11 Dec 1884
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1884
Page
1
A contemplative meditation on friendship and dying. The speaker urges patient forgiveness and forbearance toward the living to heal dividing tears tomorrow, suggesting restraint amid current reprimand and sorrow.
Ina confides in Mrs. Rawson about fears of men after Nellie Moses’s tirade. Mrs. Rawson recalls ten years of happiness for Ina and her husband Herbert Delany, with a comfortable home for their two children. The piece also discusses the Southern Exposition Company’s National Agricultural Exhibition plan for Louisville, urging federal support.
The author argues temperance supporters were misled by the St John ticket in several states. Kansas and Iowa showed tiny shares of temperance votes, while Missouri and Maryland saw limited impact, revealing the southern strategy to boost Democratic aims. The piece concludes that temperance was weakened and politics used supporters as tools.
Theron P. Keator, editor of aya l wed a Fres appears in a damaged notice. The text is incomplete but suggests a public or editorial role and possible local mention.
An advertisement extols a constitutional cure for a widespread dis agreeable disease described as prone to progress to consumption. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla treats the illness through the blood, reaching all parts of the body and providing a radical, permanent relief, with production by C. I. Hood & Co. in Lowell, Massachusetts.
The correspondence argues that two major parties are essential and that no single party can maintain uninterrupted control. It notes twenty four years of Democratic effort to win the national ticket and critiques partisanship while urging citizen dignity over partisan zeal. It condemns the expectation that nominees will avoid serious errors.
Federal Grand Jury reports clear evidence of ballot forgery in the Sixth Senatorial District election. It describes over 200 ballots abstracted from envelopes and replaced with bogus ballots, with ties to Hanscom & Co. printing and Democratic officials. A funding drive and rewards are announced to pursue the investigation, while candidates respond to recount proposals.
A column argues it is every woman's duty to dress neatly at home, claiming well-dressed women influence others, attract the eye, and respond to emergencies. It says personal tidiness reflects on the home and benefits the family, emphasizing the wife or housekeeper setting the standard.
A Lutheran homilist reflects on the passage of decades transforming society. He notes ten years shift youth into parents, twenty years age infants into lovers and leaders, thirty years alter active lives into decrepitude, and forty years erase former beauty as generations rise and fall.
A personal testimonial states relief from chronic catarrh and head congestion after using Ely's Cream Balm. The narrator, C. J. Corbin of 928 Chestnut, reports deafness and ear discharges improving before finishing a second bottle.
Those keeping large flocks of poultry are advised to separate cocks from hens and maintain the groups apart until mid winter to improve management and productivity.
A man credits Parker's Hair Balsam with stopping his hair loss after fever and says one bottle restored his natural color. The ad also notes cattle deaths in Belmont County Ohio traced to sorghum blade feed, implying a related warning.
A plea to equip the farm-house kitchen with practical labor saving tools. The piece argues such implements cost little yet dramatically reduce unnecessary toil for the gudewife. It emphasizes thrift and domestic efficiency.
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