Man severely injured by train near Mansfield station
John C. Hard, eldest son of Mrs. K. C. Hard of Nold Avenue, was seriously injured Tuesday at Lucas station on the Pennsylvania Lines near Mansfield. He stood waving to an approaching train and was struck, hurled onto a cattle guard, and had his right leg crushed. Amputation below the knee was performed. recovery hopes are good but he will be in hospital days. He had recent work with detectives and was returning home from the country when the accident occurred.
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John C. Hard
K. C. Hard
Nold Avenue
Lucas
Pennsylvania Lines
Mansfield
The
Mansfield News
Pennsylvania
Waat
Mam
Y. M. Cen
Zellner
Dru
Loughridge
Buros
Woonter
Dix
Thompson
Laoas
Brother and Sister Reunite After Forty Years Apart
In Orrville at the home of Mr and Mrs Phily Baurer a family reunion unfolded when Elizabeth Goelz, who emigrated from Germany to Dalton at twenty, met her brother George Goelz for the first time in forty years. Elizabeth endured two marriages, becoming Mrs Kohberg after her final husband Fred Kolberg died. Family ties traced through Hoboken, New Jersey, confirmed the kinship, leading George to travel to Orrville to meet his sister. Elizabeth plans to stay with relatives for a month or more.
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Mra. Phily
Baurer
Orrville
Laurer
Shev
Elizabeth Goelz
Germaby
Dalton
Nicholas Wecht
Fred Kolberg
Hoff Family Reunion Held At David Hoover Home
The ninth Hoff family reunion gathered 263 attendees last Thursday at David Hoover’s house in Sterling. Notables traveled from Coffeyville Kansas White Lake South Dakota Wooster New Philadelphia Ashtabula Akron and more. The event featured patriotic hunter decorate and evergreen arch welcomes and a program with remarks by Mrs Tolen and a forward look to meeting at Jacob Miller’s home next year. Dr. Elder of Wooster offered eye ear nose and throat services.
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New Philadelphia
Ohio
Jacob Pinkerton
Ashtabula
Akron
Simon Hoff
Clara Koontz
LeVonne Koontz
Pen as Symbol in The Hague Peace Congress
In The Hague peace congress Lord Pauncefote drew attention by writing with a fountain pen whose handle was a shell of a dumdum bullet. A foreign delegate reproached him, saying such murderous instrument is unsuitable for discussion of eternal peace. The diplomat defended the idea that tools reflect personal ideas and character.
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Hague
Pauncefoter
Bin
Tard Pauncefote
Sfonstour
Per Bohs
Pretty Baby Reveals Bertie’s Secret Jest
An ordinary looking observer notes a newborn and Bertie, six, who fears losing his status as an only child. He mutters that pretty babies grow up ugly, then turns to the nurse and quips she must have been a very pretty baby.
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Slater
Bertie
Browning Anecdote From the Turnbill Magazine
The London Spectator recounts a Browning anecdote from an essay titled On a Few Conventionalists. A guest recalls Browning receiving favors named by a lady who admitted their English names were bloody noses. The narrator memory preserves the jokes Browning told at a country house.
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Browning
Turnbill
London Spectator
Ingrowing Toe Nail Relief Remedy
A health note describes severe ingrowing toe nails causing misery beyond coins. It warns that paring or cotton does not help and prescribes a physician- advised acid mix of muriatic, nitric, and chloride of zinc to apply one drop daily for immediate and lasting relief.
The Orange In Spain
The passage extols eating an orange before breakfast as a beautiful act. It describes a person in Spain peeling with a knife and fork, separating each morsel while preserving the juice, then laying down the core with the fork still embedded.
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Spain
Abe
Octopus Danger in Japanese Waters Spurs Boatmen Response
Fishermen in Japanese waters face aggressive giant octopuses that attack boats. When attacked, crews reportedly cut the tentacles of the creature to escape, risking boat upset and men dragged beneath the surface. The octopus is highly valued as a food article in Japan.
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Japan
Fragmented Dialogue About Reading Late at Night
A reader recalls staying up late in a chair to finish a new Scribbler novel. The exchange notes fatigue and the narrator’s late bedtime while discussing the work and a companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Cox
Rivalry Over Romance Ends In Divorce Talk
The Washington Star reports on a famed romantic star and a noted actress weighing divorce after failed reconciliation efforts. Despite discussions, one fears the other may gain the upper hand in publicity.
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Washington Star
Doing and Thinking Mamma-Beasie Style
A playful exchange where Mamma-Beasie asks why she does not wash the dishes. Beasie responds that it’s easier to act than to think, and offers to think while Mamma cleans. The dialogue highlights a household rhyme about chores and thought.
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Mamma
Beasie
Hat regret prompts home redesign in Atchison
A girl admired for her hat, but after bringing it home she tore it apart and retrimmed it. The Atchison Globe reports a personal fashion mishap reflecting practical reuse and DIY changes.
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Plecea
Atchison Globe
Philadelphia Bulletin on tables and good example for men
A fragment notes a common table setting that inspires men by example and discipline, stating it never crosses legs. The brief reflects a local press voice stressing decorum and manners as social guidance.
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Pladelphia Bulletin
Wooster News Roundup 1902 Highlights Local Notes
Wayne County items from Wooster Ohio in August 1902 cover public notices and obituaries. Entries include Eliza Nye’s Sterling death aged 60, Mrs H G Himbler of Orrville’s death, a fatal accident to Willian Jacobs in Toledo, and farming notes on corn and fruit crops. Also listed are church calls, university chair deliveries, pension increments, fair dates, and local transport mishaps.
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A. S. McClure
Charles McAnanley
Wooster
Wayne County
Unsteady Imperial Coronation Moment Amid Prolonged Prorogation
A curious episode recounts King William IV abruptly proroguing Parliament after a brief improvised coronation. Crowds gathered from the Tower, with the king briefly wearing the crown in the robing room after declaring only he could place it on his head. The prorogation proceeded, described in Greville’s A History of the Reform.
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Simacht
William IV
Perl Gees
Ooe
Eriday
Parament
Ogesty
Fords
Greville
Lord Wastings
Lord Hastings
Lord Grey
London Chronicle
Turkish custom graves water vessels and bird messages
In Turkish cemeteries small water vessels are placed on graves and some tombs have basins carved for water. The practice is based on a belief that birds carry messages to the dead and that birds may be spiteful unless appeased as part of local superstition.
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Turkey
Want to Run the Town With Blood Money
The treasury of Congress is empty and must be replenished. The village has been dry for years, yielding no revenue. Officers plan to repeal the local option ordinance hoping a saloon opens and pays cash into the treasury.
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Treasury of
Congress
Everbody
Nightcaps For The Husband And Wife Exchange
Dialog shows a thoughtful exchange about buying nightcaps. A young wife explains she bought nightcaps after overhearing a plan to go to the club tonight with Sparklys. She asks her husband to try them on, presenting the tiny gift as a quiet gesture of consideration.
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Tobley
Hosband
Sparklys
Moat Important. City drama at 3 a.m. rocks local sleep
A garbled夜y scene unfolds with a druggist awakened at 3 a.m. by a man seeking a two cent stump. A man mails a letter to his wife to delay her return and a plan to renovate the parlor is noted while some companions linger.
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Druggtar
Pennsylvania Lines travel and fare information note
Information for fares and details available from Ticket Agents of Pennsylvania Lines. Instructions include departure from Wooster, central time, on the Pennsylvania R and I Route via Fort Wayne and Grand Rapids. See L Leyda, Ticket Agent, for general rate tickets and sleeping car reservations.
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Pennsylvania Lines
Big Kxovision Excursion to Chautauqua Lake Wilt
Excursion from Fredericksburg Applecrank East Union to Chautauqua Lake Wilt on August 20 via C A C Railway. Round trip fares are $475 from Fredericksburg area and $399 from Orrville to Lakewood or Jamestown NY. Route includes Akron and Cambridge Springs. Tickets valid for return up to Sept 2 1902.
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Vun
C,a & C Railway
Fredericksburg
Applecrank
East Union
Orrville
Lakewood
Jamestown
Chautauqua Lake
Akron
Cambridge Springs
Very Low Rate Excursion to that Popular Ionore
Very Low Rate Excursion to that Popular ionore via CA and C Railway through Akron and Cambridge Springs. Tickets at round trip rate of 375 dollars will be reached from Fredericksburg Applecrack and at proportionate low rates from other stations on the CA and C Railway. The return rite on excursion tickets will touchite September 2nd 192.
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Viac A and C
Akron
Cambridge Springs
Fredericksburg
Applecrack
Michigan Line Extended From Wooster to Mackinaw City
The Wooster Michigan Slope Line extends to Mackinaw City on the Pennsylvania-GR&I Route. Passengers travel from Wooster to Grand Rapids Petoskey and Mackinaw City without changing cars. Breakfast is served next morning at the Grand Hotel in Mackinac. Apply to Gin Leyds, ticket agent, Wooster.
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Wooster
Mackinaw City
oater-Michigan
Mackinawity
Grand Rapids
Petoskey
Wonater
Mackinac
Aland
Grand Hotel
Little Traverse Bay
Indian River
W Leyds
Cattle and Sheep Receipts At Liberty Market
Receipts light at Liberty market for cattle and sheep. Cattle prices show high and low ranges with prime heavy at 7 70 to 7 80, calves and veals 32 65 to 75, hogs at 7 10 to 5 50, sows 6 60. Sheep and lambs demand weak with prime lambs 6 75, spring lambs 4 6 76, culls 3 60 to 2 25. Prices include various grades and weights based on recent offerings.
Sunday Sandusky excursion to Cedar Point by B&O R R
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces a Sunday trip to Sandusky Ohio and Cedar Point on August 24 with a special Wooster departure at 7 00 am from Milleraburg to leonwich inclusive. Tickets will be sold at a very low rate from all stations and are described as a rare season opportunity to visit nearby resorts. Further details available from ticket agents or B N Austin.
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Sandusky
Ohio
Milleraburg
Ieonwich
Wooster
Avaater
Austin
T Poa
Low Rates to Polote in the South and Southeast
On first and third Tuesdays of June July Angust Baptember and October 1902 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will sell Homeseekers' Excursion tickets at greatly reduced rates to points in the South and Southeast.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Excursion fares to Mountain Lake Park for society meeting
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will offer excursion tickets from all western river stations to Mountain Lake Park Maryland from July 25 to August 24 at one fare for a round trip. Tickets are valid for return until September 1 1902 and support the Women's Foreign Missionary Society Chautauqua Meeting and National Archer Association events.
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Baltmore & Ohio Railroad Company
Ohio River
Mountain Lake Park
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Chautauqua Meeting
National Archer Association
Mall Ratonto Columbos Ohio Rail Fare to Columbus
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad offers excursion tickets from Ohio stations to Columbus at one fare round trip. Tickets valid for return to September 6, 1902, covering Ohio State Fair travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mall
Ratonto Columbos
Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Railroad Excursion Rates to Sandusky Ohio From Ohio
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces special excursion fares from all Ohio local stations to Sandusky for September 1 and 2. Tickets are one fare for a round trip with return validity to September 1902, offered in connection with the Democratic State Convention of Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Ohio
Sandusky
Democrat State Convention of
Trail Rates to Norfolk via the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company offers excursion tickets from all stations west of the Ohio River to Norfolk Virginia at a round trip fare. Tickets are valid for return until September 16 1902 in connection with the Great Connell Improved Order of Red Men event.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Ohio River
Norfolk
Connell
Low Excursion Rates to Des Moines by B and O Rail
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers excursion tickets from west of the Ohio River to Des Moines Josva from September 12 to 15 at one fare for the round trip. Tickets valid for return until September 22 and may extend to October 15 with 50 cent deposit to Joint Agent.
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Innclusive
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Ohio River
Des Moines
Josva
Seenu
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Excursion Katerin Katte to Montana by B & O Railroad
Excursion Katerin Katte, Montaia the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad offers trips from stations west of the Ohio river to Butte, Montana August 20 21 22 26 27 28 at one fare plus 2 dollars round trip. Tickets valid for return until September 30 1902, for International Mining Congress.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Ohio River
Butte
Montana
International Mining Congress
Wooster Train Service Update for Fort Wayne Route
A passenger note States Wooster arrives at 10 55 a.m. and continues through on a Pullman car weekday on Train No 8 via the Fort Wayne route. Through car service extended toward Petoskey with the season opening at Northern Michigan resorts, connecting Nortmouth.
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Wooster
Grand
Fort Wayans
Fort Wagon
KR &l Nortmouth
Petokey
Northern Michigan
Wooster and Mackinac Train Schedule Notice
The timetable lists Wooster viam at 8 15 8. m today with no change of care by leaving Wooster at that hour Central time. The Feanerivauis Route runs through Fort Wayne and Grand Rapids via GR.
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Wonater
Mackinac
Wooster
Fort Wayne
Grand Rapids
Gee
Leyda
Feanerivauis GR
Excursion to Chantaoqguy Lake Planned for Tuesday
A low priced excursion runs to a popular resort on Tuesday August 2 via CA and UO Railway. Fare from Fredericksburg Apple Creek East Von is 4.75 dollars and 3.50 dollars from Orrville to Lakewood or Jamestown NY. Travel via Akron and Cambridge Springs with return tickets good through September 2, 1902.
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Feedericksburg
Applecreek
East von
Orrville
Lakewood
Jamestown
Akron
Cambridge Springs
The Big Excursion in Obmutaugus Lake Event
The Big Excursion in Obmutaugus Lake is announced with travel by C A R Railway through Ak ron and Cambridge Springs. Tickets at round trip rates 375 dollars from Fredericksburg Applecreek East Union and 340 dollars from Urrville to Lakewood or Jamestown NY with lower from other stations. Return limit on excursion tickets includes September 2, 1902.
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Viac A &C
Akron
Cambridge Springs
Fredericksburg
Applecreek
East Union
Urrville
Lakewood
Jamestown
Low Excursion Rates to Denver on Railroad Lines
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces excursion tickets to Denver Colorado at extremely low rates in connection with the National Fraternal Congress and National Association of Letter Carriers.
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Denver
Colorado
Maltimiore & Ohio Railroad
Uoogreay
National Association of Letter Carriers
Colo
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Potomac River and B&O Rail Tie Wars to Peace
The Potomac and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad endured four years of northern and southern campaigns. The river and rail line ran from Piedmont to Washington Junction, Maryland, with battles such as Antietam and Gettysburg fought north of the main line. Fortunes shifted as armies crossed the river, while Warper’s Ferry sits at West Virginia’s northeastern tip along the Shenandoah’s bend.
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Potomac
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Piedmont
Washington
Maryland
Auato
Antietam
South Mountain
Muoucracy
Rattysaburg
B. S
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John C. Hard Serlouly
Hoff
Dr. Elder
Methodists
Ashland
Minas Alice Logue
Akron Public Schools
Sterling Land Co
Hoover Cottage
To- Phill Jeperman
Eliza Nye
Sterling
Seville
H G. Himbler
Willian Jacobs
John Jacobs
Toledo
Wayne Voanty
J H. Dickason
the Wooster Summer School
Hickenbaugh Brothers
Blackleyville
Wire
Millbrook
Boston Piano Works
Coshocton
Elizabeth McClure
Barberton
James McClure
Howard Brundage
Rathdram
Idaho
Fayette
Tuesaday
Mary
Harrison Miller
Weat Larwill St
Wayne County Sunday School Association
West Salem
State Association
Abe Plank
Fred Rubeck
Mre
M M. Keim
Sharon
Daniel Schell
Alice
Sharpaville
Christine Bros
Stonday
Chicago
Ebaira
Christine Broa
Consiate
the Baptist Church
Department of Agriculture
Ohio State University
Plain Township
Aid
Frank Hower
Mt. Vernon
Keck
Canaan
Reformed
Odell’s Lake
Charles Wiler
James Turner
George Hizer
Shreve
Wi Youckey
Near Shrave
Charles Currs
Wooster Stock Exchange
Bechtel Alcock
W W Criley
Indianapolis
Ind
Misa Grace Curbett
Sam Francisco
Chee Foo
China
Jamie
WJ Malline
Louis Kane
Cleveland
New Presbyterian Church
R . Patera
Wayne Swartz
Coshooton
Chillicothe
R. L Adair
A H Etling
J L Zardug
Creaton
Ira Frank Schaff
East South Street
St. Mary’s Church
John F Barrett
Benj Graber
Wooster Marketed
Eugen
Chauteuqua Lake
Michigan Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Cedar Point
Baltimore & Ohio Ratrons Company
Coumbne
Ohio State Fair
Dall
Sandusky Ohio
Baltimoredé Ohio Railroad
Norfinlk
Town
Baltimoore & Ohio Railroad
Katerin Katte
Montaia
Chantaoqguy Lake
Obmutaugus Lake
Ron
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