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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1899
Page
8
An Apple A Day Keeps the Doctor Away touts apples as highly nutritious for repairing tissues and boosting health. The piece notes canned apples preserved in gallon cans sold at 25 cents per gallon, claiming shelf performance rivals fresh fruit with no peeling or preparation required. Craighead & Co. advertised.
A varied local column reports Jrme Shanklin fined for disorderly conduct. Amos Brenneman and a partner celebrate their thirty third wedding anniversary. J F Seas suffers sudden illness leading to appendicitis and rests. Union College Society meets Feb 3 with debate on accents and paternal influence. Births announced Abner Orr and wife welcomed a daughter. Rex McDowell diagnosed with pneumonia. A robe found by a Davis Hudson helper may be claimed from Deputy Marshall Al Arnold. High school social at Clyde Baird’s place. Ladies' Wednesday Club hosts a gentlemen's entertainment at H E Taylor’s home. Yellow Jaundice cure story touts Liedris Bitters from Dr Bell. Classics meet at Maud Curry's with readings. Curry to leave Wooster soon. Marriage licenses listed for Snell-Leiner, Little-Keefe, Plasterer-Arnold, Yesger-Frisby, all Wooster or nearby.
The fragmentary text describes an accident at a social event with injuries and potential death, alongside brief notes on legal proceedings, obituaries, and local notices. It mentions individuals such as Dr and Mere Patt Clarence, and references to medical cures, court actions, and probate matters. The scattered items include a public health remedy advertisement and several names tied to court, guardianship, and estate administration.
Grand jury releases indictments in Creston case. Joseph Smith charged with riot assault and battering with intent to kill. Johnon and Taylor attorneys sought bond of $450. Gros Lau,Creathan foreman, charged for breaching bail at $200. Incident stemmed from dispute over a dit ema construction.
The family Ira Johanson and Mr and Mrs Jonathan Snyder express heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for kindly assisting during the sickness and death of their beloved wife and daughter.
The document lists proposed prices and sizes of U S territorial acquisitions in the Philippines and other areas. It notes the top acreage figure is only an estimate due to incomplete surveys of the islands. Madisonburg.
Obscure local notes include names such as Jap 29 John Bonewell and Elizabeth Glasgow with moved relatives, Thursday guests from Virginia, Aquila Eberly’s family moving in, Bethel church meetings and a mad dog incident near Brank Coltertson. Court actions mention Crane Breed Co v Crystal and arbitration in James Taylor matter, plus assignee Fred Haller vs John Austin and a land transfer issue. Wooster enlistees listed, including Floyd Specht and James Porter, with discharge for medical reasons.
The YMCA meeting on Tuesday evening appointed committees for roles and organization with Rev KR EL Netkirk as chairman and a list of members including Grant, Myere, C W Mally, Harry Thompson, I C Lawrence. Location committee chaired by Rev Baker with J Shotz Jobo Bough L D Craig head, and J Schwartz. About 175 members expected from town and out of town. The Wooster affair also notes the murder of Mrs Hattie Curry in Seattle a few days ago. Soldiers Relief Committees under state law appoint indigent soldiers or widows claims processed by county commissioners. Committees named for 1899 in Wooster city and township across wards provided.
The X I T ranch in the extreme northwest Panhandle of Texas claims 5,000 square miles. It hosts 120,000 cattle, 1,600 horses, and a calf crop exceeding 31,000. About 125 men run the operation, roughly one man per 24,000 acres. February Ladies' Home Journal.
Wayne County Circuit Court sat in Waaiter starting January 31 with Judges Adam, Douglass and Mart on the bench. The docket lists numerous cases including appeals and errors in civil matters and several names such as Frick Company, Jacob Fry, Mary Leggett, Richland Mutual Insurance, and Geo Hay. Local notes report health updates, funerals, and community events across Waaiter and nearby towns.
Hurbane, Mra, Wm Hower has been quite sick with the grippo the past few days. Several of Geo Norton's children are down with the grippo. Roy Martindale recovered after a week of illness to fill the pulpit again. Myrtle Shamp resumed school work after ten days with sore throat and cold. Clem Shamp remains home with a severe cold and grippe. Emma Gramly returned from Cleveland where she tended her ill sister. Trank Baker and wife are also mentioned in the sweep of illnesses.
Eight years of living with Mr Baker’s parents end as two families rent rooms in Mrs Spangler’s house. They moved on Saturday and hope for harmony. Elliott Stevenson of Cleveland visited Burbank friends last week and enjoyed croak and mill dam. Leo Hageman returned from Wooster after working for Al Luco. a literary program is promised. Epworth League of the M E Church hosts a Wednesday evening literary program with refreshments and games for all.
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