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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1902
Page
2
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Fragmented OCR lists names and positions: Secretary of State A. L. White of White Cottage Muskingum Co Board of Public Works Samuel W. Danolap Williamsport Pakawas Co Judge of Supreme Court A. L. Talcott Cleveland Dairy and Wood Commissioner Geo. A. Maco Greenville Darke Co.
Probate Judge J Clark of West Salem Congress township Auditor Fenton Coup Plain township Sheriff Frank P Hower Wooster Commissioner Long Term WA Bruce Wooster township Commissioner Short Term Howard Crosby Saltcreek township Recorder Piette Amatutz Muton township Infirmary Director David E Foltz Clinton township Coroner DH Harter Groene
The Prohibition party of Ohio declares sobriety essential for good government and attacks tax burdens from liquor. It denounces the Democratic and Republican parties, urges voters to back the Prohibition ticket to end the saloon and restore national honor and stability.
Historical note describes Iowa’s old toper law confining habitual drunkards at tunne using the term old toper law. Reports claim reform effects and increased citizen usefulness. Maine’s prohibitory liquor history is summarized with 1851 enactment, repeal 1866 and multiple votes on prohibition through 1888 and 1901, showing varying public support and petitions.
The article notes that a large share of convictions and arrests relate to drunkenness and saloon activity, arguing the saloon acts as a crime producer even under the law. It cites eight four to thirty four House vote and numerous cases tied to intoxication and disorderly conduct.
The National Advocate cites Kansas under prohibition, praising literacy and education while noting the 21st Kansas regiment’s support against the canteen. It claims Kansans grew up without beer, highlighting Chicago World’s Fair prizes and a high illiteracy contrast.
In All the Year Round a humorous note details the Swedish smorgasbord as a dinner starter. The article describes a side table of fish meat and eggs, with raw bits and bread or oatcake, plus butter, cheese, pickles and corn brandy. It contrasts polite service with crude gluttony illustrated by a visitor who gorged and spilled drinks.
A discussion on a hypothetical collision of two planets at immense speed. The heat from impact could vaporize ice rings equal to 700 times the combined bulk, theorizing a vast ice planet about 150,000 miles in diameter.
The Sun Mythe recounts a party where poet Taylor grew bored with a guest's sun myth talk. A provocative question about the surname Smith deriving from sun myth ends the debate as Max Muller is noted.
A reflective meditation on time describes the past as gone the future not yet arrived and the present quickly becoming history as we seek to define it. The piece explores how perception of time shifts with understanding and memory.
A proverb advises on proposing when men face delays, suggesting the girl may not want him. The note mentions an eye ear nose throat specialist Weonter G.
A guide on training horses with simple signals. Methods include pin pressure on the chest for Yes or No, a high neck pinch, and a leg cue to make the horse lie down. Steps emphasize immediate reward with sugar, careful handling, and gradual easing of aids.
An English traveler who has visited every nation asserts eggs are universal. In western China he struggled as locals mistook his drawings for other objects until he squatted, flapped his wings, and clucked to imitate a bird, prompting the crowd to provide hundreds of eggs.
A Gazette note argues that freeing the feet from tight boots may enable broader use of the body. It cites examples of armless individuals who learn to wield knives, forks, pens, brushes, and even a violin bow through adaptive skills.
A Chicago Tribune report recounts a dispute over a wedding gift described as a four figure check. The bridegroom recalls promises of a sizeable present while the bride questions the amount and its implications.
The dying Xavier Bichat confided that his only sorrow was the inability to preserve his own body for dissection after death. He recalled dissecting 625 corpses in his career and urged colleagues about his unfinished scientific legacy.
The article muses on birds nests from Aristotle to modern times, noting nests are curious and beautiful and inspire romance and theories. It discusses the balcyon kingfisher and contrasts ancient legend with scientific fact about how most kingfishers nest in ground holes.
Warnings compiled by experts offer advice on safety to avoid death. Do not enter elevator shafts when cars are present and steer clear of streetcars trains bricks lightning and high places. Do not touch exposed electric wires as both you and the wire cannot survive.
The article argues long, careful training builds mastery in any field. It notes greater opportunities for youths today coexist with higher qualifications needed to reach high levels across professions from artisan to scientist. It emphasizes persistent preparation to achieve full potential.
A geography class discussion about race features a boy describing the negro with phrases about hair and lips. A spectator recalls a woman lamenting a sister treated as a spectacle, prompting hospital reference. The vignette cites a New York Herald quote.
The superintendent reports rising endowments and ongoing improvements at Wooster Cemetery in Wooster Ohio for the year ending October 1 1903 plus notes on costs, mowing, stone resetting, brick floor in the tool house, and new flower beds. A living inscription project is proposed at a cost of 130 dollars with a Rochester firm. the report also urges road work grading and limestone drives, seeks ground purchase for filling, suggests a road across a ravine and moving a wind pump, and discusses pricing to sustain revenue from lot endowments. The superintendent commends Sexton Milton Forney and notes satisfaction among lot owners.
The notice lists intercity rail connections from Columbus via Cleveland to Detroit and Chicago, plus trains to Alliance Pittsburgh and the south, with specific departure times and routes. It includes Columbus to Newark, Zanesville, Cincinnati, and Dennison, noting weekday operations and a general passenger agent signature.
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