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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1908
Page
3
Readable fragments show cattle prices for Buffalo and Chicago markets with steers cows calves and hogs quoted at various levels. Also notes Wheats and oats futures with farm goods prices and inconsistent decimal points.
At the Cleveland and Southwestern Electric depot just after midnight Monday, a collision damaged car 109 badly. The baggage car was moving into the depot when the motor man lost control or other failure prevented stopping. The baggage car was not damaged and car 109’s front vestibule was wrecked after recent remodeling.
The town board last Saturday accepted bids for a building to be erected in Shreve. M. L. Hoffmann submitted the lowest bid of 3000 dollars for a structure to house the meeting rooms of the fire department mayor's office and lockup. Hoffmann closed the contract in Shreve on Monday and will construct the side of the building as specified.
In Canaan Anna Totten will winter in Barberton and Rev Woolf will deliver an illustrated sermon to children next Sunday. Mrs Frank Sell and Eva Visit Barberton. Presbyterian Ladies Missionary Society plans Thursday meeting at Mrs Voigt’s. A Young People’s Society sociable drew many, with a Hallowe’en party hosted by Misses Maud and Werence Whonseler. Local notices mention visits from Mrs Steele and Mrs Bauer, and Dr King’s New Discovery praised for coughs and colds with endorsements from W V Henry of Panama Missouri. Foley Orino Laxative advertised as a safe daily aid.
The Orrville district hosts a volatile local race surrounding James A Hamilton as infirmary director candidate. Newspapers scorch political advertising across Crescent and Courier as Democratic and Republican factions push rival signals and phone chains, while voters contend with editorials and last minute campaigning amid Halloween events and community notices.
In Smithville on Nov 3, revivals led by Rev Manaugh from Des Moines drew four seekers at Marshallville and union church meetings at Paradise under River Brethren auspices. Local social notes mention visits, family gatherings, and reminders to mind your business as Dr King’s New Life Pills advertised locally.
An old advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar for sore lungs and coughs. It claims the product kills cough germs, heals the lungs, and prevents serious illness, naming Bixler Pharmacy and S H Boyd Co as sellers. It touts Dr Shoop’s Restoratio as a superior internal tonic for stomach, heart, and kidney health.
A Nov 7 letter from J Edwarda of Wonton City Tennessee praises Peruna for long health and absence of illness, claiming he feels 40 years younger in work capacity. Another note from J Prince of Cattaraugans New York mentions a famous invalid whose life improved after Peruna and hints at turning sixty-six next month.
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