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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1908
Page
7
Diphtheria is described as a fatal childhood disease and a sore throat is its warning sign. The ad urges immediate treatment with Tonsiline, claiming rapid cure prevents diphtheria. It promotes Tonsiline as a reliable, nationwide remedy sold for 26c and 50c by druggists.
Wooster defeats Ohio State 80 to 20 in a fast paced armory game. Fulton leads Wooster with 14 points in the second half while Emerson and Garvin add steady scoring. Hayes and Barrington bolster the Buckeyes but falter as Wooster maintains the pace throughout the contest.
The Chicago Journal notes ReiNet Fish has surrendered but finds no sign of intent to be freed for breakfast. The report emphasizes ambiguity surrounding the surrender and its immediate consequences for ongoing proceedings.
One of the largest Winter Was Grove audiences filled the City Opera House on Friday February 28 for A Moonshiner's Secret produced as a benefit for Camp 4092 Modern Woodmen of America. Local talent led a credible four act drama with strong work from Miss Florence Weaver Miss Katie Bucher and Miss Estella Berry pleasing the crowd amid applause and encores.
A brick residence known as the W. N. Smith homestead burned Thursday between land 2 p mo, with attic origin suspected from spontaneous combustion or a defect. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Toddard were inside. lower floor saved while upper floor and contents were lost. Loss estimated at $5,000 with East Union Mutual Insurance. Fire Chief Kingsley could not respond beyond city limits due to station constraints and lack of water supply.
Digestive health and well being are linked in this small ad for Dr. King's New Life Pills and Dr. Shoop's Catarrh Remedy. It promotes stomach liver and bowel regulation and offers free trial information from Racine Wisconsin. The copy emphasizes feeling good and relief from catarrh with drugstore sourcing and a mail request for a free trial box.
The ad copy touts various tonics and patent medicines claiming to prevent pneumonia and consumption. It promotes Honey tar cures, Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil, and kidney and rheumatic aids. Pharmacy ads pledge satisfaction or money back, urging readers to buy from local druggists.
Chief Lerner and Frank Firestone escorted United States army deserter Clifford Bevington to Canton Friday. Lerner recovered some of Bevington’s property sold for money, returning it to officers. A crowd at the depot watched as Bevington sobbed, lamenting his fate. Bevington’s mother, remarried, embraced him and they wept together. He was taken to Columbus Saturday to the guard house for court martial proceedings and hard labor before resuming cavalry duties.
Wayne County records list numerous conveyances: Frederick P. Graber to Paul G B Girard, lot 14 in Mayaville, $10. Walter R. Shook and wife to Tour man R Shook, lot 25 in Rittman, $100. several parcels in Rittman, West Salem, Shreve, Plain and Wooster with prices from $55 to $7,071.75. Notable deeds include Amnon Moser to John Johnston for 81.88 acres in Sugarcreek township for $7,071.75 and Albert Fetzer to Jacob Fetzer for 80 acres in Canaan township for $1,686. Administrative deed transfers include George J Schwartz, administrator, to Jacob Shally in Wooster for $2,670.
Dean Eiai Compton made the first large payment toward the half million dollar alumni endowment, donating 25000 dollars to the university fund and crediting Treasurer Jessica Mt Clellan. Compton has led the alumni drive and is praised for his pivotal role amid significant sacrifices by alumni.
A Buffalo Express item notes a man who asked to pay a week’s bill for boarding at a New York hotel and whose trunk reportedly contained cash. Authorities were to notify him to return and settle the rest. The snippet ends with an ad urging Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for a clear smile and lighter look, priced 35 cents.
Representative K Wertz of this city backed the Rouge county local option bill in the house on Wednesday. He had forecasted support for the measure since the session and had largely avoided public discussion. Rural county members generally supported the bill.
The Republican invites locals to tour its large printing press, a roll to readjustment system that prints a four page paper in one operation. Daily production runs between four and five o clock, with the weekly edition produced on Monday and Wednesday mornings.
Charles Bauer and Lola Fay Derr of Wooster, and O Conn of Wooster, join Mary E. Mowrer of Overton with George Barton and Ad Bodine of Overton in a marriage license notice.
Indianapolis February 29 Bituminous coal operators and miners in the central district could not reach a new interstate agreement. The 300,000 soft coal miners in the United States are likely to strike and stay out until operators agree to a settlement. The joint conference adjourned sine die without reaching a settlement.
The Ohio State Journal notes that Illinois club women plan to combat several issues this year including the cigarette habit cocaine use the five cent theater and unlicensed hotels highlighting a reform campaign within social clubs.
The Chicago Post notes University of Chicago professors receive a 40 000 raise while joking that even greater advances might make brains rival bricklaying knowledge. An ad touts Foley's Orvo Laxative with a money back guarantee for constipation indigestion and headaches. Bixler Pharmacy and Krieger's Drug Store carry Man Zan Pile Remedy in collapsible tubes priced at 50c.
A reader from Vining, Indiana reports Daw Wrights Kidney and Bladder Pills have been sold for about a year and provide better results. The ad also touts Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and colds, with a pharmacy contact and sales claims.
A Capron New York mill worker, Charles Calhoun Jr., recovered from long Rheumatism and nerve disorder after taking three boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills. His mother recalls his recovery and renewed mobility, while the family credits the pills as a miraculous God-send. The ad notes the pills restore blood and nerves, aid anaemia, and are sold with mail order options and a free booklet.
The joint talks between operators and miners over wage scales hit a stalemate. Four motions failed as the mediating committee could not reach a new agreement before March 31. The United Mine Workers convention will reconvene in Indianapolis on March 12, announced by President Mitchell after adjournment.
In Shanghai on February 29 growing distrust in British commercial circles over the entire policy of the Japanese government in the Far East. Recent months have seen complaints about obstruction of foreign trade in Manchuria. British steamship companies report obstacles to their vessels reaching Port Dalny and say officials face obstructions in regional trade routes.
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