This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1903
Page
1
Readable items include a Wooster public schools reopen after holidays. local business moves on KyNorth and Buckeye sites. births, marriages, and deaths in area families. several accidents and legal verdicts. railroad and railway updates. county officials and public notices. and community sales and gatherings across nearby townships.
Frank Kermickle known as Bones, 51, was found face down at Prospect and East Henry streets on Thursday Worntog Jan 1 at 6 30. Coroner Wm Faber ruled death from apoplexy caused by alcoholism after an inquest. Born and raised in Wooster he was son of Samuel Kermickle once Wayne County sheriff. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Christine undertaking home with Rev J H Deeds officiating. Interment Wooster cemetery.
Mrs Ida Derr wife of Charles Derr of Massillon and former Wooster resident died in a Toledo hospital Wednesday December 21 from gastric fever at age 26. She was a daughter of the late George Brampter and leaves husband and daughter Helen. Remains were brought to Wooster for interment with funeral services at her sister Mrs Menury Haller's home on West Liberty Street conducted by Rev Frederick Krafft of the German church.
Transfers include Harvey Porter to Miller McFadden 1 1/2 acres in Shreve for 640 dollars and many other deeds across Greene Congress and Franklin townships with prices ranging from 1 to 9 1000 dollars. Names include Walter Lehman Witt To C A C By Co Sergino Zarlengo and more.
Mrs Mary Carroll widow of Hon Michael J Carroll died at home 8 Market St Sunday January 4 aged 79 due to age related illnesses. Born in Ireland she lived fifty years in Wooster where she had many friends. Survived by Rev J T Carrell Cleveland Miss Anns B Carroll Wooster Michael Carroll Texas Miss Mary E Carrell Wooster Miss Martha A Carroll Youngstown William Carroll Chester Twp Funeral at St Marys Catholic church and burial in Catholic cemetery. Mra Susan E Cunningham died December 18 in Ashland Oregon. Born in Wooster sister of Jacob Eberman U S marshal Cleveland. Survived by husband six children.
A scanned Wooster examination list shows fifty applicants for a teachers’ exam. Questions cover geography, geography teaching methods, colonial and early American history, parsing and grammar, and teacher preparation.
A mixed set of schooling items including spelling corrections, capital letter rules, vowels sounds, synonyms, and arithmetic and science problem prompts. Topics cover geometry, land appraisal, debt discount, partnership, decimals, cloth rolls, promissory notes, progressions, lake travel, human body anatomy, and physiology.
The Plain Institute Prohibition alliance will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday evening January 8. All are invited to attend and hear a lively question session. A special election will be held under the Boal law at Burbank January 17. The village recently repealed an anti saloon ordinance and a saloon opened. Temperance advocates aim to drive out the saloon.
From Lamont Oklahoma on December 30 1902 the writer describes new settlement growth all through Kay and Grant counties with farms thriving on wheat corn oats and garden crops. He notes wind water wells abundant orchards and a bustling town of Lamont with four churches banks elevators stores and several businesses while praising open prairie land and affordable fuel.
The Farmers' Mutosl Improvement club will meet Thursday January 8 1903 at the home of Mr and Mrs Wesley Warner. Program includes music prayer discussion on the wet season lessons coal as fuel for current prices experience in husking and shredding machinery readings and a sketch of John Gough with current events presented by Glen Warner and Mrs L Warner
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.