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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1907
Page
8
May 13 Wooster notes enumerate youths while Nora Miller and Alice Sellera lead the effort. Reports cover local events from a Sunday K of C gathering to funeral attendees, retirements, and community notices across Orrville and Mansfield with several residents facing illness, moves, and business changes.
Applecreek notes detail visits and movements of residents, including Lena Maurer leaving for Barberton to aid a boarding house, Barberton visitors at Edward Wisner’s home, and various relatives staying with Mrs. Addie West. The piece mentions burials, church events, the Presbyterian and Reformed congregations, a new pastor Rev Johnson, and upcoming County Christian Endeavor convention with Prof Lawrence Erb handling music.
An otter and Judge B Eason pursue contempt charges against Weo Gerstenschlager of near Burbank. Gerstenschlager ordered to appear at 6:30 next Saturday. Neighbors Chas Vanover and Helgabor accused of troubling the lane and fence dispute and Vanover had a prior injunction against Gerstenschlager. The current contempt case centers on alleged violation of that order.
Local items report Kaufman Bros reroofing a house in Reensborg and George Jackson on the sick list. Mrs Fabr visits Red Hawks, Yoder seeks a job near Smithville, Mrs Eberhart at Blachleyville, and Mrs Shurdell to move to Lancaster Pa. Decoration day planned with a good program. Vigil work sends S. EB Speck’s family to Wooster for a visit. spring rumors noted. Hood’s Sarsaparilla touted and Ely's Cream Balm praised for colds and catarrh with marketing copy interwoven.
May 14 notes from Akron and Overton districters cover home sales. J D Fike sells dwelling and store to Dr A Dudley Smith of Oakland, with wife and daughter moving there. Fike remains to close stock. Other items mention millinery purchase, memorial sermons, and local visits, plus scattered political commentary on Taft and Cox and poems allusions.
G W Cloyd of Plunk Mo recounts a close call after a barbed mishap four years ago. An arnica remedy from Boyd's stores reportedly cured the wound, with details read as a fragmented historic clipping.
May 1914 entries list Miss Achsah Mead visiting from Barberton and contributing to a Friday musical program. Mrs Cyrus Young travels to her old home near Hermanville on the sixth. Frank Rooka moves to Water Street first of the week. Ada Garver, formerly at Goodrich Rubber Works in Akron, returns home. Mr and Mrs Ralph Birxler of commendable turnout. Philpott of Ashland praised by attendees. R D of Easton visits Clyde Cover last Sunday.
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