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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1881
Page
3
The Republican is printed on Wednesday afternoon with extra copies available at Belknap's News Depot shortly after publication. Advertising agents George P. Rowan & Co. from New York tout the paper as a reliable source and a strong market for ads.
A fragmentary newspaper snippet lists various express and mail line designations such as No 6 Express, No 4 Express, No 3 Express Local, and No 1 Express. It also references GOING EAST and GOING WEST directions and includes scattered incomplete entries.
March weather and Easter visits as Miss Jolley of Beaver Falls visits sister Mrs Lyman. Local notables Critchfield and Baumgarden appear in town. Minstrels Duprez Benedict entertain. council formation and preacher notes. Police, telephony work, and a large wedding announced along with deaths, court notices, and local business changes.
The notice advertises life insurance for persons aged 60 to 88 with coverage from $1,000 to $10,000 and promises to refund all assessments when a claim occurs. It invites calls or addresses for full particulars and mentions agents wanted throughout the county.
Wooster High School will give a literary entertainment next Friday at 2 oclock in the school room. Original productions will relate to American literature with selections and memory gems drawn from American authors. The aim is to direct pupils to the best writers and encourage reading. the public is urged to attend for both entertainment and instruction.
The Wayne County Medical Society will meet in Wooster on Tuesday May 8, 1881. The gathering will discuss local medical matters and professional issues among physicians.
The Evangelical Lutheran Wooster Tabernacle sets a series of services beginning Friday April 22 at 8 PM in the old church with 2 PM and 7 80 PM slots and Sunday 11 AM and 7 80 PM in the old church plus Monday and Tuesday 7 30 PM in the new church. The dedicatory sermon at 11 AM will be by Rev Prof S A Ort of the Wittenberg Theological Seminary. The Lord's Supper will be administered Tuesday at 7 30 PM. A number of distant clergymen will attend. The public is invited.
Monday morning citizens learned of Mr Spink's death from brain illness after a decline from December 1823 birth. A post mortem Friday found softened brain congestion, not opiate poisoning. He was a longtime Dry Goods dealer and hedge company secretary. Nettie ill at home. funeral held today at ten with Rev. Dr Birdy presiding.
After the city reorganized, Mayor Kimber faces a police appointment clash. John Bolus and George Law are proposed as special police, but the Democratic majority challenges the mayor’s authority, prompting a heated session and a walkout over confirmation and legal rulings.
Wooster Lodge of Free Masons adopts resolutions honoring Philo Van Houten a beloved companion and deceased member. The notice requests 30 days of mourning and publication in local papers, with copies sent to the bereaved family.
An advertisement touts Dupper's O1 Beauty as a great discovery that gives a complexion free of blemishes with skin as smooth as velvet. It cites trial endorsements from Laubach & Beyord and mentions Beresford's in connection with wedding attire and cosmetic brushes.
The report notes construction near the railroad and hotel, new hall completion, and upcoming summer term. It also covers local relocation of a shoe shop, accidents near Apple Creek, and obituaries of Core McIntire and Mrs. Esther Finley, with property moves and plans from Blanford and Lehr Smith showcasing extensive agricultural implements and new management.
On Friday evening the 15th instant a large Council of the Order of Chosen Friends was instituted in the city by Supreme Trustee J. P. Van Est D C with Mortimer Munn and J. C St John assisting. Officers were elected and installed including Past Chief Councillor C Houk Chief Guerson GD Eder Vice Councillor G D Recorder J W Kiero Treasurer D F Genseme Hexaminer tico W Houk M D Prelate Ault Matal Wm L Ertel Guard A Widytgl me Sentry George Mower Trustees Ww Ala Jacob Neiswan ger and J Miller.
Notice offers twenty five dollars reward for the detection of thief or thieves who stole three hives of fig bees from premises at different times. Contact details appear to be incomplete or garbled.
T P Bumgardner announces removal of his music store to the room in the American Block formerly used by the Exchange Bank. A fine piano stock and musical merchandise are offered with patronage solicited. Also notes about a red and black plaid shawl left at East Union and a public claim settlement by Harvey Howard & Co in Wooster, April 1881.
The Pomona Grange of Wayne County schedules a dual session at Apple Creek Grange Hall on April 28. Afternoon program includes tea, flower arranging, silk weaving, home improvement talks, and reports from sub-Granges. Evening session will confer the fifth degree in full form. good attendance expected.
Royal Granulated Hams advertised as genuine only when branded Jiggul Buy no other the best ever offered in this market For sale only by 40w10 McClarnan Casxay For Rent A Blacksmith Shop with parts of two tool sets East side of South Market Wooster O For particulars inquire premises of Mrs E Alexander
An old advertisement touts SCO'VILL'S BARSA and STILLINGIA along with BLOD PURIFIER as cures for derangements and numerous ailments. It markets the remedy as strengthening and pleasant tasting, pledging to treat scrofula syphilitic disorders kidney weakness rheumatism skin diseases and many blood and digestive issues. It lists various organs and conditions claimed to be helped by the mixture.
A June 1867 obituary fragment in Wayne County Ohio chronicles the death of a 13 year old from scarlet fever and reflects on grief, faith, and comfort in Christian belief. The text recalls biblical examples from Elisha to console mourners and ends with hopeful verses about eternity and reunion.
A fragment from Wooster market listings includes dried apples butter and various produce with prices. The text also mentions potatoes hams shoulders and tallow among items sold.
Corrected by J Frick a wool and feed dealer lists retail prices for heat flour corn oats barley seeds and various grains. The entry notes Timothy seed wheat rye oats salt flax and sack quantities with unit prices and scale.
Market dull for cattle with arrivals fair to medium quality. Prices ranged for cows bulls and stags around 60 to 85, with hogs at about 60. Listings note overall light demand and variable quotes across categories.
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