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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1897
Page
2
A fragmented ad touts a drugstore offering grinding services and whole berry products. It mentions spear and tronracives with grinding, plus puresslipette estes Laven & Hoip Driggists Segal ieahs in the text. The readable portion points to a small shop advertising compounding or preparation of remedies.
An OCR filled with weather quirks, gatherings, deaths, religious notices, and farm life details. It records Thanksgiving services, church events, family visits, sick lists, and local shingle chatter across multiple Ohio towns, naming residents, churches, farms, and schools.
Nov 29 report covers a butcher ban impact with porkers falling, Samovel V lard moves into Louis Kitt property, Phillip Graber wins 60 bushels of wheat, villagers attend the Literary and writing school weekly. David Smith of Cleveland returns home, Mrs Tasker ill but improving, A N Roth visits Columbus to see daughter Lutta at school. Joe Gitlem speaks in multiple conversations.
A colonial tone piece argues Cyrus Hamlin condemns Mr Andrews for false economic doctrines. The text mocks political wit with Irish references and introduces social notes on Mrs KE Hershey and daughter Miss Lottie visiting Toledo. The fragment ends with I.W.8.
Creston notes report a hunting trip to Carruil ougoty by local figures including Mr Biston and others, with hopes for a rabbit population decline. Miss Lana Davidson visits Canton business college, Creston mill to reopen, and a change in proprietorship hinted. Public sidewalk improvements urged and calls for better cross Main Street safety. Crewman C D Smith resumes work after illness. M McDermott mallyard coaster ill. Erie timetable shows east and west trains with certain routes skipped. calls for a watchman at Main Street crossing amid rising danger.
Local items recount Thanksgiving observances at the Presbyterian Church and town gatherings, plus notable visits, marriages, and property notes. Reports mention Rev Horst’s Mennonite wedding, real estate holdings in Stark county, and a legal case over an 1892 railroad injury. Also covered are railroad time changes, a dangerous acetylene incident at a stove store, and a livestock sale with prices and totals.
A vintage advertisement urges preventing illness and saving medical costs by keeping blood rich and digestion perfect with Carter's Cuscara Cordial. It claims veteran doctors prescribe it for dyspepsia and chronic constipation, mentioning Jane at Lanbach & Boyd's druggists.
Correspondence from Madisonburgen indicates a weekly meeting with Rev Dickerbags of Greensburg Stark county. A Sunday school at the Winebrenner church is planned nearby. A mail-routing discussion, weather hampered a planned walk to the schoolhouse, and a rabbit hunt yielded 42 kills split between old men, the morning crew, and the boys who supplied oysters.
Frederickstown residents welcomed former school superintendent Taw Wooster Bertonican as he traveled to Greenview Pennsylvania. Prof Lowden spoke at United Presbyterian Church and praised Bertonican for ongoing self improvement. A lecture on mind behavior drew acclaim, with community events and church notices listed for December and Sunday gatherings.
A fragmentary Lima QV report notes a man missing from Wooster after a Friday afternoon incident near the Detroit and Lima Northern railroad bridge. The body is believed recovered from a creek, with speculation of a fall from the structure. Names and details are incomplete.
An OCR fragment markets a grain based beverage replacing a drink and mentions children and health claims. It touts a mocha and java flavor, claims reduced stomach issues, and prices per package. Listed as sold by grocers with 149 cents unit price.
The page lists corrected wheat and corn prices, flour, oats, and eggs with per bushel and per pound rates, alongside various produce like butter, lard, cheese, white beans, onions, potatoes, and apples. It also includes train timetables for routes to Pittsburgh, Wooster, and Chicago, with arrival and departure times and station stops.
Special report from Burpant Virginia notes a front window break in the rear of Hollow Way Pop store. About 50 dollars worth of goods taken in a burglary likely linked to a local resident affected by a recent severe stroke on Thursday evening.
A pastor named L. Grorjan bids farewell as he returns home to celebrate Thanksgiving with family. The notice mentions relatives and friends visiting from Canton Brecksville and Stassilon, with social visits to Miss Latha Culler and Misses Jennie and Katherine Reay. A church gathering at the ME Church Friday evening featured various vocal performances, and Rev. Woodard preached a sermon on Sunday. Local residents, including Miss Luella Oderhutz, resume routines after a two week sickness and bereavement.
An old newspaper clipping shows a public sale notice from a local auctioneers listing a real estate sale. It mentions a sale date, place, and the need for cash terms, with references to heirs and a named party seeking to settle matters at the venue. The fragmented text indicates multiple properties or lots and standard auction conditions.
Fragmented OCR shows scattered names and dates including a possible report by Lee Cozen Hark. No clear event, location, or complete details emerge from the legible text.
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