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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1877
Page
2
Report cites artillery clashes over the Danube as readers expect dramatic coverage. Mentions furor over foreign terms and a note on Americans joining the Russian Army.
Hayes backs restoration of the old silver dollar and notes the Republican party unity on the silver question. Ohio Republicans are expected to speak strongly for the cause, with single standard men pushed to the background.
The Meridian Mercury accuses four hundred leading citizens of a brutal murder, endorsing hunt and gallows for all involved. A separate note discusses Danube flooding and shifting wartime conditions as Turkish forces brace for Russian contact, predicting an eventual clash along the river.
The Sacramento Record-Union reports strong wheat yields across northern California with high cash returns. It notes large export volumes from Colusa and Chico townships, extensive acreage under irrigation, and claims of millions in gold inflows from grain sales.
The West favors full restoration of the silver dollar with a cool, well-digested view shared across Ohio and the plains. Minority bullionists are few and their aims would depress creditors and industry, while the mass public opinion advances toward resumption on a single gold standard.
A Saturday shower refreshes crops with oats and corn replanting underway after worm damage. Sheep shearing begins while commerce remains active despite tight money. A free lecture titled Divine Origin of Government draws large crowds with talks on civilization, government, and history.
Wm Searight built a mul on the creek used for grinding corn as corn bread and mush and milk were staples. Indians camped around Saltcreek Valley hunting and stealing. A settler’s supper for them featured a split bottom chair as china ware was scarce. A tree full of coons drew laughter. A Moore woman narrowly escaped a panther attack aided by a dog. Elders recalled bright days of yore and Grimes’s cellar door.
Shwing the number and value of horses cattle mules sheep hogs watches pianos and acres of wheat oats corn orchards butter and wool produced in the several townships for the year 1876 as gleaned from the Auditor s Office.
An essay asserts that law and government arise from human nature and are divinely ordained. It cites biblical authority that all power is from God and that civil authority is legitimate unless overtaken by usurpers, framing obedience as natural law.
Notes indicate Princeton will conduct examinations in Cincinnati and Louisville within the month. Other items reference Harvard, Yale bequests, Bowdoin and Hamilton prizes, and university activities across multiple states with varied dates.
Alumni from Wooster list class years and current locations or positions. R R Carpenter, class of 75, admitted to the bar. H 8 Taylor, class of 79, at Logan County Bank in West Liberty Ohio. R M Earp, class of 79, with McLain Bros druggist in Wheeling West Virginia. D C List, class of 81, left Wooster. H Rosa Bryant, class of 70, acting in Indiana but returning for commencement in Wooster. W W Adams, class of 78, at home in Millersburg Ohio. J B Freravuson, class of 80, at home in Mansfield Ohio. D B Vansig, class of 80, in the country. BR H Lupton, class of 78, paroled at Springfield Ohio. C F Carson who was to deliver the Senior Forgerl at Iron Public offered to take his place.
The piece contrasts a professor bound to his specialty with one who engages with the world and achieves outside influence. It argues that an active teacher who shows learning fructified in life shapes students more than any other faculty. It cites Harvard Yale Tufts and other details and notes on university life and class systems.
In hopeful contrast to the miserable modern man, the piece extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets as an effective cure for liver complaint. The remedies are advertised as cleansing toxins and restoring strength, sold by druggists.
The Bert Value offers handsome ladies neckties and hats with the newest silks and shades. New patterns include bars, collars and cuffs in linen and serge suits, elegantly trimmed in the latest style. Low prices noted as a special attraction at Dulmans.
Liggett's offers a wide range of dress fabrics including plaid alpacas from 25 cents to 75 cents, black cashmeres priced up to $100 per yard, and a selection of muslins and ginghams. The ad highlights low prices on cambrics and prints, emphasizing quality and value across fabrics.
An advertisement touts Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs colds asthma bronchitis hoarseness and throat irritation claiming rapid relief and many permanent cures. It notes trial bottles free regular size priced at 1 00 and lists Roller Wilson Wooster Dr Bertolett Shreve and Wooster Brush Works as sellers with a stove polish endorsement.
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