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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1903
Page
2
A columnist argues that prosperity rests on virtue and condemns both the man who serves liquor and the man who grants authority to do so. The piece reflects on moral accountability for those who enable or resist saloon power.
The note presents a fragment debating approaches to remove asloom with a call for unity among Christian men. It hints at a broader discussion within a religious audience, emphasizing consensus on the institution despite method disagreements.
The text praises temperance progress and urges Wooster residents to consider the home and city’s best interests as the forthcoming vote approaches. It emphasizes manhood and womanhood as the world’s greatest force and notes rising support for temperance nationwide.
The piece weighs Wooster’s future against the cost to its people and youth. Some hold optimism about prosperity, others fear sacrifice. It argues that each man must do his duty to secure a certain outcome for the town and its happiness.
A response to the moral crisis of the saloon depicts men realizing that the establishment is a creature of law and must be ended. The passage argues that once confronted by legal force, the saloon cannot endure, and righteousness will prevail.
A local rumor claims a slate of city officials favoring saloon license may be arranged if the local option wins. Temperance voices warn against such plans, arguing stringent measures should apply to those who profit from liquor.
The passage argues that money spent in towns on saloons does not benefit local merchants but flows to liquor dealers who grow rich while the town suffers ruin. It condemns saloons as parasitic, causing blighted homes, widows, and orphans, and asserts saloons offer no real communal benefit.
A shaky, fragmentary editorial notes the view that legalized liquor traffic fuels evils in cities and that prohibition is urged as the sole regulation to curb drink. It argues workers leaving farms for cities should not be drawn into prohibitionist politics.
A report notes forty one delirium cases at a Chicago workhouse leading to an official investigation. An accompanying curious experiment involved tasting liquor poured on raw beef, described as strong poison by the physician, who wondered why drinkers did not suffer more.
Fragmented OCR text describes a council vote amid talk of trade loss and prosperity, mentioning Velunna and prophecies from quarters before the vote. No clear names, dates, or concrete outcomes are readable.
Residents favor a move toward safer neighborhoods for raising children, while commerce struggles in towns with limited rail access. Vendors face tighter margins as prices rise and debt grows from unpaid accounts, prompting a cautious, temperate mood in Wooster as practical reforms are examined.
A stylistic linguistic note discusses how nouns ending in ator show varied Scottish pronunciation. It cites Erskine in a courtroom exchange over the Latin word curator. The judge challenges the Latin loanword, and Erskine replies with a brief bow to authority, illustrating the term senator orator as used by the noble lord.
A selection of Burns lines echoing satire and moral reflection. The phrases critique human folly and inhumanity, celebrate humor, and question social rank. The fragmentary quotes mirror Burns’ knack for vivid imagery and pointed social commentary.
If generally known among intelligent people that many innocent tumors become malignant and malignant tumors mimic benign ones remaining quiescent for long periods, sufferers would consent to removing these morbid growths at inception. Early removal could prevent serious harm and allow cure by minor operations with minimal scarring on the face neck arms or hands.
Maud asserts she baked an elegant angel cake and a poor one. Harry confirms the rubbery texture, calling it the rubber, while the bakeoff may determine whether Maud earns recognition as an expert.
Veteran recounts how the swindler duped multiple men before the speaker encountered him, detailing prior exploits and methods used to fleece unsuspecting targets. The account underscores a pattern of deception and the conman’s ability to mislead through familiarity.
The Ohio State Journal notes that many performers mimic roles but few truly embody human beings, calling for deeper, more authentic acting that captures real emotion and nuance beyond surface impressions.
London Spectator argues that wealth has shifted from land to paper assets such as shares and bonds. The piece notes the fragility and mobility of modern wealth, predicting changes in industrial wealth and a reduction in the permanence of wealthy families as fortunes can vanish quickly through speculation.
An amused guest recounts Colonel Tom Ochiltree defending England after Lord Lonsdale entertained guests with thrilling tales. Laughter erupted over stories of a petrified forest in Africa containing petrified lions and elephants, prompting the colonel to defend his country.
Fragmentary quotation discusses a supposed gravitational phenomenon with remarks by Lord Lonsdale and Colonel Ochiltree. The exchange centers on a claim about petri fhd birds and gravity, with one speaker asserting impossibility and the other offering a quick dismissal.
A New York furniture store salesman says trundle beds are no longer manufactured and have fallen from fashion. Doctors advise they promote colds, and modern regular beds sit lower, making trundles hard to fit. Few surviving units may exist in rural areas, but they are scarce and likely obsolete.
In St Leonard’s crypt Hythe England seven thousand skulls lie in a long debated collection. Once thought to be Danish invaders these remains are now linked to a battle around A. D. 436 between Vortimer a British prince and invading Saxons. Skull marks suggest battle axes and two skulls are shown as Saxon and British types.
A London Telegraph reader voice mocks medical fads on ships deriding “Meddkin chests” and quack remedies. The speaker claims sea life forbids such cures and jokes about using hemmothc or hepsom sorks for different pain locations.
A historic note explains that spermuacet ointments derived from the head of a whale are used for various afflictions including skin wounds while ambergris is valued only as a byproduct from the same creature.
A fragment from New York Weekly notes a discussion between daughter and papa about papers and the office. It hints at women trimming their own bonanza style and features a casual exchange on household and fashion topics.
A Sat Evening Post line discusses sharing lessons about fairness as two speakers debate giving the other person the larger piece of an apple. The dialogue reflects a view on self and others.
In a Vermont town an old nurse named Sally Gamp type arrives to tend a patient. She moves in with cob pipe, starched aprons, and knitting, asks for toll in medicine. The doctor laughs at first but learns Sally’s jug medicine was used when no physician was near. The tale ends as mystery remains.
A Bergen Norway dispatch quotes the U.S. consul noting lower disease in Scandinavia due to simple diets. Swedes and Norwegians favor rye bread such as knackbrode, avoid yeast, eat two meals with milk, and limit sweets. meat and potatoes appear at one meal daily.
A fragment recounts General Winfield Scott writing a provisioning order without his secretary present and spelling wagon as waggon. The secretary questions the spelling, and Scott replies with the authority of the major general commanding the armies of the United States.
The text explains measurement origins: the foot from a king's foot length, the cubit from Latin cubitus meaning elbow, and the fathom from Aryan roots denoting arm reach. It notes standardization across ancient Egypt and describes positions from elbow to fingertip.
An imitation diamond is dull under water while a genuine stone remains brilliant and visible. Placing stones side by side under water makes the contrast clear to an experienced eye, highlighting subtle differences between fakes and real diamonds.
A Los Angeles based Santa Fe conductor told the San Bernardino Sun of a memory spoken by his grandfather about a sign on a double track in Ireland. The sign declared that when two trains meet they must stop and pass each other.
Dialogue humorous exchange where Sufferer insists on pulling out an imagined tooth, Belentist dismisses the pain as imaginary, and the sufferer quips that the imagination must be the tooth to extract. The cartoonish exchange highlights a petty quarrel over medical advice and perception of pain.
A brief quotation exchange ponders how hearing what friends say in one’s absence might change vanity and popularity. Miss Candor suggests modesty would rise and friendships would dwindle if such gossip were heard.
A fragmented quote exchanges in a street scene about scenery and purpose. A traveler named Flidfende Blatter notes business travel over pleasure while a witty line warns of a money loving woman. The brief appears as a social aside from a larger column.
Mrs Catharine Norton widow of Basjamin Norton died at her daughter's home on West Liberty Street Wed morning January 23 aged 84 years and 16 days. She fractured her hip in a fall a few days earlier which hastened death. She is survived by David Thomas of Wooster Mrs G L Smyner Wichita Kans Joseph Norton Elyria Albert Norton New Pittsburg Capt G P Emrich Wooster and Lydia Heze Lansing Mich. Funeral from the Thomas residence Friday at 1 30 p m with interment at Reedsburg.
In a New York Weekly excerpt Mrs G complains of Sister Matilda planning to visit with her children, arguing differing house rules and many servants would provoke conflict. Mr G notes past visits with children and a nurse, while insisting the current burden would trigger servant resignations.
A daughter was born to Dr and Mrs Hollingsworth of Creston on January 14. Mrs Lydia Kuestrick of Creston was adjudged insane and committed to Massillon hospital. Henry Derr bought C C Adams residence on W Learwhth Street for 975. Miss Miowie Grace Franks of W Liberty and Isaac W Morrison of Austin will wed Thursday at 6 pm. Oddfellows Fall repair and rededication planned around February 26 with prominent members to attend. George Schlenther of Chicago to build a major edifice at the St Louis exposition grounds. Rev G O Smith hosts Century Glob meeting where Dr R N Warren discusses A Plea for the Scab. The Ozark orchard near Lebanon, Me, claims to be the world’s largest at 2300 acres with 60 trees per acre. Cleveland Leader notes Creston’s suburban growth. C and S electric line near Seville progresses with grading and track prep, aiming for Wooster to Cleveland service by early summer.
The notice lists an election date under Beal law at Mt Eatom Tharsis Reb 6. It also records the seven month old child of Isaac Kauffman and Pleasant Home dying on Sunday January 18. The piece mentions interment at Spencer and a series of health topics to be addressed at the 13th annual Ohio state and local Boards of Health meeting in Columbus January 29 and 30. It ends with a vintage moral discourse on crime, reform, and temperance laws across states.
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A listing of license holders names several pairs from Orrville Wooster Dalton Clinton Easton Orrville Rittman Sterling West Unity Creston Madisonburg Hicksville and Applecreek. Included are Frank Reichenbach and Lillisa J Moxcrief Henry Weaver Chloe Etter Jasper Gardiner Myrtle Pratt John J Zikler Amanda Howard Ernest McConnell Mary B Mougey Edwin J Felger Minnie Mowrey YW Dolin and Liona Thompson. The fragment appears to be a public notices section listing marriage or licensees with associated towns and spouses.
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