Favorite Prescription Promoted for Expectant Mothers and Women
A period advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women with demanding duties, claiming it aids pregnancy by preparing the system for childbirth. It asserts non alcohol composition, lists ingredients, and invites requests for endorsements and free literature, also promoting Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Éridus
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Sanwa Tod
Brown's Case Continued In Common Pleas Term
In the common pleas term Judge Eason discharged jurors after dinner with no criminal trials. The State v Edward Brown of Orrville for criminal assault was continued after attorney Weygandt requested time for prep, pled not guilty, bond set at 1000, case to be tried in the next term opening January 6.
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Court of Common Pleas
Bistary
Eason
Edward Brown
Orrville
Brown
Bothonenta
W. E. Weygandt
Carlin
Endowment Work for Wooster University Hub
There is little happening in Wooster University endowment efforts. Dr. Holden will start after the first of the year with plans to mobilize cereal financiers and attract wealthy backers. A large program will run between now and April to secure the endowment or risk losing it.
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Wooster University
Holden
Ang Trip Vees
Hunkies Arrive to Work at Wooster Brick Works
A group of Hungarian workers arrived in Wooster Saturday to join the brick works project. The plant is progressing rapidly and is planned to be one of the finest in the country with unusually large capacity for its size.
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Wooster
Wities
Early Risers The Famous Little Pills From Bixlers Pharmacy
Noting the claim that digestion and assimilation drive strength, the ad promotes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets to invigorate stomach and liver functions. It promises a better appetite, increased strength and weight, and a clearer head. Sample offer and pricing are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bixler
H. Boyd & Co
Supreme Court: State stop orders on interstate trains denied
The US Supreme Court ruled against South Carolina and upheld the right of a railroad to resist state orders to stop fast mail trains. The Latta case involved Atlantic Coast Line trains flagged through Latta, with the state commission demanding stops when signaled. The court held such orders interfere with interstate commerce.
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Pennsylvania
Wooster
Supreme Court of the United States
Atlantic Coast Line
Itieoad Co.veraus
Board of Railroad Conmission
South Carolina
Latta
State Supreme Court
Justita Peckham
Wooster Workers Get Partial Pay by Car Delivery
The Pennsylvania Lines paid Wooster employees about half their wages in cash, with the remainder by checks drawn on the New York Clearing House. To prevent counterfeit checks, the railroad issued a new form and warned men in cities along the line to avoid any dated after October 1.
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Pennsylvania
Wooster
New York
Bname
Bonds Sold At Par For Quinby Arenas Improvement
Bonds worth 740 in improvement bonds for the Quinby arenas were sold at par to Citizen's National Bank which submitted the sole bid. The issue bears 4 3/6 percent interest and is due in five years.
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Quinby Arenas
Citizen's National Bank
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tan advertised cure
An old ad promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tan as a health booster with tea or tablet form. It claims to fortify vitality during decay season and touts Doan's and Rhypisexcine pills as remedies for constipation and related symptoms.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
H. Boyd & Co
Political odds on Wooster public building bill
Observer of Seventeenth District politics doubts any bill for a Wooster public building by Congressman Ashbrook will pass. Smyser once leveraged strong support to secure Newark’s public building, suggesting party alignment and leadership influence are crucial for success.
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Wooster
W. A. Ashbrook
Ashbrough
Smyser
Congress
Newark
Ashbrook
Incipient Blaze At South Walnut Street Home
Fire department responded at 9 16 P M to a small blaze at Mrs Elizabeth Fogelson s residence on South Walnut Street. The fire was contained quickly using chemical extinguishers. Cause was burning soot in an abandoned boarded fireplace with stove pipe to chimney. Losses were slight.
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Fra
Snall
Elizabeth Fogelson
South
Walnut Street
Commission dispute over farm sale commission
The case concerns a $120 commission from a farm sale. Judge and jury actions are described with names Finck and Weiker involved, a prior jury disagreement, and parties CAS Welker and Flack claimant. The record notes the commission entitlement and ongoing proceedings in a civil matter.
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Justice Bweendy
San Cuesced
Cownee
Cas Welker
M. Epesary
Finck
R . Fanek
Weiker
Remarkable Misdiagnosis Aims to Cure with Electric Bitters
Winterton New York man Abraham Brown recounts doctors misdiagnosed heart disease kidney trouble blood poison and stomach liver ailments before trying Electric Bitters on his wife’s advice. The tonic is marketed as a cure for blood poison weakness and glandular stomach liver and kidney complaints by G. I. Boyd & Co.
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Abraham Brown
Winterton
N. Y
G. I. Boyd & Co
Digestive Aid Ad Offers Free Trial Treatment
An old advertisement touts Rings Dyspepsia Tablets as a quick stomach digestion relief. It claims rising demand and urges readers to ask their druggist about the product, with a free two day treatment offer at Kriegler's Drug Store.
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Yaield
Krieger
Postmaster Rules On Christmas Box Labels
Postmaster Bryson warns that writing Merry Christmas in a box is allowed but listing individual recipients inside messages or ecard names risks a ten dollar fine if the box is opened by clerks. He notes the new ruling will make clerks job and revenue collection heavier as Christmas mail begins.
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W. B. Bryson
Uncle Sam
Sam
Death of Andreas Busch Reported in Missouri
Details received Thursday reveal Andreas Busch formerly of Wooster and later of St Louis, Mo died suddenly from heart trouble while visiting a son on a farm near St Louis. The funeral occurred Wednesday.
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Andreas Busch
Wooster
St Louis
Bnach
St. Louis
Mine pony breeding plan moves forward at local firms
V W McClintock of Summerfield and Boer of Ty 0 mine owners agreed Wednesday to buy ten brood ponies from Robert C Taylor. They aim to breed ponies for mine work as males are too large and costly to handle.
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V. W. McClintock
Summerfield
Boer
Robert C. Taylor
Diphtheria risk linked to common cold remedy claims
An old advertisement urges Chamberlain's Cough as a quick cure for cold and as a way to lessen diphtheria risk, linking it to nasal catarrh relief and a soothing spray. It promotes 5 cent sprays and atomizer use, with Rex Bros and 66 Warren Street, New York.
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Ve Bros
Warren Atreet
Missing Tariff Books in Standard Oil Trial
Judge Landis presided over a case against Standard Oil in which the company was fined 29 240 000. Attorney John J. Miller announced that commodity tariff books of the Chicago and Alton Railway, used in evidence at the trial, are mysteriously missing. Railroad officials reportedly cannot produce the books, which were excluded, and defense plans to cite the absence on appeal.
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Alton Road
Chicago
Landis
United States District Court
Standard of! Company
John 3. Miller
Chicago & Alton Railway
Standard Oil Company
Minots
Standard Oi! Company
Miller
United States Court of Appeals
Trade Review Signals Slow Week but Hopeful Outlook
New York reports the Dun & Bradstreet weekly review of trade notes little change last week yet greater confidence in improvement after January 1. Holiday demand dominates, some regions show stronger sales than last year though overall 1908-to-date results are weak. Jobbing and wholesale muted, manufacturing cut back awaiting demand normalization. labor growth lags due to emigration. Iron and steel demand limited, modest recovery not expected before next year. Calhoun trial in San Francisco postponed to February 1 to allow travel for business tied to street railway franchise bribery case.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Company
Review of Trade
Calhoun
San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
United Railways
Supervisora
Strees Railway
Shoe firm assigns in Jefferson City for creditors
The J. B Bruns Shoe Manufacturing Company of this city made an assignment for the benefit of creditors. Francia X Campbell of St. Louis was named the assignee. Reported assets total $90,000 and liabilities $190,000.
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Assignes
Jefferson City
J. B Bruns Shoe Manufacturing Company
Francia X Campball
St. Louis
Town In Darkness over Gas Strike in Bordeaux
Bordeaux December 14 The city lay in utter darkness last night after a strike by gas workers and electric light company employees demanding higher pay.
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Bordeaux
Des
Electric Light Company
Doans Kidney Pills Praised By Wooster Resident
Wooster resident Melvin Warner endorses Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney trouble. A local user says the remedy relieved weariness and exhaustion after failed prior treatments. Sold by all dealers 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Daan
Wooster
Ondorne-DuBoIan
Melvin Warner
Sf West North Street
Ohio
Doan
Atster
Benoit
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Baftals
New York
United States
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