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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1882
Page
3
Wooster University figures including Geo O A Shives Chas A Bureau and others joined a Tyrulean Quartet and the class of ’86 for a combined business and pleasure trip through Indiana. They highlighted visits to Mansfield Mt. Vernon Shreve and Lafayette while most plan to resume college work after a pleasant excursion.
Obituary for Christian Weber born December 2 1731 in Early township Benet county Pa and died February 28 1820 with descendants totaling 39. Local mentions include Mrs J P Harley guesting in Limas Ohio and Jacob Gardner possessing an old relic from Conrad Orth 214 miles west. L Q Veffries earns praise for M Chette and its October 8 revival at the Opera House with new cast and rewritten act.
The 13th opening sermon extols the new musical department and urges Wooster students to shape the university’s character from within. It stresses self-control, moral growth, and mutual support, warning that the institution reflects student conduct and urging loyalty, benevolence, and active service to elevate the school’s reputation.
The National Prohibition Alliance schedules a series of meetings in Wooster Maysville Appleereek Fredericksburg Dalton Jefferson Reedsburg during mid September. Henrietta G. Moore will address all events representing the Alliance.
A September 10 circular by Civil Service Reform Leagues in Boston lists over a thousand signers including Edward Atkinson Francis Parkman Harvard President Eliot Charles R Codman and others. It pledges to vote against any Congressional candidate not supporting Civil Service Reform and urges party realignment to advance reform across districts.
The Northern Ohio Conference discussed temperance measures led by Proto Whitt of Millersburg and speakers including QO. N. in, Archibald J., and others. Resolutions urged prohibition, urged enforcement, condemned intoxicating traffic, and supported Sunday law and concerted church action.
The Glasgow sky reports a robin roost near Glasgow that rivals famous pigeon roosts. A sixty acre cedar thicket crowds winds with birds each evening filling the grove with redbreasted activity. Local sport seekers note nightly harvests with many killed, and claim the birds are a costly insect destroyer worth more in the bush than in the frying pan.
The text extols French workers enjoying low-cost food and culture, noting cheap bouillon and bread while praising affordable theater, coffee, and public amusements. It asserts France uses economy to enrich life rather than shrink it to mere subsistence.
An upbeat ad proclaims good shoes for men women and children with claims of in house production and quality. Strong emphasis on self made footwear and broad appeal across all ages and genders.
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