Wooster Woosterans Propose Home Week Reunion Plan
An editor urges Wooster Ohio to host a Home Week during the county fair to reunite former residents. The piece cites Pan-American Exposition draw, lists many local names, and envisions celebrations, night events, and renewed childhood friendships across generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tha
New England
Wooster
Wayne County
Old County
Old Town
Clavelandides
Shanteina
Rand
Wooster Boys
Avid Stevens
John Bolus
John
Jim
Chas. McAnany
James Strauss
Chas. Hesler
Wm. Hammer
Wm. Leitner
John Stevens, Jr
John Stevens
Christian Solus
Jesse McClellan
George Kettler
Ad McClure
S. B Enson
Wm R. France
Robert Segner
Wii
Leopold
Doc McClarran
Sam Swarts
Sloan
Howard Bissell
Frank Purdy
Ed Young
Lemuel Jeffries
Harry Hoffswitt
Harrison
Perry
Henry
James Miller
Charles Frost
Mick Hoke
Theodore
Cunningham
Jake
Prominent Patent Medicine Teasers From Wyandotte Ads
Letters and testimonials praise Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung trouble while DeWitt’s Little Early Risers promise gentle bowel cleansing and Pepsin syrup lauds from a Kentucky dealer. Copy includes sales pitches from Laubach & Boyds and G H Came of Knightsville Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J T Weather
Wyandotte
Mich
King
Laubach & Bovds
Miss Mamie Smith Marketing a Remedy in Middlesboro Note
Miss Mamie Smith of Middlesboro Kentucky reports giving her sister Foley's Honey and Tar which she says brought instant relief and saved her life. The advertisement cites De Witt's Little Early Risers as a top remedy for constipation and liver complaints with a promotional tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Smith
Middlesboro
Foley
Laubach & Boyd, Zimmerman & Co
de Witt
Zimmerman
Sad Accident Kills Coal Dealer at Orrville Barn
Joshua Brothers of Orrville a coal dealer was killed Saturday afternoon at Winkler's Barn by a horse he was by a stall water bucket splashed water or the Lorsels tea. The horse projected him to the ground and pawed him. he died about an hour later before aid arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua Brothers
Orrville
Winkler's Barn
Not Smallpox Believed in Massillon Case
J N McKee a soap peddler and suspected smallpox patient was told he may be freed from the pesthouse. Doctors said his illness was likely caused by contact with a poisonous vine and Meliee will stay at the pesthouse for a few days as he remains weak. The facial eruptions have nearly disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon Independent
J. N McKee
First Memorial Day Observance in Wooster Details
Viola Barrett recalls the first Wooster Memorial Day in May 1860 and two earlier decorations. She and Johsen Barrett marked graves with handwritten name strips in spring 1867, placing flags on 30 soldiers at Wooster Cemetery. The following year volunteers and veterans expanded the tribute with crosses wreaths and a two carriage procession. Barrett notes she is the only living woman who helped decorate in 1865.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Barrett
Wooster
W. McClure
Given Post
Barrett
Johsen -Barrett
Wovnster
New Lumber Company Promoters Seek Wooster Investment
A Wooster Ohio movement for a lumber and cabinet firm reports strong support. Citizens sign on promises of 1000 dollar subscriptions to be paid to J T Keister, with the company borrowing an equal amount to purchase or build and equip a factory for lumber and furniture production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Ohio
Ium
Lumber and Cabinet Company
J T. Keister
Kidney Cure Claims From Honest Testimonials
A mail carrier from Levanna Ohio describes years of kidney trouble and back pain until using Electric Bitters, claiming six bottles cured him. Advertisements tout cures for stomach liver and bowels with guaranteed satisfaction. Other letters hail Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney disease and improved health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnett Mann
Levanna
Laubach & Boyd
Foley's Honey and Tar touted as cure all early stages
An advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar for early stage cures and comfort in the worst cases, warns against substitutes, and notes endorsements from Lau baché and Boyd, Zimmerman & Co. It also mentions Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and Dwitt's Little Risers as popular remedies with testimonials about kidney cure and laxative effects.
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Foley
Laubaché& Boyd, Zimmerman & Co. d
Geo. C. Hickock
Gurtiss
Wis
Sigs
Laubach & Boyd, Zimmerman & Co
Massillon Wooster Mansfield railway scheme formed
An incorporated Massillon Wooster and Mansfield railway company with nominal capital of 10000 is planned to be electric powered with headquarters in Cleveland. Directors include T K Dissette C V Hard F M Kirk A M Parrish. Two routes explored via North Lawrence or Dalton Applecreek and potential towns Ashland Shreve Lakeville Loudonville. Work on rights of way to begin after incorporation.
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Columbus
T. K. Dissette
C. V. Hard
F. M. Kirk
A. M. Parrish
Massillon, Wooster and Mansfield Railway Company
Cleveland
Massillon
Mansfield
Prospect
Woolster
North
Lawrence
Orville
Dalton
Applecreek
Ashland
Shreve
Lakeville
Loudonville
Ohio
M. Kirk
Colonial Bank
Local Salve Promises Cure in Five Days for Ulcers and Sore
La Grange resident Danforth credits Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with curing a six month frightful sore in five days. Banner Salve earns praise from Fenry Richards of Wilseyville for a breast wound after limited relief from other remedies. Both products are sold by Laubach & Boyd in Zimmerman.
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P A. Danforth
la Grange
Bucklen
Laubach & Boyd
Fenry R. Richards
Wilseyville
Laubach & Boyd, Zimmerman
Cashier Testifies to Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin
D F Lange cashier at Wabash R R East St Louis testifies after twenty years of chronic constipation and stomach pain. He credits two bottles of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin with relief and endorses the preparation as the finest for stomach troubles. Sold by all druggists.
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Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup Co
Monticello
D. FP. Lange
Cashier
Wabash R. R
East St. Louis
Teaching the Filipinos in a Civil Province Letter
Private Ralph W. Eddy describes Civil Commission governance in the Philippines, Amos Helss from Wooster taking a civilian teaching post at 375 monthly plus private lessons. He notes natives eager to learn English, business opportunities, and trade revival, with hemp, cloth, and oil exports to Manila. Eddy reflects on money, business, and education as vital paths, while confirming his own clerical post in the Adjutant’s office.
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R. E Eddy
Ralph W. Eddy
Phil-iobes ‘Olks
Homme
Civil Commission
Amos Helss
Woostar
Amos
Wooster
Manila
T.e
Raza
Company H
2D Inf
Old Time Cure Ads From Winchester Indiana and Nearby
A fragmented local advertising snippet features Dr Austin of Winchester Indiana praising King’s New Life Pills for his wife’s illness and cites prices at Lombach and Boyd. It also includes testimonials about DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve curing piles and kidney fatigue claims, with warnings about counterfeit products from Zimmerman and Co.
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Austin
Winchester
Ind
King
Lombach & Boyd's
W. J. Baxter
North Brook
N.C
Dewwitt
Zimmerman & Co
DeWitt
Zimmerman,&.Co
Health Board approves disinfecting apparatus purchase
The City Board of Health met in Mayor Smith's office and empowered the Health Officer to buy a disinfection apparatus with all equipment. Expenditure may exceed 325 for use citywide. fees may be charged for rooms disinfected, with township trustees or the Poor Fund covering unpayable charges. Dr. Sheldon, new Health Officer, urged citizen cooperation to stamp out contagious diseases.
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City Board of Health
Smith
Anthony Letes
Daniel Funck
A. T. Bashford
S. H. Billman
Mayom R
J. Linkthend
Sheldon
Board of Health
Bens
Ncase
Woard of
German Syrup and Salve Advertised by Medical Brands
An old advertisement extols Dr A Baosches German Syrup as a cure for coughs colds and lung troubles claiming two million bottles sold annually since 1868 and noting rapid relief with three doses. It also promotes a skin salve from the greatest American specialist for skin diseases cuts and piles and warns against substitutes.
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A. Baosches
United States
America
Laubach & Boyd
Zimmermanne Lo
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Knightsville
Pepsica Syrup Co
Dr Caldwell
G. H. Came
Winkler
Mt Eaton
NEW Lumber Company
Strart Berg
Qur
Imerman & Co
F D Arnold
Arnold
Lawbach & Boyd, Zimmerman & Co
Ithsma
Deve
Board.of Health
Arbaratus
the. Rareeer
Lance
Gulden Medical Discovery
Bari
McLure & Cqi
North Buckeye Street
Phage
Tomres Rings
F. W. Platt
Aneticon Me
Rth
Daily Tribune
Ant Wn
Asa
Bose
Oles
Sar
Mts Sysernas
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