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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1903
Page
6
An 19th century style ad touts Mi-o-na as a flesh forming food and digestive aid. It promises a money back guarantee if it does not cure dyspepsia, with one tablet before or after meals allowing hearty eating. Laubach & Boyd push the product as a natural remedy without pepsin or pancreatin.
The Canton News-Demarcat notes entertainments at Meyers lake in honor of Henry and Bloom bergs fifteenth wedding anniversary and various parties in Wooster. Events include birthdays, lake excursions, family reunions at Odell Lake, and social meetings of church missions. Local youths attend rides, hay wagon outings to Highland park, and numerous small receptions with gifts and refreshments.
Guests were received by the hostess and guest of honor with assistance from Mrs Bennett, Miss Hartfén Mors, and others. Light refreshments followed in the dining room served by Edna Christie, Mary Haupert, Grace Lucas, and Bertha Elleperman. A reception hosted about 150 ladies amid fine weather. Other events included Sunday school class outings, DAR Firestone visits, missionary society meetings, and a large picnic for Miss Laura Sellars’ class at Lena Jones’s grove, praised as one of the season’s happiest outings.
The teachers institute at Point Breeze progressed favorably with large forenoon and afternoon audiences. County Examiners Biddle and Knight attended along with many teachers. State Superintendent Bonebrake praised suburban schools and centralization while urging higher wages for directors. Dr Hershey’s social economy lecture drew wide interest and thoughtful reflection from the audience.
A historic notice touts Cholera lofantum and Chamberlain's Colic, Hotera and Diarrhoea Remedy as effective for bowel complaints in children. The uniform fever accompanying such illnesses is implied to subside with the remedy and it is advertised as sold by all druggists.
A historical advertisement asserts Foley's Kidney Cure will cure Bright's disease diabetes bladder stones and related kidney and bladder diseases. It lists Laubach Boye and Zimmerman Co as druggists distributing the product.
Washington August 15 A new rule defines the chief of staff duties under the February 14 1903 act. The president directly commands through the secretary of war and chief of staff with the chief detailed from officers not below brigadier general. The detail ends at the president’s term. the chief supervises line troops engineers and support departments under the secretary of war.
A report by W P Duvall on the City Trust and Banking Co finds unauthorized loans totaling 154000, with 55000 loaned to treasurer Frank J Kohler who fled to the west. Other notes cover missing cashiers, bank failures, and several deaths and crimes across multiple states with scattered details.
Recent transfers of real estate include James Hannigan to Peter Veney for 11 100 acres in Sterling priced at 400 dollars. Numerous deeds follow across Orrville Doylestown Chippewa and Wayne townships with various lot numbers acreages and prices including 125 1015 1265 2800 1200 2000 40 4050 and 550 dollars. Administrators deeds and parcels in East Union West Boyerton are noted with multiple owners and interests.
Wheat is selling for 75 cents a bushel on the Wooster market, seen as a favorable price for the season amid brisk buying and possible market manipulation. Some say it touched a dollar in Chicago. buyers reassured farmers the Wooster price is 75 cents. Opinions differ on whether prices will rise or peak, as dealers note heavy purchasing this time of year.
Major General Dick issues order on provisional department and rations distribution. Brigade commissaries Wilcox and others will serve as receiving and issuing officers under Division Commissary Frease. Soldiers at state encampment to eat beef, ham, beans, bread, oats, rice, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, cabbage, coffee, tea, syrup, pickles, butter, eggs, milk and ice.
A chaotic scene in a stall ended with Mr Lehman fatally injured when a plank used to corner a creature struck him. He was knocked down, believed dead, revived after neighbors' dousing and resuscitation. Dr Blankenhorn attended as he began slowly recovering intake via straw.
Odorn forecasts a large crop with apples and greens showing promising yields while peaches and pears are scarce. Potatoes look fair, walnuts absent, cabbage worms numerous, wild blackberries abundant. Mr McIntire family on farm briefly. Miss Miller from Pennsylvania visiting Snyder’s then Ohio and Indiana. Methodists of Morrland host party at pastor Patterson’s Applecreek. Some cider making noted and labor scarcity forces women into harvest. Applecreek and Morrland Methodists discuss dividing congregations.
Scores of Wooster citizens testify to the merits of Doan's Kidney Pills. Janitor Mr. wg, Young, testifies his back withstood long work after using the remedy. He claims he could shovel coal again, citing personal proof and urging readers to consult Zimmerman & Co. for more names. Price 50 cents. Foater-Milburn Co. is sole US agent.
A plain language ad asserts that rheumatism eczema hives and other blood diseases stem from impure blood. It claims Life Plant promotes perfect digestion and excretion to purify blood and remove disease, guaranteeing cures for rheumatism eczema catarrh hives tetter scrofula and stomach and liver troubles.
Mr F Hurst of Hurst Brothers grocers New Philadelphia Ohio reports a family member afflicted with six years or more of catarrh in the head and throat. He says it caused nervous prostration severe head pains roaring in the head hearing impairment stomach derangement and loss of appetite with a feeling of prostration.
Trains on the Pennsylvania Lines begin May 24 with West Bound schedules from Wooster and East Bound routes to Toledo. Details list several train numbers and times, plus daily services. Also includes Deer Park Hotel at Deer Park Maryland as summer resort with amenities and contact info, and notices about excursions and vacation trips along Pennsylvania Lines with reduced rates and sale dates.
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