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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1905
Page
4
Local hoaxes and gossip fill the Wooster scene as editorials reflect on politics, industry, and public figures. Mentions touch on Glass works, the presidency, Kuropatkin, Lom, and civic leaders while weaving cultural asides and community concerns.
The fragmented report notes ongoing city trouble and public concerns about safety and governance. It mentions local groups, officials, and a sense of disorder affecting daily life and civic institutions. The text presents disputed claims and a call for accountability amid confusion.
Ashland voters approved the local option by a 959 to 689 tally, a turnout of 1,644—the largest in Ashland’s municipal election. The dry drive followed a rally led by Rev Byron C Piatt and coordinated by temperance groups, with lawmakers and community leaders active in organizing meetings and literature distribution.
A garbled clipping recounts Mr Percy West facing a social intrigue sparked by a letter from a university student promising a meeting in Wooster. West waited at the university chapel and then the high school, but the lady did not appear, prompting speculation about future arrangements and a possible substitution for his next outing.
A new remedy for stomach troubles biliousness and constipation. Wee good one. Price 25e. For sale by all druggists.
Fragmented text mentions a bishop, a baptism or birth dates, church services on a Sunday evening, and references to a parish, a specific town, and religious figures. The legible items include mentions of a church, a bishop, and various dates, but specifics are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Local notes report residents Wayeaville Mrs Iiam Prumimel recovering from illness. Winter SS Bevington from Kansas City visits Win Beglers Advphus alriel. A sewing accident injures Mise Mande Ceche. Protracted meetings begun at the Methodist church. Miss Nora Tissot recovering from a serious illness. Al Johnson and family visit town as a sled ride ends with a misadventure near Beeler’s barn. Water from P F Girard fountain creates a hazard as a team stalls near a pool.
February events and social updates from Orr and nearby towns. Neighbors visit Mrs Margaret Bott to sew carpet rugs. Wo To UU meeting at Mrs Hobbs home. Foreign Missionary Day planned by Reformed church. Emma Amiet visits Koch. Presbyterian youth scoop social at church. Dr J F Reinhardt travels west to buy carriage horses. Widespread illness noted with many sick with colds or flu. Robert Klein from Wooster University is mentioned.
Rev F N Riale preaches his last sermon in Cleveland next Sunday per the Cleveland Leader then departs for Chicago to become pastor at Tenth Presbyterian. Former field worker for the Presbyterian church, he founded churches in Lorain Barberton Lyndale Collinwood Lakewood and the Mayflower church in Cleveland as his family resides in Wooster.
Ex mayor Lott recovers from illness as Creston notes a death of a 6 year old girl and funeral details. Local visits include Mrs Hullinzeworth at Loudonville, a new baby boy for Mr and Mrs Genemer, and school entertainment. Real estate views suggest buyer seller disagreement, press concerns, and a hoped expansion of Campbell Country press plant in spring.
Creston notes report visitors and residents' health issues over the week. Ralph Bauw's home hosted gatherings while Mrs Lance remains ill with pneumonia. Peter Hough visited Wooster, and trains brought and shipped stock to Cleveland. A Sunday Presbyterian sermon and a Saturday school social raised about 10 dollars.
Overton notes two degrees below zero this morning Frank Gearhart ill with pneumonia at John Warsor's home Esli Smith improving after brain congestion Lee Witherow aided by nurse ten days J W W Johnson ill Protracted meetings at United Brethren church Birth reported for Charley Fetzer family Dave Spirier’s kin suffered grip Mothers urged to guard children No hairy medicine in the well Ab listers Rocky Mountain Tea promoted by Lanhach & Boyd agents
The undersigned appointed administrator of the estate of Kenjamain Wilson late of Wayne County Ohio deceased. All persons indebted are asked to remit promptly and those with claims should present them duly authenticated for allowance to Geo Wyall administrator Wooster Ohio February 1 1913. Also: Kenneth Bechtel estate in Wayne County Ohio deceased requires all indebted to settle and those with claims to present them authenticated for allowance to Geo Wyall administrator Wooster Ohio June 26 1910.
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