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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1896
Page
5
The advertisement copy deadline is 12:00 noon on Saturday at the Counting Room No 12 East Liberty Street. Notices for entertainments festivals and sales will be included in the DAILY and WEEKLY REPUBLICAN if printed with the bill programmes and tickets. otherwise they are charged at regular rates. Wednesday April 22 1896.
Short items from Monday’s Daily report a Newark congressional convention, a young man fined for breaking electric globes, a minor roof fire at the Craig property, re carpet work at English Lutheran church, a drunken youth at Fort Wayne depot, and diverse robberies and petty crimes around Wooster. Also mentioned are changes to Wayne County Agricultural Society dates, wallpaper scams, a truant officer appointment, lost cane found, store burglars, and upcoming community events and civil service exams.
Columbus Grant and Irene Disgker, Mathew Misere and Amanda Gock D. Wm. Lance and Emma Helatand, Harry Porter and Jennie Thomas are listed in a sequence of paired names in a local notices segment.
Death of James R. Crosby aged about seventy near Moreland. Freddie McClelland dies at Cedar Rapids at age 2 years 9 months. Commodity ads note carpet and shoes at Beebe's and W H Wiler's. Coffees advertised as nerve tonics by Craighead Co. Tax Weekly subscription offer pressed for Cleveland Weekly.
Monday’s Daily Hot lists residents visiting Wooster and nearby towns. Obits, appointments, and job moves abound with names from Cleveland Canton Doylestown and Columbus. Notables include Dr. George Smith moving to Wooster and Capt Peckinpaugh naming noncommissioned officers.
Mrs John Austen of Austenville slipped while going to the yard to milk and broke her left leg. Dr Hanna of Bigprairie was summoned to set the fracture as weather cools after rainfall of 0.41 inches.
Julius Eberhart took the oath before Mayor Jeffries as City Civil Engineer. The oath was signed by Eberhart and two witnesses. The City Board of Education met and organized for the year electing Frank Taggart president and A W Blackburn clerk. Charles Haugert was elected superintendent of schools for one year at a salary of $1,700.
From Tuesday's Daily Julian Carnes and Foot Kline rode one to Orrville on their wheel Saturday Rev Hall Young conducted chapel exercises this morning The hymn was sung under difficulties due to no choir organist or leader It was decided the bicycle meet will be held on May 30 because of conflicts with ball games on May 23.
The Easterday case against The Pennsylvania Co. slated for trial in Common Pleas was postponed due to a death in J. R. Carey’s Salem family. Milzenna Franks vs J. H. Stoll seeks 5000 for breach of promise to marry. Milzenna has since married Carl Sturgess near Applecreek. John McSweeney represents the plaintiff and H. B. Swartz the defendant.
Walter D. Mesers, Geo J. Schwartz, both of Woosterbrush Works, bought the Bixler property on North Market Street next to L P Obliger, with 100 feet frontage and extending to Grant Street, for 5000 dollars. McClellan and Sanborn represented the Bixler estate. The buyers plan to build fine homes and improve the area.
Carpet buyers should inspect our huge Wooster stock featuring Ingrams, tapestries, velvets, moquetta and Wiltons. Never before has so extensive a line been shown with prices this low for quality goods. Includes Lowell Ingrams af pivot accents and a special line of extra quality tapestries in choice designs and latest effects.
A fierce Monday evening storm swept Wayne County causing widespread damage. Reports cite thousands of broken fences, unroofed barns, ruined orchards, and blown trees across Lodi Sterling Creston and surrounding towns. No fatalities reported though several teams were unseated and horses run free as barns and roofs collapsed or were torn off.
In Blactilex Ville April 2a Miss Cornbyland injured her thumb when a bread knife slipped. The palmar artery bled and was plugged with cotton but not tied. Week two shows repeated bleeding, swelling, and black spots. Dr Adams removed cotton plugs under chloroform and found the wound badly decomposed. Amputation feared. Nearby news mentions infirmary directors taking an elderly couple, a sick horse, a sun stroke, peach trees, and local visits. Spring warnings urge use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
Teachers urged to visit the store to purchase watches with monthly payments. W H Bradshaw, Jeweler and Optician, west side of Square, Wooster, Ohio. Clerks offer recommendations and flexible terms.
The Wooster Sub-District League Convention met in Smithville Friday and Saturday, April 1% 1896, drawing attendees from Applecreek Orrville Moreland and other towns. Highlights included devotional services, papers by young leaders, music by local choirs, reports from chapters, an excellent dinner, and a large turnout. Applecreek was rejected as next meeting site. Officers elected: President Charles E Kinch Marshallville, Secretary Ference Frost Wonster, Treasurer Harry E Stanfr Applecreek.
Turaway state and Wayne county will be well represented at the 17th district Republican convention in Newark tomorrow for the renomination of Hon A S Mitchell of Wayne county. A group of gentlemen have procured tickets for the trip including Dr J H Bown H S Souera W H Sidle H Walter Or Aoe Stepfield J F Reet Mo Soyder T A Armstrong J A Muller H M Rudy R W Funck J R McKinney C A McDonald J G George E J Pocock H Myers T Raynolde Chas F Barrett J H Kauke M L Smyser H R Smith K A Cobriaty Frank Taggart J Ashamp Harry McClaran J A Newkirk W W Garver P C Given W B K Bryson Samuel Metzler Andrew Branatell J W C Yost H A Miller S D Melotire S N Coe Samuel Taylor R J Smith J G Sanborn W A Loti W O Beebe S K Hilterbrant Wilson Christy
List of post office letters remaining at Wooster on April 18 1808 includes ladies Mrs A E Bender Mrs E Gardner and gentlemen James Lartog John Neff el or tpere Nal Weed el Vecchia Johnny F Marcuano plus ad for Otto's Cure free trial bottles at Laubach & Boyd. Also advertising Dresden hibtons wide warp fabrics at Beebe's and G A and C Encampment tickets May 12 15 from Cleveland via C F Daly G P A.
Wash dress goods are cheaper this season than prior tiers. Call and examine the selections at Beebo's to compare quality and price.
The Worcester City Council held its first regular meeting of the new body amid heavy rain. Minutes from the old Council were corrected regarding President-elect Eli Zaring and ballots for City Clerk. The Council confirmed Julius Eberhardt as City Civil Engineer and proposed several police and deputy marshal appointments, with discussion on pay and duties. Standing committees for 1896 were assigned across finance streets police fire and other city services.
An advertisement extols Pyramid Pile Cure as the sole remedy for piles, claiming rapid relief, painless treatment, and complete cure even in severe cases. It cites testimonials from M C Ularly of Indianapolis and Major Dean of Columbus, touting decades of suffering ended by the product.
A garbled OCR of a 1800 era market listing shows items like wheat flour rye oats barley and various groceries. The text includes corrections by firms Frick Wheat Cort and Craghead Co with prices and items such as potatoes dried apples peas and turkey meat.
Vague OCR snippet mentions Wooster news and possible subscription offer with a prepaid mail reply and a weekly rate. No clear people, places, or concrete event details readable.
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