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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1883
Page
4
The platform calls for constitutional prohibition of intoxicating liquors, strict enforcement of all laws, civil service reform, prudent use of public funds, and a clean free ballot free from machine control fraud and boss influence.
Subscribers in Creston Marshallville and nearby areas report late or missing deliveries of the Heralds weekly paper. The editor explains presses run Friday to reach Saturday afternoon distribution and asks readers to notify by postal card if missed. The piece accuses local political bosses of harmful schemes and vows to expose them.
A Dakota frontier dispatch from Huron details westward immigration, booms and scams, soil quality, crops, building materials, water, climate, blizzards, and speculators. It notes booming town sites like La Beau, rampant land claims, preemption and jumpers, sod shanties, scarce lumber, and harsh winter conditions amid optimism for futures.
Marion H. Dodd as Administrator with the will annexed petitions in Wayne County Ohio probate. David Dodd deceased owned real estate in Plain Township. He left a will disinheriting sale powers and appointing his wife Mary Ann Dodd for life with dower. Petition seeks court order for sale of eighty acre tract. Hearing set for July 1888. notices to interested parties in multiple states.
A reader challenges a Newark Daily Advocate quote claiming prohibition was the sole issue in Kansas municipal elections and asserts the statement as a lie.
The Commercialette compares the Scott law to a plan similar to brewer proposals in Cincinnati and notes public expectations of broad support despite critical views. The item reflects debate over regulation and public sentiment, naming prevailing impressions and key figures in the discussion.
Twenty two property owners in Cincinnati notify tenants who keep saloons to quit their premises due to the passage of the Scott Law.
The United Brethren Ministers in session at Findley Ohio resolved to oppose the first proposition and do all in their power to secure adoption of the Prohibitory Amendment.
The Commercialette notes the Scott bill is essentially a compromise measure and argues there is no compromise between right and wrong, suggesting it will not settle the issue. The article emphasizes the seriousness of rejecting a middle ground and frames the bill as insufficient.
The Iowa Supreme Court again rejects the Prohibitory amendment. The majority opinions run eighty four pages of legal cap while the minority, led by Mr Beck, runs one hundred thirteen pages.
The 1926 convention schedule lists the Republicans holding sessions June 5 and 6, the Democrats June 20 and 21, and the Prohibitionists on August 1 in Columbus.
The piece criticizes the Scott Law as a collection of compromises unlikely to resolve the drink traffic issue. It argues moral questions cannot be settled by partial measures and insists on a proper solution beyond the Scott Law.
The Wooster Herald and Akron City Times debate which fork of the temperance amendment lawmakers align with. The Akron Beacon presses readers to respond bravely and publicly, urging clear positions over silence or epithet.
The Cleveland Screw Works owners launch a campaign against girls wearing bangs. They posted notices in their buildings stating that those with bangs will be employed only if they avoid the style, a policy that could affect about 300 workers who may quit rather than comply.
Rev Dr Waupen of Cincinnati argues the Methodist Church should not vote for the proposition. He cites that it licenses liquor traffic and that Church Discipline opposes involvement with the traffic.
An advertisement touts Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic as a perfect remedy curing dyspepsia biliousness kidney liver and bladder diseases. It claims blood purification skin health and overall vitality with a 50 cent price from paubach & Jonnel ley. An Allentown PA amateur company rehearses Pinafore in Pennsylvania Dutch to stage the opera in late November.
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