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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1903
Page
2
Hyomei inhaler kit sold for one dollar promises cures for catarrh and similar ailments. Laubach and Boyd guarantee payment refund if the treatment does not deliver, and offer extra bottles at fifty cents each.
Mrs Jos Bissell of North Buckeye street learned Monday night of the sudden death of her husband at Boston Main. He staggered from a vehicle, sprained, became unconscious, and died before medical aid. Remains will be brought home for burial. The telegram gave no details beyond guiding the wife on disposition of the body. The husband had been in good health recently and had written cheerful letters home.
A mixed district telegraph of events reports Sidge judging two train jumpers in the city prison, a man identified as J S Bissell of Wooster died after a fall from an elevated station area, details of family survivors, and a Brooklyn Herald inquiry. Other items note a fire at a farm residence, school inspections, a boy escape attempt toward St Louis, a Pennsylvanian train fatality in Plymouth, and local business chatter about coal pricing, a Russian melodrama closing, and local enterprises including wagons and a circus coming to Canton.
The Progressive Farmers club met on the 80th at W A Bruce's home with a hearty welcome and a noon dinner. Rev W A Littell led the address on the life of a farmer and risked a humorous error about town folks earning two thousand dollars for eggs and butter. A lively debate followed on Postal Savings Bank vs life insurance, with W A Bruce and Joseph Kimber presenting views. Rev Anna Shaw supported a women’s voting perspective from a piece by Mrs Harriet McCoy, read aloud as “If Women are Taxed Why Should They Not Vote.” Music and recitations by Ora Miller and Jennie McCoy with Raymond Lytle closed the program. The next meeting is May 28 at Mrs Harriet McCoy’s home. full attendance invited.
New city officials under the新的 code will not enter duties until midnight Sunday night and will begin Monday morning. City Solicitor B H Hubbell says they must take the oath of office and prepare their bonds on Saturday, as Sunday is a legal holiday, while current officials remain in office until midnight Sunday.
A graceful double wedding occurred at Sts Peter and Pauls in Doylestown on April 80. Joseph Kist and Nettie Chirk wed Michael Weinsheimer and Elizabeth Ganter in a nine o'clock ceremony conducted by Rev A G Hermann before many friends. The brides wore white, with the grooms in conventional attire. The couples, both prominent local youths, include Miss Chirk daughter of John Clark treasurer of the board of education and Miss Ganter daughter of Sart A Ganter ex treasurer. the grooms are lifelong residents.
Mrs Anna Blasie wife of the late John Blasie died Thursday night at her Fast South street Wooster home after a brief illness. She would have been 90 in June and recently suffered a fall causing back injuries tied to her decline. Born in Bavaria Germany she lived in Wooster over fifty years. Her husband Mr Blasie died six years ago after long service at the old McDonald works. She belonged to the German Evangelical church and was remembered as a good Christian woman. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the house.
An Ontario reader, H. R. Phelps of Plymouth, reports selling five bottles of Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy to threshers who could go no farther. He notes it helps keep workers at work and praises its effectiveness for colic and dysentery symptoms. The ad-like testimonial underscores past sales and continued utility for rural laborers.
King Edward arrives in Paris to a grand reception by President Loubet and crowds along Boulevards and Champs Elysees. Royal salutes, fireworks, and elaborate decorations mark the visit, with American flags on display and the city lit in festive fashion. Separate reports note tension in Charleston over habeas corpus rulings and frost damage to crops in the Chickasaw nation and Arkansas valley. Springfield passes a municipal ownership bill.
High school dramatic club presents A Business Meeting on Friday afternoon across all floors of the building. Cast includes Mrs Gilford Smithe as president and Arch Albright as stage manager with numerous students in roles and support positions.
Golf enthusiasts held a Friday evening session where appointed committees reported and plans to recruit members progressed. Prospective members already identified to secure the required membership, with signatures being gathered to paper on Saturday as the effort continues toward the limit. Mr and Mrs BE Frink left Worcester for Washington, stopping in Sullivan Elyria and Cleveland before heading to the capital. Treatise on pregnancy aid promotes ease of parturition, claiming Mother’s Friend reduces danger and shortening confinement. advertises druggist price and free booklet from Bradfield Regulator Co Atlanta GA.
An old advertisement touts Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy as a cure for kidney and urinary ailments. The copy claims rapid relief from back pain, inability to hold urine, burning when passing urine, and nighttime urination. It promotes a vegetable formula free of narcotics and minerals and offers trial bottles and nationwide sales through druggists.
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