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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
3
A mix of memorial day plans and local notices spans Wooster and surrounding towns. Upcoming talks, commencements, and public safety notes share space with obituaries, court actions, and minor accidents involving residents and neighbors.
The readable lines imply a Savannah area connection with a Cath drataist John and a university related item. A reference to Ad Orie Tu and a 274 Ululed On fais line suggests institutional or ceremonial activity, but details remain garbled.
The council reviewed paving on Bead Avenue and sewer projects along West Street. North Grand protests prompted a vote to align work with councilman Leboerts. $80 for street cleaning and $12 weekly from merchants were approved, with $9 weekly for a city worker. An annual tax levy of nine mills was set for municipal purposes.
A fragment lists individuals including Will Laper and Minnie Rhodes of Wooster, Bamboff and Este Kieg of Orrville, JH Hannah and Charlotte Skelly of Fredericksburg, Ernvst S Lhrig of Alliance, and Grace Billman of Wouater. The text appears to be an incomplete notice with unclear context.
On Wednesday May 28 the Wayne County Sunday School convention gathered at Wayne Church. The program featured opening exercises led by President J D Zoek Hyun with scripture, addresses by Roy Smith and Misa Jean, and a session at 7:30 p.m. focused on prayer, praise, and service.
Pupils of public schools plan a series of festivities labeled as patriotic entertainment. The events include First Warm-Friday May 23 at 1 30 p.m in the First Ward, plus May 29 sessions for Second, Third, Fourth Ward and High School on May 29 with multiple 1 30 p.m. or 1 45 p.m. showings on the building's second floor.
A wedding was held on May 21 at Pottsburg Avenue venue with the bride and groom reporting family attendance. The bride’s brother attended and was involved in the ceremony. an attendant from the Mernty soni organization assisted nearby.
A fragmented report details a Harvard theft case with references to pirates, a prison code, and a judge's appearance. It mentions stolen plates, a pantry man, and a claim that some items have not been recovered. The text shows court actions and vague timelines.
A garbled OCR fragment lists names and places with scattered legal notices. The readable bits mention someone removed from taverns and bodies found, plus unclear dates and dates. The text hints at a local inquiry or court action without clear outcomes or specifics.
A business partner hires a man to pose as a security agent and report on rivals. The operative travels to towns, delivers a vague progress telegram, then abruptly ends without furnishing results. Eventually a final message arrives stating only that he is making a toe impression and not selling many goods.
A collection of curious natural oddities describing extraordinary leaps and growth. It notes how a rou ex feet tall would need a 1e00 foot jump and a squash plant’s rapid growth, including a student measuring a Byuish plant and recording increases in weight and circumference as it developed a harness and lever system.
The Liverpool Post reports on the 1611 Bible printing amid guarded work and royal university involvement. It discusses the capitalization of the word spirit in Matthew and Mark and the authority required to alter sanctioned text.
Verdi meets General Tour fon in a railway carriage and debates opera renown. The general praises Italian muse while Verdi asserts German music holds value and quips that he would trade German operas for a single Rudolfo and Rigoletto moment.
The article notes that humans and animals differ in dominant senses and argues dogs rely on scent while neglecting smell. It condemns keeping goldfish in glass vessels as cruel, mentioning their eyes cannot endure the light and they thrash about, distressed by confinement.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Record quotes Cinder Charley about a nurse or helper giving a safety plan. The passage includes a stray line about debt as a trap and escaping fate attributed to O. W. Shaw. The style reflects a clipped newswire-like feature with regional slang.
The Pennsylvanian Lines lists reduced and special rates for trips to St Paul Minneapolis Los Angeles Portland Denver San Francisco and more. Through service to Petoskey Winona Lake and Northern Indiana resorts begins with May 1902 tickets from May 15 to September 18. Information from Missos Birkey Winona Lake.
A series of excursion specials via Pennsylvania Lines to Cleveland and to the Grand Lodge of Ohio meeting in Marion. Round trip fares include 1 fare for May 15 to 20 with return by June 2, extended to June 30 at no extra cost. Departures from Frederickaburg Apple Creek and Ir ville with daylight rides through the Allegheny mountains.
Receipts light and market slow with cattle prices varying by grade. Prime heavy cattle bring around 7.25 to 7.40 per unit, strong demand noted for prime and heavy classes. hogs and sows show mixed demand with prices roughly 6.00 to 7.60 per hundredweight. sheep and lambs receipts light as lambs soften with prices from 4.50 to 5.90 per hundredweight.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company announces excursion tickets from all Ohio stations to Columbus Ohio at one fare for the round trip. Tickets travel May 22 1902 and 21 are available through KON Anatin General Passenger Agent Chicago Mall and the Comercial Travelers of America Grand Council of Ohio. Return valid until May 26 1902.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets from all local stations in Ohio to Marion Ohio for one fare round trip. Tickets valid until May 24 with return included. Entry notes May 11 and 20 dates.
Baltimore & Ohio routes offer round trip fares for various groups and dates. Includes Cincinnati Ohio May 20 27 for Grand Lodge of Ohio Knights of Pythias and Rathbone Sisters with return by May 30. Also low excursion to St Paul May 17 19 with return by May 20 and possible extension to June 30. Half fare to Columbus Ohio May 19 20 for Ohio Christian Missionary Society with return by May 24. Portland Oregon May 26 June 7 with 60 day return window under National Convention Travelers Association and Supreme Lodge Ancient Order United Workmen.
June 2 round trip tickets by Baltimore & Ohio for Sunday School Association of Ohio travel to Findlay Ohio. Tickets valid for return until June 7 from all local Ohio stations.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces low fare excursion tickets from local stations west of the Ohio River to Mountain Lake Park Maryland and to San Francisco and Los Angeles California. Tickets valid May 20 to June 7 and May 26 to June 7 with return limits up to 60 days from sale. Other short distance rounds within 150 miles of selling stations also offered with May 31 return limit for 1902.
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