Christmas Wedding in Applecreek Area
A quiet Christmas day ceremony was performed by Dr G W Hackett of Applecreek. The couple Archie Z Altland of Franklin township and Sadie F Hall of Wooster Holmes county exchanged vows. They planned a Cleveland honeymoon week with relatives and friends. Attending distance guests included Mr and Mrs Wareham Mulhollan of Charlotte Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.W. Hackett
Applecreek
Archie Z. Altland
Franklin Township
Sadie F. Hall
Wooster
Holmes County
Cleveland
Wareham ‘Mulhollan
Charlotte
Mich
School House Damaged Near Mt Pleasant
Mt Pleasant area reports a damaged schoolhouse after a fire at the Wilderness site where Prof Stouffer taught. The blaze drove him from teaching for a week, aided by scholars and neighbors who saved the building. Also noted: George Rickenbaugh walked home after his cart and colt were knocked aside by a locust tree, and farmer James Anderson plans to relocate near Wadsworth in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
George Rickenbaugh
George
Prof. Stouffer
Wilderness
James Anderson
Wadsworth
Creston Jottings Bids and Holiday News
Creston notices guests from Ashland and Michigan. Minnie Harris takes a Cleveland bookkeeper post. W C Scott buys Eli Steele farm in Westfield Twp Medina Co for 85000. Toledo visitors, Hillcrest health updates, and Strenicks visiting from Ann Arbor. Creston Flouring Mill sold to Toledo party. Rumor of new dry goods store in McIntyre block. Miller Bros stock sold to A S Tuttle. Tuttle starts new venture. Watch Night at M E church. Zaring improving and to return after holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican
Creston
C. O
Grace McCray
Ashland
C. A. Mellen
Minnie Harris
Cleveland
C. A. Stebbins
W.C. Scott
Eli Steele
Westfield Township
Medina County
C. C. Hughes
Toledo
Sophia Smith
A. R. Gensemer
J. F. Strenick
Anne Arbor
Mich
Subrosa
H. M. Gortner
Shelby
Rev. S. E. Sears
Miller Bros
A. S. Tuttle
Tuttle
Will Romich
Akron
Williams Seeks Second Term in 17th District Senate
The Ohio State Journal notes that William M Williams, serving his first term in the 17th district including Morrow Knox Holmes and Waynewill, asks for a second term. The district is described as strongly Democratic and expected to reelect him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Journal
Wm. M. Williams
Morrow
Knox
Holmes
Wayne
Senate
Trial calendar set by Judge Eason for late December to January
Judge Eason assigns jury trial dates for multiple cases from December 26 to January 4. Notable entries include McCoy v McCoy, McFarren v Bashford, Epert v McCoy, Kelly v McAfee, Kentzer v Miller, Levy v Kauffman, Doty v Moyor, Barnes v Schmuck, Miller v Ewing, Smalley v U A C R B, and Ohio v Heller. Judge Maxwell of Millersburg presides January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eason
McCoy
McFarren
Bashford
Epert
Kelly
McAfee
Kentzer
Miller
Levy
Kauffman
Doty
Moyor
Barnes
Schmuck
Ewing
Smalley
Ohio
Heller
John T. Maxwell
Millersburg
Burglars Try South Street Window Breakin with Shotgun Warning
At a late hour Glenn Hall of West Liberty street woke to burglars forcing a window. The intruders fled when Hall confronted them with a shotgun, leaving no one injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Hall
West Liberty Street
Mr. Hall
Dr King's New Discovery Gives Free Trials to Public
Generous proprietors have donated over ten million trial bottles of Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. The medicine is claimed to cure asthma bronchitis hoarseness and other throat chest lung diseases. Free trial bottles available at Banbach Boyd Drugists guaranteed or money back.
Fredericksburg News Puts Holiday Visitors On Display
A column from Frederickburg reports a flood of holiday travelers and visitors arriving from Akron Barberton Marsillon and other towns. Names include Emma E olf August Hannah Bert Qber Nettie Holderbaum John Snyder Emma Snyder Alice Cherry and more. Local events note a Seminary Rhetoricals program at the United Presbyterian church with a flag drive and a mandolin club performance. Reverend Travis officiated a marriage between John Omstead and Viola McClure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksb O
Emma E. Olf
August Hannah
Bert Qber
Nettie Holderbaum
John Snyder
Emma Snyder
Akron
Alice Cherry
Barberton
Henry Smailer
Delano Dunham
Marsillon
Wooster
Geo. D. Hatfield
Fredericksburg
Geo. D. Dunham
Maysville
Josephine Armstrong
J. D. Armstrong
West
Grace Long
Wisconsin
Kansas
Iowa
Indiana
W. E. Wenner
Lamertine
Jean Monroa
Orrville
Maud McCay
Millersburg
Leona Webb
Aylesworth
West Virginia
John S. VanMeter
Anna Belle
Galton
J .S. VanMeter
John Heilman
Jessie Redett
Orra
Xenia
J. M. Kyle
Luella Barnes
New York
Cleveland
Regina
Arabella Barnes
Sandusky
L. J. Travis
Congregational Church
John Omstead
Viola McClure
Holmes County
Marriage Licenses List From Wooster Area Couples
A list of marriage licenses issued for pairs including Nicholas G. Fankhauser of Berne and Matilda Zuercher of Dalton. Rev. Asher H. Brand and Eudora I. Keffer. Edgar J. Young and Mellicent L. Harry. Geo H. Keets and Mellie C. Bechtel. Hart Brouse and Ella Johns. Frank D. Giles and Isa Davis Morrison. John C. Odenkirk and Bertha Brenneman. Charles T. Darrah and Anne Zimmerman. Wilson O. Young and Emma E. Younker. Isaac Kinney and Iva Gill. Geo. W. Suter and Anna R. White. Archie Z. Altland and Sadie Hall. Sylvester I. Fath and Minnie M. Switzer. Adolph Santchi and Lessette Boss. Frank W. Correll and Sarah M. Ebie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas G. Fankhauser
Berne
Ind
Matilda Zuercher
Dalton
Asher H. Brand
Edgerton
Eudora I. Keffer
Wooster
Edgar J. Young
Mellicent L. Harry
Geo. H. Keets
Jeromeville
Mellie C. Bechtel
Reedsburg
Hart Brouse
Ella Johns
Doylestown
Frank D. Giles
Geauga Lake
Isa
Sadie Hall
Sylvester I. Fath
Minnie M. E Switzer
Smithville
Adolph Santchi
Orrville
Lessette Boss
Apple Creek
Frank W. Correll
Creston
Sarah M. Ebie
Sterling
Wayne Township Social Notes From December 25
Ephraim Hostetler traveled to Washington and Virginia. Mrs M H Davidson visited Akron to see her mother Mrs Jos Taggart. Mrs Lucetta Wasson and daughter Mattie of Mechanicsburg called on Mrs L C Collins last Wednesday. Alverda Davidson plans a dinner next Thursday for friends in honor of guest Miss Myrtle Young of Smithville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephraim Hostetler
Washington
Virginia
M. H. Davidson
Akron
Jos. Taggart
Lucetta Wasson
Mattie
Mechanicsburg
L. C. Collins
Alverda Davidson
Myrtle Young
Smithville
Dr King’s New Life Pills Ad
Advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills turn weakness to energy and listlessness into mental power. Each sugar coated globule priced at 25 cents per box, sold by Laupach and Boyd druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Laupach & Boyd
Potter Bros Special Offers Ad K32
Potter Bros advertises limited time deals across home goods and hardware. Highlights include discounts on tools, kitchenware, and outdoor items with storewide sale terms. Special prices apply while supplies last, with in-store pickup and potential bundle offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Bros
Smithville Tidings Local Holiday Visits Abound
Corrspondence notes families from Wooster Alliance and Mansfield visiting parents in Smithville. N. J. Cie and kin host, while Miss Jessie Yoder and James Bricker enjoy Christmas from Creston and Canaan. Various residents travel to Canton Alliance Louisville Piqua Tiffin and Navarre for holidays. church programs impressed crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican
Canton
Alliance
Louisville
Reno B. Myers
Findlay
Methodist Church
Lutheran
Jessie Yoder
Creston
James Bricker
Canaan
John Bowers
Greenville
Lew Hartel
Mamie Gallagher
Mansfield
Postmaster Norris
Piqua
Tiffin
Curtis Yoder
Orrville
Love Kindled Anew And A Christmas Social
Canaan reports a Saturday evening box social at John Snell’s home with fond anticipation of a good time. Reunited marriages noted for Chas Darrah and Miss Katie Zimmerman by Rev Gay at Preston. Numerous local updates include travels, sick lists, and Christmas services across churches.
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Canaan
John Snell
Chas. Darrah
Katie Zimmerman
Rev Gay
Preston
Jacob Lichts
Cleveland
Presbyterian Church
M. F
Burbank
Anna Battley
Akron
Christmas notes and local updates from Barberton area
December entries report three sick horses owned by Jacob Hensel, Mrs. Davie Baker returning home for Christmas with her parents the Millers, and plans for a spring barn near Wm Basam’s occupancy. G. M. Ward sold evergreen trees to ship to Cleveland. Charley Milles visited Pittsburg. Ed Palmer improving. Lit tle Killbuck residents Henry Raudebaugh and wife with Perry Miller greetings. Hill Top school on vacation. birth of a son to Tim Palmer and wife. fox chase reminder and cider jugs noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Hensel
Davie Baker
Davie Miller
Barberton
W. H. Miller
Joseph Sherrick
Wm. Basam
John Moore
G. M. Ward
Cleveland
Charley Milles
Pittsburg
Ed Palmer
Henry Raudebaugh
Little Killbuck
Perry Miller
Hill Top School
Tim Palmer
Army canteen debate shocks Liberty Street grocer
Bystanders clash over army canteens discussed in a Liberty Street grocery store on a Saturday night. One onlooker asks what the army canteen is, another explains soldiers carry coffeep and water and some take beer or whisky, with a move afoot to abolish the canteen so they can’t carry drinks at all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Street
Republican Advertisements Notice for Taz Republica
The Republican urges readers to subscribe and advertise with the Taz Republican. Indicates a promotional notice for subscription services and advertising opportunities through the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taz Republican
Conscience payoff note to Hindman over turkey theft
Ira C. Hindman a member of the Board of Infirmary Directors received a letter postmarked Mt. Eaton stating enclosed is 1.50 to pay for a turkey gobbler he stole last Christmas. The letter contained only 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira C. Hindman
Board of Infirmary Directors
Mt. Eaton
Accident reported for George Webb Braxeman at Mansfield
Rumors place George Webb a former Wooster native now of Alliance and son-in-law of Mr and Mrs Wellington Matz in a Sunday accident at Mansfield that cost him an arm and a leg Baggage master A B Scobey says he saw Webb on a west bound freight Monday morning confirming the sighting though relatives here have no official word
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George Webb
Wooster
Alliance
Wellington Matz
Braxeman
Pennsylvania
Mansfield
A. B. Scobey
Mr. Webb
Wreck at New Galilee delays Chicago mail train
Pennsylvania Lines wreck in New Galilee injures only one seriously, Frank Young the Chicago express messenger. ballast left on track by wreck train caused the engine to jump the rails. engineer and fireman slightly hurt but continued after three hours. eight heavily loaded coaches smashed. no passengers aboard. evening train reached Wooster about 11 PM.
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Pennsylvania
New Galilee
Chicago Mail and Express
Frank Young
Chicago
Wooster
Wooster News Roundup Delays and Local Notices
Public schools reopen Monday December 31 then close for New Year. A Wooster University instructor loses two bags of oats on a downtown trek and searches twice for the missing sacks. Bankruptcy filing by Kansas Smith prompts creditor meeting December 29. Death of Olive Bugbee noted. funeral in Homer, Michigan. Kent’s R. A. Mullinix visits Reedsburg for Christmas. Christmas business slows. Standard Coach Pad Co workers receive turkeys. Local deaths, accidents, and curiosities including Miss Tacy Phillips’s sudden passing and Eva McAnany’s gasoline burn incident. Miengel Bauer reports a bass catch at Odell's Lake. Charles Barnhart breaks jaw after fall from streetcar.
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FL. Rice
Lorain
Bixler’s
Rice
C. M. Rice
Kansas Smith
Wooster
W. F. Kean
Eilen E. Goshorn
North Buckeye Street
Olive Bugbee
Homer, Mich
Goshorn
R. A. Mullinix
Kent
Reedsburg
Tacy Phillips
Applecreek
Standard Coach Pad Co
A. M. Miller
Millbrook
White Star Poultry Farm
Miengel Bauer
Odell's Lake
Eva McAnany
West Larwill Street
Woman's Lakeside Improvement Association formed at camp meeting
At Lakeside closing, ladies formed The Woman's Lakeside Improvement Association led by president Mrs. Wm. P. Van Doorn who already gathered over 100 names. Members pledge $1 by July start. honorary memberships for gentlemen. Last summer drew 5,000 visitors. next season aims for 1,000 or more members and a strong program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside
Wm. P. van Doorn
Woman's Lakeside Improvement Association
Electric Bitters Give New Life in Idaville Claim
Victims report relief from stomach, liver, kidney troubles and general weakness. J W Gardner of Idaville Indiana endorses Electric Bitters as giving strength and appetite, claiming renewed health and energy. Bottle priced 50 cents at Laubach and Boyd’s drug store with guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Gardner
Idaville
Ind
Laubach & Boyd’s
Banner Salve touted as best healing salve for skin
An advertisement claims Banner Salve is the best healing salve made from a prescription by a famous skin specialist. It markets itself as effective for piles burns scalds sores and all skin diseases, praising it as nothing else is as good. Lau bach Boyd Zimmerman Co. handles sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laubach & Boyd
Zimmerman & Co
Shipping Bill Dominates Washington Debate and Hanna’s Fame
Public interest centers on the Fray-Pauncefote treaty and shipping bill amid propaganda from foreign steamship lobbyists. Senators receive opposing documents, while Hanna gains nationwide attention for a policy linking U S shipping to military and commercial strength, with praise from supporters and denials of personal financial gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington News
Congress
United States
Hanna
South
Bucklen’s Army Salve Cures War Wounds and Ailments
A Civil War veteran from Newark Michigan suffered ulcers for twenty years after a gunshot wound to G. B. Stead. Bucklen’s Army Salve cured his ulcers and a range of skin injuries. Advertises as the best cure on earth with a money back guarantee. Sold by Laubach & Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Steadman
Newark
Mich
Bucklen
Laubach & Boyd, Ruggisty
Lattasburg Doings Correspondence Republican
The Chester townships Sunday schools gave candy treats. S. Alabaugh is beyond hope. Mrs. Alspaugh near death. Thorley family from Missouri visiting. Chester township literary society held a well attended program at Town Hall with debates on religion and deception. Rev Schott to lecture Dec 29. Fox hunt planned for next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ttasberg
Sidney Alabaugh
Pames
Nectae Bringman
Mansfield
Bringman
Miss Mears
Seas
Sidney Alspaugh
John Myers
Thorley
Missouri
Wayne County
S. W. Thorley
W. Ebert
Suny
Overton
Chester Township
Largest coal deal in Harrison County closes soon
Fairmont reports that a record 12,000 acre chunk around Salem in Harrison County is set to transfer for $842,000. Purchasers are James E. Brown of Uniontown and Alfred J. Cochran. The agreement marks the largest coal deal in the county to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W. Va
Harrison County
Salem
James E. Brown
Uniontown
Alfred J. Cochran
Wheelman's Death From Pneumonia After Race
New York December 24 autopsy shows Oscar Aaron son died of pneumonia rather than injuries from the Madison Square Garden race. He contracted pneumonia during the race and died six days later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oscar Aaronson
Shortest Day Myths Refuted By Weather Bureau
Officials say December 22 is not the year's shortest day. Forecaster Kenealy notes daylight lasts 9 hours 6 minutes from December 15 to 27, 9 hours 12 minutes from December 27 to January 5, and the first ten-hour day arrives January 30. Sunrises and sunsets shift gradually with January 1 at 7:29 sunrise and 4:40 sunset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tha
Weather Bureau
Kenealy
Cleveland
Mr. Ones
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Wellington
J. L. Zaring
Nell E. Mac
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Clyde Miller
Claud Tihrig
Adam Brant
Navarre
Earl Ammann
N. K
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Harley” Russel
Haas
Henry Hotchkiss
Los Angeles
Cal
Thos. Russell
Lutheran Sunday School
Ed. Knowlton
Presbyterian Sunday School
Jessie Mathes
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Mt. Eston
Turkey
Wooster University
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Craighead & Co
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