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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
3
Orrville business men plan a Silver Lake picnic. Various local health, accidents, and legal notes detail operations, injuries, insanity, and a missing pony case. News covers a university lightning strike, a Wooster class reunion, obituaries, road repairs, rail accidents, war records publication, and county officials’ actions.
John Miller aged 30 of Wooster died suddenly on Tuesday August 31 while employed as a fireman on the Pennsylvania Lines. He had been sent to Bilver Lake with an excursion train and collapsed after dinner from heart failure. Son of Mrs U F Miller, brother of Michael Miller, and widower of Bessie Hollinger with a daughter. Remains arrived in Wooster Wednesday. funeral services Friday at his mother's residence followed by interment in Wooster cemetery.
Ashland Press notes Ashland region ties to Wooster with E Burton Whitcomb a Sullivan native and Wooster class of 1902 heading to Salida Colorado in a few weeks to serve as an academy aciemce teacher. His prior years in Ashland County included district schools a Sullivan grammar school Polk school principal roles and district teaching.
Mrs Elizabeth Wiler aged 82 died at her home on South Market street after suffering a paralytic stroke that affected her whole right side. She was the mother of W E Wiler a shoe merchant. Funeral services will be held at the residence at 2 pm Friday with interment in Wooster cemetery. Dr Elder eye ear nose and throat Wooster Ohio.
In various countries the rainbow is linked to water works and luck. Russian and Slavonic terms describe the rainbow as a cloud siphon or bent water pipe, while Hungarian tales call it Noah’s pump. Myths from Russia to Greece warn of outcomes for those who reach the end of the arc.
The passage compares belief milestones from Copernicus to Newton and John Harvey, noting two figures uniquely correct while others faltered. It highlights Newton as the discoverer of universal gravitation and John Harvey as asserting blood circulates through arteries and veins, contrasting enduring skepticism toward unqualified healers with respect for genuine scientific insight.
A Buskin quotation argues charity exceeds justice only as a final reward of good work. It insists justice must precede charity, as you cannot build upon charity without a firm base of justice. You may love yourself first, but true benevolence grows from just action toward others.
In Mrs Oliphant's Life of Principal Tulloch a passage cites Dr Tulloch calling someone "an awful Tory" and notes in a footnote that the term is strictly Scots and long used by a blunt speaking people before crossing into England.
A humorous dismissal of freckles notes that some are born with them while others acquire freckles. It claims a cosmetic cure using ammoniac two grams, German cologne one ounce, and distilled water one pint mixed and applied two to three times daily to remove freckles.
Towne and Browne discuss a rumored mental decline of Eadley, calling him an awful cynic and questioning sympathy. The dialogue captures a tense exchange about a questionable fate and public reaction within a Catholic newspaper context.
A playful exchange from the Boston Traveler cites Mrs Bargains marveling at a dress costing a dollar fifty and her husband noting it at 1.88 dollars per yard. The fragments highlight a humorous wartime chic chat about fashion and price.
Fragmentary quotation cites Aichinon Glebe urging harmony to avoid court actions as disputes persist and legal friction grows, reflecting a noisy local rhetoric about civil remedies.
The salmon are brought to the cannery wharf counted and sorted. Chinese workers perform gutting and cutting, then fish are washed and sectioned to fit cans. Cans are filled soldered and boiled in salt water with venting tests and final head tapping for leaks.
A historical sketch notes how Mrs. Green, wife of John Richard Green, aided his literary career amid illness. It recalls Stevenson and Hillyard Jeffries and credits her left hand writing effort with renewing his will to write The Life and Letters of J R Green. Her support proved a lasting influence on his work and motivation.
The piece explains toadstones once worn in rings as talismans against poison. It describes how they are fossil fish teeth and how ancient lore claimed toads ejected them willingly. Since toads rarely surrender treasures, hunters allegedly decapitated resting bats to seize the breath and obtain the jewels.
Liberty market report shows light sales and slow demand for cattle hogs and sheep. Prices listed include hogs at 7 60 to 7 90, sows 6 50 to 7 50, prime heavy hogs at 7 75, lambs around 4 60 to 6 75, and mixed lots at 3 25 to 4 75 with specific values for various stock categories.
The Prohibition Alliance of Plain township will hold its regular monthly meeting at Jefferson schoolhouse on Friday night this week. A good program with music and short talks has been arranged and inviting all residents to attend.
John D Fackler longtime financial secretary of the University of Wooster and Miss Alice Hankinson were married Tuesday August 12 in Savannah Ohio. Fackler a Wooster graduate of 1900 and Harvard Law attendee helped defeat Princeton in a debate. He now serves as superintendent of agencies for Northern Ohio at Equitable Life. Hankinson studied at Wooster and Western College Oxford, with both to honeymoon on the Thousand Islands before settling in Glenville in September.
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes marriage licenses amid a wartime reminiscence. The brief item mentions Tynt and Ringle with a railway car scene as part of the clipped text.
Harvey F Jolliff and Clara May Flack of Wooster join Ervin W Ebert of Red Haw and Melinda M Barnhart of New Pittsburg Harrold Ross and Mabel Garrett of Shreya Weasley Warner and Zella Franks of Wooster listed in a community notice.
Fsc information about fares and other details applies to ticket agents of Pennsylvania Lines. The notice outlines required procedures and contact points for fare inquiries, with emphasis on accuracy and compliance for station staff and agents.
Extended service on the Pennsylvania-GR route offers a sleeping car from Wooster to Mackinaw City with through travel to Grand Rapids, Petoskey, and Mackinaw City without changing cars. Departure 10 55 p m from Wooster, arrive Grand Rapids 6 0 pm, breakfast at Grand Hotel in Mackinaw City. Through car on Train No 9 daily via Fort Wayne with future extension to Petoskey as season opens.
Excursion tickets sold at one fare round trip via Pennsylvania Lines for trips to Mt Vernon and Asheville tied to Ohio State Camp Meeting and Convention events. Travel includes Wooster to Nackinac times, no train changes, routing via Fort Wayne and Grand Rapids. Also Chautauqua Lake low rate trip on C A and O lines with return up to Sept 2 1902.
The Big Brenrallon to Chantauqua Lake is slated for August 26. Excursion tickets include round trip rates of 375 dollars from Fredericksburg Applecreek East Union and 3460 from Orrville to Lakewood or Jamestown NY with pro rata fares from other O A & O Railway stations. Return valid through September 2, 1902.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces Homeseekers' Excursions at reduced rates to the South and Southeast with sales on the first and third Tuesdays of June to October 1908. Tickets from local stations west of the Ohio River to Put-in-Bay, Ohio, at one fare for round trip, valid for return to August 18, 1902, with contact through ticket agents and General Passenger Agent B N Austin in Chicago.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company announces excursion tickets from all stations west of the Ohio River to Mountain Lake Park Maryland at one acre for the round trip. Tickets are issued for the Women's Foreign Missionary Society Chautauqua Meeting and National Archer Association events and are valid for return until September 1, 1902.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers a half rate excursion from all Ohio stations to Columbus for the Ohio state fair. One fare for the round trip. Tickets valid for return until September 6, 1902.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company announces excursion tickets from all local stations in Ohio to Sandusky Ohio for the Democrat State Convention of Ohio. One fare for the round trip. Tickets valid for return until September 4, 1902.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces excursion tickets to Asheville North Carolina for August 16 17 and 18. Proceeds benefit the American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists Society with return validity until August 25 1902.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will sell excursion tickets from all local stations west of the Ohio River to Norfolk Virginia September 3 4 and 5 at one fare for round trip. Tickets good for return until September 16 1902 in honor of the Great Council Improved Order of Red Men Tiekota.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces a low excursion rate from all local stations near the Ohio River to Des Moines Iowa September 12 through 15. Round trip fare applies and tickets are valid for return until September 22 with possible extension to October 15 upon deposit and 60 cent payment to the joint agent.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will sell excursion tickets from west of the Ohio River to Butte Montana on August 20 21 22 26 27 and 23 at one fare plus 2 00 for the round trip Tickets good for return until September 30 1902 from all local stations west of the river.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad offers very low excursion tickets to Denver Colorado due to the National Frater nal Congress and National Association of Latter Carriers. The article recalls the Potomac River and the Civil War battles along the B and O corridor from Piedmont West Virginia to Washington Junction Maryland. It notes Harper's Ferry and the Shenandoah near the Potomac as landmarks in the wartime route.
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