Correspondent Network Emphasized In Wooster Republican
The Wooster Republican urges every correspondent to submit weekly letters whether well supplied or sparse and to report for absent writers. New correspondents are welcome as towns should hear weekly. The piece also critiques arbitration treaty views, Senate scrutiny, and questions presidential influence on ratification and constitutional requirements.
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the Wooster Republican
Cleveland
Olney
Worshp
United States Senate
Senate
Renewed Your REPUBLICAN for 1897? You Will Miss It
An editorial urges readers to renew the Republican for 1897 and notes a special offer of a free New York Weekly Tribune for a year with advance payment. It critiques obituary poetry charges and defends free speech in press, while discussing Cleveland politics and Civil Service Reform.
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Senster
Jed Platt
New York
New York Weekly Tribune
Newark Daily Tribune
Cleveland
Joseph Dowling
Hamilton
U. S
Bryan
Dowling
Indianapolis
Cuban commander seen as eluding Spanish attack, peace prospects discussed
The message stresses that the Cuban commander is slipping away with the Spanish, hinting at peace prospects. Scovel praises Gomez as a capable, far-seeing leader whose measures may make Cuban independence feasible. He suggests U S support for autonomy could end the war, with Cuba self-governing and taxed by its own government from the start.
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Scovel
Anglians 4
Caban
Guin Soll
Gomee
Gomez
United States
Spain
Cabs
Java
Appeals for ad fuel aid in Wooster township
Wooster township trustees report heavier fuel calls in recent days, with many newcomers seeking help. Some families fear pride keeps them from asking, yet trustees condemn none and verify need before issuing aid. Trustees welcome clothing donations and fuel or flour requests, with drop offs at D Nice store.
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Wooster
Taylor
D. Nice
Doylestown Bound to Move Railroad Hope
Doylestown reports severe cold with temperatures reaching 20 degrees below zero and lesser dips on successive days. A town meeting formed a 10 member committee to push construction of a street railroad, to confer with electric line officials and report back next Wednesday. T. Swarts, famed Republican booster, was in town, likely adding subscribers.
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Wooster
Doylestown
T. Swarts
School Pupils Sheltered In Cold Weather Plan
Citizens pressed for access to city school buildings during severe cold and officials found a boy nearly frozen had been locked out by other pupils. The incident exposed long standing confusion over winter sheltering rules and the need to bend normal weather procedures to protect children walking long distances. Local Mennonite aid group operates in Wayne and surrounding counties.
Catarrh Cure Sample Offered By Ely Brothers
Demand rises for Ely's Cream Balm as catalog offers 10 cent trial sample by mail with request for cash or stamps. Fall size 50c listed. testimonial from B W Sperry of Hartford praises safety and efficacy. Trade address 66 Warren St New York City.
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RLY Brothers
Warren St
New York City
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren
B. W. Sperry
Hartford
Rheumatism Cured In A Day Myatic Cure Claim
An ad proclaims a Myatic Cure for rheumatism and neuralgia that supposedly cures in 1 to 8 days. It claims immediate disappearance of cause and disease, with the first dose giving great benefit. Price listed as 75 cents. Sold by Laubach & Boyd and Geo J Kreiger opposite public building in Wooster.
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Laubach & Boyd
Geo. J. Kreiger
Pubile
Wooster
Snowbound Frolics and Sleighing Parties Roar Cross Area
Snowy conditions spur large sleighing parties from Lattasburg to Fredericksburg and Orrville. Revelers serenade city editor, crews clear ponds and ramps for ice houses along the P., Ft. W. & C. line. Students, fraternities, and church groups join rides, dances, and suppers across multiple towns with gatherings at Central House and local hotels.
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Bechtel & Beard
Lattasburg
Tnt
Sbey
Udell's
THE
Republican
Fredericks town man cured by Cholera remedy ad
Mr Ward L Smith of Fredericks town Missouri suffered chronic diarrhoea for over 30 years. After many doctors failed, a newspaper advertisement led him to Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy which he found effective from the first dose and continued to cure him. Sold by Laubach and Boyd druggists. February.
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Ward L. Smith
Frederickstown
Europe
America
Chamberlain
Laubach & Boyd, Draggists
Doan's Ointment Promises Instant Itch Relief
Advert shows Doan's Ointment claiming to end misery from itching piles with quick action and a single night relief. Warns sufferers to obtain Doan's Ointment from their dealer.
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Doan
Moat
Ane
Wooster Faculty Endorses Arbitration Treaty
Wooster University amid the Day of Prayer for Colleges endorses the U S Great Britain arbitration treaty now before the Senate. Dr Scovel's address on Peace and Arbitration at Wooster and Kauke Chapel services frame the campus mood, urging international settlement without war and urging Senate confirmation.
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Scovel
Wooster University
Thea
Kauke Chapel
United States Senate
Wooster
Aloey
Range Chapel
University of Wooster
United States of America
Great Britain
Senate
Ohio” College
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promised As Cure All Stages
Readers learn one disease cured in all stages catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure claimed as only positive cure known to medical fraternity. Internal remedy targets blood and mucous surfaces to root out the disease and strengthen constitution. Proponents offer one hundred dollars if it fails to cure. Bend for particulars. Toledo Ohio address and druggists selling claim.
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Hall
F J. Obeney
Toledo
Everybody Says So Cascarets Cathartic Paste
Advertises Cascarets as a pleasant paste for eyes liver and bowels claiming gentle cleansing and cure of headaches fever and constipation. Lists prices 10 35 and 50 cents and guarantees to cure by all druggists.
Chemistry In Real Life At Cleveland Club Banquet
The Cleveland Chemical Society held its annual banquet in the Colonial Club ballroom. Professor William Zebina Bennett of Wooster spoke on chemistry’s value to the public, stressing practical knowledge for health, sanitation, water quality, air purity, alcohol effects, and proper nutrition and cookery.
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Cleveland
Colonial Club
Cleveland Chemical Society
William Zebina Bennett
Theniversity of
Wooster
Frof Bennett
Bennett
Alan
Wrof Kennett
Apeecher
Death notice of Dr Samuel Glasgow Armor in Kilonga Longa
Telegram from the Secretary General reports the death of Dr Samuel Glasgow Armor at Kilonga Longa. The letter asks the recipient to inform family members and extends condolences. Further details expected in the next mail.
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S G. Armour
Congo
Bruxeller
New York City
Bun Thome
Samuel Glasgow Armor
Kilonga Longa
Camp and Eddy suit settles. Jeromeville rail line to push ahead
The Ashland Press reports the Camp and Eddy case over the Jeromeville right of way is settled and Mr Camp plans to push the project. He wrote Dr. McClain at Jeromeville signaling immediate advancement and surveys may start this week. Local rumors from Jeromeville and Sandusky note renewed activity on the Sandusky Ashland and Coshocton railroad as work resumes after years of stalled grading.
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Ashland Press
Camp and Eddy
Jeromeville
Camp
McClain
Sandusky
Sandusky, Ashland
Hand's Colie Cure Praised by Local Mother
Mrs FL Trapbagen of 40 W Charles Street testifies that after giving Dr Hand's Colie Cure to her four month old baby suffering from colic, the child calmed within five minutes and slept through the night, describing a dramatic improvement and relief.
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Masary LoNn
Dand Medicine Co
Dr. Hand
Havlox
Dalton Gazette Guests From Wooster Visit Dalton Friends
Mrs Will Barnard of Wooster is the guest of Dalton friends. Mr H H Georgey a Wooster school teacher visited with Miss Bird Casner Saturday and Sunday. Jeromev Klesttear Arthur and Harve McMasters of Wooster are visiting Henry Will this week. Prof Kiefer and wife went to Marshallville Saturday to visit the Professor's mother who is sick.
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Dalton
Will Barnard
Wooster
Dalton Friends
H H. Georgey
Miss Bird Casner
Klesttear Arthur
Harve McMasters
Henry Will
Kiefer
Marshallville
Siak
Lightning Hot Drops touted as specific for grippe and influenza
An old remedy claim describes la grippe influenza colds and coughs as dangerous conditions that can progress to pneumonia or consumption. The article extols Lightning Hot Drops as the better solution and a true-specific for grippe influenza and related respiratory symptoms.
Clara Vostlewait Denies Divorce Slander Charge in Orrville
QRAVILLE CO January 29 1897 Clara M Vostlewait of Orrville responds to Annie Mackin's divorce petition in Wayne County Court, denying slanderous charges and seeking public trust until the case is heard. She notes her Presbyterian church ties and asks friends to withhold judgment while the trial proceeds.
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Qraville, CO
Wooster Refewerican
Siz
Court of Common Pleas
Wayne County
Annie Mackin
Iin
Orrville
Clara M. Vostlewait
What Caused It Found in Third Ward Tremor After Explosion
Reports from Third Ward and nearby areas describe a felt tremor around 3 p.m. Wednesday, following a loud explosion. Residents and farmers indicate bottles shook, telephones failed, and windows rattled as several shocks were recorded near Smithville and Brenneman's store, with observers noting the sound seemed to originate to the northwest or west.
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Smithville
Hhis House
Brenneman
Staire
Modern Take on Prometheus Parable and Liver Ailment
The text reinterprets Prometheus as a cautionary tale of fire and appetite, likening divine punishment to dyspepsia. It argues digestion failures harm the liver, then promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for dyspepsia and related diseases, claiming it ends suffering and even equates dyspepsia with despair.
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Prometheus
Mount Caucassus
Ake
Dr. Pierce
Wayne County Circuit Court opens February term for judges
Circuit Court Judges Jolas C Pomering John J Adams and Charles H Kibler will open the February term of Wayne County Circuit Court at 8 30 a m next Tuesday The docket lists cases including Hiram Craven vs Mary Webster et al appeal The Frick Company vs Jacob W Fry et al error William Deering Co vs David O Christy error William Keeha vs City of Wooster appeal Walter F Clark vs Margaret Robison et al appeal Epanimondas Wilson vs L P Obliger et al error In re estate of Henry R Brenneman ya Catharine Brenneman error Henry A Bloomberg vs Nathaniel L Goldstone et al error Jennie A Beltzey et al vs Mahlon C Rouch admr error William Grady et al vs Louisa Felger error The Bacher Gibbs Plow Co vs Harvey Gesselman et al error Elmer McManoins et al vs D M Osborne & Co error Charles M Lovett as Treasurer vs Robert L Adair as Assignee error Sarah A Eddy ve George A Mead et al error Thomas Mowery ve Alfred J Thomas et al error Hannah Miller ve Tingman et al admvs error Orrville council declined proposition of Orrville Light Heat and Power Co for an extension of its franchise for five years
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Circuit Court
Jolas C. Pomering
John J. Adams
Charles H. Kibler
Wayne County Circuit Court
Hiram Craven
Mary Webster
the Frick Company
Jacob W. Fry
William Deering & Co
David O. Christy
William Keeha
The
Bacher & Gibbbs Plow Co
Harvey Gelselman
Elmer McManoins
D. M Osborne & Co
Charles M. Lovett
Robert L. Adair
Sarah A. Eddy
George A Mead
Thomas Mowery
Alfred J. Thomas
Hannah Miller Ve. Tingman
Local resident praises Doan’s Kidney Pills in Wooster testimonial
A long report from an elderly Wooster resident at 71 Larwill St shares a personal health story. He says 14 years of kidney and rheumatic trouble worsened recently, with bladder inflammation and back pain. After using Doan’s Kidney Pills from Prattner & Chair’s drug store, he reports rapid improvement and strong recommendation of the product and its makers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Nelson Weils
Larwill St
Dean
Practor & Chai
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
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