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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1896
Page
5
A fragment from the Republican Printing Co shows contact details and deadline rules for advertisements. It notes column space and submission by noon to ensure same day insertion, with fees for notices or events if not submitted timely.
Daily notes from Wooster record St Patrick's Day parties and club events. Mentions the Shamrock display, a Two Step Club dance, hotel renovations, legal notices, and local residents including J. P. Van Nest and Arch er House guests. Also reports on jail, church happenings, and residents traveling to nearby towns.
A centennial souvenir outlines Wooster and Wayne county history sketches of the city and county a gallery of portraits of public institutions factories residences and notable citizens plus a history of Wooster and Wayne county planned as a lasting contribution to the area’s centennial literature.
The Wooster Hardware Co adds Mr Hershberger to clerical staff as they expand stock including Spalding Ge Wavery farming implements and a full line of farm wagons. Plank Gray flour mill advertises new, modern facilities with flour guaranteed superior to rivals.
The Ohblo Live Stock Company plans a sale at the East ern Hotel stables in Wooster Ohio on Friday listing 20 head for Eastern buyers. Horses will be sold straight out to prove the single buying method and WW Shearer acts as auctioneer.
A notice promotes free boxes of a health treatment advertised for kidney stomach rheumatic and digestive complaints. It claims a limited time offer available via George Krelgey and associates, urging those afflicted to claim a free box during the promotion week.
The Court of Common Pleas faced slow progress as witnesses were not summoned due to attorneys failing to file names. Next week lists include Keer and Weldrick, Durstine, Ablgerve, and others with hearings set for March 185 to March 23. Judge Dowell granted relief in K M Liggett et al. versus C M Yocum and decisions favored Mrs Lillian McFadden in a Ferrell will dispute. A burglary case in Wooster led to four men pleading guilty to petty larceny and 20 days in the Canton workhouse.
Mrs C B Yoder returns from Pennsylvania while Irvin S Mackey organizes a Knights and Ladies of Security lodge in Applecreek. Miss Nannie Pfeffer sick. Mrs N R West speaks to the Woman's Missionary Society. Rail line projects near West Lebanon and Justus coal fields advance after survey. Mr Hutchinson visits Canton. Dan Finck ill with measles. A L Collins returns from Georgia and Alabama. he will help oversee a new bridge project to Newport. Subscribers urged to update addresses. La Belle Russe shown at City Opera House. Mead Davenport joins Silver Millinery and travels to Cleveland. Deputy Sheriff Aylsworth heads to Lancaster with boy Ralph Landis bound for industrial school. Ex-Postmaster Misuckley granted pension increase. Edward Davidson departs for Los Angeles for work. Ott Koch elected captain of the Sheridan Sares in Wooster.
Correspondence from Onxsvon reports Chas Coulter and Allie Coulter visited Lancaster to see their ailing brother in law Mr Johnson who has since recovered. Anna Tanner from Michigan visits town while Mr McDownold auctions his entire stock due to his wife's illness. Missionaries Richards and family left for America last Thursday and will settle here. Mrs Richards is daughter of local resident John Smith. Clif Bittinger, Cleveland streetcar conductor, visited his mother. Public library event drew a large crowd with 6 cent admission and $7.50 proceeds. Sugar social at Arcade last Friday night was well attended.
John Hatteld of Caiou suffered a near fatal overdose of lauda cum intended for sleep and pain relief. He was found in time for medical aid, and though not fully recovered, he was out of danger. The Opera Minstrel Company offers a benefit program at the City Opera House on Tuesday March 24 to raise funds for Wayne County’s Centennial celebration.
Boston March 17 Rev Francis E. Clark president of the United Societies of Christian Endeavor says his move to become an auxiliary member of the Salvation Army carries no significance beyond showing his interest in the organization’s work.
Columbus on March 17 reports the Democratic city convention turning down veteran Justice of the Peace Mr. Olnhausen and nominating Frank A Siegel for police court clerk W. 8. Tussing nominated for police court clerk. Ex-Governor Campbell endorsed for president, with strong disapproval voiced for ousting officials.
The Given Post 183 Grand Army post held a large memorial in the Wooster Post Hall with roll calls for deceased members. Adjutant Clodfelter led the names with responses from comrades, while Dr. Robison, A A Ingram, and others spoke of living comrades. The service featured church choir renditions of Come Lord Jesus and America, a somber tribute to veterans with many names of deceased Wooster members listed. The event concluded with a solemn church ceremony and musical performances by a local choir and quartet.
The Wooster Ohio post office lists remaining letters as of Saturday March 14 1898. Ladies Lydia Brenneman Nettie Merrill Mary Hassler Mrs Harvey and Miss Miss Mary White are named along with gentlemen Charles Buchanan Clarran Ripple C W Summers J Dearsdorf J W Wilson Louis Harte, John F Marchand P M. Call for letters by number.
Worth Knowing notice offers a free package of a nerve tonic to address liver and kidney derangements caused by various ailments. Laubach & Boyd advertise their store opposite the repairing shop and under Y Lunadis as agents.
The stock of stoves and house furnishing goods from the late firm of McClure & Hinton has been bought from the assignee by L P Obli and will be continued in Wayne County. Rags rubber and old wood taken in exchange for wood.
In March 16 dispatch, Constable M. J. Barth seized H. E. Berry’s saloon over a dispute about ownership of stock and fixtures with The Wooster Brewing Co. amid a crowded local election scene noting low turnout and party tickets. The report also catalogs a ghost visit, civic notices, religious services, and community events across Congress, detailing arrests, weddings, funerals, and social plans.
A letter to the editor from James Mi Luinys, a soon to be retired board member, argues for public disclosure of school building conditions and cost estimates. He outlines opinions of the Board on modern eight-room schools with heating and sanitary upgrades, estimating at least 20 400 dollars per building plus site costs.
A grocer pressures customers to buy Gray's flour, insisting on a preferred grade and demanding payment on that basis. Local shoppers report confusion over the grading and pricing, with unclear official guidance in the storefront.
Ohio Agricultural Experimental Station reports on a 130 acre oat trial from April 22 1895 showing hot water at 133 degrees F for 15 minutes and a 4 percent potassium sulphid solution greatly reduce smut from 74 59 percent in untreated plots to as low as 1 to 2 percent smutted heads in treated plots. Yields per variety rose with treatment, with profit gains offset by treatment cost for several varieties including Race Horse Black Prolific Lincoln and American Banner.
A Würster market listing shows varied prices for grains and produce including Wheat 4 Rye 34 cents, Corn 4, Hay 1, Potatoes new 60, Butter 19, Eggs 4 per dozen, and many other items. A March 17 fire destroyed a 1 story brick building at 717 Cedar Avenue, with a missing night watchman feared burned. Also noted is a legal suit in Philadelphia against Burrows Bros for 100000 due to an advertisement dispute.
City council session adopts measures to extend Beall avenue sewer from University street to north Wooster line and to fund street improvements. Committee reports on Lawn street grant petitions and Blessing avenue grade, with resolutions authorizing sewer, sidewalks, and annual financial reporting. Officials approved bids, plant study, and cross street work, tied to bond issuance and assessments.
On Monday morning an explosion occurred at the Shively laundry injuring Everett Shivley who was near the engine when it blew. He was knocked to the door but escaped serious harm though his face was burned. J. E. Barrett provided first aid as Shivley recovered at work.
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