and 5 are the event dates in the D D Miller Room with special prices on hardware items.
A list of marriage licenses shows Charles B Gish of Rittman and Lillian I Griffith of Orrville among other couples including Charles Maxwell of Burton City Grace Perry of Orrville Nellie Richardson of Shreve Samuel W Cook and Elizabeth Shallenberger of Orrville Walter J Bowman and Cora A Bloster of Orrville Jessie Erb of Medina Sue Ediia of Crestor John Deible of Bayberton Mellie Ries of Clinton John F Force and Myrtle M Williams of Shreve Irvin E Brown of Akron and Kittle Brown of Applecreek.
S P Hartzler sells at public auction at his Weilersville business on Friday March 28 1802 the property of John Leatharman David Byler and others. Items include one yearling heifer wagons farm implements household goods seed potatoes corn fodder and more. Sale starts at 12 o'clock with cash for $6 and under and credit of one year on sums over $5 with approved security. Joke Gilmore Auct.
TrainNos502 and98 offer parlor cars between Cleveland and Cincinnati via Columbus with no change. Sleeping cars run Cleveland to Columbus and Cisetansa. Columbus station occupancy limits set. Timings list departures to Alliance Pittsburgh day parts and to Dennison. connections via Cleveland and Pittsburgh Division. Weekdays only. agents line shows schedules and origin points.
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