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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1899
Page
2
A short notice from Wooster Ohio lists the Republican Printing Company as publisher and mailing details for the Wayne County paper. It notes the paper is a member of the best of 19 newspapers and provides a counting room address and a phone line for business news.
In Prairie Ohio on December 18 Mr H B Camp closed a contract with George Bender for 40 acres of timber to be cut for ties. Lake et al will saw about 400 000 feet of timber yielding 12 000 ties 1x8x8. A wagon load tally and an accident to John Rainey near J W Shearer’s road are noted along with a birth of twins to Mr and Mrs Virgil Rush.
Charles W. Christy accepts a position in Akron while S N Coe of Orrville visits on legal business. Dr C J Warner travels to Orrville for consultation with Dr D H McMillin. Rev S F Seo D D Irst preaches in Youngstown, Mrs W Hamill Shields visits in Wooster, and Richard Mead now works for the Cleveland Press in Sandusky. Community mentions of local residents, travel to Cleveland and Pittsburgh, birthdays, illnesses, and public notices fill the page with name-dense local interests.
Seven people perished and five were badly burned in two tenement fires in New York early Tuesday. The blazes, reported by The Republican, swept through densely packed dwellings, leaving a scene of extensive damage and loss. Authorities investigate cause as families mourn shattered lives.
At Mansfield on Monday a meeting to nominate regimental officers for the 8th was held. The custom of adding senior officers did not prevail. Captains were named for Major, with Colonel Edward Walrus and others listed among the nominees.
Miss Mary E Hubbard longtime city resident died Tuesday morning at her sister Mrs Samuel Geitgey 134 North Market Street after years of invalidism from consumption. She was 54 years 6 months 9 days old. Funeral services will be held at the Geitgey residence Thursday at 11 a m with interment in Jackson in Canaan Township.
Citizens believe new oil exploration near Wooster will find gas or oil. Shares for the test well show 22 of 40 at 2.50 each sold by noon Tuesday. Lease consolidation now covers about 7000 acres under agreement.
Fry Grain-O advertisement touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. Claims all ages can drink it without injury or stomach stress and imitates the rich brown color of Java. Available at 15c and 25c per package from grocery stores.
Public sale notices and property listings in Wooster and surrounding townships describe farms and farmsites for sale, estates and executors selling 1900 era parcels. Items include Frank Herman estate land near Wooster, land in Plain Township, and the McDowell estate near Sugargreek, with terms and contact details.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions alstice issues in theForty and November dates with references to Pasty POM Prag Yn and Phaedra aed Boliars. The legibility is poor but indicates a public sale or loan related notice with officials and dates.
Fragmentary OCR text references statutes and agents with unclear names or actions. The readable portions indicate a legal or official notice referencing statutes and appointed agents, but no clear event, date, or parties to summarize. The piece appears damaged and lacks concrete details for a full card.
The ad lists simple holiday gifts priced from 5c to 2.00, emphasizing cash discounts and “special inducement” savings. It showcases a selection marketed as proper, affordable items available in limited quantities, with wording reflecting a thrift store or general merchandise promo from a historic period.
Flaving has secured the full sample use in an import offer prepared by Seare, signaling readiness to provide the entire tested batch under agreed terms. The move positions Flaving to supply the project with complete material access, pending final negotiations.
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