Cuban Liberty Talk Draws Large Wellington Mass Meeting
Rev George W Pepper spoke on Cuba from a city hall platform to a large audience in Wooster. John McSweeney praised the speaker and urged continued support for Cuban liberty as local and national leaders noted the struggle and cited reports of Cuban conditions and oppression under Spain.
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Chaplain Pepper
Spain
John McSweeney
Wooster
Geo. W. Pepper
Ity
H. A. Hart
Stilver Glee Club
Pinar del Rio
Dr. Pepper
New York
Cleveland
Mexican Gulf
United States
Cuba
Island
Havana
Cincinnati
Pala
Aceo
Pepper
Cortes
Joer
Marty
Switzerland
Greece
Italy
Preside
Mba
Glee Club
Hart
Apts Pepper
Ireland
Correspondents seek updates and new voices weekly
A chaotic note requests every town to report weekly on supplies and writing status, urging missing correspondents to be replaced. It stresses hearing from all towns, adding new correspondents where old ones are unreachable, to revise the list and keep coverage timely.
Arbitration treaty and political maneuvering in 1895
In 1895 discussions surface over a possible arbitration treaty between France and the United States amid debates in American politics. The piece notes reactions to proposals, trade coin ideas tied to the Dominion of Canada and other nations, and hints at cabinet prospects and Republican hopes for 1897. The text also references legislative sessions in Ohio and party figures like Cleveland and Olney amidst broader international talk.
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Chamber of Deputies
Republic
United States of America
Cleveland
Olney Hever
France
United States
Beach
Canada
Chinas
Japan
Hawaiian Islands
South America
England
Pain Balm Relieves Rheumatic Back Pain Says Subscriber
A Kentucky reader from Sardis reports Chamberlain's Pain Balm gave complete relief from back and hip pain during recovery from illness. The note credits the balm as a cure for rheumatism and mentions local druggists Lag-Jao.
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Logden Astover
Chamberlain
Bach & Roya
Drpegista
Lag- Jao
Brazilian Celery Capsules Advertises Medical Cure
A Wooster Ohio merchant ad promotes Brazilian Celery Capsules from Wright Medical Co. Columbus Ohio. The letter claims dramatic relief from rheumatism and constipation after using one box, praising the remedy and endorsing it by Isaac Devers and other Wooster residents.
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Ooster
Wright Medical Co
Columbus
Everdruggist
Levag
Troy
Isaaac H. Devers
Isaac Siers
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Ohio
Rec
Cream Balm Becomes Favorite Across United States
An old soldier testifies to relief from catarrhal symptoms using remedy recipes and named products. Diverse ad snippets mention Ely’s and Blood Bitters, with claims of throat inflammation relief and rheumatism history. Tickets and contacts for travel lines appear among fragmented notices.
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United States
Ely
W. B. Knapp
Litchfield
Hillsdale
Unclear Ad Sews Fever Remedy Claim
Fragmentary notice advertising a fever remedy claimed to cure Tabitual constipation. Mentions a boy and two names, dates unclear, in a Daily Republican subscription context.
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Uolaan
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Cura
Digestive Aid Touted as Safer Than Castor Oil
An old advertisement touts a tonic claimed to calm nerves and heal stomach issues, pitching it as a safer alternative to Castor Oil. It promises quick relief and urges trial with a 10 cent bottle, stating doctors approve it for children.
River and Tidewater Railway Co Formed in Zanesville
The River and Tidewater Railway Co was incorporated yesterday by A. E. Boone W. O. Muncon A. Baldwin A. J. Shep perd and G. F. Axline all of Zanesville. The plan calls for three lines linking the city to Ohio river towns New Richmond Clermont county Portsmonth and Portroy with lines to each destination.
Spanish Drama Leaders Highlight Traveller's Club Meet
The Traveller's Club met January 1 at Mrs. J W Miller’s North Market Street with many guests. Mrs Isaac Johnson wrote on the Spanish Drama, praising Lope De Vega and Calderon. Mrs Dysart and Mrs John Blocher gave sketches of the two dramatists, followed by Mrs J H Todd on Castles in Spain and a note on current events and literature reforms.
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Traveller's Club
J. W. Miller
North Market Street
Isaac Johnson
Lope de Vega
Calderon
Lope de Vags
Mra. Dysart
Deron
Mra
John Blocher
Mrne
J. H. Todd
Spain
Andrew Carnegie
Immense Foreign Trade Gains Revealed in Historic Export Surplus
A long table of 1878 onward trade data shows exports reaching 1,005,878,417 dollars against imports of 680,666,233 dollars, marking the largest yearly exports in U.S. history and an excess of 325,000,000 dollars, surpassing the previous peak by 20,000,000. The data tracks yearly export and import totals, highlighting the sustained growth in foreign trade.
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America
Sudden and Bitter Bereavement in Wooster
News from Wooster recalls a sudden bereavement as Mrs. Harry Strow dies after childbirth at her East Henry street home. She was 26 years old, daughter of James and Millie Beightly, lifelong resident of Wooster and graduate of the class of 1889. Funeral arrangements will be from the residence at 1 30 Friday with interment in a local cemetery.
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Mt. Eaton
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Delsarte
Claude Re Davis
Historio Chords
Gaul
Holy City
Mary Anderson
Hoover Cottage
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Frazer and Chamberlain
David Kerr
University of Colorado
M. R. Moore
Patterson Hag
Keukechapel
Scovel
G L. Gatwicks
Cincinnati
James
Keightly
Ceater Caraatery
Michael Imme
West Salem
Thorsday
W.H. Lehman
Doylestown
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Minerva Lehman
Quincy Branch
Mich
A. D. Metz
Martha Shively
Wayne County Court of Common Pleas
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Buckeye Street
Taggart
Eddy
Wolfe
Ganenday Waa
Friay
Charles
Frost Va
Thomas Mowery
S. HB Eason
Jefendante
Mowery
Jacob Frick
K. W.fanck
J.8.taylor
Wooster Letter List and Westfield Woman's Edition Notice
Wooster post office announces unclaimed letters dated January 18 1897 for the week ending January 16 1897 including ladies Mra J J Edgecomb Miss Katie Landers Miss Lucy Myars and gentlemen Osias Florence John H Kramer Jacob Fetters Guy Patterson C B Harry WY Rubio T D Swinehart Jon F McRonand P M plus a note about the Westfield Indiana Woman's Edition issued April 8 1896 containing a hospital remedy advertisement for Chamberlains Cough Remedy with Lanbach Boyd druggists offering 26 and 60 cent bottles.
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Osias Florence
John H, Kramer
Jacob Fetters
Guy Patterson
C. B
Harry WY. Rubio
T D Swinehart
Jon F. McRonand
P. M
Westfald Ind
Westfield Mews
Ingladl
Lanbach& Boyd
The Pressure of Poverty in Wooster
Township Trustees report rising calls for assistance as cold weather bites. Most requests are for fuel and coal. Even previously independent residents seek help while the tramping class avoids lodging in Wooster, leading to fewer visitors at night and tighter village access.
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Wooster
A Wednesday Noon Wedding in Wayne County Ohio
A wedding held Wednesday January 2 1497 at noon at the bride’s parents home near Kastow Wayne County Ohio joined Air Jobo Houser of Marsnailylie Obie and Miss Elma E Kosier in marriage Reverend H J Weltmer of Wooster Unbio officiated before friends and relatives The groom is a prosperous Wayne County young man and the bride a daughter of W D Kusver Champion Hill stock farm Euston After the ceremony guests dined and the couple left by train for a brief East Massillon visit
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Wayne Co
Ohio
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Marsnailylie
Obie
Elma E. Kosier
H. J. Weltmer
Wooster
Unbio
Goom
Wayne County
Neas
Hr Bride
Kusver
Champion Hill
Euston
Houser
Throat Coughs and Remedies Ad Warn of Persistent Coughs
An old advertisement warns that throat coughs deceive and linger, urging stronger remedies than syrups. It promotes Scott's Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites, claiming to enrich blood and heal inflamed membranes, and offers a free book and 50 cent bottle through druggists.
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Scott
Wooster Prepares for Prominent English Evangelist Visit
The first Sabbath in February opens a hoped for series of meetings for Wooster and the surrounding region. English lay evangelist Charles Inglis, connected with Dwight L Moody, will conduct sessions now in Winnipeg and Chicago. His Winnipeg meetings reportedly yielded over 50 conversions. Wooster awaits his Illinois and Manitoba linked revival efforts with interest from the Wooster Ministerial Association and local pastors.
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Moody Hible Institute of Chicago
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Dr Hand's Colic Cure Promoted By Mrs Boullion
A reader from 222 Crane Street writes praising Dr Hand's Colic Cure for infant colic. She notes two hot compresses failed to relieve her two month old, until using the remedy. The notice attributes the product to Dr Hand's Remedies and lists druggists selling it for 25 cents.
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Hayes
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promoted For Digestion Aid
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy for indigestion and its linked ailments. It claims improved digestion strengthens blood, nerves, and eye health, and suggests regular use after meals. The text touts ease of use and requests readers ask their pharmacist for the product or mail-order information from Stuart Co in Marshall, Michigan.
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Wright
Stuart
Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
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