Kidney Pills Ad From Wooster Citizen Testimony
Wooster Ohio reader J. H. McCreary testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved two years of kidney trouble, back pain, headaches, and discomfort after using the remedy. The advertisement states price at 50 cents, with Foster Milburn Co. as sole agents, urging readers to remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Bright
J. H. McCreary
South
Beaver Avs
Dean
Foater-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
Cider Press Announces New Hydraulic Press Schedule
Sister & Sons inform customers the hydraulic cider press will operate five days weekly starting Monday August 10 1908 with Saturday closed. They express thanks for past patronage and invite further orders.
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Sister & Sons
McClure’s Headquarters for Home Made Tin Cans and Jars
McClure’s promotes a selection of home canning supplies including tin cans fruit dryers four kinds of glass jars and jelly glasses aimed at encouraging do it yourself preserving and storage efforts at home.
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McClure’s
Murder at Loudonville shocks quiet town
A Des Moines man M B Stein 25 shot his sister in law Miss Hester Porter in Loudonville Friday after dinner and then killed himself. Stein, a Des Moines bookkeeper, arrived to visit his wife on their first anniversary. Porter lay dead and Stein died that evening. Motive suspected over a will beneficiary arrangement.
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Loudonville
Stein
Miss Porter
Consuiguen
Tein
Des Méines
Iowa
Mrs. Stein
Mrss Porter
Local Highwaymen Arrested for Ginseng Theft
Sheriff Caskey said three young men held in Akron for larceny and stealing ginseng confessed to robbing Albert Thompson near Fredericksburg. Chief Durkin planned to turn over the confessions to Prosecutor Carlin. grand jury likely to indict. Two accused are Wayne county natives Yale Biggs and Barney Geiselman, with a Cleveland man Sidney George Flegg. Investigators link them to the death of Betson, seen with him shortly before his assault.
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Caskey
Yurkin
Akron
Albert Thompson
Fredericksburg
Durkin
Carlin
Thompson
Wayne County
Yale Biggs
Near Shreve
Barney Geiselman
Applecresk
Sidney George Flegg
Cleveland
Betson
Wic. Caskey
Asid
Trade reports show encouraging gains across sectors
New York August 15 R G Dun & Company weekly review of trade notes mixed signals but overall encouragement. Steel demand broadening with rising active capacity and forecasts of further improvement. Export contracts in pig iron steel rails and ore. coke ovens and ore moving Lakes. textile auction draws buyers and retailers ready for next week. War news cuts in.
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New York
R. G Dun & Company
Man shoots woman and hangs self over money dispute
Coroner Ash conducts inquest after a husband shoots Miss Porter and then kills himself. Mrs Stein and her mother say they learned little and deny motive. Police guard the home to prevent letters from revealing clues. The belief is the violence stemmed from financial troubles surrounding the Stein marriage anniversary.
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Ash
Ashland
Stein
Ohio man admits killing Mrs Green in Columbus area
John Truaé a colored man arrested nine miles south of Delaware admitted to Captain Dyer that he cut Mrs Minnia Green with a razor. He was moved to St Francis hospital and a first degree murder charge will be filed. At Camp Perry the Marine Corps dominated the NRA tournament opening, taking first three places with three teams entered.
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Columbus
John Truaé
Delaware
Minnia
Green
Captain Dyer
Camp Perry
United States Marine Corps
National Rifle Association
Marine Corps
Company G
Ohio
Troop A
Oldest speller wins at Indiana contest and quips fly
A spelling match in Indiana ends with the oldest attendee taking the prize while quips fly about spelling as an old fashioned art. The items also mock attempts at law and order, celebrity tempers, and literary snobbery in brief comments from several papers.
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Indiana
Baltimore American
Finley Announces Speakers for Ohio Campaign Tour
Chairman W L Finley of the Democratic state executive committee said William Jo Bryan and John W Hermoan would join Governor Johnson of Minnesota on a speaking tour in Ohio. He vowed one of the greatest campaigns for the coming month.
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Finley
Columbus
W. L. Finley
Democratic State Executive Committee
William Jo Bryan
John W Hermoan
Johnson
Minnesota
Ohio
Extend Encampment Rates for G A R Tickets
Toledo Aug 15 The Hocking Valley and Ohio Central railroads extended the time limit for selling tickets to the national encampment of the Grand Army from August to September. The extension was approved by a wire vote from the Central Passenger association headquarters in Chicago.
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Toledo, O
Hocking Valley
Ohio Central
Grand Army
Central Passenger Association
Chicago
Petrick shoots wife then kills himself in Cleveland
Steve Petrick, 21, shot and stabbed his wife Mary, 18, then fatally wounded himself in Cleveland on August 15. The wife, aged 18, is reported to die. Petrick was temporarily insane due to domestic troubles as his wife prepared to leave him after ongoing quarrels.
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Cleveland
Steve Petrick
Mary
Petrick
Haverman Named on First Ballot in Nineteenth District
Coshocton Aug 15 Robert E Haverman of Mineral City was nominated on the first ballot by the Eighteenth Nineteenth Republican senator ial district convention with strong support from party leaders and delegates.
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Haverman
Coshocton
Robert E. Haverman
Mineral City
Fruit Dryers Sale at Mc Clase's Store
Readable fragments indicate a local sale of fruit dryers at Mc Clase's establishment. Details are incomplete but suggest promotional pricing or display items available to shoppers.
Six Hurt In Wreck Near Yoakum Texas
Six persons were injured, two severely, when a passenger and freight train on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad collided head on near Yoakum Texas. Injured include A J Fetter engineer L G Elliotty Shawhee from Shawnee Oklahoma Mrs W C Harmon of Waco and W G Allen of Ottine with fire meter and C T Leonard a Pullman porter also hurt.
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Yoakum
Tex
San Antonio
Aransas Pass
A. J Fetterby
L. G Elliotty Shawhee
Okla
W. C. Harmon
Waco
W. G. Allen
Ottine
Alveil and? Gasoline Stoves Appear in Local Notice
Fragmentary OCR reads as a local notice mentioning Alveil and gasoline stoves, with unclear details. No clear names, dates, or places are decipherable to confirm events or actions.
Hitchcock is Hard at Work in Chicago Headquarters
Chicago August 15 Chairman Hitchcock opened the Chicago headquarters of the Republican national committee in a first business session with heads of campaign branches. Attendees included George R. Sheldon Fred Co Upham Sen Borah Victor Rosewater Chas Nagel Frank Lowden and Richard Woulahan among others. Secretary Hayward outlined duties while Hitchcock plans to announce west bureau appointees before departing for Utica New York to witness Mr Sherman’s vice presidential nomination notification. He will attend the New England leaders meeting in Boston August 20 and then return to Chicago to oversee western efforts.
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Chicago
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
George R. Sheldon
New York
Fred Co
Upham
Maols
Sentnor W. K. Borah
Idaho
Victor Rosewater
Nebraska
Chas Nagel
Missouri
Frank 0. Lowden
Mingls
Richard Woulahan
T Coleman Dupont
Delaware
William Hayward
West
Hayward
Thia
Hasyward
Taft
Utica
Sherman
Conference of
New England
Boston
Berkman Led Unemployed Army Denied Admission at Prosperity Congress
In New York on August 15 two rival groups disrupted the commercial travelers interstate prosperity congress. Alexander Berkman led a 40000 unemployed army demanding participation, while suffragettes pressed for recognition. Police dispersed Berkman’s faction. the congress continued, urging promoters to spread pro prosperity messages. A later committee from the unemployed sought admission after dispersal.
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Prosperity Congress
New York
Inter- State Prosperity Congress
Alexander Berkman
Wmmeronist
H C Frick
Homestead
Berkman
Congress
Commercial Travelers’ Organization
Mueller Will Race In International Balloon Event
Columbus August 15 The second entry in the international balloon race to be started from this city on August 29 was made by Captain A F Mueller for his balloon Ville de Dieppe. Mueller is among the world’s best aeronauts. In Chicago his balloon landed in Lake Michigan and floated for over three hours. Dr Thomas may enter with the Pommer. he won last summer’s St Louis race and crossed the Atlantic. Leo Stevens is urging Dr Thomas to participate, and a telegram says the German pilot is near bringing his craft here.
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Columbus
A F Mueller
Ville de Dieppe
Mueller
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Thomas
Dr Thomas
St Louis
Atlantic Ocean
Leo Stevens
Noted Evangelist Dies in Brooklyn Home
New York Aug 15 Iran Sankey, renowned evangelist, has died at his Brooklyn home. His Gospel Hymns have been translated into nearly every language and his influence spanned the Christian world.
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New York
Iran
Sankey
Brooklyn
Acquitted on Fifth Trial in Roanoke Case
John Richards, a Roanoke schoolteacher, was acquitted at Floyd Court House after five trials for the murder of Maurice K. Francis, a rival in love. The lengthy court saga ends with an innocent verdict.
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Roanoke
John Richards
Maurice K. Francis
Floyd Court House
Mc Glure's Fruit Dryer Sale Promises Quick Dried Fruit
Mc Glure's advertises a fruit dryer available in two styles and three sizes. Prices range from two to five dollars, inviting customers to dry fruit efficiently and reduce waste.
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McGlure’s
Miners Ordered to Go on Strike in Indiana District
Terre Haute Ind Aug 16 Following the issuing of an order by the operators' association directing mine owners to discontinue the check off the executive board of United Mine Workers district No 11 voted to suspend work in the Indiana bituminous field about 10000 men quitting at once at mines where owners refuse to deduct the union assessments from wages The strike stemmed from the Rood mine discharge dispute in Sullivan county with operators claiming the action violated the contract and thus stopping union dues collection if the Grider order is enforced across the district all mines could idle today
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Terre Haute
Ind
United Mine Workers of District No. 11
Indiana
Rood
Sullivan County
Bryan Seeks Ohio Wins In National Tour Plans
Lincoln Aug 15 The prophecy of State Chairman W s Conners of New York that Bryan would carry Ohio and the dispatch of Democratic speakers nationwide have put the nominee in a cheerful mood. Weather threatened, yet Bryan pressed ahead with speeches planned for Indianapolis and other cities. He awaits replies to invitation letters as to dates and venues and focuses on Ohio where attention will be centered. Chairman Mack of the national committee oversees the schedule.
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Lincoln
Neb
W. S. Conners
New York
W J Bryan
Chudge
Democratic National Committee
Fairview
Mr. Bryan
Indianapolis
Bryan
Ohio
Tattve—arate
Mtr Tate
Mack
Call Issued for Democratic Clubs in Every Precinct
Bryan backs a nationwide club drive to energize his campaign with Democratic precinct organizations. Chairman Mack and John W Tomlinson signed the appeal, while Thomas Tigerart discussed plans and Ohio Indiana prospects cited by the Democratic leadership. In Chicago a saloon hold up ends in a fatal shooting by bartender Lawrence McGraw after a daylight armed robbery attempt.
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Bryan
Chicago
United States
National Committee
Mack
John W Tomlinson
Committee On
Thomas Tigerart
Democratic
Ohio
Indiana
Qhio
Leonard Smith
William Fay
Prisoners Moved to Peoria to Avoid Mob in Bloomington
Bloomington Aug 15 Richard son and James, Springfield negroes, were hurriedly loaded onto a train and taken to Peoria to prevent possible crowd action after fears rioters might come to Bloomington to seize them.
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Bloomington
Richardson
James
Springfield
Peoria
Negro Kills Policeman on New Orleans Train
In New Orleans on August 15 officer John J. Carroll, a veteran policeman, was killed by a negro cook. The assailant was shot by police aboard a Louisville and Nashville train.
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New Orleans
John J. Carroll
Polce
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Edwin Hawkins Hanged in Tucson for Ohio Murder
Edwin Hawkins was hanged in Tucson Arizona for the murder of Albert C Leonhardt of Columbus Ohio. He walked to the scaffold at 1 25 and the trap was sprung at 2 06.
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Tucson
Ariz
Aus
Edwin Hawkins
Albert C. Leonhardt
Columbus
AlLoil and gasoline stores reduce prices at McClures
Local notice reports price reductions on AlLoil and gasoline at McClures. Contact phone 13516 for details on the discount offer and participating stations.
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AlLoil
McClures
Farmers, Lectures, and Growth Sparks in Wooster News
A crowded Wooster scene reports farmers attending meetings at the experiment station and urging city leaders to attract conventions. Elbert Hubbard spoke in Smithville about six wise men, prompting a witty exchange. A new Millersburg addition aims to house a 400‑employee plant, with local interest high as barge planning shifts. Fred H Zimmerman’s long Ford trip to Louisville is noted with speed and coasted hills.
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Elbert Hubbard
Smithville
Thuraday
Atory
Wat-Leddring
Chicago
Hubparde
Board of Trade Ocvols
Which was created first the egg or the chicken
A garbled excerpt notes a question about egg and chicken origins from a Houston Post straw poll, mentioning a restaurant proprietor who dislikes questions and citing a Louisville Courier Journal and Philadelphia Ledger line about population growth and real estate valuation. The text is fragmentary and mixes several papers and topics.
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Ataif Naturals
The
Houston Post
Ois
Louisville Courier Journal
Philadelphia
Philadepibia Ledger
Mrs Chas E Smith Says New Life Pills Are Good
West Franklin Maine resident Mrs Chas E Smith endorses Dr Kings New Life Pills as a gentle laxative. The pills are sold at S H Boyd Co drug store for 25 cents with a 30 day trial Pineules for the kidneys offered at $1.00 and promise relief from backache rheumatic pains and kidney and bladder trouble. Kriegers drug store also sells Pineules.
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Chas. E. Smith
West Franklin
Maine
Dr. King
S. H. Boyd & Co
Krieger's
3 Drug Store
Immunity from Kidney Trouble and a Case of Bladder Woes
A fragment discusses immune status regarding kidney issues and a bladder trouble case. Mentions Bixler Pharmacy and S. H. Boyd & Co. in a terse note with unclear context. Includes garbled phrases and possible names, lacking clear events or dates.
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MacFoler
Bixler Pharmacy
S. H. Boyd & Co
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Trouds
Buffalo Expres
Chicago Record Herald
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Toledo Blade
George J. Gould
Philadelphia Enquirer
England
London
Theodore Hodesvelt
Henry James
Louiaville
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McClase
Nooe
Will
Silver Iske
Sok Apa
Grou
Talbot
Anthony Leies
Mr. Leies
Eles
William Bers
Aumorisa
Chicago American
TB Nozzle
Master Horn
Millersburg
H.boden
Erty
Odenkirk
Rep Oblican
Bargring
Manly
Millraburg
Fred H. Zimmerman
Louthville Cheatangos
Madisonburg
Mr. Zimmerman
DeWistv
Krieger's Drug Store
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