Frick Will Appoints Executors in Wooster Estate
Jacob Frick of Wooster Ohio died leaving a will dated July 24 1804 proposing executors Mrs Sarah R Frick and John M Kley. It allocates the homestead life estate to the widow and substantial bequests to children siblings churches and colleges. The will directs debts funeral costs burial monuments and a detailed distribution of funds and property across heirs.
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Jacob Frick
City of
Wooster
County of
Wayne
Ohio
Sarah R. Frick
Memorial Block
Frick
Mary Fo Hartmin
Isa Mephrew
Will Boutson
John M. Kley
Frank Taggart
Jesse Met Jellan
Wm Annat
One Minute Cough Cure Praised By Evangelist
Rev James Kirkman of Belle River Illinois reports long bronchial trouble and years of remedies before relief with One Minute Cough Cure. He claims it gives immediate relief for coughs colds and lung troubles and is especially effective for croup. The product is described as safe and pleasing to children sold by Zimmerman & CH.
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James Kirkman
Belle River
Botto
Zimmerman & CH. Ate
For Hoarseness on Beni and Foley’s Honey and Tur
A garbled note discusses hoarseness remedies and Foley's Honey and Tar medicine. It mentions a dealer Boyd Zimmer Co and a bottle of Foley's product. The fragmented text hints at medical advice and a sales reference but lacks clear context or complete facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beni
Gereen
Foley
Boyd
Zimmer- Co
Health and Beauty and the Bowel Cure
Poor complexion comes from twooid liver or irregular bowels. If toxins are not eliminated, eruptions like pimples and boils follow. Nature’s method is to throw off poisons via the bowels when they fail to remove them, warning of unhealthy conditions. Damaged text references Dromore.
Special Election Proclaimed For First Ward
Mayor R. J. Smith issued a proclamation calling a special election in the First Ward to address vacancy caused by Councilman John Trapes. The election is set for Wednesday, December 11. No election in the Fourth Ward. Mary Annatt hosted forty young friends Friday night at her North Market residence with chaperons and a Fletcher orchestra. Refreshments served at 10. Prof and Mrs S F Manca hosting freshmen that evening. Alpha Taus held an old fashioned Thanksgiving gathering Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Smith
John Trapes
Haring
Mary Annatt
Annatt
Maude Parrish
Gertrude Vollrath
Elizabeth Jebnser
Mary Gill
John C. West
Clara West
Bellefountain
W. J. Mullins
Fletcher
Prof. and Mys S. F. Manca
Alpha Taus
Obituary notes for Elmer Taggart family figure dies
Funeral for Mrs Elmer Taggart set for Saturday at 10 am. Grandson William Loyd Garrettson, 25, died after a fall while ill in San Francisco. Garrettson was a member of the 20th Kansas Infantry Funston’s unit. Funeral services Sunday at 2 pm from Albert McFadden’s residence in Bloomington with Wooster cemetery interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Taggart
Albert McFadden
Bloomington
Friends
Philadelphia
Wm . Loyd Garretson
Friends Wesplver
Gapreatsons
N.pyguarrettsor
Ielphi
20Th Kansas Reet
Funston’s
San Fransisco
Pines
Wooster Cemetery
A Thanksgiving Boy Born to Swartz Family
A Thanksgiving morning birth is recorded for George M. Swartz and his wife, with a son named in the family notes. The brief item notes the newborn’s arrival and parent names on the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Swartz
Boa Brag
A Vs
Bell Donation Arrives for University Memorial Chapel
A bell donated to the University by Senator M A Hanna for the memorial to President McKinley has been received and will be placed on the University chapel. Also reported, Mrs Glover was robbed of $3000 at Allenville while her husband Frank Glover was away, and boxing results include Rube Ferns beating Charlie Thurston in Detroit after 15 rounds, with audience reaction mixed.
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M. A Hanna
McKinley
Bill Mattoon
Novoth
Frank Glover
Allenville
Detroit
Rube Ferns
Buffalo
Charlie Thurston
San Francisco
Hogan
Thurston
White House Thanksgiving Dinner With Roosevelt Guests
President and Mrs Roosevelt hosted a large Thanksewing dinner at the White House on November 28 with Senator and Mrs Lodge Commander and Mrs Cowles and several others. The party spent the evening at the White House. Hood's Sarsaparilla claims to cure scrofula catarrh rheumatism kidney complaint dyspepsia and general debility and urges readers to take Hood's.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Lodge Commander
Cowles
Oain
Hood
Prescribed by Her Physician Dr Caldwell's Pepsin Syrup
Mrs J Morvan of Monticello Illinois writes after fifteen years of indigestion that two bottles of Dr Caldwell's Pepsin Syrup cured her and left no further trouble since. She praises it as a laxative and stomach remedy and would not accept any amount for the benefit. Laubach Boyd & Co. retailer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leesha Falls
Finn
Pepsin Syrup Co
Monticello
Ill
A J Vieurance
Caldwell
J.morvan
Laubach & Boyd Dk
Young Corbett Knocks Out McGovern in Hartford Fight
Hartford reports Terry McGovern was stopped by Young Corbett in six minutes and 14 seconds of the second round at Nutmeg Athletics. Corbett, ring name of Hilly Rothwell of Denver, won cleanly after McGovern showed strong resistance early. Corbett’s cool, precise punches sealed the victory as McGovern’s clinched attempts faltered.
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Young Corbett
Chicago
Harry Harris
Tommy White
Renny Yanger
Yanger
Mert Corbett
Corbett
Pete
Wists Boys
Hartford
Terry McGovern
Nutmeg Athletics Club
Trom
Hilly Rothwell
Denver
Tads
McGovern
Frémea
Odat
Coum
Kerr Dansnork
Terrs
Terry
Cornett
Caprice
Thadseerant
Gun Accident Injures Whitman in Doylestown Hunt
Alfred Whitman aged nineteen, son of Justice John Whitman of Doylestown, was severely injured when his gun accidentally discharged during a hunt. The load of shot tore his left arm to pieces and caused serious injuries.
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Doylestown
Alfred Whitman
John Whitman
Indictments Returned by Special Grand Jury
Special grand jury sessions reported indictments including James Millerhaus Wooster for shooting with intent to kill. Harry Custer Minneapolis for forgery. James Julius Johnson Orrville with two burglary and two larceny counts. Perry Maulton Ghent Ohio for larceny.
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James Millerhaus
Wooster
Harry Custer
Minneapolis
Shelby Triumphs Over Wooster On Thanksgiving Day
Shelby dominates Wooster with a 24 to 5 victory on Thanksgiving, scoring all but one touchdown by ducks and overwhelming the lighter Wooster team. Abbey scores for Wooster, while Shelby runs through tackles as heavy line play and winded Wooster defense collapse. Attendance listed at 1000 with full lineup and substitutes noted for both sides.
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Wooster
Shelby
Shelly
Abbey
Shelbs
Fire destroys Holmesville residence of Thomas Ewing
A fire at Thomas Ewing’s home in Homesville started by a defective flue near noon Wednesday and the house was totally destroyed. Most of the contents were saved, though.
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Thomas Ewing
Homesville
Freshmen and Juniors Play Tough 0–0 Football Duel
The Ereshmen and Juniors battled to a scoreless draw on the fair grounds Saturday morning. Abbey Todd Begg and Weaver starred for the Freshmen, while Lucas Weld Shomo and Shupe led the Juniors. The second half saw Freshmen reach the Juniors two yard line twice but fail on downs.
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Ereshmen
Fair Grounds
Abbey
Todd
Begg
Weaver
Lucas
Weld
Shomo
Shupe
New Baltimore Ohio system formed from B and O lines
Baltimore November 27 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will create a new system named the Baltimore and Ohio Pittsburgh Lake Erie and West Virginia system. It will unite lines from the Great Lakes to the Pennsylvania and West Virginia coasts, forming about 1600 miles of railroad into a compact network.
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Baltimore
Baltimore& Ohio Railroad
Baltmore & Ohio
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
West Virginia
Ohio
Great Lakes
Pennsylvania
Those Who Will Get the Elliott Free Coal
A list of named individuals and groups including Jacob Swartz and various Mrs entries, churches, and charities associated with the Elliott Free Coal program. The items appear as a roster of beneficiaries or participants from a local paper, naming people and organizations such as the African Methodist Church and Salvation Army alongside private citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott Free
Jacob Swartz
Homer
J. Eberhart
Chas. Metzker
Harvey
David Stoner
Mattie Black
Wm. Scotland
Jack Leech
Phillip’ttsperman
Ida Thompson
Joe Englander
Collins
Anna Gilesple
M. OS Cutter
Theo Wiggins
Olive Winterstein
Jack Harvey
E D. Foote
Eli Thompson
Henry Wiles
David Greist
Car Fogelson
Frank Aukerman
Rich &Lough
Ray Pinkerton
Katie Hoke
E. C. Hard
Chassimble
Geo. Kettler
Mos
Janes Newton Clark
African Methodist Church
Frank Elsperman
Joe Kesr
James Putman
Chas. Hanna
Thompson Downing
Markley
Wm. Young
E. Ss. Frailey
Grosenbaugh
Lewie Anker
C. D. Hughes
Matt Stuller
Conrad
Frank E. McCarron
E. Geiselman
Ben Hartman
Raymond Fisher
Lucy Bowers
Wm. Wacker
Wm. wWersandt
Wm. Boutson
Billard
Jobo Hosier
Jobo Overs
A Woman's Peril and a Life Saving Operation
A Wisconsin woman faced a frightful peril from gall stones. Doctors warned there was only one chance to save her life through an operation. After electric therapy failed, the operation cured her, described as a wonderful turning point in her health.
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Mra. I
Lime Ridge
Wis
Visit of Woooster Lodge I O O 1
About sixty brothers attended the Woooster Lodge I O O 1 visit with the Kerryville Band providing music and compliments note a successful gathering. No immediate move to relocate Knights of Pythias endowment rank HQ from Chicago to Indianapolis. decision postponed to supreme lodge meeting in San Francisco next fall. Delighted relief corps sent boxes of fruits and jellies to the hospital from several corps including Dayton Oberlin Wooster Fayette Woodstock.
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Woooster Lodge
Indianapolis
Ind
Knights of Pythias
Charles J. S. Neal
Lebanon
Board of Control
Chicago
Supreme Lodge
San Francisco
Sandusky Register
W. R.C
Dayton
Oberlin
Wooster
Fayette
Woodstock
Wooster Soldier Seeks Medal After Many Years
Wooster resident Sergeant James Hill of Troop B, Seventh Cavalry, near the Custer Massacre, June 1873, is finally receiving a duplicate medal of honor papers after decades of service and loss of papers. Captain McDougall, now retired in Wellsville, N.Y., aided his claim. Americans Danced in Mexico City marked by a grand ball Thanksgiving with President Diaz and pan-American congress members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woosterarcaema
Haraada
James Hill
Wooster
Uncle Sam
Sergeant Hill
Seventh
U.S. Cavalry
T. St. McDougall
City of Mexico
President Diaz
pan-American Congress
Resignations and crimes cross Atlantic and state lines
To lead with recent changes, Aléxander Straus ser, Jr. resigns as auditor of the Findlay Fort Wayne and Western and takes a post as paymaster and treasurer for the Toledo Railway Co. In Washington, Carl Hoff man, once Isthmian canal commission stenographer, arrived in custody for alleged theft of the final canal report. In Wytheville, Va., John G Watts, ex US marshal for the western district, was shot and killed by a farmhand Robert Jones.
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Toledo
Aléxander Strausser, Jr
Findlay,Fort Wayne and Western
Toledo Railway Company
Washington
Carl H. Hoffman
Isthmian Canal Commission
New York
United States
Hoffman
Wytheville
John G. Watts
Tazewell County
Western District of Virginia
Robert—Jones
Collision near Tully injures several Knights of Columbus
In Collision Syracuse N Y November 29 a special Delaware Lackawanna and Western bound train carrying 3880 Syracuse Knights of Columbus rear ended a train at Tully. Meager reports indicate a few injuries with Townhoyn noted.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Syracuse Knights of Columbus
Tully
Scott's Emulsion Aids Mothers and Tiny Babies
A nursing mother's weak milk is described as a burden, while Scott's Emulsion is pitched as a nourishing strengthener. The ad claims if breast milk is scanty or thin it will become richer and more abundant, benefiting babies who grow fatter when mothers take the product.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne Ad Sells 40g Pearl Street Goods
An informed ad from Scott & Bowne of 40 Pearl Street New York invites customers to send payment and receive a small reward, reflecting a merchant promotion from a historical trade listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Plucky Miss Batley Fends Off Tramp at Dalton Home
Canton report recounts Miss Jennie Batley of Dalton confronting a prowler on her porch. The intruder attempted the kitchen door but was locked out. After the episode, authorities were notified but the man eluded capture. he was seen around town the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Batley
Dalton
Canton
A. L. Hileman
Youngs
Century Club Meeting Discusses The Administration of Human Law
The Century club met Tuesday evening at Prof. W. H. J. Strong’s home on College Avenue. Judge H. B. Swartz presented a paper on The Administration of Human Law, inviting broad discussion. Resolutions on Jacob Frick’s death were prepared by Rey, G O Smith and W Peckinpaugh and will be published in a few days.
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Century Club
W. H. J. Strong
College Avenua
H. B. Swartz
Jacob Frick
Rey
G-O-Smith
T.peckinpaugh
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Ris Thildrén
WB. Boutsonnes
JM. Criley
Dera
Lucinda Willicks
Delia Nelson
Helen Dinsmore
Mary Anderson
Daniel Frick
KR. B. Snyder
Henry Peters
Westmoreland County
Lutheran Church of Wooster
Home Missionary Society of the
East Ohio Synod
Wittenberg College
University of Wooster
Washington, I
Genesee Pury Boud Co
Lekoy Y
CY. Myera
Rm Hand
Health and Beauty
Smith
Bezenah
Munche
George Mun- Tou
Furmarh
Gus Bezenah
Cincinnati
Yezenah
Lodge
Teddy
Pete Jackson
Joe Walcott
Peter Jackson
Eureka Athletic Club
Walcott
Jackson
Rfist
Sullivan
Tom
Dave Sullivan
Sharkey
Taft
Charles P Taft
William H. Taft
Manilla
Stafford and
Rhodes
War Department
General Chaffés
Wright Chaffee
Sss
Harris
Moerze
Ceeaven Vue
Hoelzel
Tucker ‘ Keim
Johnston
Kinkler Aiel
Myer
Gasche
Suarteeback
Wieser
Alcock
Griffith
Os Snyder
Rielt- Balt
Stock-Brown
Weac'h
Biel Iaieg Follis - Suliaeie
Mayer Wire
Thorn
Taylor
Swarts
Gleason
Advoale
Woncaster
Gravatt
John
Harria
Tucker
Goale—Johnson
Holmesville
WN Ib
New-York Tribune Farmer
NEW York Weekly Tribune
New
Bee
Nepal
Wooster Rublicanes
Ogder Refubiacai
Cperein Es
ODD Fellows
Knights OF
Pythias
Relief Corps
Medal of Honor
Se Msoid
Century Club Meeting
Springdale
Ely
Ely-Brothers
Warren Street
Hada
N. K. Fairbank Company
St Louis
Boston
Sapolio
Dr. Platt
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