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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1881
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes show mentions of Express and Mail services with terms like GOING EAST and abstelsmated Mail. The readable items reference Rouge Social No 1 and various blurred phrases related to express mail operations.
A mix of announcements in Wooster and Medina items include concerts by the English Reform Church Choir on Thursday April 7, upcoming minstrels in town, church and civic events, lectures by Prof Jones and Prof Notestine, resignations, real estate and rental shifts, and a report on Dr J Dulzelle Alexander moving his practice to Wooster with emphasis on chronic ailments and chest diseases.
Fever end at Kuba & Craighead house. Miss Sadie Newell dies at nineteen. Wooster Presbytery in Belleville. Dice contest noted. Baumgardner moves music store to American House Block. Wooster University students excel at the Seminary. Wallace promotes Botna Valley settlement with cattle sales. A horse theft case ends with Beck jailed in Wooster. Speer family reunion. Dr Taylor offers blessings. silver pitcher given. Local justices of the peace elected across townships.
The note thanks citizens and neighbors for turning out in bad weather to help move the author's belongings from East Union Township to Canaan on the first. it also acknowledges those who promised but did not come or backed out without excuse.
The next Council will be made up of the following members First Ward Al Munn AM Albright Second Ward J L Kauke B Barrett Third Ward A Saybolt Jr L P Oblizer Fourth Ward John Saal J P Van Nest Fifth Ward Andrew Busch John Mc Mahon
The Lake Township physician Dr Emerick, about 56, died suddenly last Thursday at 6 pm while en route from Peter Long’s home to his own. He was in good health minutes before his death and left a large family. The cause is not yet known.
Low enviable is the possession of clear white complexion. This desirable effect produced by an occasional application of Durage's Queen of Beauty. Its action on the skin is wonderful. One trial convinces. Sold by Laubach & Beyard, Wooster, O.
The Excelsior Literary Association of District 8 held an event at the school-house last Friday despite bad weather. F T Wise gave a salutatory titled Our Prosperity, Miss Millie Romich read Waits, J E B Whse delivered a declamation, and the dramas included April Pool with mixed reception. The district provided both vocal and instrumental music.
In Holmes county, William Casper and Tarry Harper confessed to stealing 50 dollars from the ticket office of the Cleveland Mount Vernon and Columbus Railroad at Fredericksburg. They earlier faced unrelated charges and were jailed in Wooster after confession and transfer. A grand jury is impaneled as the case proceeds.
Snow measured inches on the Jewel into April as readers report social events. Rev. Erb held a public sale, railroad survey updates, and plans for Apple Creek Granite store. Winter term ends Friday. carpet sociable at Dr Eberhart’s, and village life includes noise from Nathan’s horse and Hunter’s saloon rumpus.
April 4 1881 West Salem frontier editor and proprietor R E Watson died at his residence on South Main Street at 10 o clock after six months of illness He continued his duties until two months before his death leaving the community in sorrow. Shaw Morley owners of the West Salem Sawmill buy timberland near Titusville Pa and plan to move the mill there soon.
The Literary Club of sub-district No 3 Wooster township repeats its entertainment on Friday evening April 8 1831. The program includes varied performances and the drama Three Glasses a Day to be played. Admittance is 10 cents.
Recipe style note describes a layered cake method with five eggs yolks two egg whites, butter sugar milk cinnamon nutmeg and baking powder. Details include jelly cake pans and icing from egg whites and powdered sugar.
A vintage advertisement touts SCOVILL SARSAPARILLA AND STILLINGIA and BLOOD AND LIVER SYRUP as cures for derangements from impure blood. It claims strengthening, health restoration, and relief from serofulous and syphilitic disorders, kidney weakness, malaria, nervous debility, biliary issues, and diseases of blood liver kidneys stomach and skin.
The Philharmonic delivers a refined performance to a large audience as discussions resume over the location of the Children's Home and the Mansfield area prepares for an asylum. The city sees rapid growth with new churches, shops, an opera house, and hundreds of homes alongside railway and streetcar plans.
In New York on April 4 Mr Beecher told of a Catholic conversion by a young woman who sought unity with Rome but later found "greater pastures" in the Catholic Church. He described urging patience, writing to a Catholic pastor, and affirming his belief in Christian unity without endorsing eternal unity. He also voiced a preference for a rough third class ride if it brought him closer to home than luxury cars.
Congressman Jorgensen of Virginia says Readjusters cannot win state or legislative control without united Republican support. He notes Mahone’s course in the Senate has split Democrats and Readjusters, and predicts Republicans could swing 15 000 to 20 000 votes in the next election to affect the state legislature and senator selection.
A New York City born stage performer Miss Louise Montague has been named Queen of Beauty by Forepaugh, winning a $10,000 prize from more than 3,000 portraits. She will appear as Lulla Rookh in the grand street pageant in a show highlighted by the honor. In Steubenville Buffalo Bill tale a poker incident ends with a gift of $100 to the wife, while a pastor comments on rapid matrimony.
Readable items show eggs beans onions and potatoes with prices listed in 1881 Woogrrn. The fragment records retail salt and other goods, indicating a small-town shop catalog entry from April 7 1881.
Cattle market closes firm with prices higher than Wednesday. sales show steers averaging 1,050 pounds at 5.20, with buyers optimistic for next week.
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