New Plant Likely in City Through Local Enterprise
Negotiator says project has not progressed recently but a final agreement may come soon for a new industrial plant. Backers, including business partners with years of activity in machinery and implements, expect a lease deal for the moulding room and equipment of the old McDonald works on South Walnut Street, with parties unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rpsrkr
SRM
Famera
Oul Gora
Are Waske
McDonald
South
Walnut Street
Republican
Engterprise
Pickpockets In City
A couple of suspicious characters were seen in the city Thursday evening attracting attention as they loitered near the post office during mail distribution. Otto Rifle felt a hand reach into his line and the bird was stolen. moments later the stranger’s band was found in his pocket and the thief fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riftle
Strauger
Tnt
Free Buggy Whip Offer From Wooster Hardware Ad
A garbled advertisement page promotes a free buggy whip if readers cut out and use the Wooster Hardware Company ad from the newspaper. It cites supposed pay requirements and urges collecting the ad as the price for the whip. The text then shifts to catalog-like medical cures and various pharmacy product pitches with dramatic guarantees and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Wooster Hardware Company
Foley Honey and Tar Promises Relief for Coughs
An old advertisement touts Foley’s Honey and Tar as a cure for obstinate coughing and consumption symptoms, claiming it expels mucus, prevents spread, and has cured incipient consumption. It lists distributors and references generic health tonics and liver pills, reflecting period medical marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Rm Boyd & SS Ar Co
Ptesian Ps Idoy Wawehmerove Amipmer
Thomas
Electric Oi
Mavlesee Agement
Weenie
Telephone rates debate stalls cheaper party lines
Manager Herron of Millersbire Weaser Orrville Telephone says lowering local party line rates to 6 to 10 dollars monthly is impossible while maintaining service. He notes party lines cost 15 dollars per year elsewhere and says promises of cheaper phones threaten dividends. Farmers discuss the issue in Wooster with no April meeting set. The company asserts subscribers are signed up for five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herron
Millersbire, Weaser & Orrville Telephone Exchange
Fés
Fés Nulees
Wooster
Divorce Petition Alleges Husband’s Neglect and Abuse
Terri Cameron of Fredericksburg files for divorce from Curtis Cameron. She cites August 14, 1907 marriage, four children, and long neglect including failure to provide necessaries while she and children supported themselves. She claims nightly evictions, gun threats, and suspected infidelity accusations. Cameron denies real estate and asserts she owns most household goods. seeks alimony, custody, and restraining order. Judge Swyer files motion for Cameron’s arrest for contempt of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terri
Cameron
Fredericksburg
Curtis Cameron
Childen
Ikewisa
Cameron Sarn
Judas Ennon
Swyeer
Cameton
Cards of Thanks from grieving families
We express heartfelt gratitude to neighbors who helped Wednesday night when our home burned and belongings were lost. Frank Glarhart and wife, and Mr and Mrs Henry Jennings and family, thank all who offered aid during our bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Glarhart
and Henry Jennings
Object to Strong Medicines for Rheumatism
Many people object to taking strong medicines for rheumatism preferring no internal treatment. Most cases are muscular or chronic rheumatism with no fever or swelling. When symptoms are mild, apply Chamberlain's Liniment for quick relief and buy from local merchants.
Italian pupil hero saves child in Pittburg avenue fire drill
A Pittsburg avenue school fire drill ends with a four year old child falling on the stairs. An Italian youth lifts and carries the child to safety as others near the bottom could have trampled the youngster. Witnesses call it funny yet a vivid demonstration of rescue techniques to prevent panics. The incident echoes lessons from the Collinwood disaster about crowd crush dangers in stairwells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittaurg Avenue
Collinwood
J. T. Keister
Board of Education
Thompson
Pittsburg Avenue
Fulke
Thoie Be ‘Hind
Pupila
Familiar Figure Joseph Henry Hall Dies in Wooster
Joseph Henry Hall a longtime Wooster resident died at his Beall avenue home Friday morning from dropsy and heart trouble after years of illness. Born in Canningburg Pennsylvania he lived in Wooster 20 to 80 years and ran a small Beall avenue grocery with his sister Miss Jennie Aall. The Hall family has strong Ohio and Pennsylvania connections and was well known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Henry Hall
Beall Avenue
Hall
Mr Gall
Canningburg
Pennsylvania
Wooster
Bowman Street
Hal
Jennie Aall
Ohio
Pennsylounia
Power returns to Detroit as designer in Worcester area
Architect Stanley Power, long employed as a draughtsman in Detroit, has come back to the city and chosen Worcester Mount to establish an office above the Barrett news stand. He rents the former City Solicitor Hay room, fitted it neatly, and aims to satisfy patrons with his architectural work. Power is a young man of ability and promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Power
Detroit
Mich
Wooster
Power
Hay
Barrett News
Mr Power
Local Maine Petitions Heal Wounds and Promote Remedies
Row F Starbird of Just Raymond Maine touts Burklen Arriva Salve for old army wound and obstinate sores. Advertisements claim Flys Cream Balm cures cold in head hay fever and nasal catarrh. Ely Brothers offer Health Coffee amid spoof claims. Bixlers Modern Pharmacy and DeWitts among local drugstores promoting remedies with guarantees. Rex Republican political mention appears at end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Starbird
Raymond
Maine
Burklen
SH. Boyd & Co
Sheriff Sale Sheds Light on East Liberty Block Value
A one fourth interest in the D Nice block on East Liberty Street housing Modern Pharmacy Greek America confectionery and other tenants sold at sheriff's sale. Bidding started near 8,700 but dispute over bids delayed final price before Metz secured the property at 4,466. Metz paid for the two daughters of Captain Kauke and Emma Jackson heirs. The block's total value was about 20,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Nice
East Liberty Street
Captan Taylor
Metz
Taylor
Métz
Kauke
Horace Clemmons
Emma Jackson
Obituary highlights from West Salem and area deaths
A long list of obituaries from West Salem and nearby towns notes deaths in Minneapolis Minnesota, Orrville, Norfolk West Virginia and Wooster. Mentioned are Peter Conrad 86, David Baker, Charles A Kenworthy, A M Cramp 87, Mrs Henry Imhof, Leonard Dirck and Samuel Dirck, James Raymond Palmer, Laura Jennings Harrison born 1878 died 1904 at age 30, and family details including survivors and funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Raymond Palmer
Aicaie Palmer
Falckntgon
Euenia-Aua
Géo. N. Rivlen
Chicago
Chalmers Martin
Howard McClure
Stewart Martin
Harrold Coling
Fred Wisbard
Leroy Snyder
Wallace Kyall
Wooster Cemetery
Laura Jennings Harrison
Changes to be costly at Wooster schools
John F Ward state inspector visits Fogo buildings in Wooster and urges changes across districts. The Pittsburg avenue site may gain new fire escapes and stairway updates while high school plans call for five exits and extensive fireproofing. Officials anticipate no sweeping overall changes but expect these safety upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fogo
Wooster
John F. Ward
State Department of Public
Pittsburg Avenue
Ward
Kelster
Offise
Keister
Goorg
Beall Avenue
Walnut Street
Cures Woman's Weaknesses With Favorite Prescription
Dr. John Fyfe of the Eclectic Medical Review discusses Unicorn root and Helonias as key ingredients in Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. He cites their uterine invigorating action and lists indications such as back pain with leucorrhea, low mood, hot flushes, and uterine disorders. Golden Seal root is noted for its tonic effects and usefulness across debility states, with authorities praising its role in female reproductive health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
John Fyfe
THE
Eclectic Medical Review
Helenias
Pyte
Komen
Finley Ellingswood
Bennett Medics
Ollege
Chicago
John M. Scudder
Cincinnati
Golden Seal Root
Br, Bartholow
Jefferson Medical College
Piarce
Physician to See Patients at Parlors of the
On Friday April 3 a physician will visit the Parlors and treat former patients and take new ones for a single day only. The announcement notes limited scheduling and directs interested individuals to the Parlors for details.
Renowned Dr Snell Offers Free Diagnosis in Cincinnati
Dr Albert F Snell president of his private sanitarium in Cincinnati announces a limited trip offering free consultation and examination. He claims a new system for deafness catarrh paralysis nervous disorders and blood diseases with many cures already reported. No charge for initial consultation or diagnosis. address all inquiries to 16 Garfield Place Cincinnati.
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Ayer
Ayer Co
Lowell, Maga
Brat Hall
Shean
Bixler
Kriegers Drugstore
Jobo Riba
Vinng
Krieger's
Architect’s Office
Tulerera
Ste. Ail Druggista
Oy Ely Bros
Warren St
New York
Dr. Shoop
Foleys Orino Laxat
Bixler Pharmacy
H. Boyd & Cotths K
Subierit
Rex eRepubl Blican
ab-Gable
West Salem-a
Hat
Minneapolis
Minn
Gable
Peter Conrad
Orrville
Milton Township
David Baker
Norfolk
W. Va
Mr. Baker
Weat Salon
Charles A. Kenworthy
Electric Package Co
Wayne County
Thorsday
A. 4
Cramp
Millersburg
Henry Imhof
Hight Squares
Leonard Dirck
Chester Township
Springville
Samuel Dirck
Athels
Henry
Margaret Jennings
Laura
Baba Abe
Alcet
Divine Call
Chas. R. Compton
Presbyterian Church of
John McCay M Harrison
Fredericks
Charles
Wang
Rittman
Smithville
Ely
Onca
Eati
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton
N.Y
Binghamton, N. Y
Chichester
Seaie
Mae Pega
Joseph C. Fritz
Atlaw
Procter &, O'Hair
Airug
Liberty Street
Oss W. Funck
Court House
Dra
Harding & Co.'s
Aartin L. Selyser
Wooater
Big
Ofice—No
Mergharte’ Empartusa
Spstaire
W. F. Kean
Attority-at-law
Gries Ora BicCharran
Newreire
Offce—Sackeon Black Public Square
Arran John Co
M'Claerra? Jones
Charles C Jones
Herry Taylor
J. B. Taylorttorneys-Atlaw
C. Taylor Walter Ohio
Ofice
D. Nice Block
Swartz
A. B
Waya
U.S. Patent Office
Washington, D.C
Wooster-Dimto
H.A Hart
EYE and Ear
Downing Block
Beall Ave
Bowmar Pouperly
New York Eye and Ear Institute
Thomas A. Elder
Spectacles
Lapbach & Boyd's Drug Store
Public Square
PD . Wessler
Burdette S._Bontrager
A. Waite
Kerr Street
East Presbyterian Church
Creston
Star Phone
Branford
Bracda Wilks
Norrie
Norwalk
R. B Branford
My Barn
Jacob Zaring
Perry
Shamp
Archer
Albert F. Snell
Albert F.snell
Garfield Place
Osily
Mtnastica
Aregg
Cetsastica Sare
Dave
Tee
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