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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1902
Page
2
John C. G. Whitsker chief of Dayton police and Ohio Chiefs of Police secretary resigns as department commander of the Patriarchs Militant about May to focus on law enforcement duties. He has led the Ohio Canton for several years and visited every Canton in the state.
John Robison formerly of Shreve died by suicide Monday at his home near Crowley Louisiana where he farmed. The Shreve News recalled he left Shreve in 1887 under good standing and was well regarded. He suffered accidents and health problems in Louisiana and expressed melancholy about his condition. He left a wife Bessie Price Robison, an infant son, two sisters, and many friends. Funeral and burial set for Crowley Tuesday afternoon.
Judge Eason heard Friday afternoon an application for a paranshida requested by Dr E J Heinick of Killbuck. Heinick said he bought the residence and practice of Dr W E Purdy, who had contracted not to practice within 12 miles of the village but is doing so and threatens to continue. Stillwell and Huston represent the plaintiff, Sewell and Bailey for the defendant.
The ME church trustees met at Frank Warner’s to elect cemetery officers and arranged a $500 endowment loan through Sherman Spangler. R S Major raised the funds for upkeep, with the loan to be offered at a low rate this spring. Other notes mention Harve Mowery of Homestead, Kansas visiting, a well attended farmers meeting at Frank Snyder’s, and Rev H D Stauffer preaching at Oakchapel ME church.
In Columbus on February 16 the Ohio senate introduced a bill expanding the Nichols excise tax beyond telegraph and sleeping cars to all public corporations and partnerships. The plan outfits a state board of appraisers, extends tax reach to rights of way and personal property, and seeks canal water abandonment with drainage and city water exceptions. Additional bills approve Hamilton deputy coroner, raise salary standards, and fund Ohio University. Springfield mass meeting pledges $100,000 for fire victims. Dayton reports a jailed forgery suspect and Thatcher fugitive status. testimonial endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy from Gardiner Me, with local retailer Laubach & Boyd.
Local sheet relays a dream anecdote about Ben Pocock from Wooster, where his hat falls over a fence and a series of events leads to an exaggerated dream injury. The page also carries a Grain-O testimonial from Fannie Wintutaws of Buchanan Michigan, praising the drink as a coffee substitute for her family.
M S Mead, a leading Attleboro Mass pharmacist, reports relief from dyspepsia after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. He says belching sour stomach and poor digestion eased, enabling him to enjoy foods like mince pie, cheese and nuts again without dietary limits.
A Wall Street panic involving millions of dollars is described as nerve wracking. The text touts Dr. Caldwell Syrup Pepsin as the guaranteed cure for stomach and digestion troubles, framed as an age guarantee for relief.
The likeness of W. B Caldwell, M. D., appears on every bottle of the genuine Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Accept no other. Use for constipation and as a regulator of the stomach and bowels. Prices 50c and 1. For sale by all druggists.
Question Answered. August Flower remains the largest selling medicine in the civilized world. The ad argues mothers relied on it for indigestion and biliousness, claiming it cleanses the system, regulates the liver, and relieves headaches and general malaise. It promotes Green's August Flower in liquid form sold by Laubach & Boyd's.
Wednesday notices include a sleighing sighting on West Larwill Street, Wooster Commandery Templars donating $100 to university rebuilding funds, and the Board of Education rejecting a bid for a school lot. Also reported are business sales, patient updates, travel plans, church resignations, medical discussions, and a fireman praising Electric Bitters for revival from weakness.
Advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a remedy that supposedly immunizes against constipation biliousness dyspepsia and stomach and bowel troubles. Bottles priced 50 cents and one dollar available at all druggists.
A Mansfield parent recalls a croup scare with a sick child and credits One Minute Cough Cure for rapid relief and peaceful sleep. The advertisement touts the remedy as safe and immediate acting for coughs colds croup grip bronchitis and throat and lung troubles.
A remedy that will soothe and build up wasted tissues enrich the blood is indispensable Lichty’s Calery Nerve Compound. It has been wonderfully successful in nervous cases, with thousands of grateful testers. Sold by Proctor and Gamble.
Local Creston residents organize a volunteer fire department as Creston and nearby towns report property purchases, new constructions, and social events. Clarence K Bowman buys Sinclair Clapper property on Beall avenue. George Weimer plans a two story brick block early spring. Riley Howey sells West Liberty restaurant to Dick Brooks of Orrville with improvements underway. notable visitors include Miss Mina Shoemaker and Miss Maud Parsons from Cleveland visiting Red Haw. WWI veteran Will Forney returns to Wayne County. and railroad incidents, horse racing, and bridge projects surface in community notices.
In the Senatorial cloakroom a group of Senators discuss when Congress may adjourn. Depew quips that he will have to deliver a speech to break up the session, fearing his own oration. The exchange highlights political theater over legislative timing.
An early advertisement claims catarrh is an excessive mucus secretion with chronic mucous inflammation. It asserts Hood’s Sarsaparilla acts through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore “healthy action,” promising radical cure of catarrh.
In Chicago General James H Wilson warns of neglect in postwar Cuba and calls for immediate reciprocity with Cuba by ending Cuban import duties while maintaining a strong tariff on foreign goods. He advocates withdrawal of U S troops and argues annexation may follow.
The Gold Dust twins headline a community entertainment night, drawing residents to the town hall for a lively act. Local organizers promote the duo as a highlight of the season with tickets available at the door.
Professional card for Ross W Fone attorney at law. Office located one door west of the court house over Harding and Co's hardware store.
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