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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1903
Page
4
The Wooster Republican column comments on spring delays and winds, local governance, and business matters. It mentions the Northern securities company, a new jail for Agron, the Vanderbilt-Neilson merger, yacht race postponements, and speculative talk of an astronomers trust, with crude remarks on race and politics.
A jumble of notes mentions Grover Cleveland addressing the negro problem and other topics. It alludes to roads, figures like Croker and Vanderbilt, and local political buzz including Harrison, Bryan, Dowie, Roosevelt, and McClure. The piece reflects a lively, partisan press with scattered names and dates.
The passage reflects on a man twice elected to Congress and laments that he was not extended higher honors. Dolliver praises his Congress tenure, saying it showed he possessed all the qualities of a statesman. As a citizen, soldier, editor, attorney, orator, and neighbor, he embodied virtue and greatness that inspired admiration and affection.
April 190 Joe Ao Patterson visits Lucas on annual tour. The funeral of Martins took place last Friday at West Lawn cemetery with Rev Beek officiating. Joe Shiver and Mary Blanchard wed at the village church. A settlement ends a court case against Villard and sons. Ezra Cotton returns from Allen County with fine horses. Captain McClure’s death shocks the village. Nasal Catarrh relief offered by Cream Balm from Brothers NY.
Creston mourns Mrs. Mary Bower at 68 with eight children in Medina and Wayne counties. A fire on Main Street near the Erie crossing was controlled with small loss. The community notes the deaths of Capt. A S MaClore and the passing of Rev Price from Wooster. Also mentions Stremnick’s Ann Arbor law studies and local church events. Diphtheria remedies advertised.
An aging mother and siblings in Columbus Avenue report the sudden, unexplained absence of William Barneat after work last Friday. He drew his Baltimore & Ohio pay, seemed well recently, and has not returned home or contacted relatives. Several friends saw him uptown that evening but heard nothing about travel plans. Other names appear as acquaintances from Wooster, Sterling, Akron, and nearby towns in the vicinity of his disappearance.
The Progressive Farmers association plans its next meeting at William A Bruce home with roll call and club topics including Miss Millers recitation David McFadden Postal Savings Bank vs Life Insurance and general discussion Mrs James Stitt on Encouragements for Farmers Rev Littell On Women Taxed Why Should They Not Vote Mrs Harriet McCoy and a sales pitch for Rocky Mountain Tea at 35 cents from Lanbach & Boyd.
Miss Della Janveau of Globe Hotel Ottawa praises Peruna after a spring illness relief. She reports improved digestion energy and mood within three weeks, calling Peruna a reliable family medicine. Adia Brittain of Sekitan Ohio also notes relief after three months. Dr Hartman offers free medical advice.
Corrected by W. D. Tyunn dealer in Wheat Flour and Seeds, the bill shows butter eggs lard hams shoulders and cheese per unit, onions chickens turkey and beef prices, potatos and barley, oats rye and wheat figures, with per barrel or per pound rates and ranges across meats dairy and grains for the period. It reflects a midwestern rough price sheet listing food staples and commodity costs.
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