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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1901
Page
4
A fragmentary 1901 newspaper page mixes local notes from Toledo and Wooster with broad federal, war and political chatter. Mentions General Funston, Aguinaldo, Bryan, and the German Emperor while odd humorous asides and social glimpses appear amid scattered names, events, and dates.
An old newspaper fragment discusses Grover Cleveland and Funston as symbols in national politics. It critiques outside papers for Ohio cabinet ambitions and notes the Senate election debate, stressing that senators should be elected by direct vote and criticizing the constitution's role in that process.
Doylestown reports progress as Empire Works to be rebuilt and capital stock subscriptions nearly met for the new company. Fire rail specials inspected town for extending tracks from Wayne Coal Co mines, promising truck traffic, new shops, and passenger service. Dr Pilkey and family relocate on High Street.
Smithville diaries report visits by J Weller of Cincinnati to discuss tomatoes and cabbage, improvements by Mes Prof Breker and JF Shelley, and several health and family updates. Mentions Buchanan Fence Co works, Gilbert Hardware improvements, and DeWitts Little Early Risers pills. The piece notes local commerce, a medical eye examination event, and a kidney cure testimonial.
Dr A Boschee’s German Syrup praised as a celebrated German physician created medicine for coughs colds and lung troubles. It claims decades of use two million bottles sold annually and wide distribution since 1868 with a promise three doses relieve ordinary coughs. Priced 76. Obtain Green's Prize Almanac.
Edward Geiselman longtime Wooster and Wayne County resident died Saturday night at his home in East Union township after years of poor health from paralysis and kidney disease. Born Jan 4 1835 in New Franklin Columbiana County he moved to Wayne County as a boy. A Democrat and former Justice of the Peace, he worked in grain buying at Apple Creek and sold for McDonald Agricultural Works. A respected civic leader and city council member from Wooster Fourth ward he was active in Wooster Lodge I.O.O.F and Rising Star Lodge. Survived by his wife and children John Renus Harvey E K Geiselman Elmer Geiselman Mrs Etta Greenawald and Mrs Emma Ho Young. Funeral at 1:30 pm Tuesday from his residence with burial at Trinity Lutheran Church Franklin township.
Creston notes share visits by Col Hard of Wooster en route to Wellington. Postmaster McGulf moves office north. new electric bell at Main Street crossing installed. Dr Boor of Burbank visits town. Will F Smith sells reserves and plans to move to Columbia City. Adele Tenney returns from Oberlin. Miss Mary Lee visits from Wauseon. school board vote shifts to six members. Easter socials, minstrel shows, and community events add bustle amid local concerns and farewells as Rev Otis Harter leaves for Frederickstown.
Henry Peecs buys a new thresher with blower and self feeder. John Painter Sr. farm sale to John Punter Jr. for 8677. Citizens enjoy phonograph and toponphone shows at Thorley Myers store. L O T M sewing social at Mrs Emma Rimm er man home. Baby boy born to Kenneth Premer. Overton Dramatic Club stages Down in Dixie with local cast and orchestra. strong reviews.
Roc April 1 reports Mrs. Wm. Bricker with typhoid fever light form. Al Johnson starts broom factory north of town. Ruecher's sugar camp shanty burned. Louis Sauvain on business out of town. Talk of a cheese factory next year. Nussbaum and Buff stuck in a Bear Hollow sink hole. Farmers' telephone line south of town. Rod Meteller plans connecting sugar camps by telephone. Band concert moved to April 18 and 14. Fisher sells cattle. Leon Rieder leaves adjutant post to join Solomon Sauer. Mt. Eaton physician Dr Kenwell visited to see a sick horse. Mrs. Arney and Imhoff moving. Daughter born to Mr and Mrs John Stauffer. Silas Herman slips on a log, arrives home with muddy clothes. Will Johnson finds horse and buggy damaged after Goodin's entertainment. Mrs. Elen Grosjean and daughter move to Applecreek. Miss Mary Amiet to Ft. Wayne for summer. Young men begin vacations. Silas Herman tends farm chores. Jim McGoverny to live with Julius Bupps. Fisher family quiltings noted. Sadie Fisher and Harry Grow wed. serenaders treated. Regards to health items Rocks Mountain Tea advertised.
Reverend John A. Deeds performed a wedding at his home uniting Oran Mowery of Lorain and Lottie J Blake of Wooster. The couple, daughter and son of local residents, plan to reside in Lorain after the ceremony.
The Nonpareil literary night drew good winter attendance with fine music by the Fredericksburg orchestra. Neighbors sewed carpet rags at Mrs Quinby Richards’s home. The winter term closed with strong progress. A small gathering at John Donley’s home and at Miro Franks’s hosted several local youths. A flood washed a telegraph line near Lisbon, and a man described waist-deep icy water and illness before finding Dr King’s New Discovery, which cured him after six bottles. advertised as a remedy for coughs colds and throat and lung troubles.
Buggy furniture and Steve Wpening announce a two day event Friday and Saturday in April at the Shreve Armory. 65 buggies and surress will be shown with music from Prof Roth's Orchestra both days and evenings. Furniture stores and farm implements are highlighted in Wayne County. Bring neighbors to see the largest display.
The draft list shows per pound prices for lard, beans, and potatoes, with per bushel rates for onions and corn. Other items include cord wood, hay, and wheat flour, indicating a rural commodity market snapshot from early April 1991.
Geo L Heard of High Tower Georgia writes about an eczema outbreak in his baby, spreading across the body and causing severe itching and sleepless nights despite treatment by their family physician.
A reader from Versailles in 1901 recounts years of illness and failed remedies before healing after consulting Dr. Kutchin. The testimony praises his care and affordability, urging others to seek his advice during his Wooster visit on April 10.
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