The Knock-out Blow and Dr Pierce Treatments
A historical note on a knockout blow in boxing and the publicizing of Dr Pierce medicines. It claims the stomach is key to knockouts and promotes the Golden Medical Discovery and Catarrh Remedy with claims of no alcohol and glycerine as a base. Ends with free medical booklets and address for mail requests in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbett
Pierce
usBages
R.V Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Zee
Kilmer
Bright
Veake
Go-Brighton
Farmers Institute attendance and Bell Brothers horse consignments
The Farmers Institute at Orrville on Monday and Tuesday drew a good crowd. Bell Brothers sent three fine horses Wednesday, one to York State and two to Pennsylvania. They report business holding up well and promote weaving services near the Fair grounds through James Bahl. Professor Munyon releases a new Almanac detailing moon phases and guidance on reading character, dream meaning and beauty care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Institute
Orrville
Bell Brothers
York State
Pennsylvania
Messrs. Bell
Fair Grounds
James Bahl
Munyon
Hall's Catarrh Cure Uplifted by Tests and Sale
An 19th century advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood action remedy for catarrh, claiming internal tonics purify the blood and mucus membranes. The text notes it is a prescription from a top physician and offered by Cheney & Co of Toledo for 75 cents, with Druggists selling it nationwide. It also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hal
Almanac offers free copy and local shows plan
The item promotes a free magazine almanac from the Munyon Remedy Co and notes the Shreve Poultry Association’s third annual show set for December 15 to 18. It also mentions local events, weather affecting autos, a near 90 year old patient, and civic talk about a municipal heating plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreve Pawtry Association
Changes in Wayne County Post Offices This Winter
Wayne county posts offices face multiple changes this winter with Fredericksburg Shreve and West Salem slated for new postmasters. Potential successors include Aylesworth for Fredericksburg Housel possible at Shreve and Critchfield backed by Adjutant General Critonfield, while West Salem may see Tom Smith replaced by W W Garver though Smith may seek a holdover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County
Immler
Fredericksburg
Shreve
Igs
Peter Housel
Housel
Department
R H Critchfield
Taxes May Rise to 3.60 Says City Official
A city official indicated taxes may reach 3.60 per hundred as rates rise from 32% to 3.48 this year. He said taxes may climb further to 3.6 to fund debt retirement and bond reductions, with a future downward trend after obligations are settled.
New Train Schedule Affects Cleveland and Mansfield Routes
The new timetable on the Cleveland and Southwestern line will start once the Ashland Mansfield field branch is finished. Cleveland limited 12:15 a.m. car removed locally. Mansfield to Cleveland service runs via Mansfield. Wooster departures stay hourly. Seville to Mansfield winter service runs every two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Southwestern
Ashland Mansfield
Mansfield
Wooster
Seville
Cantata Promise and Fulfillment Presented by Reformed Church
The Dote of the Reformed Church shows rapid improvement in the Cantata Promise and Fulfillment to be performed Christmas evening under the direction of E Weiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Church
E Weiser
Electric Bitters touted as remedy for malaria and stomach woes
Advertisement claims Electric Bitters cure malaria stomach and liver troubles and boost energy for WC Krestler of Halliday Ark. Ely's Cream Balm offered for nasal catarrh with relief after first use. Shoop's Health Coffee promoted with coupons and a 2c price at local pharmacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WC. Krestler
Halliday
Ark
Ledec Trie Ritters
Boyd & Cos Drug
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Coughs Quickly
Hoarse coughs and colds may develop into pneumonia overnight but Foley's Honey and Tar soothes inflamed membranes heals the lungs and expels the cold from the system. Bixler Pharmacy and S H Boyd & Cotthe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Bixler Pharmacy
S H Boyd & Cotthe
Little Early Risers Liver Pills Advertised
An advertisement touts eWitus Little Early Risers as the best small pleasant pills called Little Liver Pills sold by Kreiger's Drug Store with claims of being the kind you have.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kreiger’s Drug
Alimony Sought by Mrs Anna Bender Against Spouse
Mrs Anna Bender wife of Harry Bender employed by Mohican Oil and Gas Co files for alimony claiming marriage on April 9 1897 and that on December 6 she was subjected to extreme cruelty when he arrived with an officer took his clothes and left with no means of support She asks for sustenance and expenses during the suit and that final alimony be awarded from his property while seeking an injunction against disposing of wages and requests summons and advance costs. John McSweeney attorney for Mrs Bender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Bender
Harry Bender
Mohican Oil and Gas Co
Bender
Provisions Soaring Out at Lattasburg
A historic dispatch describes a Tide Water Pipe Line Co camp in Lattasburg Wee 11 with a 75‑man mess tent, cook department, sleeping tents, and horse tents. The 100 Americans in camp enjoy high living as provisions including eight bushels of potatoes and six to eight gallons of milk daily. Annexation proceedings will not begin. stakes are pulled in four days and tariff revision stays unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lattasburg
Irving
New Office Adds Style and Function at Annat Dry Goods
A skilled Wooster mechanic Harry H Miller completed a handsome new office at Annat dry goods on Thursday evening. The structure replaces the old office, is larger and better arranged for cashier operations and customer business, with walnut woodwork and steel grate framing, reflecting Miller's good reputation as a craftsman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annat
Wooster Machant
Harry H Miller
Suit against Pennsylvania Railway ends with verdict for defendant
In Court of Common Pleas on Thursday Judge Eason instructed the jury to find for the defendant after the plaintiffs had submitted their evidence. Notice of appeal was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Smith
Card of Thanks to the Brotherhood of American Yoemen
Mrs Ella Tanner expresses gratitude for the payment in full of her husband Thomas W. Tanner's insurance from the Brotherhood of American Yoemen and recommends the order for reliable coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of American Yoemen
Thos W. Tanner
Ella Tanner
Notable Patent Remedies Advertised for Pain Relief
The page promotes Chamberlains Ointment for rheumatic pain back sprains and bruises claiming rapid relief and value. Also DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve praised for burns piles and skin hits. Rings Little Liver Pill advertised for biliousness headaches constipation claiming non gripe. Kreigers Drug Store sells these remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Kreiger
Wooster Brush Company Expands Workforce
The Wooster Brush works currently employs the largest force in its history. With over 20 workers on the South Market street building and a total near eighty, the firm is busy and may build a new factory next spring. A sale of the South Market street building to Wooster Odd Fellows or others is possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster Brush Works
South Market Street
The
Wooster Odd Fellows
Bad Day for Cats at University Dissection Lab
Saturday a university class conducted practical work with twenty cats dissected by twenty students. Cats were obtained via ads in the Republican and lined up by applicants. The cats were chloroformed and placed on the operating table for the procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican
New Telephones Installed in Area Homes and Farms
The Mil lersburg Wooster Orrville Telephone Co installed lines at multiple sites including C E Baum farm 81 on 81 and 4 on 381 A M Bechtel farm 3 on 642 Ed Bissell residence 2 on 865 J A Bonewicz residence 2 on 609 J H Bricker residence 3 on 590 J E Bureau residence 1 long 1 short on 594 etc along with Marion McCoy residence 547 and Wooster Bottling Works listed among the recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersburg, Wooster & Orrville Telephone Co
C E Baum
A M_ Bechtel
Ed Bissell
A Bonewicz
J H Bricker
J& E Bureau
Chase Campbell
Margaret Darr
J A Dilgard
Oscar Eggleston
Fred S Gill
J C Gourley
G WW. Fulton
Wayne Hart
Miss Mayme Hoffstatt
John Imhoff
Mary B Johnson
Julia Long
Marion McCoy
J HH Newton
E TD Pinkerton
Mae Power
James Quinby
A A Schaad
R_ B Scott
Durbin M Shamp
A T Speck
Mrs Tom Stevens
Albert W Swartz
E C Swartz
R C E Wallace
Wooster Bottling Works
Board Move to Incorporate Trade Board
The advisory session on Saturday considered incorporating the board of trade. Attorneys W F Kean and E S Wertz led the legal committee as they prepared papers and met again after 4 pm to decide to proceed with incorporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
W F. Kean
E S Wertz
Board
Attorney Kean
Kean
Trouble at Orrville in Wayne County Telephone Franchised Talks
Directors of the Wayne County Telephone Co clash with Orrville council over franchise terms notes in streets and pole spacing forty feet demanded by council would incur $225 to $350 extra per pole. Rates also in dispute. committee to thresh out the issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County Telephone Co
Orrville
Delicate Charge Sparks Warrant in Clinton Township
Carl Garven faced a warrant issued by Mayor O D Bruce after a delicate charge against him. Garven pled not guilty and posted 400 dollars bail to ensure his appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lova Shreve
Clinton, Township
O D Bruce
Shreve
Carl Garven
Garvin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Munyon Remedy Company
Philadelphia
Sarah Newkirk
Beall Avenue
Wooster Gas and Fuel Co
JM Ginter
France
Market St
Santa Claus
Sheriff Caskey
Mary Gingerich
Creston
Massillon
Gingerich
Joseph Gravatt
Neal Johnson
Plank & Gray Mill
Penn Depot
Johnson
Stout
Hancock Street
Bissell
Wooster Hardware Co
Ely
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
Dre Shoop
Bixler
Chamberlain
8. H. Boyd & Co
Brush Works
Atdaos
Bieyome
Gary Noa
JO Waser
Saing Sulisuo
Chichester
John J. Lawler
Exchange Building
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Live Stock Exchange National Bank
Citizens National Bank of
Ohio
Government Depository
Oseph O. Fritz
Procter & O'Hall
Liberty Street
Wooster, O
Funck
Court House
Harding & Co
M. F Kean
McClarran's
Arran
John C
Wooster, Ohio
Taylor & Taylor, Attorneys-at-law
Woost
Nice
J. B. Taylor
R. C. Taylor
Block
Proctor & O'Hall
Hiram B. Swartz
Gines
Public Square
Wooster, Philo
R.H A Hart
EYE and Ear
Downing Block
Beall Ave
Bowman Foucery
New York Eye and Ear Institute
Johomas A. Elder, S.A
Spectacles
Laubach & Boyd's Drug Store
7Ate Wooster
R Esler Antist
Burdette S. Bontrager
Wwe
Atte
Bacal
Patie Ete
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