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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1905
Page
3
Mrs Fisher aged in her late years near Orrville dies Monday after distress and illness. She left a ten day old baby and a surviving eleven year old child. The record notes pneumonia as the cause and mentions family, health struggles, and nearby location.
Weather prophets warn of a Revere SFinter as migratory birds head south and squirrels seek warmer climes. Birds cross the Ohio River on wood ramps while wind currents guide them toward Kentucky. In Wayne township Fred Heim slaughtered a two year old Duke Jersey weighing 656 pounds with 25 gallons of lard. The hogs on the farm weighed 60 pounds each. The buyer who beats this record wins the belt.
In a Saturday morning court demonstration Coal Briquette Co. of Wooster showcased its heating briquettes made from slack coal. The company claimed similar pricing to other fuels, suggesting a potential solution to cheap fuel if proven accurate.
A bad wreck occurred at the east end of the Pennsylvania yard Friday morning as two coal hopper cars left the tracks. The Crestline steam derrick was used to lift and place the cars back on the rails. Trains were not delayed by the incident.
An advertisement extols Hyomei as superior to patent tonics for catarrh and respiratory illness. It claims a germ killing effect through the inhaler, cites tucalyrtaos oil as a base, and asserts physician endorsement. The copy urges natural breathing over pills, pledges a 99 percent success rate, and offers a money back guarantee if not cured.
All hands lost on the Owen built in Cleveland in 1887. Crew names include Captain Joseph Mulligan and Phineas Ronner among others. Reports say wreckage found 12 miles east of Michigan Island and life preservers marked S S Ira H Owen indicate a fatal sea disaster in the great storm on Lake Superior.
Two federal indictments charge EBG Lewis, president of the People's United States Bank and publisher of the Woman's Magazine and Woman's Farm Journal, with a mail fraud scheme to lure stock subscriptions and deposits. A second indictment accuses conspirators of defrauding the government, with Frank J Cabot and William E Miter also charged in related counts. In New York, Andrew O C Fleis leaves mutual life appointment, Frederick Cromwell names W S Sullivan to lead the supply dept, and James J Smith resigns from the press bureau after his $8,000 salary is noted.
A collision near Hammond Indiana involved an eastbound double-header passenger train and a freight train on a sharp curve. The wreck resulted from misinterpreted orders. the freight should have taken a siding at McConl. A retime from South Chicago noted the event and ongoing investigation. The report includes multiple unrelated brief items from the era.
Vintage testimonial ad claims Dr Williams Pink Pills cure rheumatism and other ailments by cleansing blood and boosting health. Features a Newark Caledonian-like patient story, praising relief after three weeks of treatment. Mentions other conditions allegedly treated and directs readers to Schenectady headquarters.
Fragmentary timetable from Cleveland area transit shows cars operating to Wooster and Berea with limited service times. Connections for Linne, Elyria, Oberlin and Norwalk cited. departures from Public Square Cleveland listed with multiple daily options.
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