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Newspaper

Wooster Republican

Location

Wooster, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1905

Page

2

Wooster Interurban Plan Attracts Mansfield Capitalists

Mansfield News reports Philadelphia capitalists led by Charles L. Jackson tour Wooster area to gauge an interurban railroad from Cleveland to Mansfield via Loudonville Shreve and Lakeville The plan envisions passenger and freight service with bonds to fund construction and Wooster financiers commit to $2000000 of 5 percent bonds and a feeder hotel and amusement resort at Lakeville.

Mansfield News Cleveland Mansfield Wooster Loudonville Shreve Lakeville Progessing Charles L. Jackson Phadelphia David Gobber Solmes County J. C. Chestown Cappeller Parsons Chamber of Commerce Jackson Woooster Collier

Catarrh Cure Ads and Hotels Featured in Local Notices

A scrambled ad text offers a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cure claims by Hales catarrh cure and Cheney Co Toledo. It asserts internal cure claims and lists a price of 7 cents per bottle while promoting other pills. Nearby, the Pennsylvania Lines Hotel advertises rooms at the station with convenient accommodations for travelers and notes service features.

Hail Cheney & CO Toldo Kuusy J. J. Ohbeney Aura Paul Toledo Wabpitta Pennsylvania Lines Srooms Publicet Ft. Wayns Pennsylvanmilds Lines sabethé-Pennsylvania Lines Pennsylvan Ata Allian Neeaad the Lite Plant Co City Carnahan Stamping and Enameling Company Canton Ohio Pennsylvania Leechburg Inanton Germany St. Clemens Atlan¢ City

Newkirk Summoned Home as Grandfather William Linn Dies

The item notes Miss Dale Newkirk travels from Akron to Wooster for the death and funeral of her grandfather William Linn. It also mentions local business updates, real estate repairs, and various community notices including births, legal actions, and public works around Wooster.

Dale Newkirk Akron William Linn J. . Lang & Winters Nolle W. W. White The New York Bible Presbyterian General Assembly Wooster Gray & Son Carlin & Wertz IFL Sanborn Co Omaha Neb Wayne County Court of Common Pleas Scott & Mun Son Applecreek

Gypsy Camp Activities Reported In City

Gypsies have camped in the vicinity for weeks with at least three camps noted. A Reedsburg farmer reported a theft of a large chain later found in a gypsy camp. Women offered fortunes for 50 cents, using a kerchief trick to steal dollars. An elderly Fulton County man was fleeced of a dollar at the Pennsylvania depot. A chase led to the party being ordered out of the city by Chief Leiner.

Reedsburg Wong Tor James Straiteburry Fulton County Pennsylvania Dolar Leiner Mereiasne

Going Over Proposed Line In Ashland Shreve Visit

Hon. David Collier R H A Critchfield and John Chestown of Shreve visited Wooster Mansfield route plans. They met C L Jackson of Philadelphia to tour the proposed path and discussed financing and early traffic prospects including Odell's resort potential. Mayor Van Nest joined the tour before the party moved toward Loudonville.

David Collier Ashland County R. HA. Critchfield John Chestown Shreve Wooster Mansfield C.L. Jackson Philadelphia The Republican Jackson Odell's van Nest Messrs Collier, Critchfield Cheeen Loudonville

Judge Smyser chairs state convention committees

Judge Smyser of the Seventeenth district heads resolutions rules credentials and permanent organization on the state convention committees. E Randolph of Licking and J Crawford of Coshocton named to key panels with Sowers and Chamberlain in supporting roles. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy praised by George L. Chubb of Iarlan Michigan as the best cough medicine and a staple for home use.

Saratoga Ind Seventeenth Congressional District M.L. Siyser Wooster Charles White Bas E Randolph Licking James Crawford Coshocton R. A Crawford E.C. Sowers Tuscarawas Swyser Chamberlain George L. Chubb Farlan Mich All- Druggists

Meeting of Progressive Farmers Club Educates at Lytle near Highland Park

A lively Progressive Farmers Club meeting at the Sing-amecray near Highland Park featured educational talks on pota culture, seed selection, and rural schools centralization. Speakers included Marty Kouitz on soil care, S H Billman on chickens, and O A Rankin on school benefits, with musical and recitation interludes and praise for the Lytle dinner and program.

Progressive Farmers’ Club SS We Lytle Highland Park Georgian McCracken Lealie- Jolliff Anna Fowler Alig Warren‘Lytle Thorne O. A. Rankin Haupert

Rowdy county clipping prints gossip from Missouri sheet

A Wooster newspaper reader shares a clipped Missouri issue titled items critical of locals. It mocks John Boon the fairest, John Doyle the grocer, Rev. Styx, and a late Dave Smokey, with biting marriages and a death notice full of caricature and spite.

John Boon Bellville Yesteray

COLONEL MORRIS DEAD IN MICHIGAN HOSPITAL

Col J A Morris longtime hotel manager in Wooster Arrville andndndonville died Wednesday night in Mt Clemens Michigan after illness from kidney liver and stomach troubles He was about 65 and spent most of his life in hotels including Gallipolis Remains sent there for interment Survived by Mrs Morris.

J. A. Morris Wooster Arrville Ndndonville Mt. Clemens Mich Morris Gallipolis Ohio Umgardner

June 15 Date for Pawnee Bill West Show Arrangements

Preliminary plans completed Wednesday for the Pawnee Bill West event with Robert Clement announcing the first corps of advertisers to be here June 1. The program is billed as a model of decoration and the most complete car ever built, promising a notable display.

Esos Pawnee Billild Robert Clement First Hera Penney

The Gold and Silver Working Palace on Wheels

The article describes a mobile advertising car loaded with flour paste and advertising posters. A ten horsepower boiler cooks paste daily and a crew of chefs waiters and porters operate under a car manager. The 72 foot car, built for Bawnee Bill, serves as a grand traveling office and showroom.

Bawnee Bill

Silver medal contest draws large WCTU audience

The second silver medal contest under the Women's Christian Temperance Union at the Reformed church drew a packed audience Wednesday evening. Judges Prof. Elias Compton Rev. Scott Hershey and Waldo Dunn awarded first to Archie Albright and second to Ben Sellers for performances including The Lake The Vulture of Civilization The Last of Rum Yeoman's Wedding and The Drunkard's Defense with strong applause from friends.

Women's Christian Temperance Union Reformed Church The Neikirk Alonzo Smith Ben Sellers Helen Penick Ralph Miller Yeoman High Ache Carl Weygandt Archie Albright Prof Elias Compton Scott BR. Hershey Waldo Dunn

Death of Mrs Margaret First at 84 in Dunham family

Geo. D. Dunham received news Sunday of the death Friday at 2 o clock of his niece Mrs. Margaret First aged 84. Survived by three or four children and a band of relatives including a brother and sister. Funeral from the home at 2 p.m. Sunday May 28.

Geo. D. Dunham Margaret First Little Girls

County Expense Budget From Week’s Commissioners Action

The commissions approved numerous bills for public works and office supplies in the past week including grading at Birdhill Franklin township 800 dollars Wm Newell part pay for grading.

Wm. Newell Birdhill Franklin Township Graber & Villard Paint Township Collier Printing Co Schinnock & Bevington Zimmerman & Co W. A. Stannage & Co Ruggles, Gale Co W. H. Long Green Township Wooster Republican Virgil Eberlyn Geo. W. Hanenstein Wayne Township J.P van Nest Estate Dayton B, B. & Pty. Co Remington Typewriter Co Eugene Carlin Fort Lawrence D. RB. Houser Madisonburg Wooster Ice Co M. D. Jones Co Ohio Culvert Pipe Co Stakalta Pen Co Pen Co James F. Coe Ruggles Gale Qo S. J. Blake H. J Sullivan Abraham Tschantz W. . Long Well Clinton Township Hiram Cramer Saltcreek O. L. Carter

Swamp Root Ad Reminder Keeps Kilmer Name Visible

An advertiser urges consumers to remember the product Swamp Root and Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root, noting the address in Binghamton New York should appear on every bottle. The reminder emphasizes brand consistency and historic promotion practices.

Asey Mall Pomp Swamp Free Dr. “&Goz Binghamton,Nz

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