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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1901
Page
4
An article details the so called widow tax in the Philippines where upon a wife’s death the husband must pay the widow’s family in dinner plates. The practice binds widowers to in laws, with plates serving as a barter for social security and inheritance.
The Chabo Hiba a six foot dwarf Japanese pine sold for 1200 dollars. A simple method claims to dwarf oaks by filling an orange with rich mold planting an acorn inside and pruning roots as shoots appear. In a year a miniature oak grows six inches high then stops. Some dwarfs age for centuries making them highly valued.
A Philadelphia Record note quotes a professional on building swimming endurance. He argues lasting stamina costs no more effort than walking, emphasizes timing strokes with breathing, and advocates one stroke per breath. In salt water buoyancy aids flotation until weakness or hunger forces surrender.
A New York Times report recounts Augustin Daly’s long serving employee who sent periodic notes requesting cash advances. Each time Daly replied with abusive language and a threat of dismissal, yet he folded and sent a check. This pattern persisted until Daly’s death.
A wart treatment using walicyle acid and col lodium mixed in a dram bottle with a tiny cork brush. Apply twice daily. the warts are said to dry and fall off in a few days, as described in Ladies' Home Journal.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt presents a rustic exchange where a pastor asks Bradder Epb'm if he still walks the straight and narrow path. Uncle Epb'm expresses sincere penitence, admitting he has backslidden recently in a candid regional style.
The piece argues that natural imperfections create value in gems and wines. Emeralds gain color from chromium oxide flaws, diamonds gain price from trace impurities, spinel and rubies differ by minute chromic content, and opals’ cracks yield beauty. It contrasts expensive Rothschild wine with nearby Johaannisberg wine, noting a unique soil salt influences value.
A description explains that very thin gold sheets become semitransparent and appear leek green when light passes through them. By placing gold leaf on glass and viewing from the opposite side, observers see a greenish tint instead of the yellow reflected light.
A brief quip from Chicago records humorously recounts Blowltt’s memory as Naggs praises his recall of things that never happened. The exchange highlights a sharp, witty back-and-forth common in newspaper chatter.
Personal announcements and small notices from Wooster and nearby towns list births deaths and honors. A son born to Geo Nimmons in Chicago. Mrs Smpser broke her wrist. Rev J H Angell accepted a church call in Hermann Ill. Lucy Sayers dies aged 26. Pensions granted to several. A postal clerk appointment between Pittsburg and Chicago. George Carpenter, father of Carp the journalist, dies aged 81. Steven Brown dies of typhoid. Fire destroys Wellsville work shop valued around 100000. Various local incidents injuries and politics and rail mail notes follow.
Transfers recorded by the County Recorder show multiple property deeds across Milton, Burbank, Doylestown, Orrville, Wooster, Fredericksburg, Congress, Greene, Creaton, Chippewa, Dalton, and Creston. Names include Hart, Ecker, Orr, Franks, Naftzger, Frazier, Yergin, Konberg, Rowe, Graber, Jones, Jeanneret, Firestone, DeMosas, Swartz, Conrad, Smith, Harris, Allson, Guiselman, Blackburn, Simmons, Shriner, Zimmerman, Gardner, Harshey, Merrill, and others with dates and amounts ranging from 40 to 17,270 dollars.
Dr Elder operates an eye nose and throat clinic in Wooster Ohio offering spectacles and medical services. The practice focuses on ENT eye care and vision correction with consultations and fittings available to patients in the community.
Henry Rudebaugh offers a public sale at his residence on the Wooster and Congress road known as the Albert Smyser farm on Wednesday November 27 1901. Readable items include 7 horses 4 work horses 2 mares with foal one draft colt 2 spring colts 9 cattle 60 sheep 20 shoals farm implements corn oats hay fodder wheat in ground and more sale starts 10 oclock credit one year on albums of $5 and over Bryant and Silver Act.
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