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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1903
Page
2
A damaged OCR fragment mentions case details and parties with unclear names and dates. It references Renee Wagnet and a continuation after April 1, with scattered notes about orders and companions. The text remains unreadable for full factual reconstruction.
A local discussion on Bible authority and its social impact notes how few verses are cited to connect individual voting with societal outcomes. The piece emphasizes a Sabbath School focus on the topic and urges careful study of relevant passages.
A religious text excerpt warns against enticement by sinners and drinking. It cites verses on riches, oppression, justice for the poor, and folly from wine and strong drink. The passage condemns drunkenness, pride, and corruption in leaders, noting visions falter and judgments stumble.
A prophetic declaration denounces making covenants with death and hell and asserts that such agreements will not stand. The message emphasizes divine opposition to unholy pacts and promises eventual undoing of malicious alignments.
Fragmentary biblical quotation warns a watchman to warn the wicked or bear responsibility for their death. a call to save life through speaking out. The text also references prophetic discipline and a cautious stance regarding responsibility for sin.
A statement from Magistrate Charles A Flammer at Yorkville Polish Court denounces drunkenness as the greatest curse harming the poor in New York. He argues saloons tempt wives and mothers, wreck homes, and fill Potters Field with graves, calling for reform to prevent further degradation.
The piece argues preventive medicine is the physician’s top art and that total abstinence from alcohol is the preventive remedy for the drink habit. It suggests Prohibitionists stay alert by reading old-party papers, likening it to feeding a draft horse sawdust on a diet.
The passage notes that those counted at the ballot box shape the liquor issue, not sentimentality, and that practical men will resolve this question on election day.
The piece argues that while state approval regulates ginmills, it cannot curb the drinker’s appetite. instead the state should close down tempting establishments and do all it can to reduce temptation and consumption.
Voters recognize that parties with their ballots postpone addressing liquor policy for the current election. The piece critiques the idea that the liquor traffic can be prohibited by political tickets, arguing the issue is avoided rather than resolved.
A historical note cites Dr Wulfert's paper linking alcohol to severe health harms in Europeans in tropical climates. It claims risks include digestive disruption brain and nervous system damage and somnolence worsened by heat and humidity. contrasts with Hollanders in India abstaining from alcohol and maintaining work capacity.
Mrs Willow Zerby aged 30 of Mansfield was killed Sunday afternoon when struck by a shifting locomotive near her home. She was formerly of Wooster and daughter of Leonia Wagner. Survived by her husband and two children.
Weekly church meetings and weather report lead a roundup of Wayne County happenings. Fines for intoxication, a 100th birthday, a Cleveland wedding, and several deaths including Henry Auxburger and Edward Weirich are reported along with court actions, road tax petitions, and school staff changes.
Daniel B. Ametats and Fanny KE. Zaugg of Dalten. Warren McEgwen of Madison burg and Verna Blough of Rite man. D. Z. Mortis of Orrville and Martha Martin of Dalten. Oliver A. Mesewere and Vieeta n of wnt ae. J. Kline Besa Williams of Orrville.
The Wooster and Milleraburg Poultry Association announces its sixth annual exhibition to be held at the city armory from December 10 to 15. The event showcases live fowl and related exhibits, drawing local poultry enthusiasts and vendors.
Last Friday night proprietors of the American House began a balcony extension to the hotel front despite city orders forbidding similar work years earlier. At 10 pm Jacob Detweller led a crew as workers erected the balcony extending to the pavement edge while police officers watched in the street.
Moses plans an entertainment in Waterville near Toledo under J W Whitmer. Charles R Boeshart from Glenmont enters the University. Dr B F Scovel lectures in Harrisburg before the National Reform Association. Miss Ethel Cunningham from Applecreek and Miss Eva Armstrong enter and leave for teaching. Carroll P Miller of Pittsburgh visits. Myrtle Young teaches at Shelby High. Conservatory recital in Memorial Hall with Edward Santum premiering as violinist. Wooster defeats Kenyon 11 to 10. next game vs Case at home. Second team beats Massillon High 28 to 0. Pittsburgh Orchestra grand concert at Memorial Chapel this evening.
Rev W H Longsdon seeks a founder to establish a Dickens Settlement in London. He has secured a warehouse and adjoining houses and needs 26,000 to create classrooms and mission spaces for boys and vicarage facilities.
An aged woodsman and his sons exploit a wooden spool tree operation near Nicatous stream Maine by boring birch logs and sealing with wind to float logs to mills. They build a dam and operate a small mill, selling to Penobscot river buyers. The landowner finally commends the cashable scheme.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts recounts a tale of a barber named Dickson who serves the African church in Boston. The barber loses custom after the senator’s donations shift from ten to five dollars and locals title him Brudder Dickson then Mister Dickson, prompting the barber to quit after feeling demeaned.
A nostalgic poem recalls childhood scenes near a stream, willows, birds, orchards, and a mother’s song. The verse evokes long-ago summers and pastoral memories, attributed to J M Lewis in the Houston Post. It mentions summer camps for boys as a heading.
A short item notes profits and costs related to government revenue from minting activities. It suggests the government covers comprehensive expenses tied to the process and ongoing oversight.
A nostalgic verse describes two lovers walking home through fragrant June fields under a crescent moon. Cupid and echoes accompany their night as a first kiss arrives, turning chance into fateful luck likened to a horseshoe in the sky.
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