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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1897
Page
2
A brief into about a listing at the newgatem Wooster Ohio with a counting room at 2 East Liberty Street. The note mentions best Ohio newspapers in a Sel list and appears as a local archival fragment from Wayne County.
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Notice calls the Republican primary in Wayne county for March 13 1897 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Wooster City and Wooster Township. It lists expected nominations for mayor city solicitor marshal street commissioner water works trustee board of education city council ward assesor and township trustee treasurer constables and assessor. Precinct committeeman to arrange, no proxies, votes from known Republicans, results to be certified to J E Applebaugh by March 20.
Correspondence from Wooster Ohio reports the Bible school at the German Hapitat church began Feb 11 with growing attendance. Anyone may join free. book costs 80 cents. collections fund tuition and any deficit is covered by Home Mission. Services include morning and afternoon sessions, nightly prayer, and a Sunday sermon from Rev. L. H. Eny on unity. Local literary society reorganized with officers and debated pre-1800 vs post-1800 figures.
Reports show North Franklin Congress and Chester townships hiring teachers for the coming term. Names include Geitgey Lautzenschlagar Fritz Eyman Markley Franks Cram Wat sop Yoder Carlin Hoff Hillhiemer Tattle Barnes Good Dennis Himmelrite Mullin Carlin Berkey Swinehart Berkey Hutt Smith Bittner McConnell Fair Painter Ebert McConnell. The Chester Tp board approved a two room sub district No 6 schoolhouse on ground floors, while a brick building plan was rejected in favor of a frame house.
Arryille hosts a Monday night social hosted by the men for the W. K C and Sons of Veterans and families. Comrade J S Manson of Medina spoke briefly and neighbors gathered for a pleasant evening with lunch. Farewell party for Mr and Mrs Fisher held at their Chester home with decor and a fond thanks.
A telegram from Doylestown Ohio reports the death of Irvin Baysinger aged about 44, leaving a wife and one son. Funeral is at the residence of W. A. Lucas on Clinton Street Wednesday at 2 p.m. The Empire works by Selberling and Miller plans a new season with pattern changes. Local surveyors report routes from the town foot toward the northeast and officials of the A C F Rapid Transit Co. will hear aims to build an electric line to reach Cleveland and northeast Ohio. The writer urges a more direct Wooster route to Cleveland and proposes united effort to secure the project.
Widow of J C Briggs dies suddenly near Congress at about 12:30 PM Monday. Nearly 72, she died while seated, collapsing and dead before help arrived. Details list guests and local social notes through the following week, including burglaries, thefts, and church events in Congress and nearby areas.
Feb 16 at Berban U S county the grist mill owned by F E Snyder & Co burned rapidly. Fire broke out after opening doors to rescue books. Workers formed a bucket brigade to save Snyder house as flames spread. Mill built 1811 changed hands, insured for 4000, contents 1000, losses about 5000. Four men unemployed. Building four stories with 40 barrels per day capacity.
Postmaster Mid itobdlson visits town. Wm Carse travels to West Salem for the first time in nearly a year. Bancroft seating to be on gale Thursday morning. City Opera House orchestra to Applecreek for local entertainment this evening. H R Smith Esq visits Mistersburg on legal business. Judge Jaggart progressing well with Holmes county attorneys. Council President Eli Zaring, recently ill, improving. Weekly article roundup notes Creston reporting a suicide attempt at Diller Johnson. City Council report and extended obituaries for Jacob Schald Jr aged 68 and Zecharia Harsh, 76 of Wooster. W Winkler to hold 26th Monthly Horse Sale at Orrville February 27, 1897. Further details elsewhere. Try Loc box of SCarets, the Onest ver and Lowel regulator ever made.
A list of individuals including John Moore Maggie racey Coaries W Buchanan Hose Major Thomas F Baughman Daisy Brinker Warren C Steels Amanda Hul Nneer Jobo Colling Lily May Griest appears, suggesting a society or community roster with multiple marriages or paired entries amid an era social column.
Mrs. A J Lawrence of Beaver Pennsylvania credits Brazilian Balm with curing a severe pneumonia attack and praises it as a remedy for coughs lung troubles and external use on sores chapped hands and face. She calls it invaluable for the family.
Mr Alexander Moore of Philadelphia reports a violent cold spreading chest and side pain. After doctor visits failed and blistered treatment worsened him, Brazilian Balm was used. Three to four doses and rubbing on the blistered area brought a full night’s rest and a morning of cure.
Mrs Eli Brown is very low with grippe and pneumonia. John Amlet has a new South specimens collection. The mock congressional convention adjourned after 30 ballots without a nomination. Rev S B Dear began revival at United Brethren church. The concert at Philo and various social events occupy town life as residents share visits, entertainments, and farm news.
A compilation of community items from Wooster Township including meeting notes of the Board of Education, marriages, accidents, travel, preaching schedules, and school activities. Mentions of Mrs Misa Polly Orr’s fall, Rev Noble’s church meetings, Washington’s birthday plans, farmer institute attendance, and local households with births and moves.
A newspaper ad offers a 10 cent sample of Ely’s Cream Balm for catarrh and hay fever along with the full size for 60 cents. It features a testimonial from Marcus Geo Shants of Katway New Jersey claiming relief in October from catarrh affecting taste and hearing, and notes Ely Brothers of 56 Warren Street New York City as the supplier.
Fragmented OCR reveals farm equipment, hay gear, and threshing tools list amid weather and field notes. Mentions reed shearer, portable gear, and wagon flows with references to cattle, oats, and potatoes across a rural scene.
The readable fragments describe a public sale process, land parcels, and legal actions tied to a treaty timeline. Mentions of individuals and places appear vaguely, with references to months and property details, but key names and dates are incomplete. The text hints at property descriptions, acreage, and roles of officials in a late 19th or early 20th century sale or probate context.
The Pyramid Pile Cure is advertised as the safest painless treatment for piles with immediate relief from the first application. Testimonials from Mrs. M and others claim dramatic weight gain after cure, noting a prior bedbound state and a doctor’s high cost. The ad promotes Pyramid Pills with no opiates and urges readers to order from Albion Michigan for a free book.
Sealed proposals are opened by the county board for printing ballots and related supplies. The notice lists required contractors, describes bid submission steps, deadlines, and the preparation of stamping, perforation, and distribution tasks. It names precincts, wards, and towns involved and references the governing authority and meeting dates for bid evaluation.
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