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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1908
Page
7
A Wooster Ohio letter describes a buyer asking for 25 lions and later adjusting quantities. The note mentions Messrs W A & F Bower of Methuen Massachusetts and quotes a vendor's reflection on new agents learning to guess.
Reports from Morrow County and other counties in the senatorial district depict Senator J F M Vanover pushing hard to break the one term limit and win a second term nomination. Morrow County backs two candidates, and if the rule is set aside, a sharp contest is expected. Supporters claim Vanover may gain. opponents say he has little chance.
H. A. Miller received notice Saturday of his five year reappointment to the Wooster board of review.
Mrs. Della Geitgey of Shreve sues her mother in law Ella Bivona for 5000 dollars alleging alienation of affections of her husband Frank Geitgey. She says prior to disputes they lived as a married couple, that Bivona maliciously told false stories to drive a wedge, caused him to sell property and desert her, leaving her deprived of his society and support. Attorney L. D. Cornel represents Geitgey in the suit.
At a Tuesday meeting the divisities arranged a Memorial day festival and entertainment to raise funds. May 26 event at the army will feature refreshments, ice cream, cake, and coffee served by the Woman's Relief Corps and Daughters of Veterans with Kieffer circle and Given Post organizing. Spanish War veterans will help, and an orchestra will provide music. The festival aims to engage the public in a good cause.
Sheriff Caskey conducted a noon Saturday sale in Quinby Jones versus Wm H Miller et al for foreclosure of mortgage. Seventy-five acres near Armstrong Station were offered at 620 dollars and sold to Quinby Jones for 425 dollars.
Cedar View Mississippi merchant B O Stewart touts Dr King’s New Life Pills promising gold value when addressing constipation malaria or biliousness. Ads promote Book No 4 For Women by Dr Shoop detailing Night Cure suppositories and free confidential medical advice. Also promotes Mansan Pile Remedial available in collapsible tubes at Krieger’s Drug Store with 50 cent price.
Trustees through John F Barrett anperintendent have started a nursery on cemetery grounds to support an addition. Hundreds of trees will be weeded including maple and ornamental shade trees. Over 1200 maples were planted this week, about 200 six to fifteen feet tall, the rest seedlings.
A long OCR filled item outlining amendments to Ohio constitutional sections 28 to 32 and related provisions. It records proposed amendments, readings, governor approval processes, and deadlines, with signatures of state officials and dates around 1900 to 1908. The text includes procedural rules for bills, tax and revenue provisions, and a separate joint resolution proposing section amendments to article twelve and article five, with secretary of state attestations and dates. The fragmentary record reads like a legislative proclamation from the Ohio General Assembly with 1908 certification.
An important deal concludes with the Barrett machine shop being acquired by Wooster Machine Company. Edgin Porter will lead the new firm, which plans to market a new machine while continuing repair and foundry work. Local staff including Elmer Landes and John Schultz stay on, with Barrett likely to join the new venture.
A small riot erupted at the Baltimore Onto depot on late Wednesday afternoon. Two coal company workers, a white man and a Black man, fought in a melee lasting several rounds. Bystanders said both men were heated but no serious injuries were reported.
Cyrus Young, veteran of the 120th regiment, died Tuesday in Lakeside hospital Cleveland while under treatment. Funeral held from his Burbank home on Friday with large attendance. The notice notes his esteemed status in the community and his long service.
A vintage ad touts Dr Shoop’s Restorative as a cure for tired nerves low ambition and sluggish organs. It claims noticeable changes within 44 hours and promotes it as a tonic for nerves appetite digestion and renewed vigor while listing local outlets. An unclear fragment mentions other products and a child burn anecdote.
Mrs. Adam Starr of Northtrant Street was near death Wednesday evening from diluted carbolic acid ingested by mistake after mistaking peppermint for medicine. Ira Starr, an invalid son, witnessed the episode and alerted neighbors. doctors arrived within ten minutes and she began to recover by Thursday morning.
Modern Woodmen memorial day will be observed in Shreve on Sunday June. Neighboring camps including Wooster are cordially invited to attend and participate in services and remembrances.
Advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla as strengthening the body by toning digestive organs and aiding nerve and mental stamina. Encourages immediate use when feeling run down.
Time tests truth and meritorious cures endure. F W Hirdman of Wooster Ohio recounts long kidney illness cured completely by Dean's Kidney Pills after trying other remedies. He confirms later that only minor attacks appeared since using the product. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York agents. Remember the name Dean's Kidney Pills.
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