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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1902
Page
4
The March 19 1902 Wooster Ohio issue mixes garbled notes on politics weather and notable figures. Mentions General Kitchener Moody Schley Delarney Methuen and Prince Henry while flagging Irish politics and the Northern Securities debate alongside local Cleveland fare policy and Roosevelt era references.
A fragment collection notes thanks for assist in release and mentions TV dispatches on Bellefontaine residents. It recalls Tillman and others avoiding clashes with bystanders, observes a Bellefontaine man’s hair turning from white to black, jokes about hair dye brands, and hints at power ventures and Wall Street dividends nearing sixty billion. It also mentions Shreve power plans and Leslie Shaw’s controversial pardons affecting bond prices.
At about 2 pm Monday a fire alarm sounded when Joseph Felger and John Zehner’s stables began emitting smoke caused by a spark from Bishop and Son’s saw mill. The fire department arrived within ten minutes but the stables were beyond saving. The dwellings were damaged but no further losses occurred beyond the stables and their contents.
March 18 report from Latta shows strong opposition to free rural delivery with residents favoring attachment to Overton for direct lines. Star Telephone adds a Redhaw branch line to improve service while local officials note the operation on Mrs Latta Yocum was in the lumbar region with no serious aftermath anticipated.
A London dispatch notes Methuen’s explanation to the war office about a naval clash, suggesting the best line is that he sailed in and was whipped. William Watchhpore Aston seeks a British parliament seat, while Senator Hoan and others in the U S senate oppose Funsten’s aggressive Aguinaldo pursuit, praising his practical hunting approach.
At St James Church services Sunday drew faithful attendance with the Holy Communion administered at the morning service. The program featured vocal music by Mrs Revard Mone Magy Goall and others, praised for its good execution. The evening mass was grand with an eloquent sermon and a notable solo by Mrs Voiece Pirestone, acclaimed by all for graceful delivery and fitting style.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions sales days linked to a Mr Miller Roos with numbers 14 18 21 and locations Ta Woost bobbins and Ca Waster in the DT2D area. Reads as a brief schedule or notice with unclear specifics and names.
Auction advertises sale of all wood working machinery engines and boiler from the Tostedin Qooswe venture. Items to be sold at Petersoo Wrest Tibeers yard on Saturday March 1 with sale prices and terms to be announced at the site.
Vite Manufacturers announces sales days in April at Wooster Hardware Co Wooster Indiana in the OD Miller Room. Details unclear due to damaged text but indicates promotional event with planned dates and percent discount.
The undersigned will offer at public sale two miles southeast of Orrville and related vicinity on Thursday March 27 1902. Included are two head horses one all purpose 12 years old one all purpose family mare seven years old. eight head cattle five cows two heifers and one Dur ham butt. twenty seven hogs five brood sows and 22 shoats. sixteen Shropshire ewes with lambs. farming implements. seed potatoes oats and clover. 15 tons hay. and all household furniture. Sale starts at 12 o'clock. Terms: credit one year on sums 6 85 and over with two approved sureties. under that amount cash. Auctioneer CC Wire. clerks Levi Neiswanger and PD Spindler. Manufacturers' Sales Days April 3 4 and 5 902.
In West Salem on last Thursday a grandfather died suddenly after a day’s work. Within the same family, a grandchild fell ill and died within hours. The double loss struck the old and young in one household, with funeral services held at the village Presbyterian church. The community extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
Missandersen, aged 54, was reported as de royevd by the Mondey afternoon. The event, though garbled, notes a local incident involving residents and a figure named Moe douse belowpias ta Wissender.
The docket shows Matte Binck versus James Fihow in ouster proceedings, with A D Mors representing the plaintiff M. L. Snoonerford the defendant. The record notes a chorus of unrelated ad copy about beauty, taxes, and a tonic called Rocky Mountain Ten by Laubach & Royd Ass Restores.
An OCR damaged notice promises very low prices for photos from now until April first, with guaranteed work and customer satisfaction. It also advertises extremely low rail rates from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for one-way second-class fares to the West and Northwest during March and April, plus an agent contact in Wooster Ohio and references to various promotional lines.
A chaotic local page notes Charles Myers visiting his parents, then plans to return. several names from Wayne, Medina, and Ashland counties are mentioned with visits and moves. A fire at the old Jane Harned house in Wayne County is reported as the building burned Thursday night with unclear cause. Other items include a snake-killing event near Armstrong and various notices about nasal spray advertising and early health products.
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