Wayne County Agricultural Society Finances 1900 Report
The Wayne County Agricultural Society presents its 1900 finances. The year closed with a $702.23 overdraft, $1,655 borrowed on a ten year loan at 5 percent, and $1,300 short-term borrowing. Income from society resources totaled $7,141. expenditures were $7,843.23. Notable costs include premiums $2,254.10 and improvements to Grand Stand, Art Hall, and grounds totaling about $6,650.05. Directors note governance by long-serving volunteers, discuss membership options with a $500 initiation fee and $160 annual renewal, and urge County support to complete 1901 fair preparations.
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Wayne County Agricultural Society
Geo W. Ryall
Art
Peru
E.G. Ebrig
R. Firestone
Kinney
Columbus
National Trotting Association
Bng
Wayne County
I. N. Kinney
Election of Director Postponed in Ohio Station Row
The January annual meeting of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station deferred electing a director, postponing to February as terms run to April. Pro Thorne faced opposition tied to politics and jealousy, yet farmers statewide urged his reappointment, backing Gov Nash. Thorne, absent at Wooster, sought to keep appointments by fitness, not politics, amid board pressure.
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Ian Columbus
Gov
Nash
Thorne
C FE Thorne
Wooster
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Columbus
Prof Thorne
Ohio State Journal
Prof. Thorne
J. Thorne
Prof. Torne
Ohio
Becime
State Journal
The
Charles E. Thorne
C. E. Thorne
Board of Control of the Agriculture Experiment Station
Republican
Board of Control
Experiment Station
Farmers of Ohio
Jell-O Dessert Fad From Tiny Clip Nells
A fragmentary note notes Jell-O as a new dessert in a brief column. It mentions social taste shifts and a playful line about a person named Mabe, with a casual, era tone. The readable text suggests a light culinary trend without details on sources or dates.
Aged Mother Rachel Ebright Dead at 80 in Wooster
Mrs Rachel Ebright longtime Wooster resident aged 80 years 6 months 15 days died Friday night at her home from paralysis She was born in Fairfield county Ohio widow since 1864 Lifelong Methodist Christian mother survived by children Rev P H Ebright of Riley KY Mrs M L Pottle Wooster Dr L S Ebright Akron postmaster Mrs E McCrea Chicago Mrs M S Thompson Marion Kan and Miss Mary Ebright Wooster Funeral to be held at 2 pm Monday from her residence
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Rachel
Geogs Ebright
Oe Street
Fairfield County
Ohio
Ebright
Wonster
As. Ebright
Methodist Church
P.H Ebright
Riley, Ky
M. L. Pottle
Wooster
L. S.ebright
Akron
E. McCrea
Chicago
M. S. Thompson
Marion
Kan
Mary Ebright
Contributions for Armenian orphans relief appeal
A report lists donations received for Armenian orphans relief and credits to the old year and new year. It thanks donors and urges continued support, noting a quarter hundred dollars funds clothing feeding and schooling for an orphan for a year amid about 40,000 orphans needing aid. D. A. Newell is the collector.
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Hunsicker al von Judge Ro
Adair
Reichenbach
Black von Cash
Brown
Mons OF
Ehs
D. A. Newell
Wife Sues Husband Over Trust Deed And Farm Purchase
Mrs. Mary Zercher sues Rev. J. Zercher in Wayne County Court of Common Pleas seeking a deed of land or its value as $1,500 from a promised 186 acre Chester Township farm. She alleges no consideration for $4,400 and asks the court to declare $2,900 a trust and order repayments and further relief.
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Mary Zercher
John McSweeney
Wayne County Court of Common Pleas
Rev. J. Zercher
Mechanicsburg
Wayne County
Chester Township
Mason
Zorchéer
Zercher
Benjamin F. Zercher
Prominent Chicago Woman Endorses Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Prof Roxa Tyler of Chicago and Vice President Illinois Woman's Alliance speaks on Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. She says a severe cold nearly led to pneumonia, tried remedies failed, but Chamberlain's was pleasant, relieved her symptoms quickly, and left her fully recovered. Sold by Laubach Boyd on the Square.
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Chicago
Roxa Tyler
Illinois Woman’s Alliance
Chamberlain
Laubach & Boyd
Dyspepsia and Its Effects Mentioned in Urgent Advice
The passage notes that the most miserable people are those with dyspepsia affecting a large portion of the population. It lists symptoms like sour stomach, sick headache, habitual constipation, and heart palpitations as consequences.
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United
Dalton oil firm warns of potential move abroad
The Dalton Oil and Mineral Company says it has sold nearly all of its capital stock except nine shares and may surrender all fractional leases. Officials claim obstacles are placed locally and indicate they have been offered incentives to relocate to a country already producing oil, leaving the remaining acres uncertain.
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DaLton
Dalton Ol
Gas and Mineral Company
Wooster's Orator Chosen At City Opera House Event
A Wooster audience heard a preliminary oratorical contest at the City Opera House. Judges evaluated thought and delivery while portraits of contestants adorned the stage. Edward Burgett Welsh, a Wooster Univ senior and resident, will represent Wooster in the February state contest.
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City Opera House
Wm A MeSurely
Chicago
Strong
Mr Welsh
Wooster
Wooster Brares
Edward Burgett Welsh
Wooster University
S. B. Welsh
Spinestreet
Death of Rev. Dr Robert Ewing Echoed In Pittsburg Papers
Former resident Rev. Dr Robert Ewing died at the Danville Sanitarium in New York on Sunday at 2 30. He was about 84 years old, born and raised near Wooster, and is well remembered in Pittsburg for his ministry and local ties.
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Pittsburg
Robert Ewing
Danville Sanitarium
New York
Wooster
Quiet wedding in Wooster ties Ira Brubaker and Katie Antels
Ira Brubaker and Katie Antels of Wooster were quietly married Thursday morning at the officiating minister's home, ex-President S F Scovel presiding. Immediate relatives and a few friends attended. Mrs. Walter J Mullins hosted in Miss Scovel’s absence at Pittsburg. The couple will move to Barberton to enter the lumber business.
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Ira Brubaker
Katie Antels
Wooster
S F Scovel
Walter J Mullins
Miss Scovel
Pittsburg
Barberton
Brubaker
Ferrell Rejects Commutation, Faces March Execution
Special to Tae Waasten Reeraian reports the Board of Pardons refused Ferrell's petition to commute his death sentence to life. No reason was given for intervention. Ferrell will be electrocuted in March, marking his final chance before the sentence is carried out.
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Tae Waasten Reeraian
CoLvants
Board of Pardons
Ferrell
Hig Daith
Masonic Directory Issued for Wayne County 1901
The 32 page Wayne County Masonic pocket directory lists 344 total lodge members with Ebenezer Lodge No 33 Wooster Chapter No 27 and Wooster Council No 13 among unit totals. Eleven candidates await Wooster Chapter and seven for Wooster Commandery. special convocations and installations planned for January with growing membership and funds aiding deceased and sick members. The Brotherhood of American Yeomen reports six new members, plans an oyster supper, and calls for bringing guests to strengthen bonds.
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Wayne Counts
Wayne
Conneil
Wooster
Brotherhood American Yeomen
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Aged Woman Nancy Hanson Phillips Dies in Canonsburg
Mrs. Nancy Hanson Phillips died Sunday in Canonsburg Pennsylvania after a brief illness from the grip at age 88. She is survived by a daughter Mrs. M. P. Platters and two sons J. J. Phillips of Canonsburg and Dr. T. H. Phillips of Canton Ohio, who was President McKinley’s family physician. The funeral was held Tuesday with Mrs. Mattery and Postmaster T. L. Flattery in attendance.
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Nancy Hanson Phillips
Canonsburg
M. P. Platters
J. J
T. H. Phillips
Canton, C
McKinley
Canton
Mattery
T. L. Flattery
Mansfield unit elects officers for Lomany M chapter
Lomany M of Mansfield reports the election of officers with Captain Walter S. Bradford, First Lieutenant Jesse A. Starrett, and Second Lieutenant E. Roscoe Porch, as the leadership team for the group.
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Lomany M
Mansfield
Walter S. Bradford
Jesse A. Starrett
E. Roscoe Porch
Grain-O praised by grain coffee drinker in letter
A Genesee Pure Food Co letter from David City Nebraska dated April 1900 extols Grain-O as healthier than coffee. The writer recounts a coffee-illness story, notes trying Grain-O, and recommends continued use, signed by L. Socnon.
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David City
Neb
Genesee Pure Food Co
Loktoy
Alek
Don
Scott's Emulsion suggested for digestion and weight gain
A promotional note explains that gaining weight is possible by helping the digestive system work properly. It touts Scott's Emulsion as easily absorbed and beneficial when ordinary foods fail to digest. Readers are invited to try the product, noting its agreeable taste. The address Scott & Bowne, 1 Pearl Street, is given.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Chet A Sang
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