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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1906
Page
4
For chapped and cracked hands get DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve sold by Kreiger's Drug Store Bay.
A vintage department store advert promises Christmas phonographs and 4000 records with large shipments and piano offerings. It touts no bad models, highlights returns, and invites customers to listen before buying while offering framed pictures and framing services.
A public sale will be held Thursday December 6 at 6 o'clock at John Mongey's residence one mile east of the square Wooster Ohio. Five head of horses and mules harness farming implements and corn will be offered with credit available.
Sheriff Armstrong Brown refuses to surrender the handcuffs to William Caskey until he is reimbursed the 56 he paid to his predecessor. The county commission disputes the claim, saying the county originally funded the items. Caskey seeks new and improved handcuffs via a police department contact.
Owing to Prof Je e Diver living with Miss Alice Geiselman and her diphtheria death, classes were dismissed until infection risk passes. Diver was isolated from Geiselman’s apartments, while a few local diphtheria cases prompt caution to prevent any spread.
The city council met Monday night with all members present. Officers read and approved the minutes. An ordinance to transfer funds for sewer payment and a bill payment ordinance were adopted. Residents urged pedestrian crossings on Wet Larawall, Pittsburgh avenue near the school, and a board of public service was to review. Some complaints about electric lights remaining out were noted before adjournment.
Ongoing dispute over control of a plan to build a road from Mt Vernon to Wooster via Lennonville. David Collier and Jackson vs Chesrown and family in a fight for stock majority with Philadelphia interests. Annual stockholders meeting in January may reshuffle directors as construction cost debates and potential line plans loom amid regional prosperity.
The five year old daughter of Emmet Caskey suffered a severe facial wound after a lit lamp on cellar steps shattered when a visitor's light caused a fall. Dre Ruodebaugh attended her and the wound is healing. Nearby updates note social visits by Lily and Ola Ropp and others in the area.
Price Rangell of Creston, chairman of Wayne county Democratic executive committee, was taken from his home Monday afternoon to Kinney hospital by electric car. Price Russell is suffering with rheumatic fever and is very ill.
Applecreek reports a long list of Thanksgiving visits and social events. Families from Akron, Cleveland, Barberton, Wooster, Massillon, and Columbus joined residents for meals, church services, and gatherings. Local teachers, ministers, and residents hosted or attended dinners, boxes, and reunions with many neighbors mentioned by name.
The Alexis Recital Co. with John Eberly vocalist will perform at the Methodist church on December 12 as the third number of the Congress lecture course. The Alexis company has a strong reputation and is expected to draw a large audience.
Fragmentary OCR lists individuals including Walter Sholtz of Akron visiting his father, Warner of Lodi staying in the Site vicinity for several days, and mentions Wm. Wagner and family with uncertain details. Other names appear garbled alongside references to places like Tinta pirets and SFM, indicating a community society notes section with brief visits and kin connections.
Allen Miller one of the principals in the Orrville Dye murder case filed a motion asking the court to set his trial. He asserts repeated delays since May 12 1906 and says warrants a speedy trial to avoid injustice and possible death of witnesses. He is jailed awaiting trial and claims he is ready to prove his innocence.
Nellie Carter 19 died Thanksgiving Day after Erie train incident. services at local Methodist church drew large crowd. Rev. Casterhurst officiated. pallbearers included former classmates and friends. Nellie known as choir member and sweet singer. she left father, mother, a sister, and two brothers among grieving relatives.
Smithville December notes a flurry of Thanksgiving dinners and family visits. Families hosted relatives from Akron Canton Wooster and Newark with many guests joining meals at local homes and churches. A local youth sustained a broken leg while football activities plus sermons and charity collections marked the holiday.
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