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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1899
Page
5
The Ohio Agriculture Experiment Station and the Division of Chemistry of the U S Department of Agriculture report sugar beet trial results for 1898. Analyses show lower sugar and purity than 1907, with hot, wet weather and leaf spot reducing yield. Plans call for continued tests through 1900 with seed supplies and farmer cooperation to refine profitable beet sugar production.
A stream of obituaries from Wooster reports deaths from January to February, naming Geo and Mrs Geo Silver of Jefferson, Mrs W F Gooynes of Bluffton, Jonnie Walker aged 13, Katharine Bolliday of Plaid Two, Dr John Rice, Mrs Elizabeth Brenneman, Martha Porter, Dr Platt, Ida Lenm, Jonah Shreve, Emma Keehn, Mary J McBride, Mrs Mary Spangler, Mary Franks, Charlie Wood, Andrew Wilson, John Amatuz, Elizabeth Porter, Joseph Eason, Mrs Obriatena Rodgers, Elizabeth McClarran, and Geo Saul among others, with funeral details and family ties noted.
The National Department of Agriculture reports experiments in sorghum variety improvement. Seed of several improved strains grown last year at Medicine Lodge Kansas is offered to the Ohio Experiment Station for distribution and will be rented on terms covering beet seed distribution. Farmers in unsuited sugar beet areas are invited to supply addresses to the Wooster Ohio station with land details for cultivation.
Obituary notices report the death of Mrs Abrahem Hammer aged about 77 in Wooster with burial details at Oakdale in the nearby cemetery and a list of surviving children including Geo Hammer Elyria Jibr Hammer Wm Hammer Mrs Beam and Mrs Derr with rites conducted by Rev T W Bellingham. The text also mentions a census style analysis in The Ladies Home Journal about American girls marriage prospects and a brief note on a Girl's Chance of Marriage study.
A historical church directory lists multiple congregations with service times and notable officers. It covers Westminster Presbyterian, First Presbyterian, United Presbyterian, English Lutheran, Bethany Baptist, Reformed Church, St. James Episcopal, Oldest Church, Disciples of Christ, and Church of God, detailing Sunday worship, Sabbath school, prayer meetings, and key pastors such as J F Smith Chas Haupert J J Lucas and E Cheaney, across various streets and corners in the town.
H N Mateer MD offers special attention to digestive organ health, liver, kidneys, and blood work. Special examinations include blood tests and stomach and intestinal assessments with related procedures. Address: 60 East Bowels Street, Hoes. Telephone provided.
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