A Clear Creek Young Man Tells of His Gold Lands Tour
A Clear Creek youth recounts his travels to Dawson City in the Yukon, describing passage by river with cattle and hogs, harsh winter travel, wages, housing, and a hospital in Dawson. He notes near zero cold, weather, and wildlife, along with mining camps like Grand Forks and Bonanza Creek. He cites strain from rheumatism and longing to return home.
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Clear Creek
Harvey Swarts
Smithville
Dawson City
Lear Creek
Wooster
California
Washington
Seatte
Dawson
Sant Fais
Seatrie Wash
Skay Wars
Termern
Tees
Beroet
White Horse
Tuly
Soo
Pheyeut
Deerer
Dewson
Grand Forks
Daven
Ecary
Fragmented medical excerpt on wrong spellings and typos
A garbled OCR passage discusses illness and cures with heavy misspellings. It mentions efforts to treat a disease and reference to timelines, people, and places in a jumbled, hard to parse form. Requires cautious reconstruction from context.
Fragmented ad text including DeWitts salve and health claims
An OCR fragment mixes references to a DeWitts salve box name and claims of skin disease relief. It mentions blood poisoning risk, lists symptoms of liver and dyspepsia, and advertises Green's Prize Almanac and a “Builds-up the system” potions. The readable portions resemble an 19th or early 20th century medical ad with dubious claims. The fragment references locations and generic remedies without coherent narrative or dates.
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DeWitts
Zimmerman A
Dkmar
United States
Wooster Stockholders Meet in AkronAssociation Officers Elected
The annual meeting of the United States Building and Loan Association was held in Akron on Tuesday with Wooster residents in attendance. Officers elected include Chase Grant, William Marple, W A Johnston, George Serber, and John Mor Floor Witmer. Reports indicated the association’s affairs are prospering and membership grew across several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hbuilding and Toan Association
Wooster Aves
Tuaenes
Akron
Moho
Marple
A Johnston
Geo Wo Serber Jobin Mor
G Witmer
County treasurer report outlines extended help, election, and staff notes
Found cash leads to report by Parachute Judge ft PooAdGi appointing Omerman and HH Scott to oversee county press prison matters. Examiners Hittedt present a partial account, with state treasurer Heller and assistant Diehl confirming some items.
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Jor Omerman
Tmrles
Scott
Parachate
Ft PooAdGi
Preasurson Moteasy
Hittedt
Preasurer Heller
Miss Diehl
Ats
New Shop Planned by Captain Forbes Alcock on South Street
Captain Forbes Alcock has bought the old Han Company warehouse site on South street to build a modern factory and shop. The project aims to increase capacity, unify design with latest patterns, and reduce costs via a switch on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
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Board of Trade
Forbes Alcock
Han Company
South Street
Tau
East Liberty Street
Alcock
Bbs
Buares
Atsalate
Asabese Wooster Aitivens
Deas
PUBLIC LIBRARY ADDITIONS IN WOOSTER LISTED
The Wooster Free Library has added numerous works across history, biography, literature, poetry, religion, juvenile titles, and travel. Notable items include Benjamin Franklin by himself, Marcus Aurelius, Long Men and Manners of the 1&th Century, and Byronic poetry collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster Free Library
Sinc Cr
Media Vallurope
Phaseher
Brownell
Manu S Pune
Ellison
Benjamin Franklin
Marcus Aurelius Antonius Long
Hale
Chester
Duruard
Vrane de Bergerac
Cdl
Pharaddes Pilger
Byron Dbe Bigttoof
Vernold
Geld
Plouse
Nairel
Uilaek Piet Kg
Cpanfetd Castell Soolofoey Peincation
Voscyrs Babes
Unclear OCR fragment from Wooster street scene
Fragmentary text describes foot and hand injuries and references a Wooster street setting. Many words are garbled, making precise events or identities unreadable. No clear person, organization, place, date, or outcome can be reliably extracted.
Patent medicines and testimonials flood a late 19th century ad
A dense ad page touts remedies like Foteys Honey and Tar and One Minute Cough Cure. It features testimonials from Laubach & Boyd, Zimmerman A Co, and Eugene Jo Hall, praising cures for coughs, hoarseness, and grippe. It cites doctors’ prescriptions and claims immediate relief and restored voices.
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Laubach & Boyd, Zimmerman
Grippe
Zimmerman
Codkmar
Eugene Jo Hall
Luley
Central Music Hall
Chicago
Youd Laubach & Boyd, Zimmerman & Cotinsk
Guilty of Burglary in Creston Bank Case
James Donavan, indicted for taking part in a bank burglary at Stebbing Co. in Creston Qd Lith WV, was found guilty by the jury after supper Friday. The civil suit Gengzes vs Wean Horr & Warner heads to Monday. In a separate case Bardon sued Daniel Lawrence for 10,000 in personal damages from a blow. verdict for 25 damages was returned. New cases filed involve a Natieradl Accident Sondety suit seeking 20 from Natieradl Accident Sondety et al for disability and contract or policy.
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James Donavan
Bank of Stebbing & Co
Creston
Qd. Lith
Junios von
Gengzes
Court of Common Pleas
J . Bardon
Daniel Lawrence
Mia Township
Natieradl
Sondetyet
Plain- Ulf
Obituary notes from Wooster area deaths
Obituary notes report post mortem confirms Frederick Koburg died of cirrhosis at 65 in Dalton after years with Schultz Wagon Co. Survived by wife and son Rev RoC Zartman. Also announced are deaths of Mrs Geo Althouse at 70 from sudden illness, Miss Mary Althouse surviving child, 10-day-old Charles Rothe son of Mr and Mrs Ro Potter, and Esther Ellsperman, moms? daughter, of pleurisy and pneumonia. George Group 65 farmer of Wayne township died from paralysis. funeral Saturday at 1 pm Wooster cemetery. father of photographer Win Ceroop.
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Frederick Koburg
Dalton
Koburg
Schultz Wagon Company
Isaac Zartman
Perry Township
Ohio
Roc Zartman
Wooster
Geo Althouse
Canno
Sixtop
Telen Danforth
Althouse
Saxton
Phillips
Mary Althouse
Charles Rothe
Ro Potter
East North Street
Cambridge
Potter
Ea-Marshal Ellsperman
Ad Ellsperman
Zanesville
Studle
Msther
Esther
George’ Group
Wayne Township
Madisonburg
Win Ceroop
Capt Ep Taylor
Private secretary to Ton Jobo Wo Gassing ham identified
Hoan John A Dowell who served as private secretary in Washington and later joined other census department work has become the private secretary for Ton Jobo Wo Gassing ham. Mr. Karchi, well known to Waouet, has been there several summers with Meo McDowell.
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Ffward
John Aob
Sudden Death Leads to Lifelong Stage Job for Local Pig
A Wayne township resident, a trained pig tied to the Eight Bells company, replaced a deceased actor after one night’s audition. The manager, W. S Flack, praised the pig’s performance, and the animal was hired for life, replacing the late performer. The pig’s trainer, John Reddick, sourced the animal for the role.
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W. S Flack
Muc
Wayne Township
Flack
French Confident on Richland and Mahoning Railroad Plan
The Cleveland Leader reports C W French, president of the Richland and Mahoning railroad, visiting Wooster. He seeks to seize Erie canal branch near Youngstown via Ohio law, hints at Vanderbilt backing, and suggests a Big Four link through Shelby to Mansfield, with aims toward Youngstown and Pittsburgh.
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Cleveland
C. W. French
Richland and Mahoning
Wooster
W French
Luchland & Mahoning
Mansfield
Younagetown
French
Erie
Youngstown
Ohio
Vanderbilts
Big Four
Shelby
Pittsburg
Knights of Pythis Thank Wooster Odd Fellows for Building Use
The Knights of Pythis of the 25th district express thanks to the Odd Fellows of Wooster for using their building during the district convention. They send best wishes and hope to reciprocate the fraternal kindness soon.
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Knights of Pythis
Odd Fellows of Wooster
A Fine Lecture by Rev JT Watson at Christ Church
Rev JT Watson of Cleveland delivered a fine lecture Friday evening at the Church of Christ on Wine Water Women Wit and Wisdom. Watson is an eloquent lecturer and easily carried his audience, and Wooster hopes to hear him again.
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Watson
Cleveland
Christ
Wooster
Rev. Watson
Century Club Meeting Highlights insights and chatter
The Century Club met Tuesday evening at Te T OW Lowry's West North Street home. W Poteau offered an entertaining presentation on Willa and demonstrated extensive research and solid knowledge. Numerous members participated in a lively discussion reflecting diverse views.
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Century Club
Uniformed rank of Knights of Pythias threatens split in Ohio
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that unless the supreme lodge concedes part of its power to the uniformed rank at the 1902 session, no new lodge will form in Ohio. Brigadier General MinsHull leads the push for constitutional recognition of the branch, which could secede to form an independent lodge if unmet. Also noted is Uncle Addison H Houser, 67, of New Pittsburg, gravely ill with stomach cancer at his daughter’s home in Orrville.
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Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Noother Lodge
Ohio
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Minshull
Ohie
Pythians
Aupréme Lodge
Addison H Houser
New Pittsburg
WF. Wintersteen
Orrville
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the Klondike
Pop Cheney Ae Bomps Vay
Piemoert
Jami
U. S. Building and Loan Association
Petal
Public Library
Pepey Biets
Wei
Vad
Abel Cope
TP Aabach We Bova
Hieb
Zimmerman & Ca
Hawessille
Kystth
Social Notes
Merry Waitvers
Millers Hach
Waitvers
Canton
Charles Po Devinney
Miss Nettsigder
Joho Ho
Eon Charsdias
Fo Chesney
The
Baptist
Chur H
Philadelphia
Sversox Co
NEW Alpine
Grersow Co
GOLF
Nick Ampter
Nick Amster
Wooster, Ohio
Century Club Meeting
Agc and Soc
ALL Druggiste
Court House
Houster
Stereop
Laubagh & Boyd
Lion Coffee
Daily Republican
Barberton
Lodi
Ashland
ATP
West Liberty St
Wooster, Q
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