Teachers Examination Held at Wooster High Site Saturday
Teachers statewide gathered at Wooster High School for a Saturday examination session to assess qualifications and distribute testing materials to attendees from multiple districts.
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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1902
Page
3
Teachers statewide gathered at Wooster High School for a Saturday examination session to assess qualifications and distribute testing materials to attendees from multiple districts.
A scanned page lists numerous questions covering geography, world and US history, language grammar, and arithmetic. Topics include hemispheres, civilization factors, city locations, Russia, natural resources, Ohio lake borders, Asia divisions, England’s government and industry, sea routes, continents and explorers, emancipation, Sherman’s march, state rights advocates, Grant’s campaign, the Omnibus Bill, Federalist papers, historical songs and Gettysburg, loyalties, lawmaking, grammar parsing, clauses, a sample sentence, brick counts, ratios, interest calculations, and arithmetic definitions.
A school exercise lists questions on physiology and hygiene. It asks about nervous system functions, brain health, alcohol and tobacco effects, anatomy terms like dura mater and endocardium, mind and digestion, effects of air and exercise, school piano singing, and instruments of thought with notes on language and thought stimuli.
In Toledo Ohio a notarized oath by Frank J Cheney states his firm will pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The document dated December 6 1836 notes the firm F J Cheney & Co and mentions internal use and blood mucous action. Also references testimonies and hall's family pills as advertised.
7 Charles Haag of Strausburg and Orpha Reed of Orrville are identified in the reader’s list of names in this notice.
Hon Michael J Carroll died at his Wooster home on S Market Street at 74 years 8 months after months of suffering He was born in Ireland came to America at 17 worked in New York City for Henry McBride then moved to Wooster in 1853 He married Mary Coughlin in New York He later became a farmer in Chester township and moved to Wooster 15 years ago He served Wayne County in the 69th and 70th General Assembly as a leading member His wife and children survive Funeral.service at St Marys Catholic Church at 9 am Friday with interment in Catholic Cemetery.
An odd note from the Chicago News describes a young woman asking a clerk to confirm the price of her engagement ring. The piece hints she aims to compare with a potential duplicate for her sister, while the man is dismissed as unworthy of attention.
Warren Ramney appointed to fill the county board vacancy caused by John Ramigey’s death. He will serve until the fall election when a short term commissioner succeeds. Ramney is the late John Ramsey’s son. Dr. Elder, eye ear nose throat and spectacles Wooster Ohio.
A tale on letters of introduction from Larry Furniss and a British consul. An artist travels with a frank note and learns the host’s cool reception, prompting a cautious view of introductions and social standing in travel. The exchange reveals mismatched expectations and the limits of courtesy across borders.
A Swiss hotel discussion between a German and an American compares disciplined, trained troops to brains and brawn. The American argues brains matter, while the German insists drill beats inertia. The German asks how to stop a 250000 perfectly drilled invader. the American answers simply bury them.
Describes the horse hoof as a complex mechanism with a horn outer wall and elastic internal elements. Explains about 600 thin laminae form the hoof wall and roughly 500 more laminae belong to the coffin bone, arranged so springs are actuated obliquely, highlighting nature’s engineering.
A discussion notes that express trains cannot stop at small stations and warns passengers to consider the cost. A train traveling sixty miles per hour can be halted within 120 yards after brake application. The argument outlines power loss, momentum, steam waste, and coal needed to slow a train fifteen miles, explaining why impatient riders should not push for unnecessary stops.
A young minister presides over a wedding where the bride blushes yet speaks with quiet humor. She thanks him for his congratulations and adds in playful terms that, since he has never married, they may someday retaliate for his awkward blessing.
A breeder of bulldogs advises the quickest way to release a person bitten by a bulldog is to grab the dog's hind paw, center near a tender spot called the heart, press or bite the paw to force the dog to release. It is described as a desperate but sure remedy used by professional dogfighters.
A brief dialogue notes misfortune and humor as a joke about Jones whose house burned after marriage. The exchange then. It hints at wry newspaper wit and a glancing remark about fiddlers and tuning, reflecting period style in a St. Louis Globe Democrat sketch.
The Chicago Herald quotes locals describing Rome as full of swindlers and persistent hawkers. Visitors are warned that beggars, takis, and dower girls will follow, merchants will swindle, but such annoyances are part of the city’s experience for strangers, especially Americans.
An aged Mr Johnson muses on a turkey purchase as a brisk marketman offers purchase terms. A note in hand is proposed, but the plan collapses when the marketman insists on a two dollar note to secure the bird.
An article recalls a crowded Edinburgh performance where Mr I Dintrey and Ine Company presented The ray Mare amid noisy rain sounds, with Mac the long‑time Theatre Royal figure tempering the show. The piece also notes Aberdeen Public Library's annual report and readers demands across various subjects.
Week article strings together garbled lines about a nurse girl Seema, a coachman, and a private rig with a dog under a seat. It mentions Nursegirl and Pet Dog but lacks clear events or dates. The piece reads as a fragmented New York Week item with unclear actions and names.
A wry remark attributed to Tart Nepartes about Sir Willem Harcourt Disraeli highlights three political traits: a loud voice, charm, and lack of principles. Harcourt reportedly rejoins, suggesting the remark could apply to Dizzy as well.
A fragmentary verse meditates on mortality and knowledge, reflecting on life, future vision, and the inevitability of death. The poem juxtaposes cosmic and earthly realms and ends with a note on historical footwear origins. The piece blends contemplative lines with an abrupt transition to a note about ancient shoes, citing an Egyptian papyrus from 2200 BCE.
Special rates offered for multiple trips via Pennsylvania Lines to cities including Los Angeles San Francisco Zangaville St Paul Minneapolis Santanela California Portland Tacoma Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City and San Francisco or Los Angeles. Valid dates vary per event from April to August with conventions reunions and associations listed. For fare details and tickets contact Pennsylvania Lines ticket agents.
Excursion tickets are sold every Sunday between all local stations near the Ohio River on the Baltimore and Ohio at one fare for the round trip good going and returning on the date of sale. From Wooster tickets will be sold on Saturday nights with return Monday morning at our fare for round trip.
A brief jocular exchange notes a husband who smokes behind the stable to bluff at quitting. The wife asks if he may not smoke in the house, while Mr Rukloff counters that he can smoke anywhere but is currently pretending to quit.
A playful backstage exchange with a subject who has not sat for a photo in a decade. The photographer teases about the pending negative while the subject jokes about the moment. The caption hints at a lighthearted, candid studio moment captured by Puck.
A fragment notes a woman is growing lopsided and has become the target of a man who grabs her arm and tries to lift a shoulder out of plumb, reflecting a dismissive, clipped newspaper tone.
A century ago London reported a population figure of S8S8.108 amid discussions of a curious fo ollicing causal issue. The fragment hints at a time when census style data and odd phrasing reflected archival reporting practices.
East Liberty market notes show steady cattle and sheep trade with quoted prices for cows, calves, heifers, hogs, sheep and lambs. Reported figures include prime heavy cows at 7 10 to 7 20, pigs around 8 40, sheep and lambs with light and fair yield, and yearlings near 5 26.
One way second class colonial tickets to the West and Northwest will be sold at special fares via Pennsylvania Lines during March and April 1902. Particu lar information about fares times and other details will be furnished upon application to Passenger and Ticket Agents of the Pennsylvania Lines.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company offers low rate two class Colonist tickets to California the West and Northwest daily in March and April. Home-Seekers Excursions via Pennsylvania Lines sell low rate Home-Seekers excursion tickets to the West and South on March 4. For time and detail, consult Pennsylvania Lines ticket agents.
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