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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1903
Page
3
The advertisement claims Mother's Friend eases labor by external use on the abdomen, offering elasticity and strength. It warns internal remedies are harmful and emphasizes external rubbing as the safe method for expectant mothers.
Guardian George E. Smith reports real estate sale to Warren McIntire with sale confirmed. Various administrators and guardians appointed or filing accounts, hearings set for March 6, including Malinda Vanover and Elmira Tuley as administratrixes, and Lucy Ann France as sale monitor. Bond amounts listed. several estates moved to final accounting or inventory filings.
Vice President James McCrea of the Pennsylvania Lines argues against trolley grade crossings with steam railways, calling them deadly "death traps." He insists 90 percent could be eliminated with overhead or undergrade solutions, financed by public safety, and urges court validation of railways’ stance against dangerous crossings.
A vintage testimonial-style notice promotes Electric Hitters as a tonic, blood purifier, and regulator for the grip illness. It claims the product strengthens the nerves and builds the system after attacks, with Laubach & Boyd guaranteeing satisfaction for 50 cents.
The Easy Pill DeWitt's Little Early Risers do not gripe nor weaken the system. They cure biliousness jaundice and inactive liver by arousing secretions and moving the bowels gently yet effectively. They give strength to glands of the stomach liver and bowels and remove the cause of trouble. If used for a few days there will be no return of the trouble.
An advertisement touts Dr Boschee's German Syrup as a proven remedy for coughs colds and lung troubles. It claims two million bottles sold since 1868 and asserts three doses relieve an ordinary cough. Price 76 cents Laubach and Boyd.
A brassy croup cough at night endangers children as a warning of danger. Foley’s Honey and Tar is advertised as an instant relief and cure for the worst forms of croup. A Kentucky mother recounts saving her three year old daughter after a doctor said she would not live, crediting the remedy to the first dose. Refuse substitutes. Laubach & Boyd and Zimmerman & Co. 23 ths ie
The state sues former Wayne County Sheriff James S McCoy and his bondsmen for recovery of county funds allegedly drawn unlawfully. Five counts allege overdraws from jail fees, inflated lost costs, improper jury and witness service payments, jail purchases for private use, and overall improper disbursements. The petition seeks $498.94 plus interest and costs, with McCoy retaining alleged proceeds.
A story from the era celebrates the Baltimore and Ohio line turning ten years with a new passenger car and remarks on staff at Wester University and Captain Waukee, a longtime benefactor and president of the Wester Gills Light Company, noted for civic work and rail ambitions. A Shreve anecdote ends in a cryptic cipher linked to a midnight visitor.
A local memorial effort in Wayne County named a committee to press for erecting a memorial stone. The group includes Cape Jodt Taylor and James Mathias, with other members listed, to meet with the VOMUTDV COTE Isset and rally support for funding and site planning.
Bryon Keister seeks a divorce from Editheis ter Hesways alleging extreme cruelty and gross neglect after four years of marriage. He states she left for days, abused him, failed to support the home, and that he lived as a faithful husband. He requests relief as proper.
Four electricians from North Electric work constantly to fit a new switchboard for Mallersborg Woorter and Orrville company. The project aims for near perfection on the local system as the capacity reaches 1200 phones. The system is a costly upgrade justified by rising needs in the Menster fields.
A freight wreck derailed several cars on the B and O at Lodi Friday morning. Train 48, heading east, was delayed about three hours as crews assessed the damage and cleared the line.
An old advertising text promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a universal kidney remedy. It claims kidney trouble underpins many diseases, promises relief, and offers sample bottles and pamphlets by mail from Kilmer Co., Binghamton, NY.
Mrs Alice Mead of Buffalo asserts LaGrippe left her with nervous low mood and twitching, breathing difficulty, numb sensations, and flashes of pain. She credits Dr Miles products with relief, noting relief from nerve and liver pills and anti pain pills. The testimonial emphasizes trust in Miles Medicine and free offers for nervous and heart disease relief.
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