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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1907
Page
3
An ad copy extols nerve force and brain fatigue relief from Dr Miles Restorative Nervine. It asserts nerve fuel boosts vitality, cites a testimonial from Rosa El Whaver of Broads, Indiana, and promises refund if not beneficial, noting Miles Medical Co of Elkhart Indiana.
Mrs J S R Overholt hosted a 60 guest 4 oclock tea with guests from Canton Massillon New York City Brooklyn Jamestown Sidney Streeter Ill and others. The St James club held a second dancing party with forty couples and a Christmas tree gift for all. The Thursday club met with papers on Milton and Dutch Flemish painters plus songs by G A Bupner. Weddings included Elmer Casenhiser and Edna Williams, plus Melvin McConnell and Ida Fay Rogers. A surprise party for Harry Walter featured musical instrument gifts. A Five Hundred evening and Lutheran Sunday school class gathering were noted. A large society column record from Coshocton and Grand Forks reports further engagements and Christmas plans.
At the last meeting the Wooster council 968 Modern Brother Hood of America elected officers: President W. Jolliff, Vice President A. Short, Secretary W. Lightner, W. H. Jolliff as conductor, R. G. Fiack as Medical Examiner, and T. A. Graven as treasurer.
Mrs. Loy Hamilton of Orrville was seriously hurt Thursday morning when she fell on an icy slope at her home. She sustained a deep blow to the back of her head, with hair protecting some damage, and suffered numbness and possible partial paralysis in her limbs.
Alfred L Botgard of Millersburg died Monday evening from wounds after being shot in the hip while crossing a ditch with friends during a Thanksgiving hunt. He was buried Thursday.
Cleveland barber Brown claims crude petroleum stops hair loss and can cure insomnia and appetite loss. He touts testimonials from local officials and figures, says oil from Standard Oil offices helped source it, warns improper use may leave hair smelling and difficult to remove.
Superintendent Jarvis hosted eight boys and girls from the children's home at a Thursday afternoon performance of Uncle Tom's Cabin. The well behaved group expressed gratitude by requesting to present a basket of Grimes golden apples to the management, which was approved and delivered.
The remains of a ten-year old son of the late Wilber Miller were brought from Cleveland on Wednesday and re interred in Wooster cemetery. The three-month old son of F. L. Miller and wife, living two miles south of the city, died Friday afternoon.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts 1902 tryouts of Stubby Clark and several new pitchers by Manager Armour. Otto Hess of Sidney Charley Smith of Painesville and Stark of Wooster pitched. Hess excelled while Smith later faded. Ginger Clark, Wooster’s red headed pitcher, became a Southern league star after notable spring showings against the Naps.
Advertises Brandreth's Pills as a universal health aid for all ages. Claims cleanse stomach and bowels, stimulate kidneys and liver, purify blood. Notes century of use, vegetable formula, available in all drug stores in sugar cost boxes.
Announcement states Foley's Hone and Trr for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs. It is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults by Chas E. Bixler and Lauhach & Boyd. Subscription for the RepublicaI?
Los Angeles Dec. 25 The article notes Southern California as a land of homes where individuals express personal architectural taste. It highlights a cosmopolitan population building diverse styles from Swiss chalets to Moorish and Gothic, with a trend toward simplification and a prevalence of one story bungalows. It discusses the appeal of homes over wealth and the adaptability of rich and poor to bungalow life.
The death of Alexander Johnston Cassatt president of the Pennsylvania railroad follows a long illness worsened by whooping cough contracted from grandchildren at Bar Harbor. His overwork and role heading six other companies hastened health decline. The board will meet after the funeral. Green to manage affairs temporarily.
In San Francisco a report confirms the Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen strike reaches the Pacific system of Southern Pacific. Grand Master Hanrahan acknowledges differences with railroad officials while noting the contract largely preserves the union's rights. The announcement, via the system's breth ern ser, arrives amid ongoing talks with Pacific officials.
W L Bewis of Beils Tennessee recounts 20 year struggle with casal catarrh and credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve for swelling soreness that vanished after applying it to the sore area. Also promotes Ely's Cream Balm in Liquid and Cream Balm forms for catarrh with spraying tube option.
An old advertisement proclaims Dr Shoop’s Magis Ointment cures piles with certainty and satisfaction. It touts quick relief from itching and protruding piles. A handbill urges readers to buy at Bixler Modern Pharmacy and Kreiger Deng Store.
Thawed dynamite exploded at Muskoday on the Northern Pacific line east of Fargo. Two men were killed and a third mortally wounded has died. The identified dead are Nick Osteen of Fargo and S Bergerser of Fergus Falls Minnesota, with Nick Webber unnamed at present.
New York Dec 29 The jury in Colonel William D Mann’s perjury case acquitted after four hours of deliberation. Also New York Dec 29 Corporation Counsel W B Ellison said he will sue seven electric light companies for about 3 600 000 alleging the city paid excess over consumer rates in six years.
John Moon also known as John Wilson, reputed in American and European nail box theft rings, was arrested in Newark New Jersey for attempted mall robbery. Police identified him after Bertillon measurements. Authorities note prior sentences of three years at Stillwater Oklahoma, nine years in Kansas City, five years in Cherry Hill Pennsylvania.
Wooster resident ft Nelson Wells testifies that after taking Doan's Kidney Pills in 1888, eight years later he remains symptom free and advises others to try the remedy. Ad claims lasting kidney relief with Foster Milburn Co. as U S agents priced 60 cents. Remember the name Doan's.
The excerpt touts Foley's Homey and Tar as a cure all for coughs colds and lung troubles claiming many bottles sold with no one harmed yet warns to avoid fake imitations and to seek genuine Foley's Honey and Tar. It references brands and distributors and cautions against unsafe alternatives.
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