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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
2
The notice outlines annual advertising rates of $1 381 per year prior to April and $1390 after April with a 75 cent rate change. It reminds readers to submit applications by Tuesday noon and to include payment when subscribing from arrears. It also mentions ob jectionable matter policy, subscription continuity, change of address procedures, and return communications requiring postage.
Secretary of State A L White of White Cottage Mackinham County Board of Public Works Samuel W Dunlap of Williamsport Picka way County Judge of Supreme Court A L Talcott of Cleveland Dairy and Load Commissioner Geo A Mace of Greenville Darke County
The Obie Prohibition party convenes to call for immediate abolition of the liquor traffic. It denounces the Democratic and Republican parties as unworthy, urging voters to elect the Prohibition ticket to end alcohol manufacture, import, export, sale, and transport.
The piece denounces saloons as social plagues and calls for ballot box action to wipe them out. It argues Prohibitionists grow in strength, urging use of political power to curb liquor violence and restore community health, while urging moral reform.
A preacher decries the saloon as a destroyer of morals and faith, calling it a murderer of bodies and souls. He argues whiskey worsens life, drains resources for justice and charity, and harms the nation while yielding little revenue in return.
The piece condemns saloons for luring away young men and notes the lack of public action. It contrasts the theft with efforts to recover kidnapped youths and urges stronger community response to protect families and values.
The Anti-Saloon League and Prohibitionists clash over strategy to end liquor. Anti-Saloon backs local option and enforcement, while Prohibitionists push state and national prohibition and oppose major parties. Both deem liquor a danger and accuse parties of backing legalization through tax and license laws.
A long letter from Prohibition supporters argues against local option and license parties. They urge unity to defeat liquor interests and advocate national prohibition, criticizing political parties that support saloons, and praising Henry H Paxson of Quincy Massachusetts for his stand. The piece links liquor to moral decline and foreign policy, urging Protestants to vote straight Prohibition tickets.
The article details President Gant leading a delegation to inspect academic classes and student work, with a June hearing and a two week reform period. It lists cadets from Waslinden and Rovalia and references a stop to visit his father in Wester Ohio. Dr Elder is noted for eye ear nose throat care in Wonster.
Police in Wooster received a message about three men wanted in Newark for burglary who boarded eastbound freight and asked for arrest. A pursuit followed through Applecreek area as officers tracked the group north, with one man identified as Harry Betact from Homestead Pa.
Emma Ansten dies after long illness at home of her sister in Market Street area. Walter Treaser, her brother, recently home from three years service in the Philippines, survives with her husband and five children. Funeral services planned for Wednesday at the family home.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses itinerant people and vehicle traffic duties. Mentions stock and shop premises, ownership, and passenger traffic rules. Indicates unresolved questions about duties, customs, and legal aspects affecting travel and commerce.
A Harvard student provoked a French opponent by an innocent act triggering a duel threat. The Frenchman struck, stunning the American who retaliated with a quick punch sending the assailant sprawling. Weeks later the Frenchman formally challenged, the American choosing a bow and arrow re praised aimed at the nose, ending in a broken nose and a duck of the duel.
A fragmented dialogue recalls a mishap involving a chist and a hammer during a tense moment. The speakers discuss and mock the event, noting the expected reaction and the rough mood surrounding the incident.
Jules Sandeau recalls Balzac isolating himself in Paris for twenty two days and nights. He kept curtains closed and lights burning. The only visitor was his servant for meals. He slept fitfully and ignored weather and time until finishing the final word on his manuscript.
Time table issued by the Ashland and Wooster Railway Company effective January 6, 1902. Contains schedule changes and route details for trains servicing Ashland and Wooster, with stops and departure times.
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