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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1908
Page
5
Sore throat is a common ailment that can lead to serious illnesses like tonsillitis quinsy and diphtheria. Ton siline claims to relieve pain on first dose and cure with few doses promoting prevention by keeping it in the home. Listed price 25c and 60c, The Tonsiline Co Canton Ohio.
W A Lott secured Wooster as the site for the annual Ohio Berkshire Breeder association convention. The event, scheduled for Friday Feb 28, will draw Berkshire breeders nationwide and feature a public sale of blooded stock. Members may offer a limited number of animals, with pigs often bringing high prices at sale. Previous meetings were held in Columbus, but the convention location was moved to Wooster through Lott and local supporters.
Reverend John H Deeds, famed for saving souls, left the ministry due to throat trouble and turned to real estate in Colorado. He and associates secured an option on wet farmland harmed by irrigation, proposing drainage to revive value for farming at a lower cost than current Colorado land. Ohio and Wayne county investors have shown interest and will visit Colorado to assess.
Two Woostermen elected in November assumed office on Wednesday. Major J. R. McQuigg of East Cleveland began his term with ceremonies and will minorly adjust East Cleveland city government, including removing the water department superintendent. W. H. Hubbell, pastor of Dalton’s First Presbyterian Church, also started his duties and pledged to make a strong start.
London January 4 The Countess of Yarmouth sister of Harry Kendall Thaw has begun divorce proceedings against her husband the Earl of Yarmouth. The case is to be heard in camera with secret papers due to medical evidence. The unhappy marriage and Thaw notoriety strained the Hertford estate with the Marchioness's efforts to reconcile.
Six hundred notices of dispossess proceedings were obtained from municipal courts by east side landlords in retaliation against tenants who refused rent payments pending demand for reductions. Tenants’ lawyers plan separate trials. landlords may face prolonged court battles. Some rent concessions reported as tenants plan a monster parade with an estimated 175000 marchers.
New Haven January 4 funeral services for Professor Thomas Day Seymour a renowned Greek scholar showed no mourning signs. Family wore ordinary dress as hymns were sung from printer sheets. Ashes carried to carriage by Harvard professors I White and Goodwin and placed in the carriage. At the grave a simple wreath covered casket was lowered by his son and son-in-law after the interment service.
Spuin Arbitration. Havana, Jan. 4. The association of builders and constructors declined to meet unions or accept arbitration proposed by Governor Magoon. They offered to substitute nine hours for ten as a working day in settlement discussions.
Jan 4 report notes the president awarded a railways lie saving medal to Edward McGrath of Milwaukee who is described as crippled and received a wood attached badge for his act. The details are unclear due to OCR errors but identify the recipient and honor.
The nineteenth annual Farmers Institute met in the cup hall with strong attendance and optimism for a fruitful session. Major Van Neat opened with a welcome address. Horatio Markley urged perfect corn culture stressing early harrowing, shallow culture, and seed care. J W Nicodemus spoke on live stock breeding and sire selection. Lectures covered lice control, insect extermination, horse care, and crop rotations with emphasis on four or five year cycles in rich corn regions. Announcements noted upcoming corn growers’ association events in the mayor’s office.
The Wooster Farmers Institute program opened with musical selections and a series of talks on agriculture as a vocation. Horatio Markley spoke on farming as a vocation while J W Nicodemus discussed life’s tests. The program outlined multiple contests for corn, cattle, hens, and seed analysis, under W G Jarvis with prizes from local merchants.
In Wharton Ohio, on January 4, Clarence Bell, Wheeler Cryder, and J F DeLong families shared cheese at breakfast 12 miles northwest of Upper Sandusky. Soon after, five Bell members were stricken, the two youngest may die. four Cryder members suffer greatly. Mrs Cryder is the only one in her family not cut at the cheese. several De Long members not yet out of danger.
In Athens Hubert Reeder a murder in the second degree defendant, was found guilty by a jury after a brief deliberation, receiving a manslaughter verdict. Associates Henry Harkins and C F Bobo faced separate indictment for killing inmate William J Barnes. Bobo is a fugitive. defense contends Bobo killed Barnes.
The report notes William J Bryan near in Nacogdoches Texas on January 4 delivering a canl style address from a hotel balcony. He critiqued the Republican party in his characteristic tone, concluding with a quip about a certain former figure who once believed he would be president. The dispatch also lists Secretary Taft's upcoming speaking engagements through February across New York Philadelphia Cleveland Missouri Grand Rapids.
Mrs. John Van Ness Roberts a prominent New York society figure died at her Riverside Drive apartment from a drug prescribed for a weak heart. The death was reported to the coroner and an investigation will determine if the poisoning was accidental or intentional in a personal crisis.
A mother recalls her baby girl’s severe bronchitis after measles and lung trouble. After eight stores failed to provide relief, Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy was tried and the child recovered. Pharmacy names are listed for purchase.
Mrs Albertna M. Fulkerson, wife of Bert Fulkerson, Cleveland and Southwestern waterman, pleads heartbreak over his alleged affair with Clara Steinmetz. A Cleveland wedding in September is cited, with Mrs Steinmetz's mother denying steps for arrest. The tale links wage-related rumors to a discharge from a traction job, and a fraught home life with seven children, two dead.
The annual Jackson day celebration on January 8 in Wayne county is set for 7:30 p.m. in the City Opera House. The program includes a long musical segment by Young's orchestra, vocal solos, an invocation by Roy H. Alien, and addresses by Lyman Critentiell Jr. and Gen Thomas E. Powell, with toastmaster Dr J D Boas and remarks on the Democratic Party and Democratic Ladies.
Thomas N McGill died at the home of his wife Lillian in Orrville on Wednesday morning January 1 1008 aged 48 years 7 months and 7 days from consumption after years of affliction He was a roving printer famed for his work before machine ages and traveled nationally in leading offices He belonged to the typographical union and spent months at the printers national hospital at Colorado Springs during his illness.
Jacob Springer of West Franklin Maine says the pills improved his stomach liver and bowels and offers a refund at 8 H Boyd Co drug store if unsatisfied. Doap’s Regulats claim to prevent constipation with mild action without griping and are advertised by the local druggist.
Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy is not affected by the Pure Food and Drug Law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs. It is recommended for children and adults. Bixler's Modern Pharmacy promotes DeWitt's Carbolized With Hazel Salve for piles. Kreiger's Drug Store sells it.
Local Republican leaders say they have not been called about any February 11 primary to decide Wayne county delegates for Foraker or Taft. The state committee sets the plan, requiring voters to state bloc choice and prospective delegates to file petitions with acceptances. Officials stress harmony despite past tensions as delegates for the state convention are chosen.
The Wooster Artificial Gas Co. has purchased the Lemon Coal Co. business at Salem with a lease to 1000 acres of coal land. McWatters will depart Wooster soon to manage the business, while remaining superintendent of the Wooster plant. The campaign now proceeds from the trestle crecket along the Pennsylvania lines tracks.
A fragment notes diphtheria often follows a bad cold misattributed as the cause. It states remedies reduce risk by addressing the cold and mentions a brand of remedy available at Bixler's Modern Pharmacy and H. H. Boyd & Co.
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