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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1905
Page
6
An old advertisement extols Dr Miles Restorative Nerve to revive worn nerve tissue and refresh the brain. Claims include improved strength and vitality, cures once deemed incurable, and a money-back guarantee on the first bottle. Includes references to free Pills and laboratory notes.
United States Secretary of State Mr Conger departs Peking for Manila as Colonel Lodge takes charge of the legation. Reports describe Lafayette National Bank and First National Bank of Cincinnati consolidations. A boiler explosion on the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton freight line at Jama Injures an engineer. An ocean liner Phong Veliert reportedly runs aground near the Romer Menecan bend in New York lower bay while bound from Genoa and Naples with passengers and cargo. Commander Bethrudse is reassigned to duty in the Philippines as judge advocate for Luzon. News from Manchuria notes Siberian volunteers and Japanese advances at Sintourtayn with heavy village fighting and troop movements near Irkutsk.
An obituary fragment recounts a death and mentions protection, an individual from Lane AT, and references to medical or drug related terms. The piece includes garbled phrases about a writer and possible mentions of tickets, routes, and months, but the readable facts are sparse and unclear.
A chaotic mash of punchy clippings notes sensational monetary schemes, a jail sentence for a kiss, and mockery of ministers professors theologico debates. It cites Tarbell Chadwick Laween and various papers lampooning beliefs while predicting public interest gaps and political shifts.
The Kosier case to head infirmary director post winds through a disputed process. Officials discuss commission requirements, timing, and legality, with parties arguing over consent and vacancy and speculation that the matter will be allowed to pass to avoid further conflict.
Applecreek Banking Co held a meeting on Tuesday to report cash earnings payable February 4 and to reelect the present board of directors with two additional auditors. Attending were Smnediey Net R Khao F R Beazell Applecreek JB Caron East Union John Ho Nollard Mt Eaton L 4A Suutain KRahse P D wa Leieck heim Orrvalle Lo J Alcorn Cleveland JoR Jameson Applecreek.
Mrs Eima Calhoun, about 42, died Saturday morning after declining health. Resident of Wooster area, she lived on Bowin Street and had been ill for some time. The notice also lists Cleveland Southwestern Traction Co schedules serving Wooster, Elyria, Oberlin, Norwalk and intermediate points, with hourly cars from Creston and Cleveland. Subscribe for The Republican.
Tifa a section reads as a fragment from a historic page with partially legible text. The piece mentions names and places in a terse fashion, suggesting a local event or notice preserved in OCR form.
A mother from Minneapolis reports strong relief for her sick child using Baby's Own Tablets. She thanks the remedy for helping feverish symptoms, coughs, colds, and stomach upset, noting it is safe and convenient and should be kept on hand. The product is sold by druggists or mail order from The Wallonos Medicine Company at Schenes tady, NOY.
Washington reports Republican leaders and the president in a White House conference. lawmakers push to cut current session appropriations while considering raising Interstate Commerce Commission powers, tariffs, and federal incorporation. Arbitration treaties with seven nations were approved in executive session, outlining a Hague arbitration path for legal disputes. Gillespie’s murder case in Rising Sun sees sentencing and an appeal granted. Torpedo boat sections said to be shipped to Russia, while new mines will open in Belmont County. Rice v Standard Oil is dismissed on technical grounds. A schoolgirl Louise Miller dies after a fall in Findlay. Ohio's presidential electors gathering to assemble the state for Roosevelt prospects.
Police report a suspected organized ring of horse thieves operating across the state. About 100 postal rewards have arrived at Worcester headquarters for the recovery of stolen horses and gear. Despite efforts, few animals are recovered and several suspects remain unidentified.
Andrew Sonnedecker and Mary Jane Bracken marked fifty years of marriage with a December 20 1904 reunion at their Madisonburg home. Their children Thomas Ha of Tifton, J Stewart McCoy of Wooster, W Williamson of Scottdale, Roy Spencer of Toledo, and Ciara Sonnedecker joined in the celebration with grandchildren.
Rev George Allen Brewer a Wooster native and Princeton Theological Seminary senior accepted the First Presbyterian Church of Columbus pastorate. He will commence duties Sunday after a Monday evening call by the church official board to succeed Rev Watt now in Cuba. Brewer delivered a sermon Monday and offered two theological discourses in Columbus with praise for his delivery and scriptural exposition.
Lakeside debts are settled after a Lakeside Association meeting in Cleveland. Dr John O Fisher chairs the finance committee and president J S Oram announce amicable settlement and plans for summer camp meetings including English and German services. Superintendent Prof C O Magley from Columbia tours the state to promote the association and grounds improvements have been funded.
An individual suffering appendicitis was removed by Bredwuck and Bevington's ambulance to Dr. J J Kinney's hospital early Friday morning January 6. At 2 p m a large abscess around the appendix was found and about a pint of pus removed. The operation was performed by Din J of Kinney and H ON Mafeer. Patient recovered well and doing nicely. Patér Johnson residing in Grane.
The Wooster chapter No. 27 Royal Arch elected officers last week naming H P Neikirk as King S Selby scribe C M Gray C of H Geo J Schwartz P S John M Russell A A C C L Fletcher Treas W O D Lee J B Miner vice mast Lester S Lewis GM 2d ve CG M Limb G M Ist Ve CoS Young guard W A Woodland auditing committee G J Schwartz S H Boyd W D Tyler A Grim Tragedy noted alongside an advertisement for Dr King’s New Discovery claiming to cure consumption and pneumonia with testimonials and trial bottles offered by druggists.
Postmaster Hall of Bucyrts CO reports a government ruling approving a carrier seizure of two un stamped letters found in a mailbox. Mail collected for postage must be taken to the originating post office. The decision eliminates the mailbox owner’s control over such stray mail. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised by Mrs. Cora Walker of Porterville CA as best for colds and pneumonia prevention. Available from all druggists.
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