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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1902
Page
2
Advertisements seek payment terms for 19th century editions at the Herald Printing Co Wooster. Notices outline subscription costs per year, binding deadlines, and rules for changes of address. The text includes postal and office details, and rebukes non compliant submissions.
A readier list of public offices and officials appears for Prohibition County Picket and Prohibition State actions. Officials include Secretary of State A. DL White of White Cottage, Samuel W Danlap of Williamsport, A L Talcott of Cleveland, Geo A Mace of Greenville, J C Clark of West Salem, Fenton Coup of Plain Township, Frank P Hower of Wooster, W A Bruce of Wooster Township, Howard Crosby of Saltcreek Township, Flatte Amstutz of Milton Township, David F Foltz of Clinton Township, and D H Harter of Greene as coroner.
A historic call outlines Prohibition as essential to national sobriety and virtue. It urges banning manufacture and sale of liquor, taxes, reform of government, and upholds Christian citizenship, urging voters to back the Prohibition ticket at the upcoming election. The text attacks liquor influence on governance, economy, and social welfare, urging immediate action and party support.
County chairman J Li Dickason calls for correspondence on Prohibition meetings before the election. The notice urges good speakers and singers, warns bad men vote to perpetuate liquor, and stresses homes and health in the temperance struggle. It hints at Worcester timing and a pivotal moment for the movement.
A Norfolk era commentary extols government control to curb coal prices in New Zealand and praises welfare support for workers, noting Ashenhurst from Ashenkart edited a new Keynot in Willmington, Pa. The piece champions prohibition and urges continued reform.
The Wooster Board of Trade denounces alcohol as a home destroying epidemic outweighing political issues. It cites $80,000 yearly losses and harm to citizens, urging voters to back measures against the liquor trade and protect the home and community welfare.
In several towns mayors ordered muzzling of all dogs for a set period and authorized dog catchers to seize and kill unmuzzled animals. Yet licensed ram dogs remain unchecked, biting freely while mad dogs are quickly removed for treatment, exposing a troubling legal double standard.
A terse line from the National Advevne hints at a policy clash where one side seeks formal mayoral licensing to curb or permit another action, described as a struggle over who may restrain whom.
Chester Two 88S Association held its annual convention at the Reformed Church east of Lattnsburg on Oct 11. President John I Swinchart presided. officers for the coming year were elected: L F Mason president, D Hownshil vice president, Geo Hartzell secretary. Address by Rev E Hartman on the object of the association. Prof J H Dickason praised the ideal S. &. S. with punctuality and study. Many attendees and local notices follow, including reunions and residents’ visits.
Saturday auction of old school land drew bids from Judge Taggart and Judge Smyser with no. 2 lot selling for 1300 and no. 1 lot for 1100 to Zimmerman. A temporary injunction halted transfer pending Jesus Wilhelm claim as sole heir of H. O Bever. Earlier sale to Jacob Palmer deemed illegal. matter under settlement. John Rich of Marshallville, 69, died last week and was buried Sunday.
Street fair entries faced slow setup due to Tuesday cold. By Tuesday evening the square amusements opened and an Odd Fellows Band concert drew a large crowd. Wednesday featured pariot ic concerts by Empre and Croston bands, White & Lamarr acts in Maggie Murphy's Home, athletic contests, egg and potato races, races on Kent Liberty Street, hourly band performances, and various acrobatic and silent comedian acts.
Newbern Tenn Oct 9 Garfield Burley and Curtis Brown two black men were lynched by a mob of about 600 after Burley killed D Flatt near Dyersburg. Burley confessed during transport from Huffman Ark to Dyersburg implicating Brown. The case prompts discussion on consular clerks pay and tenure in the Washington Star report.
A Parisian nonalcoholic punch blends five pounds of raisins one pound dried apples and five gallons of water. After three days of resting uncorked, bottle with sugar and cinnamon, then cork and chill. The drink ferments the fruits and keeps well, with claimed French consumption of over fifty million gallons in one year.
Special train service offered to Omaha by Pennsylvania Lines for the National Christian Church convention dates October 14 15 and 16. Tickets and schedules available from Pennsylvania Lines ticket agents with rates and times posted locally.
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