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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1899
Page
4
Fragments report deaths in Burbank, a widow Mrs Holloway aged about 60, funeral plans for Thursday, and local notices. Other items describe storm damage near Millbrook, arrests for freight-train riding, a horse struck by lightning, church devotion time, and various regional movements and social notices.
Special to Tae Aerussican. May 20. The Green Oak schoolhouse, two miles west of this Ace, was burned between 4 and 5 p.m. Friday. The brick building, built only three years ago, was not insured. Rice indicates a defective flue. the blaze was discovered by teacher Prof McDowell.
The text discusses how the Eustachian tube affects hearing when inflamed or clogged, noting that normal hearing depends on this tube’s function. It asserts that chronic blockage can cause permanent hearing loss and references treatments and terms used by the Toledo clinic.
A highly fragmentary OCR line shows garbled text with mixed letter groups. The readable portion hints at someone’s name or place but lacks coherent facts, dates, or events to determine a clear news item or context.
Robert and Mejer celebrated a birthday with about 100 friends and relatives at their home near Jefferson. Reverend Hork offered remarks and presented a pan carved by the couple, as guests enjoyed a noon feast. Health talk followed as guests departed, with a sales pitch for Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets to ease digestive troubles.
Fragmented text describes someone named Senermeye testing Caldwe's Syrup for constipation and headaches. Mentions Sante Pre finding it true to claim. References to sizes, pricing, and store display. The legible parts indicate a general ad-like notice for a medicinal syrup without clear details or outcomes.
The Wayne County jury heard cases involving Craven and Craven heirs seeking damages and settlement over the death of Adama and related land compensation. The panel returned a finding for the plaintiff in one action with damages awarded and land value settled. Other matters included probate actions and a separate executor dispute in Wayne County.
A Brush Valley mother lauds Celery King for nerves stomach kidneys saying her daughter grew stronger and wakefulness ceased after one package. The testimonial cites a list of Wayne County agents and stores selling 26c and 5c packages, including W A Wilson Wooster and others in nearby towns.
The Wooster annual Memorial Day program outlines numerous committees and officers. President of the Day is Hey, with a long list of vice presidents, orators, marshals, guides, divisions, assistants, and general arrangement, covering flower committees, transportation, monuments, and speaker’s stand among others.
During a winter epidemic of whooping cough my children suffered severe coughing spells. We used Chamberlains Cough Remedy which relieved the cough and effected a complete cure. Joan E. Clir Foxe Norwood House Norwood NM. The remedy is for sale by Laubach and Boyd on the Square.
A Wooster Gap Club quartet visited Medina Friday and joined Medina Club members in a friendly skeet shoot. The visiting team led in scoring with heavy hits, after which both sides shot 26 birds with Moransey scoring 13, Taylor 11, Lace 22, and Faber 16.
A damaged ad advises using a glass to test for kidney disease by observing sediment after standing and lists symptoms such as frequent urination and pain. It promotes Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy as the best cure for kidneys liver bladder rheumatism dyspepsia and constipation with quick relief of old urinary issues.
Endorsements from church figures and clergy highlight Paine's celery compound as a tonic and strength giver. A coadjutor bishop and other church members vouch for its usefulness, citing hospital and household use and longstanding confidence in Wells & Richardson Co. products.
A Lima field expert says drilling at the old Eicher oil well was stopped too soon, believing the drill line above the second sand and that deeper drilling could strike oil. He offered to help fund the work while noting land south of the city has been leased. The piece explains what an oil lease is and weighs its impact on farms, noting that a successful find could greatly raise land value and farmer income, while a failure bears little risk to the farmer.
Ambiguous ad copy claims Allen's Foot Base soothes painful swollen feet and corns. It promises fast comfort for tight shoes and worn skin, sold by shoe stores and mail order from Olmsted, Te Roy, and Vermont? establishments, with unclear contact details.
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